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New York Times: Friday, February 17, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Friday, February 17, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ian Livengood
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Stud, say
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Court defendant: Abbr.
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He played Don Altobello in "The Godfather Part III"
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He played Don Altobello in "The Godfather Part III"
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Fair
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Fair
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Side effect?
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Side effect?
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Hillbilly's plug
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Hillbilly's plug
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More, to a 37-Down
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More, to a 37-Down
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Eric of "Funny People," 2009
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Eric of "Funny People," 2009
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It's gradually shrinking in the Arctic
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It's gradually shrinking in the Arctic
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Lost traction
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Lost traction
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One punched in an office
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One punched in an office
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Kitchen dusting aid
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Kitchen dusting aid
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Admirable person
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Admirable person
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They might be left hanging
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They might be left hanging
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Not pussyfooting
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Not pussyfooting
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1990s Indian P.M.
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1990s Indian P.M.
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"Youth With a Skull" painter
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"Youth With a Skull" painter
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Didn't use a high enough 45-Across, maybe
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Didn't use a high enough 45-Across, maybe
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Carpenter's groove
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Carpenter's groove
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Some E.M.T. cases
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Some E.M.T. cases
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They stand for things
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They stand for things
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Kind of nut
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Kind of nut
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Evenly matched
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Evenly matched
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Employees at a ritzy hotel
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Employees at a ritzy hotel
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Is routed by
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Is routed by
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Whiff
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Whiff
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Hand holder?
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Hand holder?
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Grain, e.g.
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Grain, e.g.
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Ray blockage no.
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Ray blockage no.
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Month whose zodiac sign is a fish
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Month whose zodiac sign is a fish
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"Lady Baltimore" novelist, 1906
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"Lady Baltimore" novelist, 1906
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Prefix with 3-Down
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Prefix with 3-Down
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"It'll be O.K." lead-in
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"It'll be O.K." lead-in
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Tummy filler
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Tummy filler
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"Whoa, not so fast!"
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"Whoa, not so fast!"
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Appear thrilled
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Two before Charlie
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Computing 0s and 1s
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Milk source
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Milk source
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Sense, slangily
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Sense, slangily
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Aquila's brightest star
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Aquila's brightest star
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Secretive body part
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Secretive body part
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Mariner's grp.
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Mariner's grp.
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Outer: Prefix
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Outer: Prefix
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Postapocalyptic best seller of 1978
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Postapocalyptic best seller of 1978
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Wraps up
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Wraps up
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Send
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Send
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Flighty type
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Flighty type
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Drills, e.g.
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Drills, e.g.
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League division
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League division
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Criteria: Abbr.
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Criteria: Abbr.
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Veers sharply
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Veers sharply
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Friend one grows up with, often
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Friend one grows up with, often
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"News to me!"
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"News to me!"
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Reason for a track delay
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Reason for a track delay
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"Faded Love" singer, 1963
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"Faded Love" singer, 1963
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Film with the tagline "Borat was so 2006"
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Film with the tagline "Borat was so 2006"
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Where following a star might lead you
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Shoulder press target, briefly
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Shoulder press target, briefly
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It's in front of the cockpit
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It's in front of the cockpit
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South-of-the-border bad guy
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Colorful additions to tanks
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Colorful additions to tanks
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Beheld
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Beheld
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Name in seven Shakespeare titles
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Name in seven Shakespeare titles
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Charges from counsel
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Charges from counsel
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They may be prayed to in Fr.
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They may be prayed to in Fr.
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Graceful fairy
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Graceful fairy
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Part of a long neck
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Part of a long neck
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"Huh?"
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"Huh?"
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"___ being Brand" (Cummings poem)
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"___ being Brand" (Cummings poem)
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