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New York Times: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, October 4, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Bill Thompson
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Thrifty alternative
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Signs of spring
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Signs of spring
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Feline face cleaners
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Feline face cleaners
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Casino stock
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Casino stock
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Shorten, maybe
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Shorten, maybe
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Settled
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Settled
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Ceremonial military outfit
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Ceremonial military outfit
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Long
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Long
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Like the worst excuse
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Like the worst excuse
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Clink
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Clink
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The girl from Ipanema?
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The girl from Ipanema?
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"You will be ___" (last line of "Wishin' and Hopin'")
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"You will be ___" (last line of "Wishin' and Hopin'")
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Classic play whose title is an abbreviation
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Classic play whose title is an abbreviation
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Dairy Queen treat
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Dairy Queen treat
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Drum kit component
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Drum kit component
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"Oops, sorry"
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"Oops, sorry"
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Build on, with "to"
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Build on, with "to"
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Deuce follower
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Deuce follower
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Govt. security
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Govt. security
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Certain spot
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Certain spot
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"Delta of Venus" author
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"Delta of Venus" author
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Actress Davis
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Actress Davis
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One carrying dust, maybe
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One carrying dust, maybe
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Hides, in a way
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Hides, in a way
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Place for a particle accelerator
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Place for a particle accelerator
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Photoshop option: Abbr.
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Photoshop option: Abbr.
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Help-wanted letters
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Help-wanted letters
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"Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything" speaker
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"Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything" speaker
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Pass
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Pass
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Director of "The Witches," 1990
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Director of "The Witches," 1990
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Omits
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Omits
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Wolfe or Woolf, e.g.: Abbr.
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Wolfe or Woolf, e.g.: Abbr.
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W.W. II general nicknamed "Bombs Away"
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W.W. II general nicknamed "Bombs Away"
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It begins at conception
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It begins at conception
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Gusto
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Gusto
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Ray variety
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Ray variety
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Crayola color since 1998
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Crayola color since 1998
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Confuse
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Confuse
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Like some marketing
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Wet-bar convenience
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Wet-bar convenience
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Mobutu ___ Seko (African despot)
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Mobutu ___ Seko (African despot)
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Rotten Tomatoes contributor
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Rotten Tomatoes contributor
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Dict., e.g.
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Dict., e.g.
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"You'd better watch out!"
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"You'd better watch out!"
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Dos minus dos
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Dos minus dos
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Like vampires
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Like vampires
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Movie with a 9-year-old Best Supporting Actress winner
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Movie with a 9-year-old Best Supporting Actress winner
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Character with the tagline "Booyakasha!"
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Character with the tagline "Booyakasha!"
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Major downer?
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Major downer?
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Fret
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Fret
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Targeted launch
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Targeted launch
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Took to court
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Took to court
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Melancholy
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Melancholy
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Chinese dynasty
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Chinese dynasty
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Deceitful
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Deceitful
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Deafening
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Deafening
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Kato Kaelin portrayer on "S.N.L."
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Kato Kaelin portrayer on "S.N.L."
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Purim's month
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Purim's month
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Whirl
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Whirl
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"___ 'em!" (mob's cry)
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"___ 'em!" (mob's cry)
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Graphic beginning?
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Graphic beginning?
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Tots' sports equipment
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Tots' sports equipment
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Whup
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Whup
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Greeting in Oz
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Greeting in Oz
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Image on the "E.T." poster
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Image on the "E.T." poster
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Feature of Mike Wazowski in "Monsters, Inc."
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Feature of Mike Wazowski in "Monsters, Inc."
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Work after work?
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Work after work?
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Basket material
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Basket material
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Chair for Cleopatra
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Chair for Cleopatra
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Singer Jason
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Singer Jason
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Rake
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Rake
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Team whose colors are blue and orange
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Team whose colors are blue and orange
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Tech whiz, say
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Tech whiz, say
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Meaning of "Ich bin ein" in J.F.K.'s quote
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Meaning of "Ich bin ein" in J.F.K.'s quote
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"In your dreams!"
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"In your dreams!"
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Big tank
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Big tank
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