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New York Times: Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, May 28, 2002 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ed Early
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Not that
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Not that
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5
Plods along
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Plods along
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Take it easy
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Take it easy
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Open to inspection
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Open to inspection
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Showy flower
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Showy flower
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Citrus fruit waste
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Citrus fruit waste
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Coal deposits?
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Coal deposits?
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Thieves' hangout
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Thieves' hangout
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Employee's reward
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Employee's reward
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Hippie's catchword
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Hippie's catchword
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Intrinsically
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Intrinsically
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Place for a cold one
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Place for a cold one
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Play time
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Play time
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N.F.C. or A.F.C. division
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N.F.C. or A.F.C. division
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A criminal may go by it
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A criminal may go by it
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Stomach filler
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Stomach filler
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Log-burning time
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Log-burning time
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D.E.A. operative
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D.E.A. operative
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Theme of this puzzle
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Theme of this puzzle
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Ship lockup
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Ship lockup
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Allergy consequence
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Allergy consequence
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Field of expertise
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Field of expertise
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The "L" in 51-Down
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The "L" in 51-Down
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Erne or tern
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Erne or tern
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Radio talk show participant
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Radio talk show participant
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L.B.J.'s successor
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L.B.J.'s successor
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Tree knot
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Tree knot
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Throw out
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Throw out
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April forecast
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April forecast
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Lena of "Havana"
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Lena of "Havana"
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Q-Tip, e.g.
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Q-Tip, e.g.
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Come down
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Come down
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Ruin a shot, in a way
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Ruin a shot, in a way
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Water swirl
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Water swirl
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Mexican bread
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Mexican bread
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"Ah, me!"
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"Ah, me!"
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Walked (on)
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Walked (on)
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Call to Fido
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Call to Fido
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"Terrible" czar
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"Terrible" czar
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Lust, for one
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Lust, for one
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Takes an oath
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Takes an oath
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___ lazuli
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___ lazuli
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More than heavy
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More than heavy
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Jubilation
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Jubilation
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French seasoning
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French seasoning
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Philadelphia tourist attraction
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Philadelphia tourist attraction
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Pavarotti specialty
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Pavarotti specialty
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Brass component
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Brass component
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North Carolina motto starter
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North Carolina motto starter
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Exit
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Exit
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Give a scathing review
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Give a scathing review
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Sweet drink
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Sweet drink
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Hospital capacity
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Hospital capacity
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Indian royalty
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Indian royalty
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Make jubilant
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Make jubilant
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Around
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Around
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Drink with fast food
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Drink with fast food
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Like Mayberry
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Like Mayberry
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Well's partner
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Well's partner
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Cubist Fernand
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Cubist Fernand
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Explorer maker
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Explorer maker
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Be beholden to
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Be beholden to
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Country dance spot
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Country dance spot
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Adam's apple's place
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Adam's apple's place
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Dennis the Menace, e.g.
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Dennis the Menace, e.g.
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Rapids transit?
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Rapids transit?
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Microsoft honcho
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Microsoft honcho
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Explosion maker
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Explosion maker
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Shoe bottom
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Shoe bottom
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Decked out
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Decked out
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Cheese coating
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Cheese coating
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Wander
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Wander
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Mil. truant
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Mil. truant
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Canaveral letters
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Beame and Saperstein
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Beame and Saperstein
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___ a plea
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___ a plea
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Baden-Baden or Évian
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