24 August 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 August 2012

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G
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A
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R
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A
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G
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E
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S
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A
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L
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E
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S
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T
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C
I
T
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P
P
R
O
V
A
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L
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E
I
G
H
T
T
R
A
C
K
T
A
P
E
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S
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P
E
R
Y
E
A
R
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A
S
I
N
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N
E
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P
R
U
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E
N
E
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S
O
L
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A
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R
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A
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S
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S
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P
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U
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T
N
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K
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D
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S
E
R
T
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C
L
I
M
A
T
E
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O
C
T
A
G
O
N
A
L
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P
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A
R
T
I
T
I
O
N
S
O
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F
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F
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M
O
T
T
O
E
S
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P
A
S
S
E
L
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S
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A
L
T
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R
O
M
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P
Y
R
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I
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T
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E
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S
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I
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T
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S
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R
U
E
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S
P
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D
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R
S
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O
L
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T
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R
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S
T
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R
M
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H
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G
A
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E
L
P
A
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X
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Category on Craigslist : GARAGESALES
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Unspoken agreement : TACITAPPROVAL
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They're rarely played nowadays : EIGHTTRACKTAPES
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How rainfall may be measured : PERYEAR
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Imbecilic : ASININE
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Boston landmark, with "the" : PRU
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Needle point?: Abbr. : ENE
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Some Toyotas : SOLARAS
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Subject of the book "Red Moon Rising" : SPUTNIK
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Early "cure" for tuberculosis : DESERTCLIMATE
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Like Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock : OCTAGONAL
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Puts barricades around : PARTITIONSOFF
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"Eureka" and "Excelsior" : MOTTOES
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Heaps : PASSELS
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Key abbreviation : ALT
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CD-___ : ROM
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Sulfide-containing group : PYRITES
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"Honest to God!" : ITSTRUE
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Microsoft Windows game : SPIDERSOLITAIRE
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Openly attack en masse : STORMTHEGATES
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Home of Sun Bowl Stadium : ELPASOTEXAS
Down
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Discussion stopper : GAGRULE
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Acting up, in a way : ACHY
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Diet ___ : RITE
4
Girl/boy intro : ATTA
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"Oh, God!" co-star : GARR
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It's got its standards: Abbr. : EPA
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Org. providing assistance to Afghans and Persians : SPCA
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Scroll holders : ARKS
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French novelist Pierre : LOTI
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___ Longoria, 2008 A.L. Rookie of the Year : EVAN
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Perspicacious : SAPIENT
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Part of a car's steering system : TIEROD
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Gentle giant of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" : LENNIE
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Omar in Hollywood : EPPS
15
Curry : SEEK
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Somewhat, after "of" : ASORT
22
Page one is traditionally one : RECTO
23
___ Abrams, character on "Glee" : ARTIE
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Fantasy sports figures : STATS
25
One-master : SLOOP
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Outer ear : PINNA
27
Campus near the J.F.K. Library : UMASS
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Giant bronze man in Greek myth : TALOS
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Big budget item for "Avatar," briefly : CGI
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Sea fan colonists : POLYPS
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Reduce through retirement : ATTRITE
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Carries back and forth : FERRIES
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Prepares for baking, in a way : FLOURS
36
Google ___ : MAPS
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Storybook pirate : SMEE
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Target of a Fox hunt? : IDOL
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One singing "Fight, fight, fight for Maryland!" : TERP
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"Aunt" with a 1979 best seller : ERMA
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Onetime landers at LAX : SSTS
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"Before ___ you go ..." : ILET
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Old comics dog : TIGE
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Classic Memphis-based record label : STAX
49
"I'm history" : TATA
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"Got ya!" : OHO