24 May 2007 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 May 2007

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K
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E
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B
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A
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B
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U
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N
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I
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E
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A
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R
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L
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E
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I
N
A
I
R
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P
I
K
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E
S
P
E
A
K
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D
D
D
M
O
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N
S
T
E
R
M
O
V
I
E
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S
K
I
E
R
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T
E
K
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A
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P
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T
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A
C
T
O
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N
E
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E
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B
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B
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S
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M
O
H
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A
W
K
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O
S
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E
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I
I
I
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P
O
W
S
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E
37
T
38
A
T
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N
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I
K
O
N
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H
H
H
H
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C
L
U
B
M
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E
E
T
I
N
G
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O
B
I
E
S
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T
E
E
M
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A
N
I
L
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R
A
T
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I
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S
E
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B
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E
N
I
C
E
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A
H
E
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M
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T
E
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A
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T
A
X
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S
S
T
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C
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S
A
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S
O
R
T
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S
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K
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K
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K
K
K
K
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K
K
K
K
R
A
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C
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E
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S
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L
A
F
A
Y
E
T
T
E
70
A
C
U
T
E
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M
A
C
Y
S
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S
O
N
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S
K
E
E
T

Hints & Clues

Across
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Food that's stuck on a plate : KEBAB
6
Cycle starter : UNI
9
Avant-garde composer Brown : EARLE
14
Where Francis Scott Key saw bombs bursting : INAIR
15
Site of an annual auto hill climb : PIKESPEAK
17
"Creature From the Black Lagoon," e.g. : DDDMONSTERMOVIE
19
One trying to stay up while going down : SKIER
20
Shatner's sci-fi drug : TEK
21
Almost bound : APT
24
Overture follower : ACTONE
26
Goes out to sea : EBBS
30
Attention-getting haircut : MOHAWK
32
Suffix with hex- : OSE
34
Sundial hour : III
35
Part of a treaty exchange, for short : POWS
36
Affaires d'___ : ETAT
39
Canon rival : NIKON
41
Gathering of budding agriculturists : HHHHCLUBMEETING
44
Cousins of Drama Desk Awards : OBIES
45
Brim : TEEM
46
Dye plant : ANIL
47
Runner of an experiment? : RAT
48
Suffix with vapour : ISE
50
"Please refrain from personal attacks" : BENICE
52
"Excuse me" : AHEM
54
Controversial 1767 act of Parliament : TEATAX
57
Old J.F.K. sight : SST
58
Gray side: Abbr. : CSA
60
Separates : SORTS
62
Some running competitions : KKKKKKKKKKRACES
69
City of Indiana or Louisiana : LAFAYETTE
70
Severe : ACUTE
71
Big parade organizer : MACYS
72
Sequel title starter, sometimes : SON
73
Target sport : SKEET
Down
1
Western moniker : KID
2
See 3-Down : END
3
With 2-Down, what a villain may come to : BAD
4
Points : AIMS
5
"The Greatest Generation" author : BROKAW
6
Not happy at all : UPSET
7
The N in blasting : NITRO
8
Mike's partner in candy : IKE
9
Salinger girl : ESME
10
Give ___ (prod) : APOKE
11
Rel. title : REV
12
Chou En-___ : LAI
13
Pull (out), as a narrow victory : EKE
16
Some art prints : ERTES
18
Jefferson site : NICKEL
21
Old wine vessel : AMPHORA
22
Bigwig : POOHBAH
23
"The Sword in the Stone" author : THWHITE
25
Cry of innocence : NOTME
27
Two-piece suits? : BIKINIS
28
Study involving nature and engineering : BIONICS
29
Wrestler's wear : SINGLET
31
Queens's ___ Stadium : ASHE
33
Suffix with benz- : ENE
37
One in a class by himself : TUTEE
38
Shinzo ___, Japanese P.M. : ABE
40
Call ___ evening : ITAN
42
Top-rated show of 2002-05 : CSI
43
Start, with "on" : EMBARK
49
Purse : STAKE
51
People in a crowd, maybe : EXTRAS
53
Longtime "ABC's Wide World of Sports" host : MCKAY
55
Request one's presence at : ASKTO
56
Symbol : TOKEN
59
"The ___ the limit" : SKYS
61
Bed, slangily : SACK
62
Airline with a crown in its logo : KLM
63
"The Jungle Book" python : KAA
64
Restaurant with wings : KFC
65
Some chess pieces: Abbr. : KTS
66
Table stick : CUE
67
Season overseas : ETE
68
Established : SET