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New York Times: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, May 31, 2011 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Nina Rulon-Miller
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Nick and Nora's terrier
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Nick and Nora's terrier
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Blood donation unit
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Blood donation unit
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Tiara inset
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Tiara inset
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Nobelist Niels
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Nobelist Niels
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Jackass's sound
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Jackass's sound
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Skybox site
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Skybox site
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Something to play at a casino
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Something to play at a casino
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Word-processing command
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Word-processing command
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Holy Roman emperor dubbed "the Great"
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Holy Roman emperor dubbed "the Great"
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Wife of Zeus
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Wife of Zeus
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Same old same old, as at work
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Same old same old, as at work
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"'Tain't" retort
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"'Tain't" retort
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Pips
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Pips
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Performed microsurgery on, perhaps
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Performed microsurgery on, perhaps
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President pro ___
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President pro ___
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Two twos, say
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Two twos, say
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Willing, old-style
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Willing, old-style
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Kama ___
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Kama ___
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Jack Barry once hosted a rigged one
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Jack Barry once hosted a rigged one
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Nicene ___
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Nicene ___
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Carryall
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Carryall
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Predatory seabird
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Predatory seabird
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Barbecue item
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Barbecue item
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Jumper cable connection
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Jumper cable connection
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Place for Manhattanites to drink and dance
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Place for Manhattanites to drink and dance
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Soufflé ingredient
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Soufflé ingredient
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Tailless simian
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Tailless simian
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The Magi, e.g.
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The Magi, e.g.
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Get by logic
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Get by logic
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Paparazzo's target, briefly
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Paparazzo's target, briefly
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Number associated with 17-, 25-, 41- and 51-Across
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Number associated with 17-, 25-, 41- and 51-Across
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So old it's new again
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So old it's new again
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Architect Saarinen
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Architect Saarinen
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Revealing skirt feature
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Revealing skirt feature
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British earldom
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British earldom
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"Phooey!"
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"Phooey!"
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Falco of "Nurse Jackie"
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Falco of "Nurse Jackie"
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Monk's superior
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Monk's superior
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Conductor Sir Georg
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Conductor Sir Georg
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"Win some, lose some"
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"Win some, lose some"
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Western U.S. oil giant
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Western U.S. oil giant
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Brown-bagger's sandwich, for short
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Brown-bagger's sandwich, for short
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Often rolled-over investment, for short
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Often rolled-over investment, for short
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After-dark time in Germany
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After-dark time in Germany
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Rug rats
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Rug rats
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Like most sumo wrestlers
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Like most sumo wrestlers
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Miss a cue, say
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Miss a cue, say
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Off-the-wall
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Off-the-wall
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The blahs
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The blahs
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Coffee shop order
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Coffee shop order
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X, on a greeting card
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X, on a greeting card
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"Baloney!"
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"Baloney!"
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Brazilian soccer hero
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Brazilian soccer hero
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Keats or Wordsworth
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Keats or Wordsworth
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"We are not ___": Queen Victoria
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"We are not ___": Queen Victoria
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Main line
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Main line
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U.S.M.C. enlistee
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U.S.M.C. enlistee
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Hang on a clothesline
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Hang on a clothesline
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Freudian concept
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Freudian concept
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Causing ruin
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Causing ruin
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Like a $6 return on a $2 bet
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Like a $6 return on a $2 bet
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Potter pal Weasley
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Potter pal Weasley
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Leave dumbstruck
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Leave dumbstruck
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Boob tube
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Boob tube
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It might end with "Beverages"
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It might end with "Beverages"
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"It's c-c-cold!"
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"It's c-c-cold!"
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Article often bordered in black
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Article often bordered in black
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Mother-of-pearl
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Mother-of-pearl
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Blunted blades
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Blunted blades
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Evidence of a caning
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Evidence of a caning
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Passed illegally, as a check
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Passed illegally, as a check
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Shrink in fear
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Shrink in fear
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Wish granters
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Wish granters
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Late marathoner Waitz
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Late marathoner Waitz
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Big Board initials
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Big Board initials
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Bard's "before"
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Bard's "before"
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NOW political cause, once
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NOW political cause, once
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"Just kidding!"
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"Just kidding!"
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