16 March 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 March 2015

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Streisand, familiarly : BABS
5
"Planet of the ___" : APES
9
Banana split or fudge brownie : TREAT
14
Pac-12 hoops giant : UCLA
15
Depend (on) : RELY
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Grand Canyon pack animal : BURRO
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Toy in a water fight : SQUIRTGUN
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Urban renewal areas : SLUMS
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High-end leather variety : SUEDE
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___ good job : DOA
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Breyers rival : EDYS
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"Shop ___ you drop" : TIL
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Crispy seafood dish : FRIEDSHRIMP
29
___ pro nobis : ORA
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III, to Jr. : SON
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That woman : SHE
32
Chinese path of enlightenment : TAO
33
Worshipers' seats : PEWS
35
Carry-___ (airplane totes) : ONS
37
Singing, juggling or performing magic : TALENT
39
1995 crime caper based on an Elmore Leonard novel : GETSHORTY
42
PC key combo : ALTTAB
45
Garden tool : HOE
46
"Grade A" purchase : EGGS
50
Reason to play overtime : TIE
51
One thanked in the statement "Thank you for your service" : VET
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Japanese path of enlightenment : ZEN
55
Over there, to a poet : YON
56
Hall-of-Fame Dodger nicknamed "The Little Colonel" : PEEWEEREESE
59
Hosp. body scan : MRI
60
This: Sp. : ESTA
61
Basketball net holder : RIM
62
Greek column variety : IONIC
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Still kicking : ALIVE
66
Chitchat ... or an apt title for this puzzle? : SMALLTALK
69
Heavenly body with a tail : COMET
70
Overly promote : HYPE
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Tahiti, for one : ISLE
72
Big-mouthed pitchers : EWERS
73
Venomous Nile dwellers : ASPS
74
* : STAR
Down
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Spot about every two blocks on a major city street : BUSSTOP
2
Obtain : ACQUIRE
3
Sunday liquor prohibition : BLUELAW
4
"You ___ it, brother!" : SAID
5
Field for Robert Indiana or Georgia O'Keeffe : ART
6
Hatrack piece : PEG
7
Avoid, as capture : ELUDE
8
Clerical gatherings : SYNODS
9
"Conan" network : TBS
10
Aid in drawing straight lines : RULER
11
Well-educated : ERUDITE
12
Every West Point graduate until 1980 : ARMYMAN
13
Drunkard : TOSSPOT
18
Gridiron officials, in brief : REFS
22
Wood sources for baseball bats : ASHTREES
26
Barq's or Mug : ROOTBEER
27
Overnight stops on road trips : INNS
28
Furnace output : HEAT
34
___ Pepper : SGT
36
"Quiet!" : SHH
38
Potent cleaning solution : LYE
40
Roof overhang : EAVE
41
Trickle (through) : OOZE
42
In a calm state : ATPEACE
43
Stays off the grid, say : LIESLOW
44
When a golf round starts : TEETIME
47
Pommel horse user : GYMNAST
48
Thug : GORILLA
49
Tee-hee : SNICKER
52
Yearwood of country music : TRISHA
54
Simon who won a Tony for writing "The Odd Couple" : NEIL
57
Vacillate : WAVER
58
Top TV honors : EMMYS
63
Soul singer Redding : OTIS
65
U.F.O. crew, supposedly : ETS
67
Words With Friends, e.g. : APP
68
TV exec Moonves : LES