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New York Times: Wednesday, August 23, 2000
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, August 23, 2000 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
William A. Ballard
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Where Sherlock Holmes "died," with "the"
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Where Sherlock Holmes "died," with "the"
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Deejays' platters
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Deejays' platters
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10
Omnibus alternative
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Omnibus alternative
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Ticked off
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Ticked off
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Ripley's last words?
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Ripley's last words?
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Shakespearean ensign
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Shakespearean ensign
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Energy source
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Energy source
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Get stuck
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Get stuck
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River of Aragón
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River of Aragón
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Outsized sleeping accommodations?
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Outsized sleeping accommodations?
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Calypso offshoot
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Calypso offshoot
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Long intro?
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Long intro?
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Blubbers
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Blubbers
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27
Too-small topper?
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Too-small topper?
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Where the action is
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Where the action is
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Thought: Prefix
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Thought: Prefix
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Encircle
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Encircle
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Like cheddar cheese on a tray
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Like cheddar cheese on a tray
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One of the Ivies
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One of the Ivies
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41
"Duck soup!"
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"Duck soup!"
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42
H.M.O. requirement, usually
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H.M.O. requirement, usually
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Too little of a bad thing?
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Too little of a bad thing?
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Russian pancakes
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Russian pancakes
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Dawn goddess
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Dawn goddess
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Tale teller
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Tale teller
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Somewhat belated desire?
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Somewhat belated desire?
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Ruination
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Ruination
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Fess up
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Fess up
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Pro ___
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Pro ___
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Dilly
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Dilly
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Sailor's respite
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Sailor's respite
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Prolific auth.?
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Prolific auth.?
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Noggin
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Noggin
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Maze word
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Maze word
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Seeds often get them
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Seeds often get them
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Down
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Center of a comparison
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His wife was a pillar
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His wife was a pillar
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Vulgar sort
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Vulgar sort
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It might jackknife
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It might jackknife
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Maturity classification of sherry
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Maturity classification of sherry
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Move forward
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Move forward
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___-Aryan
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___-Aryan
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Year-end libations
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Year-end libations
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"Keep as is"
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"Keep as is"
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___ del Fuego
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___ del Fuego
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Animal in a warren
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Animal in a warren
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Match, grammatically
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Match, grammatically
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They sometimes swing
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They sometimes swing
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Star in Lyra
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Star in Lyra
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Go off the wall?
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Go off the wall?
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Hose problem
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Hose problem
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Opera's ___ Te Kanawa
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Opera's ___ Te Kanawa
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"Bitter" part
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"Bitter" part
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Nation with a solid green flag
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Nation with a solid green flag
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Poetic homage
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Poetic homage
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Nancy Drew's boyfriend
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Nancy Drew's boyfriend
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No-goodnik
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No-goodnik
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Manipulate
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Manipulate
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Shortstop, e.g.: Abbr.
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Shortstop, e.g.: Abbr.
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Spiritual revelation
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Spiritual revelation
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Prefix with second
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Prefix with second
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AMEX counterpart
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AMEX counterpart
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Lighted sign
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Lighted sign
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Dermatologist's diagnosis
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Dermatologist's diagnosis
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Official seal
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Official seal
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"Psst!" follower, maybe
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"Psst!" follower, maybe
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Reason out
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Reason out
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Hang out
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Hang out
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Jazz variation
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Jazz variation
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Thick vine
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Thick vine
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Brown rival
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Brown rival
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Where it all started
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Where it all started
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Latin 101 verb
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Latin 101 verb
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Horseshoe ___
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Horseshoe ___
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Last X of X-X-X
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Last X of X-X-X
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"T" or "F": Abbr.
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