17 February 2005 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 February 2005

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Attention getter : PSST
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Former company with a globelike logo : PANAM
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Pronto : ASAP
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Start of a treasure hunt instruction : GOTO
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Bone cavities : ANTRA
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Area of expertise : LINE
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Mercutio and Roméo, in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette" : AMIS
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Stay away : STEERCLEAR
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Makes a cross for, maybe : BLESSES
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Twisted, in a way : IRONIC
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React badly : BREAKOUTINARASH
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Like many a gen. or maj. : RET
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AOL, e.g. : ISP
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Catch : BAG
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"The ___ the Deal" : ARTOF
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Pro in the sticks : FER
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Popular Don : IMUS
35
Digress : GOOFFONATANGENT
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___ prof. : ASST
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Unpleasant illness : POX
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Broadcasting : ONAIR
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Credit card no. : APR
43
"Red state" grp. : GOP
45
F.D.R. plan : TVA
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What "Pay Toll 1 Mile" implies : SLOWDOWNUPAHEAD
52
Trojan leader who survived the fall of Troy : AENEAS
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Like a defendant : ONTRIAL
54
They fill pressing needs : STEAMIRONS
56
Powerful engine : VTEN
58
Abba of Israel : EBAN
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C.I.A. director under Clinton and Bush : TENET
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Opposite of morns : EENS
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Sch. periods : SEMS
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Start of the year, to a 63-Across : ENERO
63
Mex. title : SRTA
Down
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Sports org. since 1916 : PGA
2
Big tops : SOMBREROS
3
Daggers : STILETTOS
4
Where ships go : TOSEA
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Author John Dos ___ : PASSOS
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Get in the game : ANTEUP
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Event outlawed by intl. treaty : NTEST
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It may come after you : ARE
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Pasta topper : MARINARA
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___ nothing : ALLOR
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Tuscan city : SIENA
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Diarist Nin : ANAIS
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Bar in a cage : PERCH
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Rock climber's handhold : CRAG
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Solo racing boat : SKIFF
23
Sonia of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" : BRAGA
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"Oh, sure!" : IBET
29
Thomas Moore poem "___ in the Stilly Night" : OFT
30
Quick message : FAX
31
Starter: Abbr. : IGN
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Coyote, e.g. : MEATEATER
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Unpaired, as a chromosome : UNIVALENT
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Pricey set of strings : STRAD
36
Like the prepositions in 23-, 35- and 46-Across : OPPOSITE
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Swed. butter? : NORW
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Kind of stock : NOPAR
42
Grandfather of Enos : ADAM
43
Artillery unit member : GUNNER
44
Decides one will : OPTSTO
46
Postal conveniences: Abbr. : SASES
47
Not touch : LETBE
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When "S.N.L." ends : ONEAM
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Gradually removes : WEANS
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Who discovers the perfect crime : NOONE
51
Sign of an allergy : HIVES
55
TV chihuahua : REN
57
Hush-hush grp. : NSA