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New York Times: Monday, February 9, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Monday, February 9, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Randall J. Hartman
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French friends
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French friends
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Four: Prefix
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Four: Prefix
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"___ be a cold day in hell ..."
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"___ be a cold day in hell ..."
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Make over
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Make over
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Shake hands (on)
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Shake hands (on)
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Heavy cart
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Heavy cart
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1968 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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1968 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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Land of the so-called "Troubles"
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Land of the so-called "Troubles"
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Fashion designer Perry
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Fashion designer Perry
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Classic muscle car
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Classic muscle car
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Men whom women can't trust
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Men whom women can't trust
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It's measured in amperes: Abbr.
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It's measured in amperes: Abbr.
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What a wizard casts
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What a wizard casts
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Umpire's call at the start of an inning
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Umpire's call at the start of an inning
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Averts, with "off"
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Averts, with "off"
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Word before Jordan or Canada
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Word before Jordan or Canada
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Kitchen wrap brand
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Kitchen wrap brand
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Words to live by
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Words to live by
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Shah
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Shah
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Boob tube (and a hint to 17- and 65-Across and 11- and 30-Down)
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Boob tube (and a hint to 17- and 65-Across and 11- and 30-Down)
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Bridge or tunnel designer: Abbr.
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Bridge or tunnel designer: Abbr.
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Santa's helpers
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Santa's helpers
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Cybercommerce
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Cybercommerce
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of it: Abbr.
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of it: Abbr.
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Oozed
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Oozed
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2009 Super Bowl champs
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2009 Super Bowl champs
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Luxury Toyota make
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Luxury Toyota make
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Construction site watchdog, for short
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Construction site watchdog, for short
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Coffee, slangily
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Coffee, slangily
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Succeeded at musical chairs
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Succeeded at musical chairs
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Bewildered
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Bewildered
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News item that often has a person's age in the headline
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News item that often has a person's age in the headline
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Polynesian-themed restaurant chain
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Polynesian-themed restaurant chain
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"If all ___ fails ..."
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"If all ___ fails ..."
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White-feathered wader
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White-feathered wader
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2.54 centimeters
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2.54 centimeters
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Norman who created "All in the Family"
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Norman who created "All in the Family"
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University officials
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University officials
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"A Death in the Family" author James
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"A Death in the Family" author James
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Commedia dell'___
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Commedia dell'___
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Whimper
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Whimper
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Fox's "American ___"
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Fox's "American ___"
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Communist council
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Communist council
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Contents of a La Brea pit
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Contents of a La Brea pit
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Silly Putty holder
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Silly Putty holder
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Calc prerequisite
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Calc prerequisite
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Landlords' due
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Landlords' due
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"___ Fables"
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"___ Fables"
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"Goodness gracious!"
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"Goodness gracious!"
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Courtroom
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Courtroom
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Cooking grease
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Cooking grease
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Caustic compounds
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The British ___
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The British ___
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The "E" of Q.E.D.
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The "E" of Q.E.D.
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Sneaky pitch
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Sneaky pitch
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And so on: Abbr.
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And so on: Abbr.
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___ Motel ("Psycho" setting)
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___ Motel ("Psycho" setting)
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Airplane seating request
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Airplane seating request
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Document checked at the border
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Document checked at the border
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They might be checkered
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They might be checkered
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___ Allan Poe
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___ Allan Poe
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Sensitive spots
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Sensitive spots
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"Keen!"
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"Keen!"
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Fast-firing firearm
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Fast-firing firearm
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Scores like 1-1 and 2-2
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Scores like 1-1 and 2-2
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Reason for an R rating
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"The Merry Widow" composer
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"The Merry Widow" composer
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Checked for fingerprints
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Checked for fingerprints
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Riga's land
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Riga's land
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"Beetle Bailey" boss
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"Beetle Bailey" boss
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"Piano Man" performer Billy
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"Piano Man" performer Billy
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Up to the task
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Up to the task
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"Gone With the Wind" plantation
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"Gone With the Wind" plantation
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Do lullabies, e.g.
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Do lullabies, e.g.
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Behold, to Brutus
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Behold, to Brutus
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Former Davis Cup captain Arthur
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Former Davis Cup captain Arthur
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Cozy room
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Cozy room
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Visitors from Venus, say
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