24 August 1996 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 August 1996

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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50's portrait? : USGRANT
8
Excoriates : FLAYS
13
Like some dental checkups : BIANNUAL
15
Become intense : HEATUP
16
Hither and yon : ERRANTLY
17
Punctual : ONTIME
18
"The French Connection" co-star : REY
19
Place to doodle : SCRATCHPAD
21
Certain NCO : SFC
24
Proceeds slyly : SIDLES
25
Spanish religious center : AVILA
27
Hit the dirt : SLID
28
"___ Drives Me Crazy" (1989 hit) : SHE
31
It may be blocked : SINUS
32
"Don't rub ___!" : ITIN
33
Site for a seat of honor : DAIS
34
Manhattan district : TRIBECA
36
Trims : BEDECKS
38
Ex-sportscaster Hodges : RUSS
39
Coulombs per second : AMPS
41
Quizmaster : EMCEE
42
Verb suffix : OSE
43
Biblical invocation to God : ABBA
44
Long ___ : JOHNS
45
Flight : STAIRS
47
Santa ___ : ANA
48
1984 Coppola film, with "The" : COTTONCLUB
52
Milne character : ROO
55
Acropolis figure : ATHENA
56
It's receptive to new ideas : OPENMIND
59
Song stanzas : STAVES
60
Alumnus at an alumni party, e.g. : RETURNEE
61
Actress Sally Ann : HOWES
62
Demagogues : RANTERS
Down
1
German preposition : UBER
2
Beget : SIRE
3
"Forrest Gump" Oscar nominee : GARYSINISE
4
Messenger ___ : RNA
5
___ Rutledge (Abe Lincoln's betrothed) : ANN
6
Meshuga : NUTS
7
Takes a powder? : TALCS
8
Got rid of while they were hot? : FENCED
9
Homebuilder's supplies : LATHS
10
Expectant : ATIP
11
Colorado River city : YUMA
12
Shot, in a way : SPED
14
Orpheus, for one : LYRIST
15
White House connection : HOTLINE
20
Wings it : ADLIBS
22
Reasons for retakes : FLUBS
23
Ventura's on it : CASE
25
Jeff Bagwell, e.g. : ASTRO
26
Bug : VIRUS
28
Overly sentimental : SACCHARINE
29
"Car 54, Where Are You?" creator : HIKEN
30
Classics trio : ESSES
32
Like much of Wordsworth's poetry : IAMBIC
33
Energetic one : DEMON
35
Changing places : CABANAS
37
___ vu : DEJA
40
Kind of game : PARLOR
43
Makes up (for) : ATONES
45
Canyon, for one : STEVE
46
Custodian : SUPER
48
Kind of cow : CASH
49
"High Noon" actor Kruger : OTTO
50
Relax : THAW
51
Phase constant, in physics : BETA
53
Critical spelling feature of "Caribbean" : ONER
54
Works of Anacreon : ODES
57
Susan Sarandon in "Dead Man Walking" : NUN
58
80's TV celeb : MRT