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New York Times: Friday, August 20, 1999
Below is the full solution for the Friday, August 20, 1999 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Manny Nosowsky
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They may be at the tip of your tongue
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They may be at the tip of your tongue
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Tanks and such
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Tanks and such
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Land invaded by Italy, 1935
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Land invaded by Italy, 1935
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Blackmore title name
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Blackmore title name
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Headed toward bankruptcy
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Headed toward bankruptcy
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Paid to get in
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Paid to get in
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Song ender
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Song ender
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Mogul memorial since the 1640's
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Mogul memorial since the 1640's
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Noted 1910's-20's Broadway duo
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Noted 1910's-20's Broadway duo
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Area of 1940's mil. activity
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Area of 1940's mil. activity
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Dangerous biter
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Dangerous biter
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Unexciting
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Unexciting
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Messenger's letters
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Messenger's letters
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Los hermanos de la madre
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Los hermanos de la madre
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Tips at sea
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Tips at sea
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Encouraging word
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Encouraging word
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"Been there, done that"
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"Been there, done that"
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Circumspect
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Circumspect
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Brother of Fidel
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Brother of Fidel
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___ Zion church
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___ Zion church
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Channel county
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Channel county
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Covering with a hole in it
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Covering with a hole in it
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Smith and others
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Smith and others
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Fought with Richard the Lion-Hearted
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Fought with Richard the Lion-Hearted
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Some stonecutters
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Some stonecutters
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Is in session
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Is in session
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First H.E.W. Secretary ___ Culp Hobby
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First H.E.W. Secretary ___ Culp Hobby
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Awaits a chewing out
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Awaits a chewing out
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Irish county containing the Lakes of Killarney
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Irish county containing the Lakes of Killarney
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Have an idea
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Have an idea
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Someone ___
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Someone ___
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Lays claim to
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Lays claim to
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Fancy shooters
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Advance the cause of
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Song ender
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Woman's shoe
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Woman's shoe
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Hook shape
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Hook shape
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Life preserver?
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Life preserver?
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Burma's first P.M.
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Burma's first P.M.
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Songs
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Songs
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"The English Patient" setting
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"The English Patient" setting
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Smart player?
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Smart player?
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Novelist Jaffe
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Novelist Jaffe
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When telephone lines really hum
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When telephone lines really hum
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In single file
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In single file
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Popular restaurant
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Popular restaurant
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One of the Beverly Hillbillies
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One of the Beverly Hillbillies
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Save for future use
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Save for future use
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Donald Duck's nephews, e.g.
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Donald Duck's nephews, e.g.
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Call for a mate
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Call for a mate
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What you may do for laughs
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What you may do for laughs
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Honest
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Honest
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Glib responses
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Glib responses
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It may get thrown for a loss
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It may get thrown for a loss
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De Gaulle's birthplace
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De Gaulle's birthplace
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Trickery
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Trickery
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Lake ___ (Blue Nile source)
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Lake ___ (Blue Nile source)
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Demonstrated contrition
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Demonstrated contrition
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Antarctic waters
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Antarctic waters
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It's pursued in vein
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Major banking center
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Major banking center
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Gather in a thin layer of molecules
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Gather in a thin layer of molecules
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Soil samples
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Soil samples
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Raison d'___
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Raison d'___
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Attendant on Cleopatra, in Shakespeare
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Attendant on Cleopatra, in Shakespeare
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Grammy winner Puente
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Grammy winner Puente
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Submachine gun
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Submachine gun
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Kind of form
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Kind of form
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Absent-Minded Professor ___ Brainard
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Absent-Minded Professor ___ Brainard
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Raiding grp.
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Raiding grp.
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