23 April 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 April 2008

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

Across
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Low pitch symbol : FCLEF
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Prepare for a physical exam : STRIP
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Upper limit : CAP
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Where the action is : ARENA
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Not the whole thing : PIECE
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"Say what?" : HUH
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Mercury : QUICKSILVER
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In the past : AGO
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Wasn't quite vertical : LEANT
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Where to spend time with moguls? : SKIRUN
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What French fries are fried in : HOTOIL
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Poli ___ : SCI
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Other, in Zaragoza : OTRO
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All riled up : INASTIR
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Working the desk, say : ONDUTY
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Listing in Hoyle's : RULE
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Tower-top attraction : VIEW
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Bear, in Bilbao : OSO
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Chicago-to-Pittsburgh dir. : ESE
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Ate, but not much : HADABIT
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"Bill Moyers Journal" airer : PBS
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Hawks' and Raptors' grp. : NBA
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Archer who aims for the heart : EROS
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Sheriff Andy Taylor's kid : OPIE
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Part of the Kazakhstan landscape : STEPPE
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Neil Simon's "Lost in ___" : YONKERS
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Fine spray : MIST
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Type measures : EMS
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SATs : BOARDS
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And so on and so forth : ETCETC
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Courtier : TOADY
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Barracks boss, for short : NCO
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Easily set off, as a temper : HAIRTRIGGER
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Bygone French coin : SOU
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"I'm so bored" feeling : ENNUI
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Smoked or pickled : CURED
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Tsp. or qt. : AMT
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Paralegals, e.g.: Abbr. : ASSTS
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Oglers : EYERS
Down
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Help page rubric : FAQ
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Premier ___ (wine designation) : CRU
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Grass skirt accessory : LEI
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Hem in : ENCLOSE
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Try to get by through bluffing : FAKEIT
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English : SPIN
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Pinball game stoppers : TILTS
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Gun in the garage? : REV
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Strands after a blizzard : ICESIN
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Free use of a company car, say : PERK
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#1 on the Hot 100 : CHARTTOPPER
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Prognostication : AUGURY
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LP player : PHONO
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Spit : SALIVA
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Notes in a pot : IOUS
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Engage : HIRE
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Big burden : ONUS
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Discoverer of stars? : TALENTSCOUT
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See 30-Down : COWBOY
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With 27-Down, western cry : RIDEEM
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Pixel : DOT
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Wave catcher? : EAR
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Chance : HAP
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Weather map line : ISOBAR
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Word with early or whirly : BIRD
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Legis. meeting : SESS
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"La Belle et la ___" : BETE
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Nice enough fellow : OKAYGUY
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Soap alternative : SITCOM
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State trees of Texas : PECANS
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"I ain't buyin' it!" : NODICE
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It has a test of brightness : MENSA
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Walk proudly : STRUT
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Sister and wife of Hyperion : THEA
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Former newspaper publisher ___ Chandler : OTIS
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Elected group : INS
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M.A. hopeful's test : GRE
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Suffix with election : EER
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Pikes, e.g.: Abbr. : RDS