31 May 2005 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 May 2005

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I
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C
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B
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M
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T
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A
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M
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E
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S
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T
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S
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A
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O
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M
O
R
E
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O
P
E
N
T
O
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T
A
D
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P
L
A
Y
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A
D
E
L
R
E
Y
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A
L
Y
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L
O
V
E
T
O
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R
A
E
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B
R
A
S
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I
N
E
R
T
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T
O
P
L
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A
Y
E
R
S
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E
E
L
S
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L
O
S
T
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S
A
R
G
E
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S
L
Y
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G
A
L
E
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K
I
N
S
E
Y
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W
O
R
D
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P
L
A
Y
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M
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E
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L
I
N
A
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P
E
E
N
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R
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A
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G
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A
L
O
N
E
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R
E
N
E
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C
A
R
L
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N
E
W
O
R
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D
E
R
S
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P
A
T
I
O
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A
G
E
S
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A
S
U
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A
O
R
T
A
S
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T
A
R
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C
R
O
S
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S
S
W
O
R
D
S
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E
N
E
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P
I
L
E
U
P
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L
A
N
E
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E
T
D
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A
N
D
R
E
S
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S
P
E
D

Hints & Clues

Across
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Warhead weapon, briefly : ICBM
5
Like the kiddie rides at a park, relatively speaking : TAMEST
11
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
14
"Encore!" : MORE
15
Not dismissive of, as suggestions : OPENTO
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Smidge : TAD
17
Beach community near LAX : PLAYADELREY
19
Khan who wed Rita Hayworth : ALY
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"It'd be my pleasure" : LOVETO
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"Norma ___" : RAE
22
Bikini parts : BRAS
23
Like a bump on a log : INERT
24
Outermost strata : TOPLAYERS
26
Lengthy lurkers of the deep : EELS
27
Like Bo Peep's sheep : LOST
28
Beetle Bailey superior : SARGE
29
Foxy : SLY
30
Air force? : GALE
31
2004 Liam Neeson film : KINSEY
32
With 33-Across, anagrams and puns (or parts hidden in 17-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across) : WORD
33
See 32-Across : PLAY
34
"Never on Sunday" star ___ Mercouri : MELINA
37
Hammer part : PEEN
38
Dipstick wipe, often : RAG
41
Sans friends : ALONE
42
Philosopher Descartes : RENE
43
Psychologist Jung : CARL
44
Soldier's reassignment papers : NEWORDERS
46
Backyard party spot : PATIO
47
Who-knows-how-long : AGES
48
Tempe sch. : ASU
49
Main arteries : AORTAS
50
Surfacing stuff : TAR
51
Duel (with) : CROSSSWORDS
53
Pittsburgh-to-Boston dir. : ENE
54
Multicar accident : PILEUP
55
Highway division : LANE
56
Takeoff stat: Abbr. : ETD
57
Guitarist Segovia : ANDRES
58
Went like the wind : SPED
Down
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Hints at : IMPLIES
2
Cavalry V.I.P. : COLONEL
3
With courage : BRAVELY
4
Ari of "Kate & Allie" : MEYERS
5
Heading on a list of errands : TODO
6
King Kong, e.g. : APE
7
"Place" name on TV : MELROSE
8
Wholly absorbed : ENRAPT
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Girder material : STEEL
10
Cracker Jack bonus : TOY
11
People around a 54-Across, typically : STARERS
12
Egg carton spec : AALARGE
13
Amazing adventure : ODYSSEY
18
QB's pass, whether completed or not: Abbr. : ATT
22
___ means possible : BYANY
24
Ratted : TOLD
25
Iraqi or Thai : ASIAN
27
"Tomb raider" Croft : LARA
30
One who's done for : GONER
31
Swiss artist Paul : KLEE
32
Skid row sights : WINOS
33
Confident solvers' supply : PENS
34
Animal on a Florida license plate : MANATEE
35
Tastefully beautiful : ELEGANT
36
Revised downward : LOWERED
37
Reader : PERUSER
38
Seedy stopover : RATTRAP
39
She helped Theseus escape the labyrinth : ARIADNE
40
Smoothed (over) : GLOSSED
42
Auctioned again : RESOLD
43
Holiday music : CAROLS
45
"Splish Splash" singer, 1958 : DARIN
46
Impact sound : POW
49
Nile snakes : ASPS
51
Tax prep. expert : CPA
52
"So ___ me!" : SUE