16 February 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 February 2008

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Bristles : GETSMAD
8
Post boxes? : CEREALS
15
Thinner option : ACETONE
16
Piece of silver, say : UTENSIL
17
Lab tube : BURETTE
18
A lot of foreign intelligence intercepts : CHATTER
19
Relatively remote : FARTHER
20
Many-sided problems : HYDRAS
21
Ready to be put to bed : EDITED
22
"Rugrats" baby : DIL
23
Isn't O.K. : AILS
25
One of the Gandhis : SONIA
26
Golden fish stocked in ornamental pools : ORFE
27
Christening spot : PROW
28
Nottingham's river : TRENT
29
Dirt : PORNO
31
One protected by a collie : EWE
32
Patron of Paris : GENEVIEVE
35
One making calls : UMP
38
Schubert's "Eine Kleine Trauermusik," e.g. : NONET
39
Demand : EXACT
43
Some apéritifs : KIRS
45
Mother of Hyacinth, in myth : CLIO
46
Hindu sage : RISHI
47
Certain alkene : ENOL
48
Incubator : HEN
49
Slew : PASSEL
50
Anti-ship missile that skims waves at nearly the speed of sound : EXOCET
52
Touch-related : TACTUAL
53
Part of a special delivery? : TRIPLET
54
Be quite enough for : SATIATE
55
Amscray : VAMOOSE
56
Hamlet, notably : AVENGER
57
Give a bad name : SLANDER
58
"On Your Toes" composer : RODGERS
Down
1
"The View," essentially : GABFEST
2
Home to Mount Chimborazo : ECUADOR
3
Earthen casserole dish : TERRINE
4
Letting stand : STETTING
5
Decayed : MOTHEATEN
6
Put in up front : ANTED
7
Skittish herd : DEER
8
Small, deep-fried pork cube : CUCHIFRITO
9
C2H4 : ETHYLENE
10
Size up : READ
11
Bait : ENTRAP
12
Singer of "A Foggy Day" in "A Damsel in Distress" : ASTAIRE
13
Isn't very visible : LIESLOW
14
Shooter that may be digital, for short : SLR
22
Caused to be scored, as a run : DROVEIN
24
European Union member: Abbr. : SWE
26
Means of public protest : OPENLETTER
30
Was broad on the boards : OVERACTED
33
Big Mac request : NOCHEESE
34
Real : EXISTING
35
Island entertainer : UKE
36
Kind of water : MINERAL
37
Nearest, to Nero : PROXIMA
40
Lessen : ASSUAGE
41
One using a crib : CHEATER
42
They work the earth : TILLERS
44
Apply messily : SLOPON
49
___ Nurmi, nine-time track gold medalist in 1920s Olympics : PAAVO
51
Chowderhead : CLOD
52
Peter or Paul, but not Mary : TSAR
53
Picture producers : TVS