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New York Times: Thursday, May 31, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, May 31, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Dominick Talvacchio
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Kitchen drawer?
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Kitchen drawer?
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Rum-drinking buddy
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Rum-drinking buddy
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First sub-Saharan country to obtain independence from colonial rule
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First sub-Saharan country to obtain independence from colonial rule
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Like
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Like
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Produce some chuckles, say
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Produce some chuckles, say
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M.L.B. career leader in total bases
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M.L.B. career leader in total bases
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Wager one's sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus?
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Wager one's sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus?
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Napkins and such
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Napkins and such
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Stacked quarters?: Abbr.
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Stacked quarters?: Abbr.
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Broad-leaved endive
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Broad-leaved endive
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Hired vehicle that's only as big as a potato crisp?
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Hired vehicle that's only as big as a potato crisp?
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Cabinet head: Abbr.
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Cabinet head: Abbr.
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"So long"
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"So long"
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Flight
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Flight
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Secures, as a job
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Secures, as a job
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"From ___ down to Brighton, I must have played them all" ("Pinball Wizard" lyric)
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"From ___ down to Brighton, I must have played them all" ("Pinball Wizard" lyric)
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What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across?
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What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across?
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What to expect
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What to expect
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Out of the way
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Out of the way
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Locale of Rome and Syracuse: Abbr.
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Locale of Rome and Syracuse: Abbr.
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It takes a toll
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It takes a toll
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Corn syrup brand
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Corn syrup brand
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One-millionth of a meter along a spiritual path?
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One-millionth of a meter along a spiritual path?
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What might help you beat the heat?
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What might help you beat the heat?
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Brand once promoted as "The reincarnation of tea"
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Brand once promoted as "The reincarnation of tea"
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As expected
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As expected
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Inst. of higher learning dedicated to the statistical analysis of young sheep?
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Inst. of higher learning dedicated to the statistical analysis of young sheep?
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Often-animated greeting
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Often-animated greeting
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Walk
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Walk
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Embrace fully
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Embrace fully
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Mouthful?
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Mouthful?
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Is a canary
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Is a canary
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___ in Nancy
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___ in Nancy
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Filler for une pipe
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Filler for une pipe
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___-null (the number of natural numbers)
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___-null (the number of natural numbers)
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Actress Lupone
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Actress Lupone
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It has dots for spots
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It has dots for spots
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Cher, e.g.
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Cher, e.g.
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Election day: Abbr.
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Election day: Abbr.
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Lauder making some blush
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Lauder making some blush
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Brewer's agent
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Brewer's agent
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It contains dwarfs and giants
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It contains dwarfs and giants
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Most frighteningly dangerous
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Most frighteningly dangerous
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It flows through Florence
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It flows through Florence
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Time of good cheer
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Time of good cheer
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Frank with a diary
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Frank with a diary
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Not what Indiana joneses for
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Not what Indiana joneses for
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Certain wine order, informally
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Certain wine order, informally
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Convince
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Convince
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Suffix with egotist
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Suffix with egotist
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Words With Friends developer
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Words With Friends developer
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Twelve
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Twelve
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"Goodness sakes!"
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"Goodness sakes!"
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Heavy burdens
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Heavy burdens
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Conversation piece
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Conversation piece
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The whole shebang
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The whole shebang
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Fig. on a window (and, with luck, not through the roof)
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Fig. on a window (and, with luck, not through the roof)
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Quinn and Quincy: Abbr.
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Quinn and Quincy: Abbr.
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Japanese watchmaker
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Japanese watchmaker
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Do-it-yourselfers
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Do-it-yourselfers
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Answer to the riddle "What cheese is made backward?"
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Answer to the riddle "What cheese is made backward?"
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Russell of "The Americans"
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Russell of "The Americans"
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Ally of the Brat Pack
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Ally of the Brat Pack
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Box on a questionnaire
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Box on a questionnaire
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Twice tetra-
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Twice tetra-
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Angles
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Angles
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Game company with an online-only museum
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Game company with an online-only museum
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Double-cross, maybe
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Double-cross, maybe
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Longtime director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Longtime director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Adjective and adverb, for two
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Adjective and adverb, for two
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Opposite sides
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Opposite sides
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Inti worshiper
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Inti worshiper
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Some old TVs
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Some old TVs
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Game pieces
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Game pieces
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Catch
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Catch
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One whose office has an opening to fill?: Abbr.
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