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New York Times: Wednesday, October 9, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, October 9, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
R. Hughes
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In effect
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Fast one
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Fast one
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Hindu deity
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Persian Gulf tongue
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Persian Gulf tongue
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Clothing
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Clothing
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Oscar winner Jannings
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Fightin' words
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Bat wood
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Bat wood
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Calhoun of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
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Calhoun of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
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Like some columns
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Auto servicing
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Auto servicing
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"See you later"
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"See you later"
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Lifeless
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Lifeless
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Signals approval
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Signals approval
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E.P.A. rating
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Clock
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Clock
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Reimbursable amounts
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Reimbursable amounts
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Have a look-see
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Popular Formula One formula
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Popular Formula One formula
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Round-the-campfire stories
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Rhone feeder
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Rhone feeder
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Fightin' words
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Enfant, across the Pyrenees
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Enfant, across the Pyrenees
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Formerly, formerly
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Polio vaccine developer
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Polio vaccine developer
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Face-to-face test
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Pop
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Pop
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Fightin' words
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Aviation-related
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Aviation-related
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Scold, with "off"
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Flavius's master, in Shakespeare
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Flavius's master, in Shakespeare
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Govt. agents
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Hopalong Cassidy portrayer William
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Hopalong Cassidy portrayer William
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Where Jimmy Carter teaches
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TV handyman Bob
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Warlike Olympian
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Lattice strip
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Lattice strip
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Test figs.
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Test figs.
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Throw a monkey wrench into
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Prefix with phonic
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Prefix with phonic
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Clone
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Clone
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Gone by
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Gone by
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East Lansing sch.
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East Lansing sch.
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Drench again
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Drench again
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African despot
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African despot
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Calf-length dress
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"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" cad
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Illustrated mug
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Illustrated mug
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Emperor after Vespasianus
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Emperor after Vespasianus
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Entice
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Entice
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Horse race
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Horse race
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Foots (up)
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Foots (up)
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Worst possible situation, with "the"
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Common design goal
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Common design goal
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Beat
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Beat
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Remove stitching
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Remove stitching
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Arab chieftain
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Arab chieftain
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Kind of whale
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Kind of whale
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"Riders of the Purple Sage" author
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R.I. neighbor
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Church calendar
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Church calendar
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Exam for H.S. juniors
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Exam for H.S. juniors
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"The Divided Self" author R. D. ___
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"The Divided Self" author R. D. ___
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1959 Ricky Nelson hit
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1959 Ricky Nelson hit
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Harmony
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Harmony
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Boston paper
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Boston paper
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Ancient Syria
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Hit a homer, e.g.
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Polite interruption
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Drill
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Drill
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Just
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Just
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Try this!
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Try this!
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Boy with a bow
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Boy with a bow
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Gainsay
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Gainsay
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Kind of parlor, for short
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Classical beginning
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British defector Philby
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