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NYT Crossword Answers for August 4, 1996

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Sunday, August 4, 1996 · 136 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 4, 1996: 136 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

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Pirate's punishment
6 letters Hints for Pirate's punishment Clue page for Pirate's punishment
7
Container for liquid nitrogen
5 letters Hints for Container for liquid nitrogen Clue page for Container for liquid nitrogen
12
Thrown away
7 letters Hints for Thrown away Clue page for Thrown away
19
On the beach
6 letters Hints for On the beach Clue page for On the beach
20
Computer function
6 letters Hints for Computer function Clue page for Computer function
21
God
7 letters Hints for God Clue page for God
22
Wine connoisseurs at dinner?
13 letters Hints for Wine connoisseurs at dinner? Clue page for Wine connoisseurs at dinner?
24
Pond denizen
7 letters Hints for Pond denizen Clue page for Pond denizen
25
"Je ne ___ quoi"
4 letters Hints for "Je ne ___ quoi" Clue page for "Je ne ___ quoi"
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Small vol. measurement
3 letters Hints for Small vol. measurement Clue page for Small vol. measurement
27
Taken (with)
7 letters Hints for Taken (with) Clue page for Taken (with)
29
Exuberance
4 letters Hints for Exuberance Clue page for Exuberance
30
Bug
3 letters Hints for Bug Clue page for Bug
31
Get on
5 letters Hints for Get on Clue page for Get on
33
Bit of color
7 letters Hints for Bit of color Clue page for Bit of color
35
Digital watch part: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Digital watch part: Abbr. Clue page for Digital watch part: Abbr.
36
N.T. book
3 letters Hints for N.T. book Clue page for N.T. book
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Expire
6 letters Hints for Expire Clue page for Expire
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Cornerstone abbr.
3 letters Hints for Cornerstone abbr. Clue page for Cornerstone abbr.
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Recesses
5 letters Hints for Recesses Clue page for Recesses
42
Calendar abbr.
4 letters Hints for Calendar abbr. Clue page for Calendar abbr.
44
Big scissors from the Big Apple?
11 letters Hints for Big scissors from the Big Apple? Clue page for Big scissors from the Big Apple?
48
Butcher's order
4 letters Hints for Butcher's order Clue page for Butcher's order
49
Nerdy attire
7 letters Hints for Nerdy attire Clue page for Nerdy attire
50
Vladimir Nabokov or Jerzy Kosinski
6 letters Hints for Vladimir Nabokov or Jerzy Kosinski Clue page for Vladimir Nabokov or Jerzy Kosinski
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Fix up
7 letters Hints for Fix up Clue page for Fix up
56
Packs, as sardines
4 letters Hints for Packs, as sardines Clue page for Packs, as sardines
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Game sometimes called "bucking the tiger"
4 letters Hints for Game sometimes called "bucking the tiger" Clue page for Game sometimes called "bucking the tiger"
59
Like an old gen.
3 letters Hints for Like an old gen. Clue page for Like an old gen.
60
Snappy comeback?
4 letters Hints for Snappy comeback? Clue page for Snappy comeback?
61
Bait
6 letters Hints for Bait Clue page for Bait
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Home of the Visconti and Sforza families
5 letters Hints for Home of the Visconti and Sforza families Clue page for Home of the Visconti and Sforza families
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It can heat up Brie
3 letters Hints for It can heat up Brie Clue page for It can heat up Brie
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L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes locale
4 letters Hints for L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes locale Clue page for L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes locale
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Goes on a diet?
