12 February 2017 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 February 2017

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U
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R
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R
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K
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Y
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Topic for Dr. Ruth : LIBIDO
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Reimbursed expense for a commuter, maybe : MILEAGE
14
As yet : SOFAR
19
Sound system? : PHONICS
21
Major export of Florida : ORANGES
22
Blue hue : AZURE
23
Berate some guy for getting too much sun? : GOOFFONATANGENT
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Like most "Quo Vadis" characters : ROMAN
26
Altar spot : APSE
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"A bit of talcum / Is always walcum" writer : NASH
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Banquet : DINE
29
For whom Nancy was first lady : RONALD
30
Gives an order : RANKS
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Remain undecided : PEND
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Fabric from flax : LINEN
34
Bearded animal : GNU
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Suggestion to a bored short story writer? : POETRYREADING
40
Book reviewer?: Abbr. : CPA
43
Having less heft : LANKER
45
Swinging Ernie : ELS
46
35-nation alliance, briefly : OAS
47
Drive-___ : THRU
48
Fasten : AFFIX
49
Kids' TV character who refers to himself in the third person : ELMO
51
Greenhorn on the force : RAWRECRUIT
54
Horse for hire : STUD
55
Result of a serious wardrobe malfunction at the beach? : BRAINWAVES
57
Hit one out : HOMER
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Clean with a pressurized spray : SANDBLAST
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First name in daredevilry : EVEL
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Turbid : CLOUDY
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Weighty matters? : DIETS
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He can be seen at the western end of the National Mall, informally : ABE
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Pens for hens : COOPS
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Toast word : CHEERS
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M, on a form : MALE
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March movement : GOOSESTEP
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It may deliver a punch : LADLE
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Scientist's dilemma regarding work vs. play? : LABORPARTY
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"My only love sprung from my only ___!": Juliet : HATE
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Entry : ADMITTANCE
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Wild revelry : ORGY
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Archives material : FICHE
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Gist : MEAT
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Sight at Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park : APE
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Gist : NUB
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It's a drain : SIPHON
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Entry on an I.R.S. form: Abbr. : SSN
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Dismaying announcement about disaster aid? : JUSTICEFORALL
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What's right in front of the tee? : ESS
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Photographer Arbus : DIANE
94
Old gang weapons : GATS
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Heart of the matter? : ATOMS
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Bit of cushioning : PEANUT
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Arrears : DEBT
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Glitch : SNAG
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"Waterloo" band : ABBA
105
Corroded : EATEN
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Roker's appeal before gastric bypass surgery? : FATALATTRACTION
109
Turn aside : AVERT
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Bad look : EVILEYE
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Five-alarmer : INFERNO
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Irritable : TESTY
113
Spreadsheet contents : DATASET
114
Dripping : SODDEN
Down
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Tour grp. since 1950 : LPGA
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Breakfast chain : IHOP
3
Disapproving sounds : BOOS
4
Gather : INFER
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"What's the ___?" : DIF
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Alito's Supreme Court predecessor : OCONNOR
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Creature on the movie poster for "The Silence of the Lambs" : MOTH
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With 34-Down, longtime public radio host : IRA
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Some space vehicles : LANDERS
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It must turn over to start : ENGINE
11
Docket : AGENDA
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With 42-Down, "Frosty the Snowman" singer : GENE
13
Super suffix? : EST
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Pacific island wrap : SARONG
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Worry of stratospheric proportions : OZONE
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"That villain in comics has sure gotta be sore!"? : FUMANCHUMUSTACHE
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Desiccated ___ Sea : ARAL
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Tear apart : REND
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Plunger alternative : SNAKE
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Deputy: Abbr. : ASST
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Dentist's directive : RINSE
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Tip : APEX
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Traffic cone : PYLON
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Those who need sound memories, per Montaigne : LIARS
34
See 8-Down : GLASS
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W. Hemisphere treaty of 1994 : NAFTA
36
What a cash-strapped beau might take you on? : UNFUNDEDMANDATES
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Pay : REMIT
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Certain rod : DOWEL
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Was a busybody : PRIED
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See 12-Down : AUTRY
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Beatrix Potter's genre : KIDDIELIT
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Conveyance for soldiers : TROOPSHIP
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Timeline sections : ERAS
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___ Palmas (Spanish province) : LAS
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Talk wildly : RAVE
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Way to go: Abbr. : AVE
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Pricey French fashion label : CHLOE
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Club cousins : BLTS
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Utah's ___ State University : WEBER
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Cap similar to a tam-o'-shanter : BERET
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London tea accessory : COSY
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Fleshy-leaved succulent : ALOE
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1950s French president René : COTY
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Steamed seafood dish : CLAMS
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Abductor of Persephone : HADES
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Exhibitor at 1863's Salon des Refusés : MANET
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Something easy, so they say : ABC
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"Grand Hotel" star, 1932 : GARBO
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A.A. or AAA : ORG
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Group's basic beliefs : ETHOS
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Tool parts used for bending things : PEENS
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Run out : LAPSE
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High hairdos : POUFS
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Jeer : TAUNT
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Take some shots : FILM
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Annoys : NETTLES
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Ad agency output : SLOGANS
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Devil-may-care : JAUNTY
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"Aha!" : IGETIT
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Mystical doctrine : CABALA
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Talk wildly : RANT
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Gaming trailblazer : ATARI
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Sluggish : INERT
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Having no room for more : SATED
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Fuel from a fen : PEAT
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Building's rain diverter : EAVE
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Sobel who wrote the Pulitzer-nominated "Galileo's Daughter" : DAVA
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Editor's override : STET
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One with a lot of tweets : BIRD
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Treat for a dog : BONE
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Presently : ANON
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Supplied : FED
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Parliamentary support : AYE
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Corp. bigwig : CFO