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New York Times: Tuesday, August 17, 1999
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, August 17, 1999 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Stephanie Spadaccini
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Plays a part
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Purple color
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American symbol
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American symbol
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Boutique
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Boutique
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Left the couch
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Implore
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Implore
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Snit?
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Snit?
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Dodges
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Dodges
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Wall upright
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Wall upright
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Noted Downing Street address
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Noted Downing Street address
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Maiden name indicator
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Maiden name indicator
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Give the gas
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Give the gas
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Garden store purchase
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Garden store purchase
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Not the glad-handing sort
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Not the glad-handing sort
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Slanders
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Slanders
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Hope/Crosby "Road" destination
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Hope/Crosby "Road" destination
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Gunk
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Gunk
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Permeate
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Permeate
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Autobiography?
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Autobiography?
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Late singer Mel
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Late singer Mel
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Carve
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Carve
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Comic Bill et al.
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Comic Bill et al.
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Detective
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Detective
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Harbor sights
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Harbor sights
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Use a mop
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Downed
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Downed
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High ___ kite
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Trash bag accessory
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Trash bag accessory
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Designer Cassini
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Designer Cassini
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Like a baguette
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Ambivalent?
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Ambivalent?
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Lively
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Lively
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Geometry calculation
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Geometry calculation
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Hawaiian bird
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Hawaiian bird
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Oozes
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Oozes
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Airy home
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Airy home
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Baseball's ___ Slaughter
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Baseball's ___ Slaughter
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Western ski area
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Western ski area
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2,880-mile long country
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2,880-mile long country
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Close-fitting hat
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Tater
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Tater
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Charisma
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Charisma
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Bagel topper
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Mail org.
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Mail org.
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Track-and-field contests
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Track-and-field contests
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Not localized
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Not localized
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Brewery product
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Brewery product
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Polite fellow
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Polite fellow
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Alençon product
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Alençon product
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Paradise
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Paradise
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A Saarinen
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A Saarinen
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Paris gridwork
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Paris gridwork
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Chapter's partner
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Chapter's partner
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They harass the insane
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They harass the insane
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Kind of paper or test
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Kind of paper or test
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Oxidizes
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Oxidizes
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"What ___!" ("Don't pass up this offer!")
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"What ___!" ("Don't pass up this offer!")
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Part of an ancient inscription
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Arranges, as music
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Arranges, as music
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Morsels
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Morsels
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Missing at roll call, maybe
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Missing at roll call, maybe
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Marco's money
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Marco's money
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Russian country house
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Russian country house
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ABC, CBS, etc.
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ABC, CBS, etc.
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Small talk
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Small talk
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"Stop!"
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"Stop!"
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François's father
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François's father
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Dramatist Brendan
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Dramatist Brendan
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Grayish
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Grayish
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Office worker
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Office worker
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Actor Lew
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Actor Lew
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Big basins
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Regarding
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Regarding
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Singer Brickell
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Singer Brickell
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Actor Richard
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Actor Richard
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The ___ Reader (magazine)
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The ___ Reader (magazine)
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One means of knowing
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Horror film director Craven
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