11 letters Hints for Goes on a diet? Clue page for Goes on a diet?
68
Ice cream thickener
4 letters Hints for Ice cream thickener Clue page for Ice cream thickener
69
Prefix with athlete
3 letters Hints for Prefix with athlete Clue page for Prefix with athlete
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Turn down
5 letters Hints for Turn down Clue page for Turn down
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Goiter sufferer's need
6 letters Hints for Goiter sufferer's need Clue page for Goiter sufferer's need
72
Louis d'or, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Louis d'or, e.g. Clue page for Louis d'or, e.g.
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Where TV's Mindy honeymooned
3 letters Hints for Where TV's Mindy honeymooned Clue page for Where TV's Mindy honeymooned
74
Finnish skiing gold medalist Maentyranta
4 letters Hints for Finnish skiing gold medalist Maentyranta Clue page for Finnish skiing gold medalist Maentyranta
75
Moore of "Striptease"
4 letters Hints for Moore of "Striptease" Clue page for Moore of "Striptease"
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"Look Back in Anger" playwright
7 letters Hints for "Look Back in Anger" playwright Clue page for "Look Back in Anger" playwright
78
Do a cobbler's job
6 letters Hints for Do a cobbler's job Clue page for Do a cobbler's job
80
Religious center
7 letters Hints for Religious center Clue page for Religious center
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Goddess who sparked the Trojan War
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83
Sheriff's grain harvest?
11 letters Hints for Sheriff's grain harvest? Clue page for Sheriff's grain harvest?
86
First name in tennis
4 letters Hints for First name in tennis Clue page for First name in tennis
87
Wallpaper design
5 letters Hints for Wallpaper design Clue page for Wallpaper design
90
___ disant (self-styled)
3 letters Hints for ___ disant (self-styled) Clue page for ___ disant (self-styled)
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Went through and robbed
6 letters Hints for Went through and robbed Clue page for Went through and robbed
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White House grp.
3 letters Hints for White House grp. Clue page for White House grp.
96
Sounds at a doctor's office
3 letters Hints for Sounds at a doctor's office Clue page for Sounds at a doctor's office
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Walk ostentatiously
7 letters Hints for Walk ostentatiously Clue page for Walk ostentatiously
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Journalist's workplace
5 letters Hints for Journalist's workplace Clue page for Journalist's workplace
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___ Canals
3 letters Hints for ___ Canals Clue page for ___ Canals
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Word in a hymn
4 letters Hints for Word in a hymn Clue page for Word in a hymn
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Burst in
7 letters Hints for Burst in Clue page for Burst in
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Unkindly
3 letters Hints for Unkindly Clue page for Unkindly
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Impulse
4 letters Hints for Impulse Clue page for Impulse
109
Traveling
7 letters Hints for Traveling Clue page for Traveling
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Bit of power company stock?
13 letters Hints for Bit of power company stock? Clue page for Bit of power company stock?
114
Rootless one
7 letters Hints for Rootless one Clue page for Rootless one
115
Smits's "N.Y.P.D. Blue" role
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116
Makeup artist?
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Supposed aphrodisiacs
7 letters Hints for Supposed aphrodisiacs Clue page for Supposed aphrodisiacs
118
Limited
5 letters Hints for Limited Clue page for Limited
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Takes a little bit
6 letters Hints for Takes a little bit Clue page for Takes a little bit

