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New York Times: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, August 22, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter A. Collins
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Either of two Syrian presidents
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Either of two Syrian presidents
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"Spring forward" inits.
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"Spring forward" inits.
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"Oleanna" playwright
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"Oleanna" playwright
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Bather's scrubber
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Bather's scrubber
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When to observe 6-Across in France
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When to observe 6-Across in France
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Hoopster Stoudemire
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Hoopster Stoudemire
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Humanoid of Jewish folklore
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Humanoid of Jewish folklore
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Elbow-bender
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Elbow-bender
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___ Hart ("Chicago" role)
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___ Hart ("Chicago" role)
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Marsh rodents
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Marsh rodents
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Mil. headquarters
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Mil. headquarters
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Country associated with 38-/40-/41-Across
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Country associated with 38-/40-/41-Across
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27
They're flashed at guards
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They're flashed at guards
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"Babes in Toyland" composer
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"Babes in Toyland" composer
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Wall St. stat
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Wall St. stat
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34
Wings, in zoology
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Wings, in zoology
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35
Golfer Aoki and others
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Golfer Aoki and others
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Comparative word
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Comparative word
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38
With 40- and 41-Across, 18th-century literary and musical movement
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38
With 40- and 41-Across, 18th-century literary and musical movement
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40
See 38-Across
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40
See 38-Across
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41
See 38-Across
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See 38-Across
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42
Aircraft velocity figure
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Aircraft velocity figure
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With 47-Across, writer associated with 38-/40-/41-Across
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With 47-Across, writer associated with 38-/40-/41-Across
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See 45-Across
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50
90 degrees from Nord
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90 degrees from Nord
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Sirius
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Sirius
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Vintner's prefix
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Vintner's prefix
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Permeate
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Permeate
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58
GPS suggestion: Abbr.
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GPS suggestion: Abbr.
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59
What much space junk is in
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What much space junk is in
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61
Time for both hands to be up
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Time for both hands to be up
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62
Sen. Rubio
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Sen. Rubio
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"All yours!"
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"All yours!"
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Morales of "Caprica"
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Morales of "Caprica"
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Worth a 10
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Worth a 10
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___ and terminer
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___ and terminer
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Word before poor or cheap
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Word before poor or cheap
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Remainder, in Rouen
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Remainder, in Rouen
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Moor growth
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Moor growth
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Radical org. of the '60s
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Radical org. of the '60s
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Camels' pit stops
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Camels' pit stops
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Sightseer's ride
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Sightseer's ride
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"Solve for x" subj.
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"Solve for x" subj.
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The Great Lakes' ___ Locks
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The Great Lakes' ___ Locks
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G, in the key of C
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G, in the key of C
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Not many
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Not many
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5
Price to pay, informally
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Price to pay, informally
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Palm Springs paper, with "the"
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Palm Springs paper, with "the"
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With 36- and 53-Down, translation of 38-/40-/41-Across
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With 36- and 53-Down, translation of 38-/40-/41-Across
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Four-footers
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Four-footers
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Joan of Arc, notably
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Joan of Arc, notably
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Pal of Andy
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Pal of Andy
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Peak, slangily
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Peak, slangily
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"___ tu"
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"___ tu"
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Pipe joint
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Pipe joint
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Actress Polo
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Actress Polo
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Hydrocarbon suffixes
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Hydrocarbon suffixes
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Cartoonist Addams
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Cartoonist Addams
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Go soft
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Go soft
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25
Place for an English king?
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Place for an English king?
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27
One of Sam's tunes in "Casablanca"
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One of Sam's tunes in "Casablanca"
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Gorilla expert Fossey
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Gorilla expert Fossey
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"Yesterday" or "Tomorrow"
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"Yesterday" or "Tomorrow"
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"It gets late early out there" speaker
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"It gets late early out there" speaker
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"... poem lovely as ___"
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"... poem lovely as ___"
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36
See 7-Down
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See 7-Down
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Earth, to the French
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Earth, to the French
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RÃo ___ (African region)
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RÃo ___ (African region)
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South American cardinal?
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South American cardinal?
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Links org.
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Links org.
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Yoked
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Yoked
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Absorption process
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Absorption process
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48
Paris Hilton, for one
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Paris Hilton, for one
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49
Punches in, say
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Punches in, say
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52
Egg rating
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Egg rating
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53
See 7-Down
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See 7-Down
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54
Mexican beer brand
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Mexican beer brand
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Rod and rad
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Rod and rad
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Equilateral figure
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Equilateral figure
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"The Tilled Field" painter Joan
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"The Tilled Field" painter Joan
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World Cup chants
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