12 February 2010 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 February 2010

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G
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M
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J
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L
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W
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P
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Y
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Hints & Clues

Across
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9 + 3 + 1 + 1/3 + 1/9 + ..., e.g. : GEOMETRICSERIES
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Dating service questionnaire heading : ACTIVEINTERESTS
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Seminal naturalistic work : THEDESCENTOFMAN
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They're dishwasher-safe : STAINLESSSTEELS
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Main character? : TAR
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Tree-line tree : FIR
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Some 21-Downs : RAJAHS
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Tir à ___ (bow-and-arrow sport: Fr.) : LARC
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Punch lines? : OWS
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Thunderstorm product : OZONE
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Fit by careful shifting : EASE
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Help in hunting : TRAP
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Routine statement? : YOUKNOWTHEDRILL
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___ francese : ALLA
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Puttering : POKY
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Fish garnish : AIOLI
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Novelist who was a lifelong friend of Capote : LEE
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Ducky : JAKE
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What the ugly duckling really was : CYGNET
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Tipping point? : JAR
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Where one might keep time? : FOB
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Heart and brain : ESSENTIALORGANS
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Doesn't hedge : TELLSITLIKEITIS
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A lot may be on one's mind : REALESTATEAGENT
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13-time Grey Cup winners : EDMONTONESKIMOS
Down
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Hoods may conceal them : GATS
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German "genuine" : ECHT
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"Cup ___" (1970s Don Williams song) : OTEA
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Trend in 1970s fashion : MIDI
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"Sure, but ..." : EVENTHEN
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10-kilogauss units : TESLAS
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Potato preparation aid : RICER
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California's Mission Santa ___ : INES
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Milk holders: Abbr. : CTNS
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Spares : SETSFREE
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Sizzling, so to speak : EROTIC
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Point (to) : REFER
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"This ___ ... Then" (Jennifer Lopez album) : ISME
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Citation abbreviation : ETAL
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Govt. database entries : SSNS
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One with subjects : ROYAL
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Nitrogen compound : AZOLE
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Physicist James who contributed to the laws of thermodynamics : JOULE
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He had a #4 hit with "It's Time to Cry" : ANKA
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Hanukkah nosh : LATKE
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Visibly horrified : ASHY
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Odysseus saw him as a shade in the underworld : ORION
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Animated character who likes "Hello, Dolly!" songs : WALLE
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Lane pain? : SPLIT
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Sci-fi's Chief Chirpa, e.g. : EWOK
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One of the Palins : TRIG
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Creator of some illusions : OPARTIST
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Time of awakening : DAYBREAK
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Dan ___, 1994 Olympics speed-skating gold medalist : JANSEN
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"Alistair ___ America" (1973 book) : COOKES
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Need for some shots : JELLO
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Top-___ (sports brand) : FLITE
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To be in a faraway land : ETRE
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Basis of development : SEED
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Compliment's opposite : SLAM
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Hand ___ : ITTO
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Lightman who wrote "Einstein's Dreams" : ALAN
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1958 Best Song Oscar winner : GIGI
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"Lemme ___!" : ATEM
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Chile child : NINO
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Fleet fleet, once : SSTS