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New York Times: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, May 2, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Paula Gamache
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Pieces of mail
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Pieces of mail
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Watson's creator
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Watson's creator
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Lots
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Lots
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*Features accompanying the comics, often
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*Features accompanying the comics, often
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What a baby may be
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What a baby may be
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*Like some tennis volleys
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*Like some tennis volleys
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Atlas go-with
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Atlas go-with
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Legendary racing name
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Legendary racing name
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Blue-pencil
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Blue-pencil
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Grimm boy
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Grimm boy
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Nashville sch.
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Nashville sch.
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Iceman Phil or Tony
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Iceman Phil or Tony
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H.S. excellence exam
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H.S. excellence exam
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Mined matter
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Mined matter
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John Jacob ___
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John Jacob ___
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Option after a transmission failure
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Option after a transmission failure
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Stalls
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Stalls
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"Well, did you ___?!"
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"Well, did you ___?!"
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Out of sorts ... or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues
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Out of sorts ... or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues
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Suffix with senior
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Suffix with senior
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Sweet breakfast pastry
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Sweet breakfast pastry
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"___ he-e-ere!"
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"___ he-e-ere!"
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Jewish wedding rings?
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Jewish wedding rings?
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Radiologist's tool, briefly
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Radiologist's tool, briefly
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Something to sing over and over
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Something to sing over and over
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Ad come-on, redundantly
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Ad come-on, redundantly
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Boat propeller
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Boat propeller
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Double curve
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Double curve
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Inter ___
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Inter ___
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Beethoven's "___ Solemnis"
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Beethoven's "___ Solemnis"
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Makers of knockoffs
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Makers of knockoffs
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*Labradoodle, e.g.
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*Labradoodle, e.g.
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Capital of Japan
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Capital of Japan
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*Symbol on some flags
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*Symbol on some flags
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Davis of Hollywood
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Davis of Hollywood
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Couples' place?
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Couples' place?
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Rub off
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Rub off
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"Gosh, you shouldn't've"
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"Gosh, you shouldn't've"
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*Intersection
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*Intersection
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Bygone U.S. Postal Service mascot
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Bygone U.S. Postal Service mascot
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Keats's "___ Psyche"
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Keats's "___ Psyche"
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Q-U string
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Q-U string
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Dream up
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Dream up
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Good, to Guillermo
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Good, to Guillermo
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Cousteau's milieux
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Cousteau's milieux
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Forms
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Forms
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Reason not to do something
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Reason not to do something
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Cause for budget cutting
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Cause for budget cutting
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*Appear as Tootsie, e.g.
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*Appear as Tootsie, e.g.
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Parade
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Parade
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Low-quality
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Low-quality
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Life of Riley
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Life of Riley
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Favorite ___
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Favorite ___
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Fields of comedy
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Fields of comedy
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Olympics competitor of NZL
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Olympics competitor of NZL
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Union foe
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Union foe
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Garden evictee
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Garden evictee
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Upright swimmers
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Upright swimmers
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Fielding flaw
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Fielding flaw
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*Weapon for William Tell
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*Weapon for William Tell
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Novy ___ (Russian literary magazine)
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Novy ___ (Russian literary magazine)
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Guadalajara-to-Mexico City dir.
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Guadalajara-to-Mexico City dir.
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Dorm figs.
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Dorm figs.
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Campaign
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Campaign
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Rush
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Rush
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Steve Buscemi's role in "Reservoir Dogs"
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Steve Buscemi's role in "Reservoir Dogs"
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Two-for-one, e.g.
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*Scope lines
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*Scope lines
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Hall-of-___
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Hall-of-___
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Swamp thing
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Swamp thing
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Actress Massey
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Actress Massey
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*Bygone Chryslers
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*Bygone Chryslers
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Cup of Cannes
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Cup of Cannes
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Informal greeting
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Informal greeting
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Six, in Sicilia
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Six, in Sicilia
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Former justice Fortas
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