Down clues

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Female lead played only by males
6 letters Hints for Female lead played only by males Clue page for Female lead played only by males
2
Common key
6 letters Hints for Common key Clue page for Common key
3
Like some Arabs' conversations?
14 letters Hints for Like some Arabs' conversations? Clue page for Like some Arabs' conversations?
4
___ de combat
4 letters Hints for ___ de combat Clue page for ___ de combat
5
Mismatch, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Mismatch, e.g. Clue page for Mismatch, e.g.
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Grant's 1868 opponent
7 letters Hints for Grant's 1868 opponent Clue page for Grant's 1868 opponent
7
Rosa Parks Day mo.
3 letters Hints for Rosa Parks Day mo. Clue page for Rosa Parks Day mo.
8
Club with a clock on its emblem
4 letters Hints for Club with a clock on its emblem Clue page for Club with a clock on its emblem
9
Originator of the Washington/cherry tree myth
5 letters Hints for Originator of the Washington/cherry tree myth Clue page for Originator of the Washington/cherry tree myth
10
In position, as a sail
5 letters Hints for In position, as a sail Clue page for In position, as a sail
11
Fidgety
8 letters Hints for Fidgety Clue page for Fidgety
12
Mendelssohn work in E-flat major
7 letters Hints for Mendelssohn work in E-flat major Clue page for Mendelssohn work in E-flat major
13
Garcon's tip, maybe
5 letters Hints for Garcon's tip, maybe Clue page for Garcon's tip, maybe
14
Angry, with "up"
3 letters Hints for Angry, with "up" Clue page for Angry, with "up"
15
Seaside setting
4 letters Hints for Seaside setting Clue page for Seaside setting
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A lot of Micronesia
6 letters Hints for A lot of Micronesia Clue page for A lot of Micronesia
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Take away the pain
6 letters Hints for Take away the pain Clue page for Take away the pain
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Style news
6 letters Hints for Style news Clue page for Style news
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Strip
7 letters Hints for Strip Clue page for Strip
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Syllabus
4 letters Hints for Syllabus Clue page for Syllabus
28
Nonsense, in England
4 letters Hints for Nonsense, in England Clue page for Nonsense, in England
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Carroll's "Sylvie and ___"
5 letters Hints for Carroll's "Sylvie and ___" Clue page for Carroll's "Sylvie and ___"
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Eclipse statistic
8 letters Hints for Eclipse statistic Clue page for Eclipse statistic
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Football great nicknamed "Old 98"
6 letters Hints for Football great nicknamed "Old 98" Clue page for Football great nicknamed "Old 98"
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Refreshers
6 letters Hints for Refreshers Clue page for Refreshers
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Kind of particle
3 letters Hints for Kind of particle Clue page for Kind of particle
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Try to pick up
5 letters Hints for Try to pick up Clue page for Try to pick up
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Notable anniversary
9 letters Hints for Notable anniversary Clue page for Notable anniversary
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Makes one's mark?
3 letters Hints for Makes one's mark? Clue page for Makes one's mark?
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Clears out, in a way
7 letters Hints for Clears out, in a way Clue page for Clears out, in a way
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"A Murder of Quality" author
7 letters Hints for "A Murder of Quality" author Clue page for "A Murder of Quality" author
49
Film with 8,000 extras
6 letters Hints for Film with 8,000 extras Clue page for Film with 8,000 extras
51
Monastery no-no?
14 letters Hints for Monastery no-no? Clue page for Monastery no-no?
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Engages
7 letters Hints for Engages Clue page for Engages
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"Open thine eyes ___": Keats
6 letters Hints for "Open thine eyes ___": Keats Clue page for "Open thine eyes ___": Keats
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College official
6 letters Hints for College official Clue page for College official
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Correct a typo
7 letters Hints for Correct a typo Clue page for Correct a typo
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Poodle's name
4 letters Hints for Poodle's name Clue page for Poodle's name
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It has 12 steps
6 letters Hints for It has 12 steps Clue page for It has 12 steps
62
Picador's target
4 letters Hints for Picador's target Clue page for Picador's target
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Great Society measure
8 letters Hints for Great Society measure Clue page for Great Society measure
67
More comfortable
6 letters Hints for More comfortable Clue page for More comfortable
68
Cupped fruit
5 letters Hints for Cupped fruit Clue page for Cupped fruit
70
Wish "bon voyage!"
6 letters Hints for Wish "bon voyage!" Clue page for Wish "bon voyage!"
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"Law & Order" characters
3 letters Hints for "Law & Order" characters Clue page for "Law & Order" characters
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Like suspicious eyes
5 letters Hints for Like suspicious eyes Clue page for Like suspicious eyes
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Commercial prefix with lady
3 letters Hints for Commercial prefix with lady Clue page for Commercial prefix with lady
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Lacking ore, as a mountain
8 letters Hints for Lacking ore, as a mountain Clue page for Lacking ore, as a mountain
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Liaison d'amour
7 letters Hints for Liaison d'amour Clue page for Liaison d'amour
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Glucose and galactose, e.g.
7 letters Hints for Glucose and galactose, e.g. Clue page for Glucose and galactose, e.g.
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Revolution result, possibly
4 letters Hints for Revolution result, possibly Clue page for Revolution result, possibly
86
Shrew
7 letters Hints for Shrew Clue page for Shrew
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Coped
6 letters Hints for Coped Clue page for Coped
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Annual literary award
6 letters Hints for Annual literary award Clue page for Annual literary award
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Trouble, in Yiddish slang
6 letters Hints for Trouble, in Yiddish slang Clue page for Trouble, in Yiddish slang
92
"Darling ___" (Hudson flick)
4 letters Hints for "Darling ___" (Hudson flick) Clue page for "Darling ___" (Hudson flick)
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Evening gala
6 letters Hints for Evening gala Clue page for Evening gala
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Stars-to-be
6 letters Hints for Stars-to-be Clue page for Stars-to-be
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Bottle size
5 letters Hints for Bottle size Clue page for Bottle size
99
Case for a vet
5 letters Hints for Case for a vet Clue page for Case for a vet
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Plant problem
5 letters Hints for Plant problem Clue page for Plant problem
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Like some ice cream
4 letters Hints for Like some ice cream Clue page for Like some ice cream
106
Nobel Prize category: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Nobel Prize category: Abbr. Clue page for Nobel Prize category: Abbr.
108
"___ there?"
4 letters Hints for "___ there?" Clue page for "___ there?"
110
Chief Ouray, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Chief Ouray, e.g. Clue page for Chief Ouray, e.g.
112
USA competitor
3 letters Hints for USA competitor Clue page for USA competitor
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Timetable listing: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Timetable listing: Abbr. Clue page for Timetable listing: Abbr.

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