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New York Times: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, August 19, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter A. Collins
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___ unto itself
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___ unto itself
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Brown fur
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Brown fur
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Is shy, in a way
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Is shy, in a way
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Game Gear company
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Game Gear company
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Philanderer, in slang
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Philanderer, in slang
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Our genus
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Our genus
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Madre's hermanos
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Madre's hermanos
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To this point, in verse
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To this point, in verse
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Intravenous hookup
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Intravenous hookup
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Hamid Karzai, starting in 2004
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Hamid Karzai, starting in 2004
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Uppity type
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Uppity type
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Org. concerned with firing practices?
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Org. concerned with firing practices?
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One of four generations in a photo
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One of four generations in a photo
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Iranian cash
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Iranian cash
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Occasion for a proctor
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Occasion for a proctor
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Overly
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Overly
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"Must've been something ___"
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"Must've been something ___"
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Like "King Lear"
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Like "King Lear"
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Keep an appointment
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Keep an appointment
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When juillet and août occur
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When juillet and août occur
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Get rid of
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Get rid of
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Vacant, in a way
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Vacant, in a way
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Driver's electric convenience
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Driver's electric convenience
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Old Ford model
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Old Ford model
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Like 26-Down
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Like 26-Down
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Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel ... and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across
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Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel ... and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across
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Piltdown man, notably
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Piltdown man, notably
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Longtime label for 38-Down
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Longtime label for 38-Down
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Like a hottie
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Like a hottie
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Rocker Quatro
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Rocker Quatro
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Father ___, leper priest of Molokai
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Father ___, leper priest of Molokai
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"Ain't it the truth!"
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"Ain't it the truth!"
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Siesta time, maybe
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Siesta time, maybe
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Has-___ (ones who are washed up)
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Has-___ (ones who are washed up)
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Like some sums
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Wirehair of film
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Wirehair of film
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Son of Eric the Red
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Son of Eric the Red
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All worked up
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All worked up
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Stock transaction made to claim a tax deduction
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Stock transaction made to claim a tax deduction
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Court worker, for short
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Court worker, for short
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Sluggishness
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Sluggishness
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Mobster's code
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Mobster's code
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Dots over eyes?
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Dots over eyes?
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New Mexico skiing locale
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New Mexico skiing locale
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"Mercy!"
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"Mercy!"
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Dog-eared
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Dog-eared
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Discharge
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Discharge
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Conciliatory bribe
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Conciliatory bribe
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Promo container that's a twofer
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Promo container that's a twofer
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See 39-Down
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See 39-Down
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Apothecary weight
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Apothecary weight
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"Peer Gynt" composer
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"Peer Gynt" composer
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Gaucho's gear
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Gaucho's gear
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What "-vore" means
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What "-vore" means
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Like some ions: Abbr.
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Like some ions: Abbr.
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Early sixth-century date
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Early sixth-century date
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Patriot Allen
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Patriot Allen
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Nary a soul
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Nary a soul
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Air controller's place
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Air controller's place
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Jerry Garcia's band, for short
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Jerry Garcia's band, for short
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With 22-Down, stinging insects
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With 22-Down, stinging insects
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Hubbub
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Hubbub
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Shows disdain for
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Shows disdain for
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Snorkel and colleagues: Abbr.
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Snorkel and colleagues: Abbr.
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Res ___ loquitur
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Res ___ loquitur
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"Dynasty" vixen
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"Dynasty" vixen
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Infant's bodysuit
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Infant's bodysuit
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Raising a stink?
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Raising a stink?
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Hammond products
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Hammond products
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Historic site option
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Historic site option
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Give a paddling, maybe
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Give a paddling, maybe
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Kvetcher
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Kvetcher
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White coat
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White coat
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Moore of film
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Moore of film
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Deleted, with "out"
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Deleted, with "out"
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Part of Rockefeller Ctr.'s address
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Part of Rockefeller Ctr.'s address
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V-J Day pres.
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V-J Day pres.
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