NY Times Puzzle No. 1023
ACROSS
Questions of
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surprise?
Certain native of
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the Mideast
Like cranks
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Indian spice
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mixes
Duraflame
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product
Cause of a
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decrease in the cost of gasoline Contents of
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some wells Literally, “one
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who is sent off” ___ Chinmoy,
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onetime Indian spiritual leader Pass it on!
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Law school
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subject
What’s mixed
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with bismuth, lead and cadmium to make cerrosafe A host of, in brief
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“Stronger With
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___ Tear,” 2009 hit album for Mary J. Blige Fail badly
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Words of
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acceptance
“Is this such a
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good idea?” Request from a
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host
Where I-25
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meets I-40: Abbr.
Pippi
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Longstocking feature
Things on the
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heads of some outlaws Controvert
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Dix minus un
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Pass through
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D.C.?
___ and ran
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L.A. jazz
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venue where Thelonious Monk recorded a live album, with “the” Get
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Duds at
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an awards ceremony, maybe
They’ve got to
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hand it to you ___-tip (beef cut)
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Quickly and soon
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Headliner
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“Oh, that’s
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good!”
Sunblock blocks
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it
Manor house
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attendant
Some
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charges for animal lovers
DOWN
Standard Disney
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fare
River with the
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second-largest discharge volume in the New World, after the Amazon
BBQ specialty
3
“Por ___?”
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First sch. to win
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100 N.C.A.A. titles
[knock on wood]
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Baby-to-be
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Face of the
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internet?
Online marketing
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giant with a primate in its logo
Some vacation
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getaways
Low-quality paper
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Likely M.V.P.
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candidate
Bullish
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Cry of ineptitude
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Popular baitfish
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Potential topic
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to discuss in science class? Meat
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Strenuous
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Rabbit ears
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“Wot’s dat over
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___?”
Hybrid
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Thanksgiving dessert
Flower in the
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nightshade family
Rounded, say
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Quiet period
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Charge for some
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truckers
Drawing of the
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body without its skin, from the French
One of the
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Lesser Antilles Kind of pool
45
Go from E to F
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Challenge for a
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language learner Musical
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equivalent of two whole notes What halophobia
55
is the fear of Baby
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“What’s the
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___?”