27 February 1998 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 February 1998

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Capital city of 8.6 million : JAKARTA
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Bunk : HOGWASH
15
Spring bloomers : AZALEAS
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"M*A*S*H" corporal : OREILLY
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Salon activity : STYLING
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Spill : LETSLIP
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Shade of crimson : MELON
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Assents : OKS
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Permanently mark : ETCH
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"Rhyme Pays" rapper : ICET
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Downward, in a way : SOUTH
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Engineers' work : DIKE
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Pulitzer-winning writer Robertson : NAN
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Former Greek P.M. Papandreou : ANDREAS
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Door sign : MEN
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It causes a breakdown : ENZYME
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Water adders : DILUTERS
35
Track ___ : MEET
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Inoperative : NOGO
38
Major strikes : BONANZAS
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It may involve a sacrifice : GAMBIT
46
MTV prize : AVA
47
Arbiter : SETTLER
49
Late-late hour : ONE
50
Anatomical network : RETE
52
"Merry Company" artist : STEEN
53
Ring : PEAL
54
Twins follower : CRAB
55
CD predecessors : LPS
56
Ugarte player in "Casablanca" : LORRE
57
1984 Martin-Tomlin comedy : ALLOFME
60
Nosy person's affair, in a saying : BEESWAX
62
Washington summit : RAINIER
63
Performing : ONSTAGE
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Vets, sometimes : SPAYERS
65
Fumes : SEESRED
Down
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Light yellow : JASMINE
2
Uto-___ (language group) : AZTECAN
3
1975 Emmy-winning actress : KAYLENZ
4
Distribute : ALLOT
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Pull (in) : REIN
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Bronzy : TAN
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Equally fine : ASGOOD
8
Milk source : HOLSTEIN
9
Iron man's quest? : ORE
10
Understand : GET
11
Smartened (up) : WISED
12
Unsurpassed : ALLTIME
13
City fellow : SLICKER
14
Jack-in-the-box needs : HYPHENS
21
Iranian mountain dweller : KURD
24
They bring blessings : SNEEZES
25
Kind of lamp : HALOGEN
28
Famous last words? : AMENS
29
Kitchen staple : SUGAR
32
Singer Sumac : YMA
34
Barnyard male : TOM
36
Rats : TATTLERS
38
Places where one is driven to drink? : BARCARS
39
Imbricate : OVERLAP
40
Tennis player Medvedev : NATALIA
41
Small progress : STEP
43
Treaty of Bereeniging conflict : BOERWAR
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Fuming : INARAGE
45
Wired : TELEXED
48
Sappho's home : LESBOS
51
Wood from India and Sri Lanka : EBONY
53
Assignments : POSTS
56
___-majesté : LESE
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"Ptui!" : FIE
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It's around Martinique : MER
61
Compass dir. : ENE