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New York Times: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, October 21, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter A. Collins
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"Whew!"
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"Whew!"
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"___ ears!"
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"___ ears!"
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Weasel-like animal
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Weasel-like animal
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Big name in skin care
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Big name in skin care
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Saintly glows
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Saintly glows
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Oversimplifies, as educational standards
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Oversimplifies, as educational standards
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Council of ___, 1545-63
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Council of ___, 1545-63
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Flying A competitor
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Flying A competitor
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A.E.F.'s conflict
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A.E.F.'s conflict
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Dragon-slaying saint
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Dragon-slaying saint
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Club official
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Club official
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Archangel in Daniel
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Archangel in Daniel
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Judge in an impeachment trial
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Judge in an impeachment trial
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Not quite up yet
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Not quite up yet
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Bud holder, of sorts
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Bud holder, of sorts
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Ab ___ (from the start)
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Ab ___ (from the start)
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Ballet rail
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Ballet rail
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Frank McCourt memoir
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Frank McCourt memoir
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Barrio quaffs
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Barrio quaffs
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Noted 1945 photo site, briefly
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Noted 1945 photo site, briefly
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It might get a 4.0 A.P.R.
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It might get a 4.0 A.P.R.
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Ad music
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Ad music
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French newspaper since 1944
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French newspaper since 1944
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Mississippi's capital
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Mississippi's capital
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Proof of purchase
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Proof of purchase
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"Hägar the Horrible" creator Dik
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"Hägar the Horrible" creator Dik
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Part of a geisha's attire
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Part of a geisha's attire
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Cries of surprise
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Cries of surprise
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North African capital
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North African capital
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Job for a dummy?
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Job for a dummy?
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Quick-footed
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Quick-footed
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Pilgrimage destination
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Pilgrimage destination
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Draft pick?
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Draft pick?
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Heroic acts
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Heroic acts
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Bob Marley's "___ the Sheriff"
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Bob Marley's "___ the Sheriff"
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Genre for 1- & 22-Across, 22- & 26-Across, 26- & 46-Across and 46- & 49-Across
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Genre for 1- & 22-Across, 22- & 26-Across, 26- & 46-Across and 46- & 49-Across
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Expressed, as a farewell
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Cross to bear
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Cross to bear
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Thanksgiving dish
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Thanksgiving dish
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Those with clout
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Those with clout
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Hump day, to an office worker
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Hump day, to an office worker
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Affirmation
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Affirmation
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Explorer with Sacagawea
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Explorer with Sacagawea
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PC-linking system
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PC-linking system
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Lustrous cloth
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Lustrous cloth
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Dawn goddess
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Dawn goddess
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Uncle Remus title
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Uncle Remus title
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January 1 song word
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January 1 song word
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90 degrees from sur
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90 degrees from sur
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"Oh, ___!" (Pooh expression)
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"Oh, ___!" (Pooh expression)
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Dharma's sitcom spouse
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Dharma's sitcom spouse
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5K, for one
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5K, for one
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A Swiss Army knife has lots of them
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A Swiss Army knife has lots of them
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1999 Exxon merger partner
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1999 Exxon merger partner
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Blown away
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Blown away
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PC backup medium
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PC backup medium
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Picker-uppers
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Picker-uppers
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Convex molding
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Convex molding
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Baseball's Al a k a the Hebrew Hammer
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Baseball's Al a k a the Hebrew Hammer
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Sportage automaker
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Sportage automaker
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Cheshire cat's place
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Cheshire cat's place
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End of a Caesarean boast
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End of a Caesarean boast
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Place to dip a quill
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Place to dip a quill
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Out of work
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Out of work
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Guadalajara's state
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Guadalajara's state
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Ruby's live-TV victim
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Ruby's live-TV victim
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City on the Loire with a quarter million people
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City on the Loire with a quarter million people
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"Goldberg Variations" composer, in brief
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"Goldberg Variations" composer, in brief
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Results of abrasion
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Results of abrasion
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Thin nail
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Thin nail
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Latest thing
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Latest thing
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Best New American Play award
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Jalopy
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Jalopy
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Where the traitorous Vidkun Quisling lived
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Where the traitorous Vidkun Quisling lived
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1/12 of a recovery program
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1/12 of a recovery program
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Early 10th-century year
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Early 10th-century year
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It may be felt on your head
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It may be felt on your head
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