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New York Times: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, March 27, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joe Krozel
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Basis of fries
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Basis of fries
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A good breakfast, but a bad supper, according to Francis Bacon
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A good breakfast, but a bad supper, according to Francis Bacon
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Dumpsite pollutants, for short
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Dumpsite pollutants, for short
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___ once
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___ once
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Robert of "The Sopranos"
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Robert of "The Sopranos"
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Bloody, so to speak
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Bloody, so to speak
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Ton of
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Ton of
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Federally guaranteed security
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Federally guaranteed security
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Showy shrubs
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Showy shrubs
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Certain prayer starter
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Certain prayer starter
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Special ties
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Special ties
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Diamond setting
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Diamond setting
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Arabian Peninsula port
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Arabian Peninsula port
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Trickled (through)
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Trickled (through)
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"___ Cried" (1962 top 10 hit)
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"___ Cried" (1962 top 10 hit)
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Afore
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Afore
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It's often played before playing
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It's often played before playing
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Replies on the Enterprise
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Replies on the Enterprise
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Cary Grant played a male one in 1949
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Cary Grant played a male one in 1949
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Tin ___
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Tin ___
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"Donald's Cousin ___" (1939 Disney cartoon)
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"Donald's Cousin ___" (1939 Disney cartoon)
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Back
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Back
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Private chats
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Private chats
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Northeast airport
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Northeast airport
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God, to Godard
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God, to Godard
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Lead-in to meter
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Lead-in to meter
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Spain's Princess ___
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Spain's Princess ___
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Lives no more
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Lives no more
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Unlikely valentine swappers
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Unlikely valentine swappers
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Skates on thin ice, e.g.
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Chip topper
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Chip topper
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Faint, in slang
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Faint, in slang
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Commercial prefix with suede
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Commercial prefix with suede
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Start of many a story
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Start of many a story
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___ Island, N.Y.
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___ Island, N.Y.
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Weather map numbers
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Assortment
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Assortment
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Ivy League choice
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Ivy League choice
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Marine eagle
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Marine eagle
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Engagement agreement
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Engagement agreement
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Hard to take?
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Hard to take?
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Bric-a-___
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Dig for
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Dig for
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Wagner princess
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Wagner princess
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Designer for Jackie Kennedy
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Designer for Jackie Kennedy
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"This must ___ place"
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"This must ___ place"
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Place for prayer
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Place for prayer
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What "knock knock" may mean
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What "knock knock" may mean
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Korea's Syngman ___
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Korea's Syngman ___
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Understands
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Understands
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From the top
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Celebrated Sigmund Freud patient
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Celebrated Sigmund Freud patient
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Oscar-winning song from "A Star Is Born"
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Oscar-winning song from "A Star Is Born"
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Abbr. accompanying a college name
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Perfect-game pitcher Don
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Perfect-game pitcher Don
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Graph of the equation y = ax2 + bx + c
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Graph of the equation y = ax2 + bx + c
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Leave in a hurry, slangily
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Leave in a hurry, slangily
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Maneuvered
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Maneuvered
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Dukes
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Dukes
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Land that's more than 90% desert
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Land that's more than 90% desert
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Word defined by 20-, 36- and 51-Across
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Word defined by 20-, 36- and 51-Across
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Best and Ferber
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Best and Ferber
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City near Sacramento
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City near Sacramento
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Black cuckoos
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Black cuckoos
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Emulated Arachne
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Emulated Arachne
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Strong as ___
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Strong as ___
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Strike out
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Strike out
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