20 January 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 January 2012

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Semimonthly tide : NEAP
5
Mooring post on a ship : BITT
9
Head nurse on "Scrubs" : CARLA
14
If you add up the pros and cons : ONBALANCE
16
Nautical direction : ABEAM
17
Pitcher of the only no-hitter in World Series history : DONLARSEN
18
Small truck manufacturer : TONKA
19
Highly rated 1997 film with the song "Tupelo Honey" : ULEESGOLD
20
Take in, possibly : ALTER
21
Flogs : HARDSELLS
22
Like yoga instructors : LITHE
23
Pink shade : ROSE
24
Secures every share from : BUYSOUT
26
Early man? : BOY
28
Had some inventory problems : RANSHORT
29
___ lane : HOV
30
Berate profanely : SWEARAT
33
Court : WOO
34
What mansions rarely are : ONESTORY
36
"___ = Politics" (TV slogan) : CNN
37
Inventor given a gold medal by Titanic survivors : MARCONI
38
"Goodness me!" : GOSH
41
U.K. Triple Crown racecourse site : EPSOM
42
Dance trio? : CHACHACHA
47
Suddenly took interest : SATUP
48
Motivated : BESTIRRED
49
Go on : PRATE
50
Communion place : ALTARRAIL
51
Abject : UTTER
52
Colorful Amazon swimmer : NEONTETRA
53
They're indispensable : NEEDS
54
Mrs. Charles Lindbergh : ANNE
55
"The Lucy-___ Comedy Hour" : DESI
Down
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"Well, of course" : NODUH
2
Name on a famous B-29 : ENOLA
3
Mammy's son : ABNER
4
Adjective applied to ginger ale : PALEDRY
5
Things towed along towpaths : BARGES
6
Expanse beneath an arch? : INSOLE
7
Certain lymphocyte : TCELL
8
Works behind a counter : TENDSBAR
9
Prompter : CATALYST
10
Get rid of : ABOLISH
11
Like some store furniture : RENTTOOWN
12
North American home of 30,000 islands : LAKEHURON
13
Tiramisu ingredient, often : AMARETTO
15
Frequent photo prop for Will Rogers : LASSO
25
"___ furtiva lagrima" (Donizetti aria) : UNA
26
Bourbon enemy : BONAPARTE
27
Blow out of proportion : OVERSTATE
28
Flat fish : RAY
29
Pleasantly rustic : HOMESPUN
30
The Village ___ (musical group with the 1963 hit "Washington Square") : STOMPERS
31
Walked away with : WON
32
Star of Ang Lee's "Hulk" : ERICBANA
35
Looked for a phenomenon, maybe : SCOUTED
36
Blackened : CHARRED
38
Leroux who created the Phantom : GASTON
39
Premium number : OCTANE
40
What a dickey simulates : SHIRT
43
Lady of Paris : HELEN
44
Junk car : CRATE
45
Some funeral attendees : HEIRS
46
"We're Madly for ___" (old campaign song) : ADLAI