22 March 2003 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 22 March 2003

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

Across
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Temper : SHORTFUSE
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Hardly close contests : ROMPS
15
It's obvious : NOBRAINER
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Muzzle : SNOUT
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Tricks : OUTSMARTS
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Literally, "turned" : VERSA
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Big Ten sch. : OSU
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Help on the way up : STEP
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Burnout consequence : APATHY
22
Spice : ZEST
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Return requirements : SALESSLIPS
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Tranquil spots : EDENS
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Overtakes, in a way : LAPS
29
Riffraff : SCUM
30
Young follower? : UNS
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In the middle: Abbr. : NEUT
34
Dockers' grp. : ILA
35
Reach : CONTACT
39
Kind of cut : EMERALD
41
Old-time actress Munson : ONA
42
Ocean spirits : GROG
44
"... the sun paused ___ it should alight": Shelley : ERE
45
Gush : RAVE
47
Long stretches : ERAS
49
Web site : ATTIC
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Not perfectly balanced : ASYMMETRIC
56
Frontier nickname : DANL
57
Co. that got its own ZIP code in 1976 : LLBEAN
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Sub builder : DELI
60
Actress Claire : INA
61
Illinois birthplace of William Jennings Bryan : SALEM
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One with lots to think about : DEVELOPER
64
Harden : ENURE
65
Preview : SNEAKPEEK
66
Blast from the past : ATEST
67
Dismiss : CASTASIDE
Down
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Drop off : SNOOZE
2
Protected : HOUSED
3
Blunt : OBTUSE
4
Where to find trainers?: Abbr. : RRS
5
Tartan items : TAMS
6
Orders : FIATS
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"Can you believe it?!" : UNREAL
8
Fixed design : SETPLAN
9
Hosp. areas : ERS
10
Wedding count : RSVPS
11
Father-daughter actors : ONEALS
12
60's sitcom character whose maiden name was Frump : MORTICIA
13
Kind of toy : PUSHPULL
14
Isn't forgiving : STAYSMAD
21
Take on : ASSUME
23
Hardware item : TNUT
25
Its playing area is 2 x 14 meters : EPEE
27
Catch : SNAG
31
Hide : SCREEN
33
Prefix with hertz : TERA
35
It's east of the Great Barrier Reef : CORALSEA
36
Slightly biased : ONASLANT
37
Classic jacket choice : NAVYBLUE
38
Reason for pressing a suit : TORT
40
Like some I.R.A. owners: Abbr. : RETD
43
Suburb south of Los Angeles : GARDENA
46
Peers of caliphs : EMEERS
48
They're used in some searches : SIEVES
50
Capital of 2.6 million : TAIPEI
51
Poor : INNEED
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"Earthlight" author, 1955 : CLARKE
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"American Buffalo" playwright : MAMET
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It can keep you from slipping : CLEAT
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Chase on stage : ILKA
62
U.S. Army medal : DSC
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Covert ___ (army assignment) : OPS