27 September 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 September 2012

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J
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O
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B
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I
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S
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L
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A
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C
9
H
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R
11
O
12
M
13
A
14
U
N
A
15
N
O
E
L
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A
M
O
R
A
L
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G
P
S
18
F
R
O
F
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F
T
O
N
I
C
E
20
A
S
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P
O
T
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A
R
Y
23
O
R
A
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E
R
S
E
25
O
26
U
T
I
E
27
S
28
L
O
S
29
G
O
O
N
30
O
F
F
A
T
A
N
31
G
E
N
T
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A
L
L
A
H
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C
H
O
R
A
L
34
L
E
O
N
I
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D
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S
P
A
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S
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M
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S
40
C
O
A
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T
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E
43
D
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A
C
C
R
A
45
O
46
N
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Y
E
A
R
E
L
E
48
C
T
I
O
F
F
49
C
O
O
50
N
E
B
U
L
A
51
E
T
R
E
52
T
O
Y
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I
O
S
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N
55
O
R
S
E
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O
N
O
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F
58
F
S
W
I
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T
C
H
60
M
E
61
W
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P
A
M
E
L
A
63
V
I
E
S
64
A
Z
O
65
I
N
A
W
A
Y
66
E
E
R
O
67
N
E
W

Hints & Clues

Across
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Part of a metaphorical ladder : JOB
4
Any of the Galápagos : ISLA
8
Color classification quality : CHROMA
14
Italian article : UNA
15
"Angels From the Realms of Glory," e.g. : NOEL
16
Like psychopaths, say : AMORAL
17
Cellphone feature, for short : GPS
18
Sports team management group : FROFFTONICE
20
"You missed ___" : ASPOT
22
Suffix with diet : ARY
23
"... boy ___ girl?" : ORA
24
Language for a 37-Down : ERSE
25
Some navels : OUTIES
28
California's ___ Padres National Forest : LOS
29
Digress : GOONOFFATANGENT
32
Word appearing more than 20 times on Iran's flag : ALLAH
33
Like some music : CHORAL
34
___ meteor shower : LEONID
36
Muscle cramps, e.g. : SPASMS
40
Covered : COATED
44
Capital on the Gulf of Guinea : ACCRA
45
What a mayor wins, usually : ONYEARELECTIOFF
49
Engage in some pillow talk : COO
50
Orion ___ : NEBULA
51
French word with a circumflex : ETRE
52
Play (with) : TOY
53
What portable Apple products run : IOS
54
It can be found in runes : NORSE
56
Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? : ONOFFSWITCH
60
Kitten call : MEW
62
Classic 1740 romance subtitled "Virtue Rewarded" : PAMELA
63
Contests : VIES
64
Kind of dye : AZO
65
To some extent : INAWAY
66
Architect Saarinen : EERO
67
Shiny, say : NEW
Down
1
___-eared : JUG
2
Out, in a way : ONPAROLE
3
Certain jazz club improvisation : BASSSOLO
4
Dope : INFO
5
To some extent : SORTOF
6
48-Down follower : LEO
7
Movement founded by Yasser Arafat : ALFATAH
8
Age calculation at a vet clinic : CATYEARS
9
Medical grp. : HMO
10
___ Swanson, "Parks and Recreation" boss : RON
11
13-Down athlete : ORIOLE
12
Diacritical mark : MACRON
13
See 11-Down : ALEAST
19
Popular corn chip, informally : FRITO
21
Expiation : PENANCE
24
Even in Paris? : EGAL
26
Mixed martial arts org. : UFC
27
Lose one's patience with, maybe : SNAPAT
30
Many a Browns fan : OHIOAN
31
Epitome of slowness : GLACIER
35
"This may be controversial, but ..." : DAREISAY
37
Arthur Conan Doyle, e.g. : SCOTSMAN
38
"Batman" villain in a cryogenic suit : MRFREEZE
39
Cry at home, maybe : SAFE
41
"America's favorite active pro athlete," per a 2012 ESPN poll : TEBOW
42
Slippery : ELUSIVE
43
Singer Lana ___ Rey : DEL
45
Exotic aquarium specimens : OCTOPI
46
Speechwriter who coined the phrase "Read my lips: no new taxes" : NOONAN
47
Classical musician whose career has had its ups and downs? : YOYOMA
48
6-Down preceder : CANCER
55
Very : OHSO
57
Small number : FEW
58
Fourth-largest state in population: Abbr. : FLA
59
N.H.L. impossibility : TIE
61
"That's crazy!" : WOW