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New York Times: Monday, August 21, 2006
Below is the full solution for the Monday, August 21, 2006 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Elayne Cantor
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Capital of Tibet
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Capital of Tibet
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[Oh, my heavens!]
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[Oh, my heavens!]
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"Get lost, kitty!"
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"Get lost, kitty!"
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String ties
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String ties
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Sharif of film
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Sharif of film
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Tiny bit
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Tiny bit
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Sound after a tear is shed
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Sound after a tear is shed
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Shoestring
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Shoestring
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Unappetizing food
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Unappetizing food
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Parental demand #1
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Parental demand #1
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Major leaguer
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Major leaguer
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British rocker Brian
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British rocker Brian
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Actor Beatty
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Actor Beatty
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Sheet of ice
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Sheet of ice
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Putin's rejection
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Putin's rejection
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Sets (down)
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Sets (down)
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Parachute part
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Parachute part
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Grooved on
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Grooved on
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Lobbying grp.
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Lobbying grp.
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Parental demand #2
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Parental demand #2
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General at Appomattox
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General at Appomattox
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___ favor (please, in Spanish)
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___ favor (please, in Spanish)
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Gumbo vegetable
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Gumbo vegetable
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"Gee willikers!"
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"Gee willikers!"
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Surmounting
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Surmounting
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"Hey ? you!"
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"Hey ? you!"
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Cousin of "ruff!"
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Cousin of "ruff!"
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Column's counterpart
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Column's counterpart
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"Well, ___-di-dah!"
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"Well, ___-di-dah!"
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Parental demand #3
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Parental demand #3
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Supply-and-demand subj.
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Supply-and-demand subj.
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Long car, for short
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Long car, for short
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Construction piece
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Construction piece
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Salon job
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Salon job
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Mishmash
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Mishmash
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Fine thread
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Fine thread
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Sequoia, for one
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Sequoia, for one
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New Jersey hoopsters
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New Jersey hoopsters
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Kid's response to 20-, 37- and 55-Across
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Kid's response to 20-, 37- and 55-Across
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Abbr. on a dumbbell
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Abbr. on a dumbbell
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___ Kong
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___ Kong
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"That's ___!" (debate retort)
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"That's ___!" (debate retort)
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Plays down, as an issue
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Plays down, as an issue
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In reference to
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In reference to
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Sport with woods and Woods
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Sport with woods and Woods
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Part of a Latin 101 conjugation
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Part of a Latin 101 conjugation
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Scented pouch
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Scented pouch
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Fuss over oneself
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Fuss over oneself
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[Isn't he dreamy?!]
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[Isn't he dreamy?!]
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Massachusetts, e.g., before 1776
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Massachusetts, e.g., before 1776
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Makes amends
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Makes amends
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Not live
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Not live
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Dipping dish
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Dipping dish
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Like Peary's explorations
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Like Peary's explorations
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Govt. media watchdog
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Govt. media watchdog
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Chat room joke response
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Chat room joke response
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Miner's load
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Miner's load
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Nope's counterpart
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Pharaoh's land
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Pharaoh's land
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Woe on an observation deck
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Woe on an observation deck
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Lilac or violet
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Lilac or violet
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India's first P.M.
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India's first P.M.
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Tic-tac-toe win
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Tic-tac-toe win
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Green-lights
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Green-lights
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Surgery sites, for short
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Surgery sites, for short
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"Welcome" site
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"Welcome" site
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Worker with an apron
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Worker with an apron
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From way back when
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From way back when
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For some time
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For some time
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Skillful
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Skillful
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Synthetic fiber
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Synthetic fiber
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"Where there's ___ ..."
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"Where there's ___ ..."
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"This one's ___!"
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"This one's ___!"
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Fail to mention
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Fail to mention
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Dairy farm sounds
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Dairy farm sounds
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Take a break
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Take a break
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Cabbagelike vegetable
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Cabbagelike vegetable
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Mal de ___
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