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New York Times: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, May 2, 2017 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Like some basketball shots and unwanted calls
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Like some basketball shots and unwanted calls
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Slangy turndown
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Slangy turndown
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Law man
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Law man
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Woo
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Woo
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___ crossroads
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___ crossroads
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"... fish ___ fowl"
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"... fish ___ fowl"
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Markswoman dubbed "Little Sure Shot" [1977]
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Markswoman dubbed "Little Sure Shot" [1977]
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Male swan
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Male swan
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Site of two French banks
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Site of two French banks
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Free from
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Free from
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Prefix with center
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Prefix with center
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High lines
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High lines
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Variety of pool [1982]
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Variety of pool [1982]
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2017 N.C.A.A. basketball champs
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2017 N.C.A.A. basketball champs
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Opposite of a gulp
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Opposite of a gulp
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Rapidly spreading over the internet
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Rapidly spreading over the internet
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Mushroom or balloon
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Mushroom or balloon
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Group that takes pledges, informally
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Group that takes pledges, informally
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Massage target?
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Massage target?
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Capital city with only about 1,000 residents [2016]
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Capital city with only about 1,000 residents [2016]
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Stew morsel
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Stew morsel
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"Right away!"
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"Right away!"
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Geraint's wife, in Arthurian legend
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Geraint's wife, in Arthurian legend
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Understand
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Understand
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Rallying cry?
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Rallying cry?
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"Gloria in Excelsis ___" (hymn)
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"Gloria in Excelsis ___" (hymn)
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Landlord's register [1996]
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Landlord's register [1996]
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Ring on a string
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Ring on a string
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Columbia, for one
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Columbia, for one
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Winds down in a pit?
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Winds down in a pit?
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Boise's home
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Boise's home
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President pro ___
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President pro ___
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Award won by the starts of 17-, 25-, 39- and 52-Across and 11- and 29-Down
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Award won by the starts of 17-, 25-, 39- and 52-Across and 11- and 29-Down
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___-la-la
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___-la-la
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Get a good look at
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Country north of Latvia
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Country north of Latvia
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Hankering
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Hankering
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70-Across, e.g., formerly: Abbr.
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70-Across, e.g., formerly: Abbr.
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TV's "Maverick" or "Gunsmoke"
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TV's "Maverick" or "Gunsmoke"
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They may be strapless or padded
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Solo
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Solo
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Luxury hotel chain
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Oscar winner for "Hannah and Her Sisters"
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Oscar winner for "Hannah and Her Sisters"
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Prepares to be knighted
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Prepares to be knighted
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Prefix with tourism
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Sweetie
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Sweetie
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Nita of silent films
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Nita of silent films
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Used as the surface for a meal
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Used as the surface for a meal
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Antihistamine target
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Antihistamine target
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400 meters, for an Olympic track [2012]
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400 meters, for an Olympic track [2012]
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Commotion
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Commotion
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Clay character in old "S.N.L." sketches
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Clay character in old "S.N.L." sketches
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They're related
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They're related
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Search (through)
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Search (through)
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1996 Foo Fighters hit
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1996 Foo Fighters hit
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"That's awful!"
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"That's awful!"
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Hunters' org.
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Hunters' org.
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Superloyal employee [1971]
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Superloyal employee [1971]
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Crackerjacks
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Crackerjacks
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Oscar winner for "Hannah and Her Sisters"
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Caste member
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Caste member
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Means of avoiding an uphill climb
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Means of avoiding an uphill climb
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Blankets for open-air travelers
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Blankets for open-air travelers
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Series ender: Abbr.
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Series ender: Abbr.
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Run out of power
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Commotion
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Commotion
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Courageously persistent
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Courageously persistent
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Noted colonial silversmith
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Noted colonial silversmith
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Bank jobs
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Bank jobs
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Follows orders
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Follows orders
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Deadbeat, e.g.
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Deadbeat, e.g.
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Tennis call
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Tennis call
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Buffoon
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Buffoon
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Eurasian duck
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Eurasian duck
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Teen woe
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Teen woe
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Wig, e.g.
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Wig, e.g.
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Pearl Buck heroine
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Pearl Buck heroine
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Helpfulness
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Helpfulness
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