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New York Times: Monday, July 9, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Monday, July 9, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
C.W. Stewart
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Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film
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Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film
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"___ in there!"
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"___ in there!"
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Writer James
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Writer James
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Relative of a giraffe
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Relative of a giraffe
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___ vera
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___ vera
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___ beetle
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___ beetle
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Attorney-to-be
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Attorney-to-be
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Refute
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Refute
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Unit of force
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Unit of force
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"Arabian Nights" bird
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"Arabian Nights" bird
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Erects
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Erects
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Transaction at Chase or Wells Fargo
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Transaction at Chase or Wells Fargo
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"Is that so?!"
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"Is that so?!"
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Lab eggs
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Lab eggs
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Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno
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Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno
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Identical
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Identical
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Field cover during a rain delay
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Field cover during a rain delay
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Rachel Maddow or Rush Limbaugh
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Rachel Maddow or Rush Limbaugh
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Queen with a "lace"
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Queen with a "lace"
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Often-illegal turns, in slang
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Often-illegal turns, in slang
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Scent
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Scent
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Letters on a Cardinal's cap
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Letters on a Cardinal's cap
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Kind of disk
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Kind of disk
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Def Jam or EMI
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Def Jam or EMI
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2009 film that grossed over two billion dollars
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2009 film that grossed over two billion dollars
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Shack
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Shack
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Beans or wheat
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Beans or wheat
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Let off steam
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Let off steam
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You might carry a bucket to one at a hotel
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You might carry a bucket to one at a hotel
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Art Deco artist
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Art Deco artist
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Kind of tide
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Kind of tide
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Western, in old slang
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Western, in old slang
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What to do after adding cream or sugar
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What to do after adding cream or sugar
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Sneakers brand
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Sneakers brand
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Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across
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Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across
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Let the cat out of the bag
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Let the cat out of the bag
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"Fine with me!"
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"Fine with me!"
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Lowly chess piece
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Lowly chess piece
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Cathedral area
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Cathedral area
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Acne spot
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Acne spot
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Wore
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Wore
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Smart ___ (wise guy)
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Smart ___ (wise guy)
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Oui's opposite
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Oui's opposite
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Settles the score
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Settles the score
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Build on
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Build on
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Jeans brand with a question mark in its logo
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Jeans brand with a question mark in its logo
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Ho-hum feeling
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Ho-hum feeling
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Sphinx site
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Sphinx site
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Russia's ___ Mountains
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Russia's ___ Mountains
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Green org.
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Green org.
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Political coalition
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Political coalition
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Tops of some stadiums
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Tops of some stadiums
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Comic Carvey
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Comic Carvey
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Unfurl
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Unfurl
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Village
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Village
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"Anything ___?"
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"Anything ___?"
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Scent
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Scent
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Poehler of "Parks and Recreation"
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Poehler of "Parks and Recreation"
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Poi source
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Poi source
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Resting on
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Resting on
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Frolic
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Frolic
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Recite the rosary, e.g.
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Recite the rosary, e.g.
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Hold one's liquor better than
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Hold one's liquor better than
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Like basketball centers
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Like basketball centers
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Madrid Mrs.
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Madrid Mrs.
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Cheese in a Greek salad
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Cheese in a Greek salad
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All-night parties
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All-night parties
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Chris who won six U.S. Opens
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Chris who won six U.S. Opens
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"Is that a dare?"
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"Is that a dare?"
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Playful swimmer
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Playful swimmer
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Leading
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Leading
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Hits in dodgem cars
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Hits in dodgem cars
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Blacken on the grill
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Blacken on the grill
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Bar mitzvah or communion
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Bar mitzvah or communion
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Prime draft classification
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Prime draft classification
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Company car or key to the executive bathroom
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Company car or key to the executive bathroom
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So-so grade
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So-so grade
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Inner part of a corn ear
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Inner part of a corn ear
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