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New York Times: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, April 23, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Steve Dobis
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Starring role
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Starring role
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Way to go
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Way to go
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Certain sultan's subject
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"There was a time ..."
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"There was a time ..."
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It's headed by a deputy asst. secy. of labor
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It's headed by a deputy asst. secy. of labor
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They need their bearings
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They need their bearings
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Romance fiction or horror films, e.g.
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Romance fiction or horror films, e.g.
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Midcentury year
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Midcentury year
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European tongue
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European tongue
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Small change
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Small change
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Letters at sea
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Letters at sea
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Basic education, familiarly
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Basic education, familiarly
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House support?
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House support?
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Language that contains no adjectives
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Language that contains no adjectives
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Redolence
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Redolence
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Do colorful work
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Do colorful work
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Coffee break time, maybe
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Coffee break time, maybe
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Generic
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Generic
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"I'll take that as ___"
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"I'll take that as ___"
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E.T.S. offering
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E.T.S. offering
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"Yes, ___!"
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"Yes, ___!"
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Alternative to "roll the dice"
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Alternative to "roll the dice"
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Band lineup
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Band lineup
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Microwave
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Microwave
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Available
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Available
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Drill
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Drill
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Def Leppard hit "Pour Some Sugar ___"
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Def Leppard hit "Pour Some Sugar ___"
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Approved
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Approved
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Shade that defines 17-, 27-, 49- and 65-Across
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Shade that defines 17-, 27-, 49- and 65-Across
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Title grp. in an ABC drama
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Title grp. in an ABC drama
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Barbecue order
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Barbecue order
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High-priced ticket option
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Great-great-great-grandfather of Methuselah
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Great-great-great-grandfather of Methuselah
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Electrical letters
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Electrical letters
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Scrawl graffiti on, e.g.
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Strength
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Strength
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Word with mountain or fly
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Word with mountain or fly
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Not us
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Not us
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Indigent
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Indigent
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Klutz
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Klutz
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Inspiration
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Inspiration
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Decor finish?
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Decor finish?
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Us, abroad
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Us, abroad
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Bikini, e.g.
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Culminating point
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Culminating point
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Merlin of football and TV
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Merlin of football and TV
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Pointy-___
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Pointy-___
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Rebounds, e.g.
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Rebounds, e.g.
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Swiss capital
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Swiss capital
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Documentarian Morris
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Documentarian Morris
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Queen's attendant
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Queen's attendant
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Like some pyramids
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Like some pyramids
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"___ got you"
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"___ got you"
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Having a bite
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Having a bite
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Almost 80 million people visit it yearly
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Almost 80 million people visit it yearly
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Former Colorado governor Roy
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Former Colorado governor Roy
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Dallas hoopster, briefly
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Dallas hoopster, briefly
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Where the Iowa Straw Poll is done
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Where the Iowa Straw Poll is done
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Goals
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Goals
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"My Fair Lady" lady
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"My Fair Lady" lady
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Fought against
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Fought against
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One of Isabella I's kingdoms
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One of Isabella I's kingdoms
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"The Mod Squad" role
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"The Mod Squad" role
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Mainstay
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Mainstay
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1970s-'80s singer Andy
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1970s-'80s singer Andy
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Songwriter Novello
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Songwriter Novello
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Urban sidewalk vendor's offering
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Urban sidewalk vendor's offering
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Boatload
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Boatload
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Pint-size
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Pint-size
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Golfer Isao ___
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Golfer Isao ___
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Financial writer Marshall
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Financial writer Marshall
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Attorneys' degs.
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Attorneys' degs.
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Coastal flier
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Coastal flier
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Great Brit., e.g., in years past
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