31 May 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 May 2012

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Massage treatment : SHIATSU
8
Intense conflict : STRIFE
14
Fruit salad item : MELONBALL
15
Rich, cheddary party food : CHEESELOG
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Banking aid : AILERON
17
Wall art : HANGING
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Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
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Charges may be made with these : SABERS
21
Lead-in to "ops" : SYS
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"Holiday" actor Ayres : LEW
23
Bird with a mythological name : RHEA
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Some people kneel in front of it : PEW
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Numbing, in a way : ICY
27
Amount of space in a paper to be filled with journalism : NEWSHOLE
32
A Trump : IVANA
35
Year Christopher Columbus died : MDVI
36
"Hey, what's going ___ there?" : ONIN
37
N.L. home run king until Willie Mays surpassed him in 1966 : MELOTT
38
Ancient measure : CUBIT
39
Certain wildcat : OCELOT
40
It may get in a jam : AUTO
41
Nebraska county whose seat is Nebraska City : OTOE
42
Shoots out : SPEWS
43
Snack on the go : TRAILMIX
45
___-de-Calais (French department) : PAS
46
Keyboard key : TAB
47
Grand : EPIC
49
Water source : TAP
52
Wee amphibian : EFT
55
Tendencies : BIASES
57
Noodle ___ : RONI
58
Onetime White House family : REAGANS
60
Not yet caught : ATLARGE
62
Moves : RELOCATES
63
Camp employee : COUNSELOR
64
Hybrid articles of apparel : SKORTS
65
Green, in a way : ENVIOUS
Down
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Trivial : SMALL
2
Provider of hints : HELOISE
3
Many a holiday visitor : INLAW
4
Help in wrongdoing : ABET
5
Blacken : TAR
6
Like water in a moving tank : SLOSHY
7
Parts of arms : ULNAE
8
Dorothy Parker attribute : SHARPWIT
9
Sometimes they're perfect : TENSES
10
Rule, briefly : REG
11
Nile deity : ISIS
12
It's a crime : FELONY
13
Bakers' supply : EGGS
15
"Evita" role : CHE
20
Cylindrical cardboard containers apropos for this puzzle? : BANDBOXES
23
Record company with a lightning bolt in its logo : RCA
25
"My bad!" : WHOOPS
26
Really digging something : INTOIT
28
1960s singer Sands : EVIE
29
Some time ago : ONCE
30
Hide out : LIELOW
31
Tolkien tree creatures : ENTS
32
"___ the end of my rope!" : IMAT
33
Velvety pillow cover : VELOUR
34
Start for boy or girl : ATTA
35
Conductor Riccardo : MUTI
38
Farm machines : COMBINES
42
Pollen holder : SAC
44
Canada's largest brewery : LABATT
45
Engine part : PISTON
48
"Shalom" : PEACE
49
Trunk : TORSO
50
Poet with a role in "Roots" : ANGELOU
51
Fishing spots : PIERS
52
Goes astray : ERRS
53
"You all right?" : FEELOK
54
___ Bell : TACO
56
Fool : ASS
57
Eastern royal : RANI
59
Air-gulping fish : GAR
61
Hon : LUV