16 April 1997 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 April 1997

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L
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U
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N
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G
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S
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P
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A
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W
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I
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B
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S
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E
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N
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O
P
E
R
A
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A
L
A
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N
I
T
R
O
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C
R
E
A
K
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N
O
V
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C
L
I
N
G
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K
I
D
S
I
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N
T
H
E
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H
A
L
L
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U
S
E
S
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O
H
A
R
A
S
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E
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B
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B
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P
E
D
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P
O
E
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S
W
E
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L
T
E
R
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H
A
N
O
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I
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A
T
T
A
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I
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N
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N
O
C
E
N
T
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S
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A
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B
R
O
A
D
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N
O
E
L
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S
K
U
L
K
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D
O
W
E
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R
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E
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D
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E
D
T
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Q
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T
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S
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O
K
S
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U
S
A
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B
L
E
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P
U
R
E
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C
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H
I
L
D
R
E
N
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S
H
O
U
R
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B
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R
A
I
N
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G
A
T
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T
O
T
E
M
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A
I
S
L
E
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U
V
A
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O
N
E
T
O
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A
C
T
O
R
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M
E
L
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P
E
R
O
N

Hints & Clues

Across
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Screamer's necessity : LUNGS
6
Manhandle : PAW
9
"Peer Gynt" dramatist : IBSEN
14
"Otello," e.g. : OPERA
15
___ mode : ALA
16
It makes quite a bang : NITRO
17
Sound of old floorboards : CREAK
18
When Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated: Abbr. : NOV
19
It may be static : CLING
20
Cult Canadian comedy troupe, with "The" : KIDSINTHEHALL
23
Operates : USES
24
Tara family : OHARAS
25
Flood stage : EBB
28
___ Xing (sign) : PED
29
"The Gold Bug" author : POE
30
Need air conditioning : SWELTER
32
60's war capital : HANOI
34
Boy or girl lead-in : ATTA
35
1869 Twain novel, with "The" : INNOCENTSABROAD
41
Season of peace : NOEL
42
Move stealthily : SKULK
43
Provided for, as a widow : DOWERED
47
N.Y.C. clock setting : EDT
48
Liq. measures : QTS
51
Gives the green light : OKS
52
Of service : USABLE
54
Untouched : PURE
55
1934 Lillian Hellman play, with "The" : CHILDRENSHOUR
58
Genius : BRAIN
60
Hood's gun : GAT
61
Item on a pole : TOTEM
62
Plane seating choice : AISLE
63
Charlottesville sch. : UVA
64
And ___ grow on : ONETO
65
Gibson, e.g. : ACTOR
66
Gibson, e.g. : MEL
67
Victim of a 1955 coup : PERON
Down
1
Poky : LOCKUP
2
Revolt : UPRISE
3
Had to have : NEEDED
4
Not Astroturf : GRASS
5
H. H. Munro, pseudonymically : SAKI
6
Roman temple : PANTHEON
7
56-Down salutation : ALOHA
8
Isn't decisive : WAVERS
9
If : INCASE
10
Unwelcome mail : BILL
11
Heel style : STILETTO
12
Sea bird : ERN
13
Yule serving : NOG
21
Peter of Herman's Hermits : NOONE
22
Hem's partner : HAW
26
Home video format : BETA
27
Carpenter's nail : BRAD
29
Campaign money source : PAC
31
Harmless prank : LARK
32
Reason for darning : HOLE
33
"___ De-Lovely" : ITS
35
Prefix with Chinese : INDO
36
Cranny's partner : NOOK
37
10:00 program : NEWSCAST
38
Bony : SKELETAL
39
"Homage to Clio" poet : AUDEN
40
Diner sandwich : BLT
44
Spoiler : RUINER
45
Immigrant's study, for short : ESL
46
Cotton-pickin' : DADGUM
48
Citer : QUOTER
49
Loyally following : TRUETO
50
Address of St. Patrick's Cathedral? : SERMON
53
Plucky : BRAVE
54
Drop a dime, so to speak : PHONE
56
See 7-Down : HILO
57
Call it a day : STOP
58
Farm call : BAA
59
Rock's Ocasek : RIC