5 September 2011 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 5 September 2011

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Hints & Clues

Across

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Necklace fasteners : CLASPS

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"Entourage" cable channel : HBO

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Talks like this in "Star Wars" films he does : YODA

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Cut the mustard : HACKIT

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Dada artist Jean : ARP

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Landed : ALIT

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Property with a mansion : ESTATE

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"Fat chance, laddie" : NAE

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Griffin who created "Wheel of Fortune" : MERV

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Charleston is its capital : WESTVIRGINIA

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"All seats have been sold" sign : SRO

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First part of a ski jump : INRUN

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Longest river in Deutschland : RHEIN

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___, Crackle and Pop : SNAP

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Trumpet's saliva-draining key : SPITVALVE

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Skirt's edge : HEM

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___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO

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Perry Mason's field : LAW

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Kitchen cleanup cloth : DISHRAG

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Samuel Langhorne ___ : CLEMENS

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Simile's center : ASA

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Author Asquith of children's books : ROS

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511, in old Rome : DXI

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Not a unanimous ruling : SPLITVOTE

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Role in "Young Frankenstein" : IGOR

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"Laughing" animal : HYENA

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Biblical word with "thou" : DIDST

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Deposit, as an egg : LAY

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Swedish liquor with memorable ads : ABSOLUTVODKA

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Melt : THAW

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Qty. : AMT

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Jack the ___ : RIPPER

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Elvis's "___ Las Vegas" : VIVA

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Doctor's charge : FEE

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Log-in info : USERID

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Fix, as a cat : SPAY

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Finish : END

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Eagle's grabbers : TALONS

Down

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Masticates : CHEWS

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Focused-beam emitters : LASERS

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Takes steps in response to : ACTSON

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32-card game : SKAT

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Venomous snake : PITVIPER

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Oktoberfest vessel : STEIN

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Abrupt finishes to phone conversations : HANGUPS

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Genius : BRAINIAC

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Ready for business : OPEN

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Japanese motorcycle maker : YAMAHA

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Bullfight cheer : OLE

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North, east, west or south: Abbr. : DIR

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Off-road transport, briefly : ATV

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Four Monopoly properties: Abbr. : RRS

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Chicago columnist Kupcinet : IRV

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Fashion magazine founded in France : ELLE

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___ the Terrible : IVAN

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What literally comes from the north, east, west and south? : NEWS

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"Feels great!" : AHH

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Informed : TOLD

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Sportscaster Albert : MARV

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Bit of Morse code : DASH

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Look-for-it children's game : ISPY

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Common event the day after Thanksgiving : SALE

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Favorable sign : GOODOMEN

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Permit for leaving a country : EXITVISA

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Russian fighter jet : MIG

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Stiffly phrased : STILTED

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Sort of : INAWAY

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Indenting key : TAB

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College Web site suffix : EDU

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One who knows the ropes : OLDPRO

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Earn tons of, as dough : RAKEIN

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Walk proudly : STRUT

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Distance units on a football field : YARDS

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Not threatened : SAFE

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German car : OPEL

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Appliances hidden in seven answers in this puzzle : TVS

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It's rotated when doing the twist : HIP

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Palindromic girl : AVA