23 June 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 June 2009

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A
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L
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T
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R
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P
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H
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G
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J
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E
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O
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M
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H
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K
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O
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M
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F
O
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C
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C
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U
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R
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N
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K
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B
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V
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Q
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N
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Place for an oath : ALTAR
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It's bugled on a base : TAPS
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Elevs. : HGTS
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Electron tube with two elements : DIODE
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Loads : ALOT
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Asia's shrunken ___ Sea : ARAL
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"Sharp Dressed Man" band : ZZTOP
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1970 Kinks song : LOLA
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TV explorer of note : DORA
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Slapstick puppet show : PUNCHANDJUDY
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Didn't bother : LEFTBE
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Guthrie at Woodstock : ARLO
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Baseball's Young and others : CYS
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The Monkees' "___ Believer" : IMA
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Kind of tide : LEE
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Impress permanently : ETCH
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"I'm ready for anything!" : SOCKITTOME
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Centers of circles : FOCI
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Room at the top of stairs : ATTIC
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Mideast fed. : UAE
42
Tacitus or Tiberius : ROMAN
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Not a mainstream religion : SECT
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Go get some shuteye : HITTHESACK
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Prefix with pad : HELI
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Mermaid's realm : SEA
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Mail carrier's assignment: Abbr. : RTE
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State of shock : AWE
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Custard ingredients : EGGS
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Drink said to prolong life : ELIXIR
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Yuletide tune : DECKTHEHALLS
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Mercury or Saturn : MAKE
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Wise to : INON
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da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM : IAMBS
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Tied : EVEN
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Je ne sais ___ : QUOI
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Like redheads' tempers, supposedly : FIERY
69
Villain in 2009's "Star Trek" : NERO
70
Bygone barrier breakers : SSTS
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Mystery writer's award : EDGAR
Down
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Carpenter's tool with a curved blade : ADZ
2
Eight-times-married Taylor : LIZ
3
Tyke : TOT
4
Take on : ADOPT
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Form of government Plato wrote about : REPUBLIC
6
Baby powder ingredient : TALC
7
Lei giver's greeting : ALOHA
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___ opposites : POLAR
9
Co-creator of the Fantastic Four : STANLEE
10
Journey to Mecca : HADJ
11
He said "Here's to our wives and girlfriends ... may they never meet!" : GROUCHOMARX
12
Arriving after the bell, say : TARDY
13
Wows at a comedy club : SLAYS
21
Classic brand of hair remover : NEET
22
E, in Morse code : DOT
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Simpson and Kudrow : LISAS
24
Ham it up : EMOTE
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Magazine staffer : FACTCHECKER
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It has many needles : ETUI
32
Bus. honchos : CFOS
34
Toy you might enjoy while running : KITE
35
Basis for a Quaker cereal : OAT
36
Citi Field team : METS
38
They have many needles : CACTI
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Worker on a comic book : INKER
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Actuality : REALLIFE
44
140 and up, say : HIGHIQS
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Cad : HEEL
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Tennis umpire's cry : LET
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Some Madison Ave. workers : ADMEN
51
Drive drunkenly, perhaps : WEAVE
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The "Homo" in "Homo sapiens" : GENUS
54
"Tell me" : SHOOT
56
"In case you didn't hear me the first time ..." : ISAID
58
Casino game with Ping-Pong-like balls : KENO
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Spanish liqueur : ANIS
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Computer unit, informally : MEG
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Cup holder? : BRA
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Leb. neighbor : SYR