24 February 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 February 2016

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

Across
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Lofty in thought or manner : SUBLIME
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Like the area between city and farm : SUBURBAN
10
Puts down by force : SUBDUES
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Apple originally marketed to schools : EMAC
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Blackmore's Doone : LORNA
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M.I.T. part: Abbr. : INST
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M.I.T. part: Abbr. : TECH
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Make impure : TAINT
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City on the Arno : PISA
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S.U.V. named for a lake : TAHOE
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Football legend Amos Alonzo ___ : STAGG
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Number of states that border the Mississippi : TEN
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Composer of music "as ignorable as it is interesting" : ENO
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D-Day vessels, for short : LSTS
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With all judges present : ENBANC
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Greet, as the new year : RINGIN
32
Popular Bach piece for the lute : BOURREE
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Twinings in London is one : TEAHOUSE
36
Super Bowl highlights, to many : ADS
37
Goes underwater ... or a hint to the answers on the perimeter of this puzzle : SUBMERGES
40
"Six-pack" muscles : ABS
42
Talent show judge, often : PANELIST
45
LP protectors : SLEEVES
48
Bow respectfully : SALAAM
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Fruitcake fruit : CITRON
51
Eartha who sang "C'est Si Bon" : KITT
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Mani-pedi spot : SPA
54
Mens ___ (criminal intent) : REA
55
"Star Wars" droid, informally : ARTOO
57
Upper reaches of space : ETHER
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"You've Got a Friend ___" : INME
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Yoga posture : ASANA
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Diva ___ Te Kanawa : KIRI
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Wasabi ___ (bar snack) : PEAS
65
Politico lampooned by Fey : PALIN
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Sign to heed : OMEN
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Underlying theme : SUBTEXT
68
Take away : SUBTRACT
69
Become less intense : SUBSIDE
Down
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Renter from a renter : SUBLETTER
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"This is no joke!" : IMEANIT
3
Speed of sound : MACHONE
4
Guitar amp effect : ECHO
5
Extreme: Abbr. : ULT
6
Comedians' shindig : ROAST
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Yanks' allies in W.W. I and II : BRITS
8
Visitor to Siam, on stage and film : ANNA
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"Explorer" channel : NATGEO
10
Stock market fluctuation : DIP
11
Acrobat's wear : UNITARD
12
Dead Sea Scrolls sect : ESSENES
13
Meat of the matter : SUBSTANCE
21
College benefactor Yale : ELIHU
23
Serengeti antelope : GNU
27
Hoity-toity sort : SNOB
29
Rio's land, to natives : BRASIL
31
Thigh-slapper : GASSER
32
Capital on the Aare : BERN
34
World Series game sextet : UMPS
35
Triton's domain : SEA
38
Tale of adventure : GEST
39
Send over the moon : ELATE
40
Property recipient, in law : ALIENEE
41
Loser to VHS : BETAMAX
43
Sushi bar option : SASHIMI
44
Like the pointed end of a pencil : TAPERED
45
The "2" in the formula for water, e.g. : SUBSCRIPT
46
U.S. broadcaster overseas : VOA
47
Totally absorbed : ENRAPT
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U.S.S. Nautilus, for one : SUBMARINE
51
Eucalyptus-munching animal : KOALA
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Column style : IONIC
56
Central figure in a Mussorgsky opera : TSAR
58
Ring stoppages, for short : TKOS
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Guinness suffix : EST
62
Formicide's target : ANT