31 March 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 March 2012

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

Across
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Makeup of some insulating sheets : MICA
5
Vulcans and others : ALIENRACES
15
Sixth-day creation : ADAM
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Singer with a black V-shaped collar : MEADOWLARK
17
Food product for the eco-conscious : DOLPHINSAFETUNA
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"That man" in "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" : EMILE
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It's often shown with hands : TIME
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Word for a keeper? : STET
22
Hands off : REFERS
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Approx. camera flash duration : MSEC
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Ending with plural, in Plymouth : ISE
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Words before before : ONOR
28
South Vietnam's ___ Dinh Diem : NGO
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"Ooh-la-la!" : SOHOT
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Across, in odes : OER
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Seize, old-style : REAVE
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Wine shop offering, informally : ZIN
36
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" group, with "the" : MONKEES
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"My Best Friend's Girl" group : THECARS
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Harboring cold feelings? : ILL
43
It's often in the spotlight : XENON
45
Left-arrow abbr. : REW
46
Language that gave us "catamaran" : TAMIL
48
Spotted à la Tweety Bird : TAW
49
Family : TYPE
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Gerrymander : RIG
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Like many a teen idol : CUTE
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Ray with lines : LIOTTA
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National competitor : AVIS
57
Selling point : MART
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Cloudless, in Saint-Cloud : CLAIR
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Features of some Amerindian embroidery : PORCUPINEQUILLS
63
Put in the spotlight : ILLUMINATE
64
They have balls : FEET
65
Put through a chop shop, say : DISMANTLED
66
Brand name used by Jersey Standard : ESSO
Down
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Moved over, say : MADEROOM
2
1781 Mozart premiere : IDOMENEO
3
Demographic lauded in a 1965 song : CALIFORNIAGIRLS
4
Not so scanty : AMPLER
5
Introspective query : AMI
6
Carnival follower : LENT
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Hugo-winning 1994 memoir : IASIMOV
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Wheels from the Netherlands : EDAMS
9
Pleasing bank statement? : NOFEES
10
"Self-Reliance" essayist's inits. : RWE
11
Plane figs. : ALTS
12
Fables, often : CAUTIONARYTALES
13
Knighted diamond magnate Oppenheimer : ERNEST
14
Spin out on the ice? : SKATE
18
"___ Twelve Men" (Greer Garson film) : HER
23
Old dagger : SNEE
25
Trick : COZEN
29
Beano alternative : GASX
31
Minute Maid brand : HIC
33
Holdover : RELIC
34
"Vulcan's chimney" : ETNA
37
Cityhopper carrier : KLM
39
Laugh hard : HOWL
40
Geckos, e.g. : REPTILES
41
Guarantees : SWEARSTO
44
Not bound by 20-Across : ETERNAL
46
Temple of Vesta locale : TIVOLI
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Group indiscriminately : LUMPIN
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Certain toast : TOLIFE
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___-fire : RAPID
52
Dirty : TAINT
54
Defib setting : ICU
56
Dirty film : SCUM
58
Where le nez is : TETE
61
She played Cécile in "Dangerous Liaisons" : UMA
62
Ending letters : QED