21 October 2005 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 October 2005

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Lummox : PALOOKA
8
He prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem : MICAH
13
Draw : STANDOFF
15
Its chief town is Scarborough : TOBAGO
16
Come before : ANTEDATE
17
El Alamein battle commander : ROMMEL
18
Cuts off the back : LOINS
19
Ireland's ___ De Valera : EAMON
21
Seat of White Pine County, Nev. : ELY
22
One beginning? : MONO
23
Illegal firing : ARSON
24
Free of excess matter : TRIM
25
Cone head? : SNO
26
Opening words of the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" : TRYTO
27
Patisserie output : AROMA
28
"Ditto" : METOO
29
Unlikely loser : SHOOIN
30
Reflexologist's target : PRESSUREPOINT
33
Ramshackle residence : SHANTY
34
Bombs : FAILS
35
Stowe slave : TOPSY
36
Checked out : CASED
37
Run smoothly : HUM
40
"___ sign!" : ITSA
41
Quinces, e.g. : POMES
42
It has 720 hrs. : SEPT
43
You can bet on it : POT
44
Sphere, say : SOLID
45
Cry of accomplishment : THERE
46
Divider of Nebraska : PLATTE
48
50
Western ring : LARIAT
51
Pole, for one : EUROPEAN
52
Pa Clampett player on TV : EBSEN
53
Tile piece : TESSERA
Down
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Book with 150 chapters : PSALMS
2
When two hands meet : ATNOON
3
Peruvian, e.g. : LATINO
4
Brief bid : ONENO
5
They're sometimes stacked : ODDS
6
Org. that provides R.V. hookups : KOA
7
"I'll wait" : AFTERYOU
8
It has a bright side : MOON
9
Tech stock option : IBM
10
Highest peak on Africa's west coast : CAMEROON
11
A casino may have one : AGELIMIT
12
Lama, e.g. : HOLYMAN
14
Fluctuating fortunes : FEASTORFAMINE
15
Suffix associated with accelerators : TRON
20
Stampede sound : MOO
23
Dilettantish : ARTSY
24
A fifth of quinze : TROIS
26
Cross : TESTY
27
"Grab ___!" : AHOLD
28
Table in old Rome : MENSA
29
Uses a tap, perhaps : SPIES
30
Development area : PHOTOLAB
31
50 Cent and others : RAPSTARS
32
Politely got rid of : EASEDOUT
33
Apply by repeated small touches : STIPPLE
36
Newspaper div. : COL
37
Impish expression of delight : HEEHEE
38
Flap : UPROAR
39
Workshop of Hephaestus : MTETNA
41
One who handles stress effectively? : POET
42
Galleria array : SHOPS
44
Novelist Barstow : STAN
45
General ___ chicken : TSOS
47
Bond : TIE
49
24-Down, across the Alps : TRE