18 October 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 October 2008

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C
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E
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R
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A
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M
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C
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P
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R
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D
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G
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C
K
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R
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N
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C
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B
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G
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L
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Y
D
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S
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R
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H
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C
O
M
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S
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C
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R
A
M
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C
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F
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S
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N
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D
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P
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S
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G
O
N
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Z
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J
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U
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R
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L
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C
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Like Delftware : CERAMIC
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Robert B. Parker's private eye : SPENSER
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Court slam dunk : OPENANDSHUTCASE
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Seriously deteriorate : GOTORACKANDRUIN
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Projects : EXUDES
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Rubs the wrong way : IRKS
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Gathered dust : SAT
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Rewards for good dives : NINES
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It's in the cards : TREY
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"The Right Stuff" subj. : NASA
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Stucco ingredients? : CEES
25
Dotty : BATS
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Precursor of Pascal : ALGOL
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Things to rush for: Abbr. : YDS
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It builds up in bars : SILT
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Designing women : SIRENS
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Use a metal detector, maybe : BEACHCOMB
32
Bolts : SCRAMS
35
Sound system parts? : EARS
36
Baseball positions: Abbr. : CFS
39
Wolf who wrote "The Beauty Myth" : NAOMI
40
Life-or-death : DIRE
41
Fashion : SORT
42
2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ Thomas : IRMA
43
Fall shade : RUST
44
See 46-Across : ATSEA
45
Sch. figure : GPA
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With 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy film : SAPS
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Chemical relative : ISOMER
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Writing that mixes reportage and fiction : GONZOJOURNALISM
51
It's not a total knockout : LOCALANESTHESIA
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Writer of pieces in passing? : ELEGIST
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Wagner opera title role : TRISTAN
Down
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Persuasiveness : COGENCY
2
Glued, in a way : EPOXIED
3
Makes grand adjustments? : RETUNES
4
Magnetron parts : ANODES
5
Some nags : MARES
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Much may come after it : INAS
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Quarantining org. : CDC
8
Corporation allocation : SHARES
9
Very slow-burning, as a fire : PUNKY
10
Waiting area announcements, briefly : ETDS
11
Big A.T.M. maker : NCR
12
It may be chain-linked : SAUSAGE
13
Star QB for the 1980s-'90s Bengals : ESIASON
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Many tuxes : RENTALS
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Equivocate : SKIRTTHEISSUE
22
Creator of a bathroom cloud : TALC
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Collective bargaining watchdog org. : NLRB
25
Pollster's concern : BIAS
26
Points : AIMS
28
Important match : SEMI
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Irritated : SORE
30
Southeastern Conference team, for short : BAMA
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Online shopping icon : CART
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Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holes : SNIGGLE
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Auto-rotating system : CARPOOL
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Bookstore section : ROMANCE
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Philosophical studier of the universe : COSMIST
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Cousin of a crocus : FREESIA
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DC Comics superhero : STARMAN
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Spandex source : DUPONT
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Choir robe accessories : STOLES
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Asian nobles : RAJAS
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Brew from Tokyo : ASAHI
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Star turns : SOLI
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Preface: Abbr. : INTR
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Turn back : ZAG
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Letter run : RST