23 March 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 March 2009

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

Across
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Point the finger at : BLAME
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Impudent : PERT
10
Jail unit : CELL
14
Parts to play : ROLES
15
One putting finishing touches on a cake : ICER
16
Light greenish blue : AQUA
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Worker for 15%, say : AGENT
18
"Meet Me at the ___" : COPA
19
Japanese wrestling : SUMO
20
Fix part of dinner with lettuce, carrots, peppers, etc. : TOSSASALAD
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Large part of a waiter's income : TIPS
23
A.B.A. member: Abbr. : ATTY
24
Game company behind Sonic the Hedgehog : SEGA
26
Play a part : ACT
29
Go off like Mount St. Helens : ERUPT
31
Sailor's "Stop!" : AVAST
35
Writer Harte : BRET
37
Put ___ good word for : INA
38
Words cried before "No hands!" : LOOKMA
39
Activity with bubbles : BATH
40
Retail giant selling dog food, birdcages and such : PETCO
42
Knots : TIES
43
Islands west of Portugal : AZORES
45
___-Magnon man : CRO
46
Coup d'___ : ETAT
47
Church council : SYNOD
48
Food Network stars : CHEFS
50
"___ you ready?" : ARE
51
Take a 39-Across : WASH
53
Boneheads : SAPS
55
___ California : BAJA
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Prepare to camp : PITCHATENT
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Minnesota's St. ___ College : OLAF
64
What "video" means literally : ISEE
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Bit part : CAMEO
66
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
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In tatters : TORN
68
Perrier competitor : EVIAN
69
Pesky flier : GNAT
70
Lighted sign over a door : EXIT
71
Bush's 2004 opponent : KERRY
Down
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Kid with frequent temper tantrums : BRAT
2
Golden arches, for McDonald's : LOGO
3
Pub draughts : ALES
4
High-I.Q. group : MENSA
5
Billionaire's home : ESTATE
6
Petty : PICAYUNE
7
Environmental sci. : ECOL
8
Meal : REPAST
9
Swap : TRADE
10
Participate on Election Day : CASTAVOTE
11
Prefix with lateral : EQUI
12
It's in your throat when you choke up : LUMP
13
Vientiane's land : LAOS
21
Bacon units : STRIPS
25
Fed. auditing agcy. : GAO
26
The P.L.O.'s Mahmoud ___ : ABBAS
27
Touched in the head : CRAZY
28
Wyoming's ___ Range : TETON
30
Where watermelons grow : PATCH
32
Japanese dog : AKITA
33
Mascara mess : SMEAR
34
Important sense for a gourmet : TASTE
36
Show childish anger : THROWAFIT
38
Sponge used in a 39-Across : LOOFAH
41
Moon shape : CRESCENT
44
Psychologist/writer LeShan : EDA
48
Longtime Comiskey Park team, informally : CHISOX
49
Sissy of "Carrie" : SPACEK
52
Ill will : SPITE
54
Prevent, with "off" : STAVE
55
Tennis's Bjorn : BORG
56
Astronaut Shepard or Bean : ALAN
57
Coffee, slangily : JAVA
59
Garr or Hatcher : TERI
60
Mideast bigwig : EMIR
61
Close : NEAR
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Broadway honor : TONY