17 February 2000 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 February 2000

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H
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A
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H
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A
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S
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G
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A
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B
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O
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N
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C
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A
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R
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A
R
O
L
E
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O
M
E
G
A
16
O
R
E
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J
I
N
G
L
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E
B
E
L
L
S
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M
E
G
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J
A
I
A
L
A
I
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L
E
T
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E
Y
E
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I
N
N
E
S
S
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K
O
S
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N
O
O
N
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S
E
G
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E
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R
I
C
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D
O
N
U
T
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R
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A
D
O
N
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M
E
N
T
O
S
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T
34
H
E
J
U
N
G
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L
E
B
O
O
K
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T
O
E
C
A
P
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P
O
L
I
S
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A
R
D
O
R
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B
I
B
I
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G
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A
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D
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N
E
O
N
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G
I
N
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S
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H
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A
R
E
R
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K
I
N
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G
A
G
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A
S
I
N
I
N
E
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A
N
I
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M
R
B
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O
J
A
N
G
L
E
S
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R
T
S
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A
R
E
N
A
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E
L
L
I
S
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D
O
T
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N
Y
N
E
X
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S
E
E
D
Y

Hints & Clues

Across
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Stand-up's payoff : HAHAS
6
Libreville's land : GABON
11
Jam ingredient? : CAR
14
Play ___ in (influence) : AROLE
15
Last in a series : OMEGA
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Metallurgist's subject : ORE
17
Winter sounds : JINGLEBELLS
19
Computer amount, slangily : MEG
20
Court sport : JAIALAI
21
"Play it again!" : LET
22
It may be caught : EYE
23
"Delaware Water Gap" painter : INNESS
24
Big belts : KOS
25
High time? : NOON
26
Line part: Abbr. : SEG
27
Playwright Bogosian : ERIC
29
Sinker : DONUT
30
Home health hazard : RADON
32
Candy known as "The Freshmaker" : MENTOS
33
Mowgli's medium : THEJUNGLEBOOK
36
Boot tip : TOECAP
37
Ancient Greek city-state : POLIS
38
Zeal : ARDOR
39
Netanyahu, informally : BIBI
40
"Holy cow!" : GAD
43
Element in Geiger counters : NEON
44
Game winner's cry : GIN
45
Joseph Conrad's "The Secret ___" : SHARER
48
Consanguine folks : KIN
49
Kind of law or order : GAG
50
Ill-considered : ASININE
51
"Wheel of Fortune" buy : ANI
52
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit, 1971 : MRBOJANGLES
54
Football positions: Abbr. : RTS
55
Washington's ___ Stage : ARENA
56
Former heavyweight champ Jimmy : ELLIS
57
Address component, these days : DOT
58
Part of a 1997 telecommunications merger : NYNEX
59
Like a pomegranate : SEEDY
Down
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Some pilgrims : HAJJIS
2
French satellite launcher : ARIANE
3
Perfecting : HONING
4
With fungi, they form lichens : ALGAE
5
Hawks : SELLS
6
Much of Mongolia : GOBI
7
Letters in many black church names : AME
8
Noted French-born English writer : BELLOC
9
Good looks? : OGLES
10
Harper's Weekly artist : NAST
11
Make a pass at : COMEONTO
12
Post-accident question : AREYOUOK
13
College board : REGENTS
18
Relaxed : EASEDUP
24
Cartel leader : KINGPIN
25
They aren't done : NONOS
28
Ex-Yankee Guidry : RON
29
Actress Mazar : DEBI
30
Satellite's job : RECON
31
Cracked open : AJAR
32
Grammy winner Manchester : MELISSA
33
Assailed : TOREINTO
34
Pleasure seeker : HEDONIST
35
Alternative to a passing shot : LOB
36
Stein relative : TANKARD
39
1856 installation : BIGBEN
40
Gate design : GRILLE
41
Tale of a journey : AENEID
42
Fancy : DRESSY
44
TV producer Marshall : GARRY
46
"Tap" star : HINES
47
Devious plan : ANGLE
49
Fed : GMAN
50
Trojan War hero : AJAX
53
It's better than nothing : ONE