3 May 1998 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 3 May 1998

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H
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A
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S
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H
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E
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D
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M
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E
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D
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I
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C
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I
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O
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B
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L
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A
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T
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E
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O
S
M
O
S
E
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O
L
O
R
O
S
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O
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L
E
A
D
I
N
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W
H
I
T
E
C
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H
R
I
S
T
M
A
S
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E
L
N
I
N
O
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T
E
T
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R
I
S
E
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M
A
L
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I
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D
E
G
S
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O
N
E
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P
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I
E
C
E
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P
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E
A
C
O
C
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K
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B
L
U
E
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A
R
A
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F
A
X
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B
O
Y
O
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T
H
E
S
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C
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A
R
L
E
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T
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P
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I
M
P
E
R
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N
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E
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L
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S
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R
O
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E
R
S
E
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C
A
R
L
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D
O
V
E
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H
O
O
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C
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H
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U
T
I
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L
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L
I
L
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A
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C
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C
I
T
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H
O
T
H
O
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U
S
E
66
E
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L
L
E
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B
O
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A
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T
D
S
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T
H
E
C
H
A
R
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A
C
T
E
R
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S
I
N
C
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L
U
E
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B
B
S
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K
O
D
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E
T
D
S
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A
D
J
O
U
R
N
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S
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L
E
O
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H
E
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N
I
E
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T
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O
N
I
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W
I
N
C
E
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D
E
M
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S
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C
O
R
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A
90
C
T
N
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S
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E
E
E
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G
R
E
E
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N
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A
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R
O
U
N
D
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T
H
E
G
I
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L
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L
