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New York Times: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, August 21, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Josh Knapp
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Gossip
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Gossip
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David Bowie's rock genre, informally
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David Bowie's rock genre, informally
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Old Indian ruler
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Old Indian ruler
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Fit
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Fit
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Excellent, in modern slang
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Excellent, in modern slang
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African virus
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African virus
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Samuel Adams or Corona
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Samuel Adams or Corona
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Magazine for arithmetic lovers?
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Magazine for arithmetic lovers?
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Momentum, informally
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Momentum, informally
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[as written]
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[as written]
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Want ad letters
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Want ad letters
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Bizarre demand to a dry cleaner?
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Bizarre demand to a dry cleaner?
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City served by Indira Gandhi International Airport
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City served by Indira Gandhi International Airport
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Sexy
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Sexy
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Flamenco cry
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Flamenco cry
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Took part in a bee, British-style
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Took part in a bee, British-style
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Arizona tribe
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Arizona tribe
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Zales or Tiffany's?
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Zales or Tiffany's?
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Middling noble rank
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Middling noble rank
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Early Westinghouse collaborator
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Early Westinghouse collaborator
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Silent ___ (Coolidge nickname)
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Silent ___ (Coolidge nickname)
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"That feels goo-oo-ood!"
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"That feels goo-oo-ood!"
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Oscar-winning director of "The Departed," 2006
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Oscar-winning director of "The Departed," 2006
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Overfish?
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Overfish?
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"Luke, ___ your father"
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"Luke, ___ your father"
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Center of gravity?
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Center of gravity?
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Philosopher who was the father of dialectical idealism
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Philosopher who was the father of dialectical idealism
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Light shower?
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Light shower?
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Flowing hair
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Flowing hair
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Chair designer Charles
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Chair designer Charles
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High coif
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High coif
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Record for later, in a way
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Record for later, in a way
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Ones before whom pearls are cast
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Ones before whom pearls are cast
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Hornets' home
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Hornets' home
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Deep black gem
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Deep black gem
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Applies with a Q-Tip, say
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Applies with a Q-Tip, say
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"Yeah, sure ..."
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"Yeah, sure ..."
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Retirement attire
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Retirement attire
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Usher in with fanfare
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Usher in with fanfare
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Important econ. indicator
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Important econ. indicator
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"U crack me up!"
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"U crack me up!"
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"Thank you, come again" speaker, on "The Simpsons"
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"Thank you, come again" speaker, on "The Simpsons"
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Like drawn-out divorces
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Like drawn-out divorces
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Bounce around a canyon, say
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Bounce around a canyon, say
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Lincoln moniker
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Lincoln moniker
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Card #53 or #54
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Card #53 or #54
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Dole out
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Dole out
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First president to have a telephone in the White House
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First president to have a telephone in the White House
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Genie's offering
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Genie's offering
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Reagan attorney general Ed
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Reagan attorney general Ed
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Chow chow chow brand
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Chow chow chow brand
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Grand ___ Auto
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Grand ___ Auto
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Least spicy
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Least spicy
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Emperor of A.D. 69
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Emperor of A.D. 69
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"Uh-uh"
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"Uh-uh"
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"___ Enchanted" (2004 film)
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"___ Enchanted" (2004 film)
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N.Y.U.'s ___ School of the Arts
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N.Y.U.'s ___ School of the Arts
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"I repeat ..."
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"I repeat ..."
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Droids, e.g., for short
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Droids, e.g., for short
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Aruba or Bora Bora
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Aruba or Bora Bora
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Extended family
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Extended family
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Ingredient in some suntan lotions
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Ingredient in some suntan lotions
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Waterlogged locale
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Waterlogged locale
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Counsel
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Counsel
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Take counsel from
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Take counsel from
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"It would ___ me ..."
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"It would ___ me ..."
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Singing ability, informally
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Singing ability, informally
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1980s-'90s courtroom drama
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1980s-'90s courtroom drama
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Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty
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Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty
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Many a summer show
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Many a summer show
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Green-eyed monster
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Green-eyed monster
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Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther
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Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther
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100 years: Abbr.
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100 years: Abbr.
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Jungle swinger
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Jungle swinger
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Checks the age of, in a way
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Checks the age of, in a way
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"Only kidding!"
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"Only kidding!"
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