15 August 2014 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 August 2014

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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"The Lion King" bird : ZAZU
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Environmental pollutants, for short : PCBS
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Easter cake : BABKA
14
Remote : SLIM
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Writer ___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
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"Sounds like ___" : APLAN
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Staples of Americana : APPLEPIES
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Iraqi P.M. ___ al-Maliki : NOURI
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One end of the [circled letters], which opened on 8/15/1914 : CARIBBEANSEA
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Quanta : AMOUNTS
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First female athlete on the front of a Wheaties box : RETTON
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Brew that gets its color from oxidation : REDTEA
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Capillaceous : HAIRLIKE
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What a check might be delivered in : CHESS
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Tribal wear, for short : MOCS
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Part of the conjugation of "être" : ETES
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Fiery eruptions : TIRADES
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Features of many drive-thrus : ATMS
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Chicago market, with "the" : MERC
40
One with a once-in-a-lifetime experience? : HAJJI
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Elation : RHAPSODY
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___ Wuornos, "Monster" role for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar : AILEEN
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"Whew!" feeling : RELIEF
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Was behind : RANLATE
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The other end of the [circled letters] : PACIFICOCEAN
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Sonatas have four of them : TIRES
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What never lets go? : SUPERGLUE
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Hip place? : ILIUM
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Second issue? : ABEL
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Prefix with zone : EURO
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Gives it up, so to speak : CLAPS
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N.B.A. coaching great George ___ : KARL
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Nobel pursuits?: Abbr. : SCIS
Down
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When doubled, onetime name in Hollywood : ZSA
2
Pinnacle of "The Sound of Music" : ALP
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Letter number : ZIPCODE
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Deutsch marks? : UMLAUTS
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Seed in Mexican cuisine : PEPITA
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Homie's homes : CRIBS
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Air bubble : BLEB
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Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko : SESE
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Ad form : BANNER
10
Evangelist : APOSTLE
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Bird that, curiously, has a yellow breast : BLUETIT
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Bars in a bar? : KARAOKE
13
Darth Vader's boyhood nickname : ANI
18
___ Rutherford, the Father of Nuclear Physics : ERNEST
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Result (from) : ARISE
22
A pop-up has one : ARC
23
So-so : MEH
25
The Legend of Zelda platform, briefly : NES
27
Trite : HOARY
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Electrical inits. : ACDC
30
Stable role on TV? : MRED
33
"Ta-ta" : IMOFF
34
Boxing souvenir : SHINER
35
Flight board abbr. : ARR
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Medical product with no conceivable use? : THEPILL
37
Central American danger : MALARIA
38
Enliven : SPICEUP
41
Family-friendly category : ALLAGES
42
TV's Capt. Picard : JEANLUC
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Fountain feature : JET
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Suffix with opal : INE
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They'll rock your world : SEISMS
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Remote power source : AACELL
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Rodeo performer : ROPER
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"Out of Africa" writer Dinesen : ISAK
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Island sometimes called El Cocodrilo : CUBA
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Peculiarity : TIC
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Location of the William Tell legend : URI
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Lover of Orion, in Greek myth : EOS