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New York Times: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, August 12, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ray Fontenot
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Just for guys
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Just for guys
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Rice dish
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Rice dish
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Colleague of Clark at the Daily Planet
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Colleague of Clark at the Daily Planet
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Oscar winner Kedrova
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Oscar winner Kedrova
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Amorphous critter
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Amorphous critter
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Ultimatum's end
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Ultimatum's end
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State firmly
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State firmly
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Musical genre for Destiny's Child
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Musical genre for Destiny's Child
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Concert halls of old
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Concert halls of old
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TV game show that places spouses at risk?
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TV game show that places spouses at risk?
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"Crocodile Rock" singer John
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"Crocodile Rock" singer John
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Fresh talk
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Fresh talk
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Chemical in Drano
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Chemical in Drano
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Belittle, slangily
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Belittle, slangily
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Toe the line
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Toe the line
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Chocolate trees
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Chocolate trees
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Red Bordeaux
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Red Bordeaux
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Outback avians
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Outback avians
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TV game show that quizzes oenophiles?
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TV game show that quizzes oenophiles?
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Morales of "N.Y.P.D. Blue"
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Morales of "N.Y.P.D. Blue"
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Lease signer
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Lease signer
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Winter topper
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Winter topper
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Hawaii's state bird
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Hawaii's state bird
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Hood's pistol
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Hood's pistol
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Do-over at Wimbledon
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Do-over at Wimbledon
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Pint-size
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Pint-size
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Reads closely, with "over"
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Reads closely, with "over"
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TV game show that eliminates coy contestants?
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TV game show that eliminates coy contestants?
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Super server
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Super server
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___ to (in on)
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___ to (in on)
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Nair competitor
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Nair competitor
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"Comin' ___ the Rye"
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"Comin' ___ the Rye"
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First name in TV talk
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First name in TV talk
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Gabor and Longoria Parker
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Gabor and Longoria Parker
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Colon, in an emoticon
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Colon, in an emoticon
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Not the sharpest pencil in the box
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Not the sharpest pencil in the box
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Place for a blotter
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Place for a blotter
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Left rolling in the aisles, as an audience
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Copenhagen's ___ Gardens
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Copenhagen's ___ Gardens
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Native Alaskans
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Native Alaskans
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Reclusive Greta
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Reclusive Greta
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A comb makes one
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A comb makes one
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"If ___ suggest ..."
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"If ___ suggest ..."
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Last name in TV talk
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Co-panelist of Cowell
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Co-panelist of Cowell
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It's sold by the yard
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It's sold by the yard
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Sainted fifth-century pope
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Sainted fifth-century pope
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Former inamorato or inamorata
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Former inamorato or inamorata
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"Peekaboo" follower
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"Peekaboo" follower
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Neptune's realm
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Neptune's realm
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___ Gay (W.W. II bomber)
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___ Gay (W.W. II bomber)
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New Deal org.
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New Deal org.
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Pothook shape
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Pothook shape
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Lawman Masterson
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Lawman Masterson
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Once, once
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Once, once
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Aden's land
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Aden's land
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Coin whose front was last redesigned in 1909
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Coin whose front was last redesigned in 1909
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In vogue
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In vogue
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Newcastle's river
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Newcastle's river
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"Don't move — I'll go for help"
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"Don't move — I'll go for help"
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Hardly ruddy
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Hardly ruddy
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All thumbs
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All thumbs
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Night school subj.
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Night school subj.
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Lacking details
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Lacking details
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"How cute"
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"How cute"
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Espied Godiva, e.g.
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Espied Godiva, e.g.
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Show sorrow
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Show sorrow
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Trojan War hero
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Trojan War hero
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"You should have known better"
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"You should have known better"
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Country rocker Steve
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Country rocker Steve
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Had title to
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Had title to
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Cupid's Greek counterpart
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Cupid's Greek counterpart
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Ceramist's oven
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Ceramist's oven
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Times to revel
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Times to revel
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January 1 song word
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January 1 song word
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Broke bread
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