9 February 2013 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 9 February 2013

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Setting for part of "A Tale of Two Cities" : BASTILLE
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"Awww!" : TOOBAD
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Aces, with "the" : CATSMEOW
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What a mass of footballers do after a tackle : UNPILE
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One getting poked in the eye? : SHOELACE
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Smell like : REEKOF
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Punches, informally : CLOCKS
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Psychologist Alfred : BINET
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Jaunty : RAKISH
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Not taking a loss well, say : SORE
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High, in a way : ONPOT
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Its positions are labeled North, South, East and West : MAHJONGG
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Number of Planeten : ACHT
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Ones who are counter-productive? : BARTENDERS
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Funny Margaret : CHO
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Completely covers : CARPETS
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Nag (at) : EAT
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Microwaveable food brand : HOTPOCKETS
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Centimeter-gram-second unit : DYNE
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Dead duck, maybe : ROADKILL
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Union V.I.P. : MEADE
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One might be performed en avant : JETE
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Grow more and more irksome : FESTER
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Country music's Carter : DEANA
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Architectural base : PLINTH
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Film hero chasing a motorcycle gang : MADMAX
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Put on the line : AIRDRIED
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"Let's do it!" : IMGAME
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Chatted up : CAMEONTO
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___ Puffs : REESES
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Target of thrown bricks, in early comics : KRAZYKAT
Down
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N.C.A.A. football ranking system : BCS
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"Now I see!" : AAH
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Picture on file : STOCKPHOTO
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"The Hippopotamus" writer : TSELIOT
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"Wait, this isn't making sense" : IMLOST
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Separate through percolation : LEACH
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Sure thing : LOCK
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Milk sources : EWES
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Concorde features : TURBOJETS
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Rare driving choices : ONEIRONS
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Like some flexible mortgages : OPENEND
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Exercise ___ : BIKE
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Loads : ALOT
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"___ Poetry Jam" : DEF
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Raid target : ROACH
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Position in a relay : ANCHOR
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Historical community : SHTETL
25
Rap's Biz ___ : MARKIE
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Last name in women's skin care : ARPEL
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"Pretty obvious, huh?" : GEEYATHINK
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Certain coffee order : GRANDE
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I.R.S. settlement : BACKTAXES
31
Take turns? : STEER
33
Part of a cover : CODENAME
36
Some silk threads : PAJAMAS
37
Trounce : DESTROY
39
Cuban-born Baseball Hall-of-Famer José : MENDEZ
41
Terra ___ : FIRMA
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"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" figure : DAME
43
Threshold : EDGE
44
Load : PACK
45
One who's incredible : LIAR
46
Peace abroad : MIR
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Listing that can change based on the weather, for short : ETA
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Flyspeck : DOT