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NYT Crossword Answers for February 9, 2002

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Saturday, February 9, 2002 · 70 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Saturday, February 9, 2002: 70 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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Inferior alcohol
8 letters Hints for Inferior alcohol Clue page for Inferior alcohol
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Poughkeepsie college
6 letters Hints for Poughkeepsie college Clue page for Poughkeepsie college
15
Isn't shy
8 letters Hints for Isn't shy Clue page for Isn't shy
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Pronto
6 letters Hints for Pronto Clue page for Pronto
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Up
8 letters Hints for Up Clue page for Up
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"Aha!"
6 letters Hints for "Aha!" Clue page for "Aha!"
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Sporting deceptions
5 letters Hints for Sporting deceptions Clue page for Sporting deceptions
20
Start operating
9 letters Hints for Start operating Clue page for Start operating
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Gen. follower
4 letters Hints for Gen. follower Clue page for Gen. follower
23
Big delivery?
5 letters Hints for Big delivery? Clue page for Big delivery?
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Winning sequence
3 letters Hints for Winning sequence Clue page for Winning sequence
25
Rte. parts
3 letters Hints for Rte. parts Clue page for Rte. parts
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Mere semblance
5 letters Hints for Mere semblance Clue page for Mere semblance
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Words from a crowd
5 letters Hints for Words from a crowd Clue page for Words from a crowd
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Lacking
5 letters Hints for Lacking Clue page for Lacking
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Glacial formations
6 letters Hints for Glacial formations Clue page for Glacial formations
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Knightly hero of medieval romances
6 letters Hints for Knightly hero of medieval romances Clue page for Knightly hero of medieval romances
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Guinness, for one
6 letters Hints for Guinness, for one Clue page for Guinness, for one
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Not specifically assigned
6 letters Hints for Not specifically assigned Clue page for Not specifically assigned
35
Beeps
5 letters Hints for Beeps Clue page for Beeps
36
Sunburn symptom
5 letters Hints for Sunburn symptom Clue page for Sunburn symptom
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Get all of
5 letters Hints for Get all of Clue page for Get all of
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Risky business?: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Risky business?: Abbr. Clue page for Risky business?: Abbr.
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Nietzsche's "___ Antichrist"
3 letters Hints for Nietzsche's "___ Antichrist" Clue page for Nietzsche's "___ Antichrist"
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Well follower
5 letters Hints for Well follower Clue page for Well follower
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Sorry sort
4 letters Hints for Sorry sort Clue page for Sorry sort
44
Fought
9 letters Hints for Fought Clue page for Fought
47
Hindu aphorisms, collectively
5 letters Hints for Hindu aphorisms, collectively Clue page for Hindu aphorisms, collectively
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Immature
6 letters Hints for Immature Clue page for Immature
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Inconveniences
8 letters Hints for Inconveniences Clue page for Inconveniences
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Less original
6 letters Hints for Less original Clue page for Less original
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Where to draw the line?
8 letters Hints for Where to draw the line? Clue page for Where to draw the line?
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Rises dramatically
6 letters Hints for Rises dramatically Clue page for Rises dramatically
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Parenthetically
8 letters Hints for Parenthetically Clue page for Parenthetically

Down clues

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They usually aren't hits
6 letters Hints for They usually aren't hits Clue page for They usually aren't hits
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Ready to take a cut
6 letters Hints for Ready to take a cut Clue page for Ready to take a cut
3
Wolf snakes' prey
6 letters Hints for Wolf snakes' prey Clue page for Wolf snakes' prey
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1998 Pulitzer nonfiction winner ___ Diamond
5 letters Hints for 1998 Pulitzer nonfiction winner ___ Diamond Clue page for 1998 Pulitzer nonfiction winner ___ Diamond
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Instruments that may be made from monkeypod wood
4 letters Hints for Instruments that may be made from monkeypod wood Clue page for Instruments that may be made from monkeypod wood
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"Love ___ Song Without End" (from "Bambi")
3 letters Hints for "Love ___ Song Without End" (from "Bambi") Clue page for "Love ___ Song Without End" (from "Bambi")
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Oath
8 letters Hints for Oath Clue page for Oath
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Pentathlon competitor, e.g.
7 letters Hints for Pentathlon competitor, e.g. Clue page for Pentathlon competitor, e.g.
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Sorcerer
5 letters Hints for Sorcerer Clue page for Sorcerer
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On
4 letters Hints for On Clue page for On
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Languishes in confinement
4 letters Hints for Languishes in confinement Clue page for Languishes in confinement
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Disorganized
8 letters Hints for Disorganized Clue page for Disorganized
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Draft order?
8 letters Hints for Draft order? Clue page for Draft order?
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Cozy locales
7 letters Hints for Cozy locales Clue page for Cozy locales
21
Cause of a blowup?
3 letters Hints for Cause of a blowup? Clue page for Cause of a blowup?
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Simple footwear
5 letters Hints for Simple footwear Clue page for Simple footwear
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Where the Volta flows
5 letters Hints for Where the Volta flows Clue page for Where the Volta flows
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Cad
5 letters Hints for Cad Clue page for Cad
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Cuts
4 letters Hints for Cuts Clue page for Cuts
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Not likely
4 letters Hints for Not likely Clue page for Not likely
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Object
5 letters Hints for Object Clue page for Object
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Arrived at, oater-style
8 letters Hints for Arrived at, oater-style Clue page for Arrived at, oater-style
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Have trouble with one's balance
8 letters Hints for Have trouble with one's balance Clue page for Have trouble with one's balance
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Candle scent or rum flavoring
8 letters Hints for Candle scent or rum flavoring Clue page for Candle scent or rum flavoring
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1932 Gable film remade as "Mogambo"
7 letters Hints for 1932 Gable film remade as "Mogambo" Clue page for 1932 Gable film remade as "Mogambo"
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Can help?
7 letters Hints for Can help? Clue page for Can help?
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Diner order
3 letters Hints for Diner order Clue page for Diner order
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Ban
6 letters Hints for Ban Clue page for Ban
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Saint canonized by Gregory XV
6 letters Hints for Saint canonized by Gregory XV Clue page for Saint canonized by Gregory XV
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Forward
6 letters Hints for Forward Clue page for Forward
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Anatomical canals
5 letters Hints for Anatomical canals Clue page for Anatomical canals
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Much-devalued monetary unit
5 letters Hints for Much-devalued monetary unit Clue page for Much-devalued monetary unit
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Nastiness
4 letters Hints for Nastiness Clue page for Nastiness
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Little, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Little, e.g. Clue page for Little, e.g.
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Similar things
4 letters Hints for Similar things Clue page for Similar things
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Teammate of Hubbell and Terry
3 letters Hints for Teammate of Hubbell and Terry Clue page for Teammate of Hubbell and Terry

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