12 May 2005 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 May 2005

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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It's surrounded by walls : MESA
5
Place for change : TILL
9
A Marx brother : CHICO
14
Canned : AXED
15
Nebraska City is its county seat : OTOE
16
Capital city surrounding the Lake of the Restored Sword : HANOI
17
Clearly doing evil : UPTONOGOODATALL
20
Fate : LOT
21
"I heard you! I heard you!" : OKOK
22
Combat zones : ARENAS
23
It gets plastered : LATH
25
"That steams me!" : IMMAD
27
Opposite of sans : AVEC
29
Deaden : OBTUND
31
Pokémon, for one : FAD
34
Play group : CAST
35
Take away : LESS
36
Keep an ___ the ground : EARTO
38
At issue : UPFORDISCUSSION
41
"Irish Lullaby" starter : TOORA
42
Chug-a-lug : GULP
43
View all over : OGLE
44
Get it wrong : ERR
45
Big enough fish : KEEPER
47
Home for hippopotamuses : NILE
48
It may be perfect : TENSE
49
Like a gin fizz : ICED
51
Incentive : CARROT
54
Brand for a pasta lover : RAGU
56
Alias : AKA
59
62
Scads, after "a" : LOTOF
63
Poverty : WANT
64
Completely uninteresting : ARID
65
Caramel-topped desserts : FLANS
66
Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
67
Comes down with : GETS
Down
1
Stake driver : MAUL
2
Public show, for short : EXPO
3
Takes, without being completely happy about it : SETTLESFOR
4
Hurry-scurry : ADO
5
Rooted : TOOKHOLD
6
"Let ___" ("Quit worrying") : ITGO
7
Cry in Metropolis while pointing ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme : LOOKITSSUPERMAN
8
Generous, creative, but bossy type, so it's said : LEO
9
Party game : CHARADES
10
Couldn't take : HATED
11
"Back ___ hour" : INAN
12
RC, e.g. : COLA
13
Stops squeaking : OILS
18
"Just the opposite!" : NOT
19
"Confound it!" : DAMN
24
Stage presence : ACTOR
26
Mover or shaker? : MUSCLE
27
Well-tuned : ACUTE
28
Contrail content : VAPOR
30
Quiet colors : BEIGES
31
Kitchen appliance : FRIGIDAIRE
32
Beach locale : ATOLL
33
Charitable organization, often : DONEE
37
In sync : ASONE
39
Skimmers' skimmings : RAKEOFFS
40
Goalposts : UPRIGHTS
46
___'acte : ENTR
48
Check for fit : TRYON
50
Nod, maybe : CUE
51
Young whale : CALF
52
Military acronym : AWOL
53
Pro ___ : RATA
55
79 for gold, e.g.: Abbr. : ATNO
57
Like a polo shirt : KNIT
58
Stirs in : ADDS
60
Be shy : OWE
61
Jokester : WAG