12 November 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 November 2009

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobile : DIAMONDJIMBRADY
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Hawaiian landmark : DIAMONDHEAD
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Changes in a whole new way : REDEFINES
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Moorage : BERTH
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Tending to cut off : ISOLATIVE
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Tricky jumps : AXELS
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Van Gogh's "Le Café de ___" : NUIT
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Like some fancy soap bubbles : TORIC
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"Corydon" author : GIDE
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Got a move on : RAN
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Singer with the 2002 hit "Ignition" : RKELLY
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"No more delaying!" : TODAY
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Better at dinner : TASTIER
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Chapter's starting point, usually : RECTO
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___ chic : TRES
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Classic marketing tagline : ADIAMONDISFOREVER
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Show signs of age, maybe : CURL
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Uncorks : OPENS
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Collected work : OMNIBUS
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Impressive feats : COUPS
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Kisses may break them : SPELLS
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Year Nostradamus's first almanac was written : MDL
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Texas ___ : TECH
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Very, to Verdi : ASSAI
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Not esto or eso : OTRO
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Kind of jelly : ASPIC
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Commuter aircraft, maybe : TURBOPROP
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Marine snail : WHELK
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Small blood vessel : ARTERIOLE
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"Heartlight" singer, 1982 : NEILDIAMOND
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Home setting : BASEBALLDIAMOND
Down
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Union symbol? : DIAMONDRING
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Kind of priest : JESUIT
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Excited answer to "Who wants ...?" : IDOIDO
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Like the Wicked Witch of the West at the end of "The Wizard of Oz" : MELTED
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Painter's deg. : BFA
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Slowing down, in mus. : RIT
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"The Red Tent" author Diamant : ANITA
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Exeter's county : DEVON
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North Sea tributary : YSER
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Chase Field team : DIAMONDBACKS
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Whammy : HEX
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"___ upon my bed I lay me": Longfellow : ERE
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Airport code of the world's busiest airport : ATL
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Some A.L.'ers : DHS
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NPR host Flatow : IRA
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Some breads : RYES
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Diminutive ending : ETTE
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Way into N.Y.C. : LIRR
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Jason who starred in TV's "My Name Is Earl" : LEE
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Sentence units: Abbr. : YRS
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Anagrammatic cousin of 21-Down? : ARI
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Flew : TORE
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Inc. article subjects : CFOS
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Nonpareil : TOP
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His first opera was "Rosamund" : ARNE
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Mae West role : DIAMONDLIL
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Unsolicited MS., perhaps : ENCL
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Brandy letters : VSO
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Inc. article subjects : COS
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Expert on a 68-Across : UMP
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Symbol for a difficult ski run : BLACKDIAMOND
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Maritime letters : USS
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Fantasy world : UTOPIA
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It's refined in Britain : PETROL
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Dungeons & Dragons item : SCROLL
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Actress Tierney of "ER" : MAURA
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Grimes : DIRTS
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Subject of a renowned curse : HOPEDIAMOND
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Attempt : STAB
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Plant bristle : AWN
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___-bear : SHE
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"Dictionary of Linguistics" linguist : PEI
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In a bad way : ILL
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Community get-together : BEE
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Regal symbol : ORB