23 February 2013 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 February 2013

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R
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O
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A
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D
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S
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T
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E
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S
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L
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D
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R
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S
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R
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T
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P
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Y
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T
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K
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N
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O
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E
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K
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R
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C
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O
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N
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R
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C
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F
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R
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K
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I
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W
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R
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L
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R
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Y
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R
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P
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Dragging vehicles : ROADSTERS
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Massachusetts governor after John Hancock : SAMUELADAMS
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One who was very successful with numbered balls : MINNESOTAFATS
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Advance man? : LENDER
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Some clouds : STRATI
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Cerebral canals : ITERS
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Crook's mark : SAP
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Apostle of Ire. : STPAT
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Plate setting : TRAY
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Board game found in Egyptian tombs : SENET
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Group led by a Grand Exalted Ruler : ELKS
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"The Chronicles of Vladimir ___" (hit young adult book series about a vampire) : TOD
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Feature of some televised debates : SPLITSCREEN
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Spanish demonstrative : ESO
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Long and twisty : EELLIKE
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"The L Word" network, in listings : SHO
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Survey militarily : RECONNOITER
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Canvas in a wooden frame, of sorts : COT
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Yeomen of the Guard officer : EXON
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Ready to play : TUNED
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Number one, to some : SELF
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Old letters : RUNES
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"Combats avec ___ défenseurs!" (line from "La Marseillaise") : TES
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In a way, informally : KINDA
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Some Japanese-Americans : SANSEI
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Period of slow growth : WINTER
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One who is very successful with numbered balls : LOTTERYWINNER
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One getting laughs at others' expense : ROASTMASTER
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Exercise leader : PETEACHER
Down
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Stopped flowing : RANDRY
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Exeunt ___ (stage direction) : OMNES
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Violin virtuoso Leopold : AUER
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French preposition : DES
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Street caution : SLO
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Part of an equitable trade, figuratively speaking : TAT
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Writer LeShan and others : EDAS
8
Bundles of logs, maybe : RAFTS
9
Not so dim : SMARTER
10
Dublin-born singer with a 1990 #1 hit : SINEADOCONNOR
11
Kings' home : STAPLESCENTER
12
GQ sort of guy : METROSEXUAL
13
Part-owner, say : STAKEHOLDER
14
Mess makers : LITTERERS
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"Just a few more miles" : ITSNOTFAR
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Hit show : SELLOUT
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Chemical used in dyes : ANILINE
20
Dress store section : PETITES
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Weary : SPENT
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Reproved, in a way : TSKED
27
Sessions in D.C., say : SEN
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Battle of ___ (first Allied victory of W.W. I) : CER
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Like some shopping : ONESTOP
37
Luster, e.g. : SINNER
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Gripping parts of gecko footpads : SETAE
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"Roots" family surname : KINTE
43
Superlative suffix : IEST
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___ list : WISH
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Map abbr. : RTE
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Soprano Sumac : YMA
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Mil. branch disbanded in 1978 : WAC