9 June 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 9 June 2008

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H
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A
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L
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F
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M
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J
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P
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C
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A
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U
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H
O
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S
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S
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C
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P
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K
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A
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I
L
K
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M
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C
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M
L
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S
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N
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D
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T
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L
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E
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O
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U
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T
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R
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K
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A
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S
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R
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A
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R
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M
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C
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S
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S
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E
D
D
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M
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N
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S
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H
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L
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R
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H
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B
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O
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B
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Z
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M
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R
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T
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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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50 percent : HALF
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Goya's "The Naked ___" : MAJA
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Pet adoption org. : SPCA
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Yale of Yale University : ELIHU
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Where a horseshoe goes : HOOF
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*Sightseer's guide : TOURISTMAP
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Plus : ALSO
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Passover meals : SEDERS
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One of the U.S. Virgin Islands : STCROIX
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Hooded jacket : PARKA
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Variety : ILK
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1950, on a cornerstone : MCML
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*Creation made with a bucket and shovel : SANDCASTLE
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"Are you in ___?" : OROUT
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Stinks to high heaven : REEKS
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D.D.E.'s political rival : AES
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Spanish wine beverage : SANGRIA
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Has high hopes : ASPIRES
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CPR provider : EMT
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Shenanigan : ANTIC
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Mall unit : STORE
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*One who puts the pedal to the metal : SPEEDDEMON
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River of Hades : STYX
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Opposite of paleo- : NEO
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___ Gay (W.W. II bomber) : ENOLA
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Quits yapping : SHUTSUP
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British society magazine : TATLER
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Arizona tribe : HOPI
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*The worst player wins it : BOOBYPRIZE
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Cupid : AMOR
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Longtime Yankees skipper : TORRE
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Big do : AFRO
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Here today, ___ tomorrow : GONE
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Saucy : PERT
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"Split" soup ingredients : PEAS
Down
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They may be thrown into the ring : HATS
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Skin soother : ALOE
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Praise : LAUD
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*Hose company hookup : FIREPLUG
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Gentlemen: Abbr. : MESSRS
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PC key : ALT
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Beam in a bar? : JIM
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Solvers' shouts : AHAS
9
Predatory types : SHARKS
10
Ralph Lauren label : POLO
11
Mozart's "___ Fan Tutte" : COSI
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Crazy like ___ : AFOX
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Slight improvements in business activity : UPTICKS
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Songwriter Gershwin : IRA
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Necklace fasteners : CLASPS
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Sport in which belts are awarded : KARATE
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"Wheel of Fortune" purchase : ANE
27
Grandma ___, American folk artist : MOSES
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Muscle malady : CRAMP
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Three-card scam : MONTE
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Church official : DEACON
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Fortuneteller's card : TAROT
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Suspicious : LEERY
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Beloved of Elizabeth I : ESSEX
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Swaps : TRADES
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Iffy : INDOUBT
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Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues : ITSATRAP
45
"___ Mine" (Beatles song) : IME
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Whole : ENTIRE
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"Maybe later" : NOTYET
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Once around the track : LAP
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Retro cut : SHAG
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___ sapiens : HOMO
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Second word in many a fairy tale : UPON
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Inside info : POOP
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Long, long sentence : LIFE
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Cornell of Cornell University : EZRA
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Vintage vehicles : REOS
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Valuable rocks : ORE
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"Man, it's cold!" : BRR