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New York Times: Friday, April 6, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Friday, April 6, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Mike Nothnagel
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Letter carrier
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Letter carrier
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Quaint place to live?
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Quaint place to live?
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Extreme choice
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Extreme choice
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Farmer's enemy
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Farmer's enemy
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Much-favored person
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Much-favored person
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Some subatomic particles
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Some subatomic particles
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Retired
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Retired
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___ Plus (razor brand)
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___ Plus (razor brand)
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Home to a school of pre-Socratic philosophers
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Home to a school of pre-Socratic philosophers
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Comedic duo?
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Comedic duo?
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Using an Rx, say
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Using an Rx, say
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Ron who played Tarzan
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Ron who played Tarzan
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Where your ship may come in
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Where your ship may come in
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Loafs on the job
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Loafs on the job
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Filling point
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Filling point
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"When I was a lad ..."
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"When I was a lad ..."
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Smooth
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Smooth
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Six-time Tony winner of 1984
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Six-time Tony winner of 1984
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Stump the crowd?
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Stump the crowd?
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Vet employer, maybe: Abbr.
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Vet employer, maybe: Abbr.
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16-Across, e.g.
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16-Across, e.g.
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Rambled
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Rambled
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Bygone
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Bygone
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86 or 99 on "Get Smart": Abbr.
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86 or 99 on "Get Smart": Abbr.
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Tangles
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Tangles
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Chip in a dish, e.g.
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Chip in a dish, e.g.
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Gush (over)
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Gush (over)
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Round nos.
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Round nos.
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It's often backed up
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It's often backed up
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Foreign assistance org. since 1961
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Foreign assistance org. since 1961
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Use advantageously, as an idea
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Use advantageously, as an idea
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Big name in watches
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Big name in watches
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Place to find subs
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Place to find subs
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Rob of "Melrose Place"
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Rob of "Melrose Place"
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Discharged
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Discharged
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Word with square or number
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Word with square or number
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Helpless?
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Helpless?
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"Can you beat that?!"
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"Can you beat that?!"
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Bonanzas
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Bonanzas
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Raised
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Raised
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Rule among true crime writers
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Rule among true crime writers
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Run wild
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Run wild
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Physical "Psst!"
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Physical "Psst!"
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Grandnephew in 1960s TV
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Grandnephew in 1960s TV
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Not marked up
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Not marked up
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Cat's gift
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Cat's gift
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Final words?
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Final words?
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Passing remark?
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Passing remark?
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"Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!" speaker
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"Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!" speaker
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Attach (to)
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Attach (to)
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Instrument with a bell
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Instrument with a bell
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Average
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Average
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[This is scary!]
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[This is scary!]
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Lose it
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Lose it
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Contents of the rightmost column of a table
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Contents of the rightmost column of a table
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Words of anticipation
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Words of anticipation
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Political writer ___ Bai
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Political writer ___ Bai
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Scoop
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Scoop
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Prizm and Spectrum, once
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Prizm and Spectrum, once
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They're not hot for very long
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They're not hot for very long
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Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir.
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Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir.
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Order: Abbr.
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Order: Abbr.
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Contents of many outtakes
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Contents of many outtakes
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Wash against gently
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Wash against gently
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Win by ___
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Win by ___
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Declined
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Declined
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Figure on the front of Olympic medals since 1928
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Figure on the front of Olympic medals since 1928
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Forward who wore #10
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Forward who wore #10
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Elements of some lists
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Elements of some lists
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Quickly turn back
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