12 September 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 September 2009

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Pet that hisses when frightened : BOXTURTLE
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Sermon subject : EVILS
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Certain prank victim : APRILFOOL
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Croesus conquered it : IONIA
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Cow with a drawn-out look : STAREDOWN
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Unselfish sort : GIVER
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Name on a bottle of Emerald Dream : ESTEE
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Ethical course : HIGHROAD
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Marie and Julie: Abbr. : STES
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Nobel-winning chancellor : BRANDT
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One of the Bonin Islands, for short : IWO
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The fox in Disney's "The Fox and the Hound" : TOD
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Like some washers : COINOP
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Big name in footwear : MCAN
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Skinny type : SCRAG
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Not at all cool : GEEKY
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0-to-500 scale that goes from least to most hazardous : AIRQUALITYINDEX
36
Hamper : CRIMP
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Mathematician ___ Henrik Abel : NIELS
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First name in Indian music : RAVI
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Most important : HUGEST
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Org. with many centers : NBA
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What I might indicate : ONE
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Word a loser likes to see? : NONFAT
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Bring down : FELL
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Drill denial : SIRNOSIR
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Extremely unlikely : FREAK
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Crystal ball alternative : TAROT
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Not leave on the line? : TUMBLEDRY
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Laughable : INANE
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Like many motorcycle engines : AIRCOOLED
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Red giant variety : CSTAR
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Mountaineer's concern : STEEPNESS
Down
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Least noble : BASEST
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Decides one will : OPTSTO
3
Bluer than blue : XRATED
4
Rim attachments : TIRES
5
Fictional apiarist Jackson : ULEE
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Old postal abbr. : RFD
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At that : TOO
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Easily reachable goals : LOWHANGINGFRUIT
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Current source of problems? : ELNINO
10
Ice figure? : EIGHT
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See, in Somme : VOIR
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Billed : INVOICED
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Have trouble drifting off : LIEAWAKE
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Cameo stone : SARDONYX
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It excludes income on foreign investments: Abbr. : GDP
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Adriatic wind : BORA
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Money for 32-Down : RIAL
27
Size in a lingerie shop : CCUP
28
___ room : MENS
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2,560 roods: Abbr. : SQMI
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Given an expensive coat : GILT
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Diversion involving a quotation : ACROSTIC
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Readers of the newspaper Hamshahri : IRANIANS
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Tommy Lee Jones film set along the Mississippi, with "The" : RIVERRAT
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___ knot : TIEA
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Very recently: Abbr. : YEST
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Yuletide trio : HOS
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Record-holder for throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games : UNITAS
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One getting into the groove? : NEEDLE
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Turns way up : BLARES
43
Resins used in paints : ALKYDS
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Observant one : NOTER
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Ozone damager : FREON
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"Ali" actress Gaye : NONA
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Dud : FLOP
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Desert Storm grub, briefly : MRE
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Letters used in dating : BCE