2 March 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 2 March 2012

1
K
2
I
3
M
4
S
5
H
6
A
7
K
8
E
9
S
10
S
11
T
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P
13
R
A
D
I
14
O
T
E
L
E
S
C
15
O
P
E
S
16
E
T
E
R
N
A
L
O
P
T
I
M
I
S
T
17
S
I
N
A
I
18
G
H
I
A
19
A
R
T
20
T
E
T
21
N
22
C
A
A
23
T
24
H
R
A
S
25
H
26
B
I
27
T
E
R
28
O
29
R
E
O
30
L
O
O
31
S
A
F
E
32
A
33
L
E
E
34
Y
35
E
S
N
O
36
K
R
I
S
37
H
N
A
38
F
39
E
A
S
T
E
D
40
I
T
C
H
Y
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O
42
T
I
C
43
T
A
S
S
44
T
H
A
45
P
46
E
S
O
47
R
48
E
A
I
M
49
S
E
T
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S
O
N
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P
52
L
U
S
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R
E
54
I
55
D
I
Y
56
G
57
A
T
E
58
P
59
A
C
T
S
60
M
O
O
N
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L
I
G
H
T
62
S
O
N
A
T
A
63
N
O
N
C
O
N
T
I
G
U
O
U
S
L
Y
64
O
R
S
65
W
E
S
S
O
N
66
T
E
E

Hints & Clues

Across
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The miss in "Miss Saigon" : KIM
4
Burger go-withs : SHAKES
10
Big race sponsor : STP
13
Dishes fit for astronomers? : RADIOTELESCOPES
16
Panglossian person : ETERNALOPTIMIST
17
Asia-to-Africa link : SINAI
18
Carmen ___ ("The Producers" role) : GHIA
19
Interior decorator's suggestion : ART
20
Southeast Asian holiday : TET
21
Grp. concerned with bowls : NCAA
23
Rout : THRASH
26
Mean cur, typically : BITER
28
Ice cream mix-in : OREO
30
Place to go in Soho : LOO
31
See 32-Across : SAFE
32
On the 31-Across side : ALEE
34
___ question : YESNO
36
South Asian chant word : KRISHNA
38
Had a lot to digest : FEASTED
40
Restless : ITCHY
41
Ear-related : OTIC
43
Longtime Russian acronym : TASS
44
___ Dogg Pound (rap duo) : THA
45
Chihuahua scratch? : PESO
47
Adjust one's sights : REAIM
49
Lays atop : SETSON
51
Asset : PLUS
53
King, in Cape Verde : REI
55
Handy-andy's letters : DIY
56
Box-office take : GATE
58
SALT I and II, e.g. : PACTS
60
Beloved "Immortal Beloved" piece : MOONLIGHTSONATA
63
How this puzzle's black squares are arranged : NONCONTIGUOUSLY
64
They may have you in stitches, in brief : ORS
65
Gunsmith with Smith : WESSON
66
One may say "I'm with stupid" : TEE
Down
1
"Take cover!" : KATIEBARTHEDOOR
2
Security requests : IDENTIFICATIONS
3
Star in Cetus : MIRA
4
What an express often whizzes by: Abbr. : STA
5
Hägar's wife : HELGA
6
Polynesian farewell song : ALOHAOE
7
"Beau Geste" headgear : KEPI
8
Responsibility for a groundskeeper : ESTATE
9
Grade sch. subject : SCI
10
Round-trip flight? : SPIRALSTAIRCASE
11
Tackles a tough task : TESTSONESMETTLE
12
W. Coast clock setting : PST
13
Do some recharging : REST
14
Center for cat-tails? : ONINE
15
Highly decorated Bradley : OMAR
22
Prefix with many fruit names : CRAN
24
Georgetown athlete : HOYA
25
Things worked under in a garage : HOODS
27
"Sax All Night" New Ager : TESH
29
Mtge. broker's come-on : REFI
31
"SCTV" lineup : SKITS
33
Hmong homeland : LAOS
35
It is in Spain : ESTA
37
It has a sticking point : HYPO
39
Sandy shade : ECRU
42
Pre-stunt provocation : TOPTHIS
46
Thing worked on in a garage : ENGINE
48
Second-largest city in Finland : ESPOO
50
Matched up, after "in" : SYNC
52
Can : LETGO
54
Exeter exclamation : ISAY
57
Cut takers: Abbr. : AGTS
59
Some kind of ___ : ANUT
60
6 letters : MNO
61
Fan setting : LOW
62
Apollo's chariot "passenger" : SUN