21 August 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 August 2006

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Capital of Tibet : LHASA
6
[Oh, my heavens!] : GASP
10
"Get lost, kitty!" : SCAT
14
String ties : BOLOS
15
Sharif of film : OMAR
16
Tiny bit : IOTA
17
Sound after a tear is shed : SNIFF
18
Shoestring : LACE
19
Unappetizing food : GLOP
20
Parental demand #1 : GETOFFTHEPHONE
23
Major leaguer : PRO
24
British rocker Brian : ENO
25
Actor Beatty : NED
26
Sheet of ice : FLOE
29
Putin's rejection : NYET
32
Sets (down) : LAYS
34
Parachute part : CORD
35
Grooved on : DUG
36
Lobbying grp. : PAC
37
Parental demand #2 : CLEANUPYOURROOM
43
General at Appomattox : LEE
44
___ favor (please, in Spanish) : POR
45
Gumbo vegetable : OKRA
46
"Gee willikers!" : GOSH
48
Surmounting : ATOP
49
"Hey ? you!" : PSST
50
Cousin of "ruff!" : ARF
51
Column's counterpart : ROW
53
"Well, ___-di-dah!" : LAH
55
Parental demand #3 : DOYOURHOMEWORK
61
Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
62
Long car, for short : LIMO
63
Construction piece : IBEAM
65
Salon job : PERM
66
Mishmash : OLIO
67
Fine thread : LISLE
68
Sequoia, for one : TREE
69
New Jersey hoopsters : NETS
70
Kid's response to 20-, 37- and 55-Across : LATER
Down
1
Abbr. on a dumbbell : LBS
2
___ Kong : HONG
3
"That's ___!" (debate retort) : ALIE
4
Plays down, as an issue : SOFTPEDALS
5
In reference to : ASFOR
6
Sport with woods and Woods : GOLF
7
Part of a Latin 101 conjugation : AMAT
8
Scented pouch : SACHET
9
Fuss over oneself : PREEN
10
[Isn't he dreamy?!] : SIGH
11
Massachusetts, e.g., before 1776 : COLONY
12
Makes amends : ATONES
13
Not live : TAPED
21
Dipping dish : FONDUE
22
Like Peary's explorations : POLAR
26
Govt. media watchdog : FCC
27
Chat room joke response : LOL
28
Miner's load : ORE
30
Nope's counterpart : YUP
31
Pharaoh's land : EGYPT
33
Woe on an observation deck : ACROPHOBIA
36
Lilac or violet : PURPLE
38
India's first P.M. : NEHRU
39
Tic-tac-toe win : OOO
40
Green-lights : OKS
41
Surgery sites, for short : ORS
42
"Welcome" site : MAT
46
Worker with an apron : GROCER
47
From way back when : OFYORE
48
For some time : AWHILE
50
Skillful : ADEPT
52
Synthetic fiber : ORLON
54
"Where there's ___ ..." : AWILL
56
"This one's ___!" : ONME
57
Fail to mention : OMIT
58
Dairy farm sounds : MOOS
59
Take a break : REST
60
Cabbagelike vegetable : KALE
64
Mal de ___ : MER