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New York Times: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, May 2, 2006 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter A. Collins
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Olympic stadium centerpiece
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Olympic stadium centerpiece
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Kemo ___ (the Lone Ranger)
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Kemo ___ (the Lone Ranger)
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Assns.
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Assns.
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Kind of treatment
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Kind of treatment
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Word of woe
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Word of woe
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Prefix with graph
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Prefix with graph
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In the course of many weeks
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In the course of many weeks
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Sign from above
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Sign from above
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Tijuana table
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Tijuana table
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Laugh-a-minute type
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Laugh-a-minute type
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Lunden and Crawford
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Lunden and Crawford
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Water conduits
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Water conduits
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Illinois city
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Illinois city
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Weaken from disuse
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Weaken from disuse
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Spoken for
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Spoken for
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Event where people hold hands
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Event where people hold hands
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Salad veggie
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Salad veggie
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Ypsilanti sch.
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Ypsilanti sch.
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Wing ___ prayer
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Wing ___ prayer
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Name hidden in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 28-Down
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Name hidden in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 28-Down
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Hertz competitor
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Hertz competitor
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Letter after chi
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Letter after chi
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Powerful auto engine
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Powerful auto engine
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French physicist after whom an electric unit is named
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French physicist after whom an electric unit is named
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Midway alternative
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Midway alternative
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Was weak in the knees
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Was weak in the knees
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British author ___ Currie
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British author ___ Currie
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Throws in the towel
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Throws in the towel
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Sir Francis who circumnavigated the globe
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Sir Francis who circumnavigated the globe
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Where truckers sit
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Where truckers sit
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Snack with a shell
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Snack with a shell
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Said uncle
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Said uncle
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Reserve
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Reserve
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Tennis serving whiz
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Tennis serving whiz
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Building girder
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Building girder
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Thin
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Thin
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Politico Perot
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Politico Perot
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Land north of Chile
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Land north of Chile
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Chelmsford's county
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Chelmsford's county
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Gift tag word
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Gift tag word
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All you need, according to the Beatles
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All you need, according to the Beatles
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"Up" votes
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"Up" votes
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Argentine soccer star of the 1980's-90's
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Argentine soccer star of the 1980's-90's
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Nightmarish street
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Nightmarish street
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Reasonableness
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Reasonableness
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Some choristers
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Some choristers
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Thai currency
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Thai currency
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Half a figure eight
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Half a figure eight
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Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia"
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Peter of "Lawrence of Arabia"
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Stay tied
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Stay tied
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Former astronaut/senator
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Former astronaut/senator
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Reasonableness
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Reasonableness
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Theater seating choice
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Theater seating choice
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It's best when cracked
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Scanner's scan, for short
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Scanner's scan, for short
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Comment around a birthday cake
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Comment around a birthday cake
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P.D.Q.
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P.D.Q.
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Gymnasts' coups
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Gymnasts' coups
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Broadcast signal carriers
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Broadcast signal carriers
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Egypt's "boy king"
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Egypt's "boy king"
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Optimist's word
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Optimist's word
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Muck
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Muck
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Car category
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Car category
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Pipe joint
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Pipe joint
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Followers
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Followers
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Barn topper
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Barn topper
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Clever comment
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Clever comment
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Some park users
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Some park users
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Maker of the Forester
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Maker of the Forester
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Business exec Bronfman
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Business exec Bronfman
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Constellation near Ursa Major
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Constellation near Ursa Major
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Gulf state
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Gulf state
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27, to 3
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27, to 3
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Summer drinks
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Summer drinks
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Secret message
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Secret message
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Stone used for chess sets
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Stone used for chess sets
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Domino spot
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Domino spot
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Valuable rock
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Valuable rock
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