7 March 2013 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 7 March 2013

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P
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O
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A
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Difficult political situation : HOTPOTATO
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Chili : HOTPEPPER
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Tennis world since 1968 : OPENERA
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Dan who drew "Archie" : DECARLO
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Movable property : CHATTEL
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Good news on the economy : UPTREND
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Plop preceder : KER
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Digital dough : ECASH
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So-called "Wheat Capital of Oklahoma" : ENID
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One "coming" in a Three Dog Night hit : ELI
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Big maker of power tools : SKIL
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European capital that's majority-Muslim : TIRANE
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Ex-Yankee Martinez : TINO
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Eisner's successor at Disney : IGER
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Western Sahara neighbor: Abbr. : MOR
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Slumps : SAGS
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What honor students often have : AAVERAGES
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Third base, in baseball lingo ... or a hint for answering eight other clues in this puzzle : HOTCORNER
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Means of divination : TEALEAVES
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Shem's eldest son : ELAM
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1960 chess champ : TAL
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Debate position : ANTI
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George Takei TV and film role : SULU
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Formal "yes" : ITISSO
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"Did I do ___?" : THAT
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Fraternity letters : NUS
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___ Field : CITI
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Slate, for one : EZINE
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Frequent abbr. in BBC announcements : GMT
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Crusty rolls : KAISERS
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Marathoner's asset : STAMINA
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Gird : ENSTEEL
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Study group : SEMINAR
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Real good-looker : HOTTAMALE
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Showed off : HOTDOGGED
Down
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Snacks in the frozen food aisle : HOTPOCKETS
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"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind" speaker : OPHELIA
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Making the rent? : TEARING
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Army ___ : ANT
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Heads overseas? : TETES
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Hoover rival : ORECK
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Energy : PEP
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Outer: Prefix : ECT
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Certain kitchen knife : PARER
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John is a common one : PRENAME
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Current events? : ELNINOS
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Lover of souped-up engines : HOTRODDER
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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"Well, yeah!" : DUH
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Plum brandy : SLIVOVITZ
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Beach sights : TERNS
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"Dies ___" : IRAE
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Workplace watchdog, in brief : OSHA
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"The Hoax" star, 2006 : GERE
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"... ___'clock scholar" : ATENO
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"... to skin ___" : ACAT
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Advanced deg. tests : GRES
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Spanish waves : OLAS
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James Bond's lover in "From Russia With Love" : TATIANA
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Undemocratic tendency : ELITISM
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Thrusting suddenly : LUNGING
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Barnard grads, e.g. : ALUMNAE
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Spicy pretzel dip : HOTMUSTARD
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It's hard to score : HOTTICKET
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Blues vocalist ___ Monica Parker : SISTA
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Kettle sound : HISS
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Put up : ANTED
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Latin lover's words : TEAMO
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Subj. for recent arrivals, maybe : ESL
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Electric ___ : EEL
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"Riddle me, riddle me ___" : REE
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Red fighter : MIG