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New York Times: Friday, August 17, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Friday, August 17, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter Wentz
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Modern mail?
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Modern mail?
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British ___
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It ends at 12
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It ends at 12
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Main part, often
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Main part, often
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The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world
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The Bay of Fundy has the largest one in the world
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Judicial administration?
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Judicial administration?
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Estadio call
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Estadio call
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Tall and thin
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Tall and thin
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Complete, as a crossword
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Complete, as a crossword
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Like A through D
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Like A through D
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Having a bad trip, maybe
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Having a bad trip, maybe
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Examine carefully
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Examine carefully
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QB who threw a record-tying seven touchdown passes in a single game (1962)
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QB who threw a record-tying seven touchdown passes in a single game (1962)
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W-2 figure
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W-2 figure
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Pitcher's stat
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Pitcher's stat
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"___ out!"
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"___ out!"
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Somalia's locale in Africa
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Somalia's locale in Africa
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Compromise of 1877 figure
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Compromise of 1877 figure
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To-do
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To-do
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Split, in a way
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Split, in a way
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Southern writer William Gilmore ___
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Southern writer William Gilmore ___
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Split (up)
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Split (up)
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Fighting directly
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Fighting directly
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Nickname in classic jazz
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Nickname in classic jazz
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"The Bourne Identity" plot device
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"The Bourne Identity" plot device
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Makes sense of
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Makes sense of
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Commercial miscellany
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Commercial miscellany
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Cartoonist Kelly
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Cartoonist Kelly
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Bug
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Bug
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Director-type
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Director-type
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View from the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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View from the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Hershey brand
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Hershey brand
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What a drawer may hold
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What a drawer may hold
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Animal in a comic strip title
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Animal in a comic strip title
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Running too quickly?
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Running too quickly?
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It controls the amount of light admitted
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It controls the amount of light admitted
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"The Pearl Fishers" soprano
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"The Pearl Fishers" soprano
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Altiplano locale
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Soul producer
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Soul producer
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Kicks
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Kicks
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Downright
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Downright
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Cho ___, romantic interest for Harry Potter
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Cho ___, romantic interest for Harry Potter
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Twist
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Twist
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___-shaped
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___-shaped
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Moirai, in Greek myth
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Moirai, in Greek myth
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"Big Brother," for example
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"Big Brother," for example
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It includes provision for the admission of new states
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It includes provision for the admission of new states
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"A stronger America" sloganeer
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"A stronger America" sloganeer
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"The Planets" composer
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"The Planets" composer
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It controls the amount of light admitted
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It controls the amount of light admitted
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___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch speed-skating gold medalist
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___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch speed-skating gold medalist
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Gives in under pressure
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Gives in under pressure
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"Lookie what I did!"
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"Lookie what I did!"
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"Can you believe that guy?!"
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"Can you believe that guy?!"
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Grateful Dead album whose title reads the same forward and backward
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Grateful Dead album whose title reads the same forward and backward
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Intermediate level in karate
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Intermediate level in karate
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Navigator Islands, now
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Navigator Islands, now
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Clicked
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Clicked
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One criterion for sorting
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One criterion for sorting
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Fair
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Fair
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"Dude, I got something to tell you ..."
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"Dude, I got something to tell you ..."
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Verizon, e.g.
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Verizon, e.g.
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Widen
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Widen
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Short-range missiles
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Short-range missiles
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Buddhist shrine
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Buddhist shrine
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Big stinger
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Big stinger
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Dog-tired
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Dog-tired
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"Now that you mention it ..."
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"Now that you mention it ..."
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Sugar ___
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Vote (for)
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Vote (for)
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