23 August 1996 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 August 1996

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

Across
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Garden chemical brand : ORTHO
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Good times : UPS
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Bub : MAC
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Pumice features : PORES
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Grp. that sticks to its guns : NRA
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Firefighter Red : ADAIR
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It may be found on a lid : EYESHADOW
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1920 Douglas Fairbanks role : ZORRO
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Ethiopian prince : RAS
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Slip ___ (blunder) : ACOG
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Dancers' railings : BARRES
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10-Down's food, perhaps : ALPO
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Post production : CEREAL
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S.S.N.'s, e.g. : IDS
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Repellent one : TOAD
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Fly in the tropics : TSETSE
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Thun's river : AAR
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___ dixit (dogmatic statement) : IPSE
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Rove : STRAGGLE
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Hotbed : NEST
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Discombobulated : ATSEA
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Shorten, as a sail : REEF
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Greener : GRASSIER
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Der ___ (Adenauer monicker) : ALTE
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It's game : TAG
41
80's Nicaraguan president : ORTEGA
44
Fan belt? : TIER
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Solver's shout : AHA
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Doctor's accessory : BEEPER
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Field unit : ACRE
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A l'anglaise : BOILED
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___ errand : ONAN
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It follows directions : ERN
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Moony? : LUNAR
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Kind of Majesty : BRITANNIC
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Tricky curves : ESSES
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When Nancy bakes : ETE
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___-um (gnat) : NOSEE
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Permanent job : SET
60
Jenny, e.g. : ASS
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Says it's so : AVERS
Down
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Centers of some theaters : OPERATINGTABLES
2
Covent Garden feature : ROYALOPERAHOUSE
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Violate : TRESPASSAGAINST
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Guys : HES
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Workers' watchdog grp. : OSHA
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Annuls : UNDOES
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Interim papers : PROGRESSREPORTS
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Saying : SAW
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Essential in knot-tying : MARRIAGELICENSE
10
Yorkshire dog : AIREDALETERRIER
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Encyclopedia features : CROSSREFERENCES
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Flowering shrub : AZALEA
15
Dali's "L'age ___" : DOR
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Svgs. ___ : ACCT
21
Iraqi city : BASRA
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"The Silent Partner" playwright : ODETS
25
Suffix with ranch : ETTE
32
Persona ___ (welcome guest) : GRATA
34
Shown : AIRED
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Head of Haiti : TETE
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Dries out, with "up" : SOBERS
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Lamp spirits : GENIES
43
Smell ___ : ARAT
49
New Guinea city from which Earhart made her last flight : LAE
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Darling dog : NANA
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"___ dear..." : BEA
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Armistice mo. : NOV