4 July 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 4 July 2009

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S
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E
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R
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B
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N
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W
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T
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K
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G
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T
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R
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D
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A
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P
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M
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W
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T
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D
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L
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S
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N
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P
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R
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S
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T
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R
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A
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N
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C
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R
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N
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T
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K
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R
O
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G
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C
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D
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S
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E
N
T
O

Hints & Clues

Across
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Landlocked European : SERB
5
1946's "Giant Brain" : ENIAC
10
"Séance on ___ Afternoon" (1964 suspense thriller) : AWET
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Greek goddess Athena ___ : ALEA
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Planet ruled by Ming the Merciless in "Flash Gordon" : MONGO
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Second start? : NANO
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Landscaper's project : ROCKGARDEN
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1920s leading lady ___ Naldi : NITA
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Fastest ocean liner ever in a transatlantic crossing (3 days, 12 hours, 12 minutes) : THEUNITEDSTATES
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Free : RID
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Catawampus : ALOP
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Showbiz bookings : TALENT
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Big man in Oman : EMEER
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Inexperienced with : NEWAT
29
Old White House monogram : DDE
30
Baseball's Dark and Downing : ALS
32
Asian flatbread : NAN
33
Copy cats? : PURR
34
Private reading? : STARSANDSTRIPES
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Greek war god, to Greeks : ARIS
40
Season opener? : PRE
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French seasoning : SEL
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Word with part or port : CAR
43
Bank structures? : SPANS
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Branches : SECTS
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Bellyache : KVETCH
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Non-coffee order at Starbucks : CHAI
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Busts in a museum, e.g. : ART
54
Patriotic display : REDWHITEANDBLUE
57
Trans ___ (Kyrgyz/Tajik border range) : ALAI
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Oscar-winning portrayer of Police Chief Bill Gillespie, 1967 : RODSTEIGER
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Block division : CELL
60
Send : ELATE
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Spoonful, say : DOSE
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Henry James biographer Leon : EDEL
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___ a fox : SLYAS
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Prefix with -zoic : ENTO
Down
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He wrote "Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal" : SARTRE
2
Old Testament God : ELOHIM
3
Peter out : RECEDE
4
Azerbaijan's capital : BAKU
5
Send, in a way : EMAIL
6
1973 Ali jaw-breaker : NORTON
7
Highest-grossing film of 1996 : INDEPENDENCEDAY
8
Like some ports : AGED
9
Pi and others : CONSTANTS
10
Record for the record books : ANNAL
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Didn't retire, maybe : WAITEDUP
12
Double ___ : ENTENDRE
13
Maid of honor and best man, e.g. : TOASTERS
18
Twists : GNARLS
21
Parlor pic : TAT
26
Hearing things : EARS
28
Performed the role of : WAS
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Star of India and others : SAPPHIRES
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It may be down : PILE
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It may make people jump to a conclusion : SACKRACE
35
Broke a court rule : TRAVELED
36
Dog originally bred to hunt otters : AIREDALE
37
PAC for those who pack? : NRA
38
Live : RESIDE
43
Prep, e.g.: Abbr. : SCH
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California county : SHASTA
46
Bath beads maker : CALGON
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Like best friends : TRUEST
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Disc holder : STEREO
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Gabardine, e.g. : TWILL
52
They're placed in the center of a table : ANTES
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Single stroke : TOLL
56
Remain : BIDE