17 June 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 June 2012

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

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Grp. with an alphabet : NATO
5
Message from police HQ : APB
8
It makes bubbly bubbly : YEAST
13
Tar : SWAB
17
Eastern nurse : AMAH
18
Brooklyn, e.g., informally : BORO
20
Hoi ___ : POLLOI
21
Mammy's place : TARA
22
Falter while imitating Jay-Z? : BUMBLERAP
24
Something thrown in "West Side Story"? : RUMBLEPUNCH
26
Underworld deity : OSIRIS
27
"Is that clear?" : GETIT
29
Dickensian setting : LONDON
30
Trick-taking game : BELOT
31
Like pumice : IGNEOUS
33
Game-ending cry : GIN
34
See 107-Down : THAN
36
Sing high notes? : WARBLEONDRUGS
42
1970s exile : SHAH
45
Noted 2011 TV retiree, popularly : REGIS
47
Reduce marks? : ERASE
48
Kind of column : OPED
49
Nesting site : EAVE
50
Wall Street type : TRADER
52
Develops slowly : GESTATES
54
Cry upon arriving at an earthquake site? : THERESTHERUBBLE
58
In a frenzy : AMOK
59
Dines on : HAS
60
X, on campuses : CHI
61
Bridge locale : NOSE
62
It may follow "forever and ever" : AMEN
63
Didn't conceal one's smugness : GLOATED
67
Region of 70-Across for which a type of wool is named : KASHMIR
69
Animal stomach : CRAW
70
See 67-Across : ASIA
72
Suffix with ball : OON
73
"All systems go" : AOK
76
Tuition and others : FEES
77
What the turnover-prone football player had? : DROPPINGTROUBLE
82
Fountain location : MALTSHOP
84
El Pacífico, e.g. : OCEANO
85
Ball-shaped part : PEEN
86
"Hmm ..." : ISEE
87
Knock for ___ : ALOOP
90
W.W. I battle locale : YPRES
91
A bad one may contain holes : PLOT
92
Shenanigans at the royal court? : NOBLENONSENSE
95
Not a lot : SOME
97
Mil. leader : CDR
98
Points in the right direction : ORIENTS
100
Ball partner : ARNAZ
104
Begin a tour : DEPLOY
108
He wrote "Knowledge is the food of the soul" : PLATO
109
Senescence : OLDAGE
110
Nickname for a hard-to-understand monarch? : QUEENMUMBLE
114
Lens cover for a large telescope? : HUBBLECAP
116
Classical bow wielder : EROS
117
Eats up : ADORES
118
Outer: Prefix : ECTO
119
Blood rival : CRIP
120
Oxford profs : DONS
121
Feature of grocery purchases, often : NOTAX
122
Coral, e.g. : HUE
123
Numbers game : KENO
Down
1
Bigwig : NABOB
2
Put a smile on : AMUSE
3
Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran" : TAMIL
4
"Are you kidding me?!" : OHBROTHER
5
Fives : ABES
6
___ favor : POR
7
Fort ___, N.C. : BRAGG
8
Source of a viral outbreak : YOUTUBE
9
American ___ : ELM
10
Robe for one tending a flock : ALB
11
Fa-la connector : SOL
12
Telephone system connectors : TIELINES
13
Taser, say : STUN
14
Airport security item : WAND
15
"Giovanna d'___" (Verdi opera) : ARCO
16
German train track : BAHN
19
Dentist's directive : OPENWIDE
20
Record listing : PRIOR
23
Neighbor of Poland: Abbr. : LITH
25
The Atlantic, in a common phrase : POND
28
Quick preview : TEASER
31
Subject of Newton's first law of motion : INERTIA
32
Canon product, for short : SLR
33
"Have a look!" : GOSEE
35
Where pieces are put together? : ARTSHOW
37
Most holes in one : EAGLES
38
Nomad : ROAMER
39
Baseball's Justin or B. J. : UPTON
40
Many a Silicon Valley hiree : GEEK
41
Radical '60s org. : SDS
42
Genesis son : SETH
43
"Ver-r-ry funny!" : HAHA
44
Some Monopoly properties: Abbr. : AVES
46
Exasperated outburst : GAH
51
Cry just before disaster strikes : RUN
53
"The Magic Flute" protagonist : TAMINO
55
Mercedes-Benz luxury line : ECLASS
56
___ choy (Chinese vegetable) : BOK
57
Troop grp. : BSA
62
Lovingly, to a musician : AMOROSO
63
Fairy tale girl : GRETEL
64
Big game fish : TARPON
65
That, in Tijuana : ESO
66
Fiesta bowl? : DIP
68
Sex appeal : HOTNESS
69
A tabloid keeps tabs on one : CELEB
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G.I.'s address : APO
73
Genesis son : ABEL
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Promise, e.g. : OLEO
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Alter ego who carries a notepad : KENT
76
Burkina ___ : FASO
77
Sorrow : DOLOR
78
Arctic waters, on historical maps : ICYSEA
79
Mythical elixir of forgetfulness : NEPENTHE
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Long-jawed fish : GAR
81
Where cheap seats are in a baseball stadium : UPPERDECK
82
Part of r.p.m.: Abbr. : MIN
83
Useful husband, say : HANDYMAN
88
Spanish bear : OSO
89
Befuddle : PERPLEX
93
Nobel Prize subj. : ECON
94
"Frasier" character : NILES
96
Outdoor promenade : MALL
99
iPod ___ : TOUCH
101
Brooch feature, maybe : NACRE
102
Over : AGAIN
103
One of the Marx Brothers : ZEPPO
104
Threw out of a contest, informally : DQED
105
Prefix with zone : EURO
106
Lowly laborer : PEON
107
With 34-Across, what "<" means : LESS
109
Concerto soloist, perhaps : OBOE
111
Its stem is used in miso soup : UDO
112
Witticism : MOT
113
Cup holder? : BRA
115
Energy meas. : BTU