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New York Times: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, September 14, 2010 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Eshan Mitra,
Brown University '12
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Standing
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Standing
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Features of Sophocles plays
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Features of Sophocles plays
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Peeve, with "off"
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Peeve, with "off"
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Rolls for dinner
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Rolls for dinner
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Major constellation?
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Major constellation?
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Something an undercover agent might wear
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Something an undercover agent might wear
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In consecutive order
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In consecutive order
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Knowing, as a secret
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Knowing, as a secret
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Big news on the sports page
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Big news on the sports page
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Bean on the screen
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Bean on the screen
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Cracker brand
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Cracker brand
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Just barely legit
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Just barely legit
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Gets used (to)
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Gets used (to)
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Consideration for when to arrive at the airport: Abbr.
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Consideration for when to arrive at the airport: Abbr.
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But: Lat.
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But: Lat.
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It's read from right to left
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It's read from right to left
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33
Senseless
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Senseless
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Give it a go
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Give it a go
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36
What a slow person may need
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What a slow person may need
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39
Nada
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Nada
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42
Word written on the Saudi flag
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Word written on the Saudi flag
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"Dig in!"
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"Dig in!"
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Summer cooler
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Summer cooler
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Place for a ring
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Place for a ring
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Astronomer Halley
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Astronomer Halley
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Slip-up
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Slip-up
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Sound accompanying a cloud of smoke
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Sound accompanying a cloud of smoke
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It's flashed by an officer
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It's flashed by an officer
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Musical set in Buenos Aires
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Musical set in Buenos Aires
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Epps of "House"
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Epps of "House"
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Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters
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Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters
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Cloud ___
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Cloud ___
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Endure
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Endure
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Arafat's birthplace
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Arafat's birthplace
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Stats for a QB
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Stats for a QB
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You, to a Quaker
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You, to a Quaker
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Went "tap tap tap" on a keyboard
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Went "tap tap tap" on a keyboard
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What makes a pin spin?
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Regret
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Regret
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Abbr. after a lawyer's name
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Abbr. after a lawyer's name
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Cheekiness
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Cheekiness
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Auditorium balcony, e.g.
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Auditorium balcony, e.g.
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One-up
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One-up
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More arid
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More arid
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That, to Tomás
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That, to Tomás
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"I've got a mule, her name is ___"
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"I've got a mule, her name is ___"
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Pirouette
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Pirouette
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"No, you go, really"
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"No, you go, really"
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Bing Crosby, e.g.
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Bing Crosby, e.g.
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Anthony of the Supreme Court
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Anthony of the Supreme Court
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Busts
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Busts
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Chose from a menu
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Chose from a menu
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It's smelled when something's fishy
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It's smelled when something's fishy
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Response to "Who wants ice cream?!"
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Response to "Who wants ice cream?!"
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Driveway surface
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Driveway surface
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___ by chocolate (calorie-heavy dessert)
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___ by chocolate (calorie-heavy dessert)
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Explosive Sicilian?
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Explosive Sicilian?
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"Masterpiece ___"
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"Masterpiece ___"
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Less active
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Less active
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Source of intelligence: Abbr.
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Source of intelligence: Abbr.
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Sunburn soother
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Sunburn soother
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Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark
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Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark
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It's driven over the ice between periods
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It's driven over the ice between periods
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The "king" in "The Last King of Scotland"
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The "king" in "The Last King of Scotland"
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Locket, often
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Locket, often
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Excessively
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Excessively
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Game featuring 108 cards
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Game featuring 108 cards
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Alternative to a print version: Abbr.
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Alternative to a print version: Abbr.
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Christine's lover in "The Phantom of the Opera"
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Christine's lover in "The Phantom of the Opera"
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Shrek and Fiona, in "Shrek"
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Shrek and Fiona, in "Shrek"
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Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"
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Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"
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Egg-shaped
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Egg-shaped
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Ambassador's asset
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Ambassador's asset
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Alternative to a Philly cheesesteak
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Alternative to a Philly cheesesteak
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Cheerleader's cheer
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Cheerleader's cheer
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Cup's edge
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Cup's edge
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Before, in verse
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Before, in verse
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Garden shop offering
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