S
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C
O
M
O
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E
O
S
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D
E
A
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P
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L
U
M
P
U
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D
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D
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I
N
G
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B
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R
E
A
D
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B
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I
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N
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H
E
A
R
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T
A
R
N
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P
I
E
S
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I
L
E
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A
T
T
I
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C
119
A
120
M
U
S
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T
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A
R
D
P
L
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A
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S
T
E
R
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R
E
T
T
O
N
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S
M
E
A
R
E
D
127
I
N
T
E
N
D
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P
R
E
Y
O
N
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S
T
I
M
P
Y
130
P
O
S
S
E
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Discussed thoroughly, with "out" : HASHED
7
Florentine family name : MEDICI
13
Flattened at the poles : OBLATE
19
Diffuse : OSMOSE
20
Medium-sweet sherry : OLOROSO
22
Introduction : LEADIN
23
Song from "Holiday Inn" : WHITECHRISTMAS
25
Meteorological menace : ELNINO
26
Holiday in Hue : TET
27
Skyrocket : RISE
28
Bamako is its capital : MALI
30
Univ. awards : DEGS
31
Modest bathing suit : ONEPIECE
34
Lustrous hue : PEACOCKBLUE
38
Notre Dame name : ARA
39
Feature of some modems : FAX
40
99-Down, Down Under : BOYO
41
Oft-scripted Baroness Orczy novel : THESCARLETPIMPERNEL
50
Smash letters : SRO
52
Limerick language : ERSE
53
One of the Reiners : CARL
54
Gospel music award : DOVE
55
Moonshine : HOOCH
58
Cautious stock inv. : UTIL
60
Spring bloomer : LILAC
63
Op. ___ : CIT
64
Botanist's workplace : HOTHOUSE
66
74-Down's opposite : ELLE
68
Constriction worker? : BOA
70
6-pointers : TDS
71
Theme of this puzzle : THECHARACTERSINCLUE
75
Small shot : BBS
76
Landed a haymaker : KOD
77
Sked guesses : ETDS
78
Quits working : ADJOURNS
80
Name of 13 popes : LEO
81
"Iceland" star : HENIE
83
Cager Kukoc : TONI
85
React to a bad joke, perhaps : WINCE
86
Gore's grp. : DEMS
88
Infielder Joey ___ : CORA
90
Warehouse supply: Abbr. : CTNS
92
Shoe box marking : EEE
93
100
"Hot Diggity" singer : COMO
101
Aurora's counterpart : EOS
102
Crack team?: Abbr. : DEA
103
Boiled holiday treat : PLUMPUDDING
108
Loaf locale : BREADBIN
113
Get wind of : HEAR
114
Mountain lake : TARN
115
Slapstick ammo : PIES
116
Suffix with duct : ILE
117
Theseus' land : ATTICA
120
Counterirritant concoction : MUSTARDPLASTER
125
First Olympic Hall of Fame gymnast : RETTON
126
Under political attack, maybe : SMEARED
127
Plan : INTEND
128
Stalk : PREYON
129
Cartoon cat : STIMPY
130
Oater groups : POSSES
Down
1
Popular book genre : HOWTO
2
Wheyfaced : ASHEN
3
Whack : SMITE
4
In great demand : HOT
5
Journal addendum? : ESE
6
Cut : DECREASE
7
Code name : MORSE
8
Medicine Nobelist Metchnikoff : ELIE
9
Afro and bob : DOS
10
"Just Another Girl on the ___" (1993 drama) : IRT
11
Cause for pause : COMMA
12
Soul singer Hayes : ISAAC
13
Stadium cheer : OLE
14
___ Paese cheese : BEL
15
Fred Mertz, notably : LANDLORD
16
Exiter's exclamation : ADIEU
17
Hint : TINGE
18
Nephew of Cain : ENOS
21
Where Dick Button won gold : OSLO
24
Epitaph starter : HIC
29
S.D.I. concern : ICBM
32
"Phooey!" : PAH
33
Fury : IRE
34
Bud, to Lou : PAL
35
Business biggie : EXEC
36
Ford Sterling played one : KOP
37
Exiter's exclamation : BYE
39
Chilean president, 1964-70 : FREI
41
Delicious : TOOTHSOME
42
Holy war : CRUSADE
43
Starwort, e.g. : ASTER
44
Most difficult to believe : TALLEST
45
Buttinsky : PRIER
46
Feeling lousy : ILL
47
Chopin works : NOCTURNES
48
Exhibits, basically : EVIDENCE
49
Answer to "Shall we?" : LETS
50
"Put a lid on it!" : SHH
51
Kind of float : ROOTBEER
56
Revolutionary name : CHE
57
Pawn : HOCK
59
Speaker's spot : LECTERN
61
Putting up with : ABIDING
62
Dictionary abbr. : CONJ
65
"Here comes trouble!" : UHOH
67
Inc. relative : LTD
69
Have ___ (overreact) : ACOW
72
Open-mouthed quintet : AEIOU
73
"À votre ___!" : SANTE
74
Chabrier's "Le Roi malgré ___" : LUI
75
Palace or prison, e.g.: Abbr. : BLDG
79
"I told you so!" : SEE
82
D.S.M. recipient : NCO
84
"Singing journalist" Phil : OCHS
87
Guards, collectively : SECURITY
89
Yemeni port : ADEN
91
Slalom maneuver : SIDESLIP
94
Henri or Pierre, e.g. : NOM
95
Roadie's load : AMP
96
Shutout : ROUT
97
Dress (up) : TOG
98
Shepherd's locale : LEA
99
Stripling : LAD
103
Nursery rhyme boy : PETER
104
Starbucks serving : LATTE
105
Stops up : DAMS
106
Solicits, with "up" : DRUMS
107
Map of the Aleutians, usually : INSET
108
Fussbudget : BIDDY
109
House mem. : REP
110
What anglers want that campers don't : BITES
111
"Mr. Belvedere" actress Graff : ILENE
112
School clique, maybe : NERDS
113
Kind of seal : HARP
115
Ready for surgery : PREP
118
Whisper sweet nothings : COO
119
Cape ___ : ANN
121
Chi preceder : TAI
122
Humerus locale : ARM
123
Year abroad : ANO
124
Most letters in D.C. : STS