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New York Times: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, October 16, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Bill Thompson
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Verdi duet "Madre, non ___?"
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Verdi duet "Madre, non ___?"
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Gucci rival
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Gucci rival
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Wheelwright's tool
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Wheelwright's tool
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Cousins of foils
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Cousins of foils
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Strange
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Strange
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Narrow inlet
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Narrow inlet
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Cows, pigs and chickens
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Cows, pigs and chickens
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Equivalent of about seven cases of beer
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Equivalent of about seven cases of beer
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Watery
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Watery
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Deep-toned instrument
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Deep-toned instrument
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Sister
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Sister
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Location of Mount McKinley
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Location of Mount McKinley
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Mural surface
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Mural surface
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___ the Lip (major-league nickname)
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___ the Lip (major-league nickname)
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Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
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Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
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UPS delivery: Abbr.
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UPS delivery: Abbr.
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See 26-Down
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See 26-Down
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Masculine side
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Masculine side
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One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across
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One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across
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Gen. Robt. ___
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Gen. Robt. ___
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Otto's vehicle on "The Simpsons"
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Otto's vehicle on "The Simpsons"
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Italian article
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Italian article
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Frighten
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Frighten
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Do a voice-over for
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Do a voice-over for
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Out of touch with reality
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Out of touch with reality
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A.M. or F.M. news dispatch
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A.M. or F.M. news dispatch
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Baseball scoreboard letters
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Baseball scoreboard letters
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Cream-toned
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Cream-toned
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Certain sedatives
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Certain sedatives
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Gun, as an engine
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Gun, as an engine
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Sprain, say
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Sprain, say
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Alcindor
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Alcindor
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Direct (to)
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Direct (to)
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French square
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French square
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Inits. on a bottle of Parisienne
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Inits. on a bottle of Parisienne
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Tin Pan Alley output
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Tin Pan Alley output
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Aikman and Donahue
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Aikman and Donahue
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Render harmless, as a snake
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Render harmless, as a snake
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Impossible to see through
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"Seinfeld" episodes, now
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"Seinfeld" episodes, now
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Idea that may spread via the Internet
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Idea that may spread via the Internet
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Japanese-born P.G.A. star
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Japanese-born P.G.A. star
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Former Saudi king
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Former Saudi king
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Blight victim
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Blight victim
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Actress Vardalos
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Actress Vardalos
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The Mississippi has a big one
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The Mississippi has a big one
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Cover, in a way
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Cover, in a way
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Bill Clinton, by birth
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Bill Clinton, by birth
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Go out, as a fire
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Go out, as a fire
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Turn back sharply
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Turn back sharply
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Void, in Versailles
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Void, in Versailles
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Where one might get one's first pair of overalls
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Where one might get one's first pair of overalls
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Lampoons
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Lampoons
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Bryant of the 35-Across
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Bryant of the 35-Across
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There's one for curly hair
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There's one for curly hair
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56-Down grad: Abbr.
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56-Down grad: Abbr.
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Ball-like
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Ball-like
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Hunk
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Hunk
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Tempe sch.
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Tempe sch.
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Be frightened
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Be frightened
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Teatro ___ Scala
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Teatro ___ Scala
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Manta
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Manta
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Like the athletes in the ancient Olympics
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Like the athletes in the ancient Olympics
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You might not think to use it
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You might not think to use it
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Quagmire
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Quagmire
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Pro wrestling fans, frequently
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Pro wrestling fans, frequently
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Conductor Toscanini
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Conductor Toscanini
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Sundae topper
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Sundae topper
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"You're right, absolutely"
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"You're right, absolutely"
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Total
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Total
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Upstate N.Y. sch.
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Upstate N.Y. sch.
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Like a door that doesn't afford complete privacy
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Like a door that doesn't afford complete privacy
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Manta, e.g.
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Manta, e.g.
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Loop transports
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Loop transports
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"Brainiac" author Jennings
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"Brainiac" author Jennings
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Calf's place
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