31 August 1999 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 August 1999

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

Across
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Dobbin's tow, perhaps : SHAY
5
Action film highlight : CHASE
10
Paul Bunyan's ox : BABE
14
King of the road : HOBO
15
Pass-the-baton race : RELAY
16
Bolshevik Trotsky : LEON
17
River delta, e.g. : ALLUVIALDEPOSIT
20
Easter egg need : DYE
21
Sole : ONLY
22
Almost ready for the tooth fairy : LOOSE
23
Archeological sites : DIGS
24
Go hurriedly : SCAMPER
26
Easter event : PARADE
29
Bed supports : SLATS
30
[see other side] : OVER
31
Visually teasing images : OPART
32
Circle ratios : PIS
35
Tour bus stop : POINTOFINTEREST
39
Pull the plug on : END
40
"Move ___!" : ALONG
41
Carpet store calculation : AREA
42
"...only with ___ eyes" : THINE
43
Walk with a cane, say : TOTTER
45
Part of A.T.M. : MACHINE
48
John Paul II, e.g. : POLE
49
Little hooter : OWLET
50
Franklin D.'s mother : SARA
51
Wino : SOT
54
Summer time : DAYLIGHTSAVINGS
58
Meat-stamp letters : USDA
59
Hostel visitor : YOUTH
60
Caffeine-yielding nut : COLA
61
Sullivan had a really big one : SHEW
62
King with a golden touch : MIDAS
63
Widemouthed pitcher : EWER
Down
1
Herring kin : SHAD
2
Smoke or order preceder : HOLY
3
Up to the task : ABLE
4
"___ rang?" : YOU
5
Shrink in fear : CRINGE
6
Makes well : HEALS
7
Friend in need : ALLY
8
Bummed out : SAD
9
Storm center : EYE
10
Garden display : BLOOMS
11
"The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller : AESOP
12
Gem State capital : BOISE
13
"C'mon in!" : ENTER
18
Word on a sample check : VOID
19
Nebraska river : PLATTE
23
Mend : DARN
24
Colorful talk : SLANG
25
Golfer's transport : CART
26
John Paul II, e.g. : POPE
27
Mary Kay competitor : AVON
28
Tim of "WKRP in Cincinnati" : REID
29
Coward's lack : SPINE
31
"Six ___ and half a dozen..." : OFONE
32
Fresh-mouthed : PERT
33
"That's clear" : ISEE
34
Lower-left phone button : STAR
36
One of the Society Islands : TAHITI
37
Ken or Lena of Hollywood : OLIN
38
Judge : RATE
42
It's often laid down : THELAW
43
Sacred scrolls : TORAHS
44
Norwegian saint : OLAV
45
___ operandi : MODUS
46
Inundated : AWASH
47
Bonnie's partner : CLYDE
48
Ziti or spaghetti : PASTA
50
Dress shirt ornament : STUD
51
Pre-cable problem : SNOW
52
Lecher's look : OGLE
53
Old autocrat : TSAR
55
Workout spot : GYM
56
___ polloi : HOI
57
Yegg's haul : ICE