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New York Times: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, August 31, 2016 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ned White
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Sty fare
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Sty fare
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Stuff for sale at concerts
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Stuff for sale at concerts
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Galileo Galilei Airport city
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Galileo Galilei Airport city
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Federico of the Clinton cabinet
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Federico of the Clinton cabinet
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State bordering British Columbia
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State bordering British Columbia
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Bow-toting deity
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Bow-toting deity
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Hormel's assurance that Spam is packed safely?
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Hormel's assurance that Spam is packed safely?
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[I need this immediately]
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[I need this immediately]
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Singer Lambert
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Singer Lambert
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Exposed to risk
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Exposed to risk
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Like most pretzels
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Like most pretzels
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Brazil ___
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Brazil ___
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L.A. campus
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L.A. campus
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Ill temper
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Ill temper
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Playground equipment thief?
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Playground equipment thief?
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Places to hang hats
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Places to hang hats
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"It's ___-brainer!"
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"It's ___-brainer!"
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Major conduits
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Major conduits
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"Enough!" as opposed to "You quit that right now!"?
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"Enough!" as opposed to "You quit that right now!"?
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Bathroom fixture
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Bathroom fixture
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___ de toilette
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___ de toilette
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Zero, at Ashe Stadium
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Zero, at Ashe Stadium
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"Miss Dickinson, put your poem on Facebook"?
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"Miss Dickinson, put your poem on Facebook"?
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An air ball misses this
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An air ball misses this
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Mental health org.
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Mental health org.
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Parker or Cross
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Parker or Cross
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Kentucky Derby prize
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Kentucky Derby prize
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Picnic baskets
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Picnic baskets
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A skeptic may raise one
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A skeptic may raise one
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Victims of the Morlocks, in sci-fi
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Victims of the Morlocks, in sci-fi
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"Use this sparingly" ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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"Use this sparingly" ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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Broadway musical based on "La Bohème"
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Broadway musical based on "La Bohème"
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Epic of Troy
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Epic of Troy
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Tree of Life locale
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Tree of Life locale
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Track figures
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Track figures
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Reds and Blues
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Reds and Blues
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Not a good thing to do while driving
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Not a good thing to do while driving
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One may bug you
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One may bug you
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Stan of Marvel Comics
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Stan of Marvel Comics
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Walk-___
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Walk-___
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Handle clumsily
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Handle clumsily
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Mineral used for insulation
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Mineral used for insulation
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Dutch cheese town
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Dutch cheese town
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Campaigned
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Campaigned
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China's ___ Kai-shek
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China's ___ Kai-shek
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Poolside amenity
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Poolside amenity
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Bog fuel
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Bog fuel
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Taxpayers' bugaboos
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Taxpayers' bugaboos
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Penetrates fully
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Penetrates fully
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Sides
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Sides
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Breyers alternative
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Breyers alternative
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"PAID," for one
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"PAID," for one
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Enjoy, as brandy
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Enjoy, as brandy
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"r," in a 72-Across
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"r," in a 72-Across
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Gangland rival of Dutch Schultz
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Gangland rival of Dutch Schultz
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Cabinet department until 1947
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Cabinet department until 1947
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Acct. earnings
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Acct. earnings
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Rhinoplasty targets
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Rhinoplasty targets
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Something to hit on the head
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Something to hit on the head
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Silverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"
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Silverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"
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Most common blood group
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Most common blood group
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Bit of body art, in brief
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Bit of body art, in brief
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Montréal assent
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Montréal assent
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Come to the rescue
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Come to the rescue
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Stuck
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Stuck
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Go head-to-head
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Go head-to-head
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Rescue squad letters
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Rescue squad letters
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Hunter's document
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Hunter's document
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Attractive to bargain hunters
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Attractive to bargain hunters
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Gait slower than a canter
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Gait slower than a canter
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Little hooter
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Little hooter
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The absolute worst, with "the"
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The absolute worst, with "the"
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Grin from ear to ear
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Grin from ear to ear
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Purges
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Purges
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Rio automaker
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Rio automaker
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Suffix with Gator or Power
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Suffix with Gator or Power
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"The birds and the bees"
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"The birds and the bees"
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Explosive in Road Runner cartoons
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Explosive in Road Runner cartoons
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