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New York Times: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, August 8, 2000 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joy L. Wouk
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Two smackers?
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Two smackers?
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"___ la Douce"
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"___ la Douce"
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Is eliminated from competition
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Is eliminated from competition
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Yearn (for)
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Yearn (for)
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Contemptible one
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Contemptible one
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Take over
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Take over
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Mason's wedge
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Mason's wedge
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Italian lake
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Italian lake
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Hawaiian party site
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Hawaiian party site
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1932 novel of crime and race by 40-Across
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1932 novel of crime and race by 40-Across
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British biscuit
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British biscuit
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Berlin bar need
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Berlin bar need
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One-on-one sport
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One-on-one sport
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From a personal standpoint
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From a personal standpoint
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Slump
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Slump
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Genesis victim
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Genesis victim
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Symbol of sturdiness
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Symbol of sturdiness
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Mind terribly
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Mind terribly
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See 20- and 57-Across
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See 20- and 57-Across
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Hung around
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Hung around
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___-de-sac
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___-de-sac
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Cutting part
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Cutting part
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Q-U connection
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Q-U connection
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Kind of film
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Kind of film
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It may react with an acid
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It may react with an acid
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Swiss canton
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Swiss canton
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Fish that's split for cooking
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Fish that's split for cooking
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Fictional county, locale of 20-Across
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Fictional county, locale of 20-Across
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Hearty breakfast dish
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Hearty breakfast dish
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MOMA artist
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MOMA artist
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"Bus Stop" playwright
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"Bus Stop" playwright
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Cheri of "Saturday Night Live"
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Cheri of "Saturday Night Live"
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Dash
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Dash
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Hoops tournament org.
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Hoops tournament org.
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Bells the cat
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Bells the cat
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"Auld Lang ___"
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"Auld Lang ___"
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Dinero
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Dinero
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___ Vegas
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___ Vegas
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German pronoun
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German pronoun
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In myth she was changed into a nightingale
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In myth she was changed into a nightingale
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From the very beginning
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From the very beginning
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Dermatologist's concern
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Dermatologist's concern
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Kind of vegetable
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Kind of vegetable
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Ike's mate
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Ike's mate
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Poster boy
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Poster boy
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Lollapalooza
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Lollapalooza
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___ orange
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___ orange
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Dawn
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Dawn
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Delete
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Delete
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Maliciousness
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Maliciousness
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Washington, e.g.: Abbr.
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Washington, e.g.: Abbr.
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Usually
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Usually
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Bandleader Artie and others
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Bandleader Artie and others
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Biblical length
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Biblical length
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Packs a lot in
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Packs a lot in
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Edible 6-Down
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Edible 6-Down
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Hair goop
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Hair goop
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Popular fast-food chain
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Popular fast-food chain
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Outlining
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Outlining
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Marathoner's trait
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Marathoner's trait
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The "N" of U.N.C.F.
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The "N" of U.N.C.F.
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Unable to escape
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Unable to escape
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Ending with cash or bombard
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Ending with cash or bombard
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"___ Wiedersehen"
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"___ Wiedersehen"
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Swaps
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Swaps
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Nile reptile
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Nile reptile
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"I swear...!"
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"I swear...!"
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Feeder of the body's organs
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Feeder of the body's organs
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Winter sight at Tahoe
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Winter sight at Tahoe
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___ nous
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___ nous
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Where Soave comes from
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Where Soave comes from
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Yard sale tag
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Yard sale tag
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Ladd or Alda
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Ladd or Alda
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Soave, e.g.
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Soave, e.g.
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Guy's honey
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Guy's honey
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"Dig in!"
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"Dig in!"
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