31 January 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 January 2012

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Take down ___ (humble) : APEG
5
Finds common ground : AGREES
11
In days past : AGO
14
La Scala headliner : DIVA
15
Spitting image : DOUBLE
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Chicken ___ : POX
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Newspaper puzzle with anagrams : DAILYJUMBLE
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Sourdough alternative : RYE
20
End a hug : UNCLASP
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Neighbor of an Iraqi : SYRIAN
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"The Chosen" author Chaim : POTOK
24
Genteel gathering : TEA
27
Source of the Beverly Hillbillies' wealth : OIL
28
MP3 player that weighs less than an ounce : IPODSHUFFLE
33
Seed on a bun : SESAME
37
Island instrument, briefly : UKE
38
Stunt plane maneuver : LOOP
39
Appease : PLACATE
41
Album's first half : SIDEONE
43
Ungrammatical contraction : AINT
44
Lead-in to a big day : EVE
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Kind of magazine : GIRLIE
47
Frenzied rush : MADSCRAMBLE
50
"I shoulda known that!" : DUH
51
Snooker stick : CUE
52
Unvoiced : TACIT
57
Elton John collaborator Bernie : TAUPIN
60
Just O.K. : AVERAGE
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Appear in print : RUN
63
Tart powdered drink preparation : LEMONADEMIX
66
Filled up on : ATE
67
Chilean novelist Allende : ISABEL
68
River through St. Petersburg : NEVA
69
Informal greetings : YOS
70
Take big steps : STRIDE
71
Pub offerings : ALES
Down
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Seem logical : ADDUP
2
Alicia Keys's instrument : PIANO
3
Boot out : EVICT
4
Vintner Ernest or Julio : GALLO
5
Sm., med. and lg., e.g. : ADJS
6
Approach : GOUPTO
7
___ and Coke : RUM
8
Flow's partner : EBB
9
Corner shapes : ELLS
10
"So long!" : SEEYOU
11
Victim of a springtime hoax : APRILFOOL
12
"The Naked Maja" painter : GOYA
13
Plow-pulling pair : OXEN
18
City southeast of Seattle : YAKIMA
22
Ransacker : RIFLER
25
University URL ender : EDU
26
Makes inquiries : ASKS
29
Noted pumpkin eater : PETER
30
Katherine of "Knocked Up" : HEIGL
31
Actress Anderson : LONI
32
Sport with lunges : EPEE
33
Unsolicited e-mail : SPAM
34
"Viva Zapata!" director Kazan : ELIA
35
Windblown formations : SANDDUNES
36
Is a brat : ACTSUP
40
Removal from harm's way, for short : EVAC
42
Followed a downsizing plan? : DIETED
45
Ostrich look-alike : EMU
48
Spicy cook-off dishes : CHILIS
49
Conked with a pitch : BEANED
53
Madison Square Garden, e.g. : ARENA
54
Caravan beast : CAMEL
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"Enough!" : IGIVE
56
State with a panhandle : TEXAS
57
Highchair feature : TRAY
58
Prius, for one : AUTO
59
Digs in twigs : NEST
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Low-lying region : VALE
64
Scuff, e.g. : MAR
65
Geisha's sash : OBI