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NYT Crossword Answers for March 5, 2003

Wednesday, March 5, 2003 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Wednesday, March 5, 2003: 78 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

  1. 1

    Domini preceder

    4 letters Hints for Domini preceder Clue page for Domini preceder

  2. 5

    ___ prof.

    4 letters Hints for ___ prof. Clue page for ___ prof.

  3. 9

    Aisle walker

    5 letters Hints for Aisle walker Clue page for Aisle walker

  4. 14

    Penury

    4 letters Hints for Penury Clue page for Penury

  5. 15

    Member of a bygone empire

    4 letters Hints for Member of a bygone empire Clue page for Member of a bygone empire

  6. 16

    School assignment

    5 letters Hints for School assignment Clue page for School assignment

  7. 17

    Approach the gate, say

    4 letters Hints for Approach the gate, say Clue page for Approach the gate, say

  8. 18

    Corner piece

    4 letters Hints for Corner piece Clue page for Corner piece

  9. 19

    Poison

    5 letters Hints for Poison Clue page for Poison

  10. 20

    Roman rebuke

    9 letters Hints for Roman rebuke Clue page for Roman rebuke

  11. 22

    Poet's Muse

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  12. 23

    A drawbridge spans it

    4 letters Hints for A drawbridge spans it Clue page for A drawbridge spans it

  13. 24

    Wrong

    4 letters Hints for Wrong Clue page for Wrong

  14. 26

    Selling very well

    3 letters Hints for Selling very well Clue page for Selling very well

  15. 29

    With 46-Across, an observation about the game in this grid

    6 letters Hints for With 46-Across, an observation about the game in this grid Clue page for With 46-Across, an observation about the game in this grid

  16. 31

    Folder labels

    4 letters Hints for Folder labels Clue page for Folder labels

  17. 35

    Jubilant

    6 letters Hints for Jubilant Clue page for Jubilant

  18. 37

    Musical sensitivity

    3 letters Hints for Musical sensitivity Clue page for Musical sensitivity

  19. 38

    That Spanish girl

    4 letters Hints for That Spanish girl Clue page for That Spanish girl

  20. 39

    Social

    5 letters Hints for Social Clue page for Social

  21. 40

    Tel. no. addition

    3 letters Hints for Tel. no. addition Clue page for Tel. no. addition

  22. 41

    55-Down under a flame

    5 letters Hints for 55-Down under a flame Clue page for 55-Down under a flame

  23. 42

    December 24 and 31, e.g.

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  24. 43

    Historical division

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  25. 44

    Instant

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  26. 45

    Viper's home

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  27. 46

    See 29-Across

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  28. 48

    ___-blue

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  29. 49

    Planning detail

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  30. 51

    It's 5 for B and 6 for C: Abbr.

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  31. 53

    Record company that rejected the Beatles

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  32. 56

    Where dirty clothes go

    9 letters Hints for Where dirty clothes go Clue page for Where dirty clothes go

  33. 61

    Sag

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  34. 62

    Inflict upon

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  35. 63

    Montreal player

    4 letters Hints for Montreal player Clue page for Montreal player

  36. 64

    Ancient marketplace

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  37. 65

    "So I ___!"

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  38. 66

    63-Across, for short

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  39. 67

    Bumpkin

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  40. 68

    Goes off

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  41. 69

    All wrapped (up)

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Down clues

  1. 1

    What you may do to get a hand

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  2. 2

    Spiffy

    4 letters Hints for Spiffy Clue page for Spiffy

  3. 3

    Waiting room call

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  4. 4

    Execration

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  5. 5

    Cause of a W.W. II siren

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  6. 6

    Porcine features

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  7. 7

    Sean Connery, for one

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  8. 8

    Cry during a duel

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  9. 9

    Total

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  10. 10

    For the immediate future

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  11. 11

    Prefix with -gon

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  12. 12

    Give off

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  13. 13

    Gambler's destination

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  14. 21

    Arena antagonist

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  15. 25

    "... ___ the fields we go"

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  16. 26

    Macho guys

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  17. 27

    Oil source

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  18. 28

    Colonists' annoyances

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  19. 30

    Bush, for one

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  20. 32

    Soothing plants

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  21. 33

    Lose a staring contest

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  22. 34

    Like pretzels, typically

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  23. 36

    Datum for college applications

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  24. 40

    "Monty Python" player

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  25. 41

    Carried

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  26. 43

    Woolly mama

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  27. 44

    Ways

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  28. 47

    Yak

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  29. 50

    Kind of court

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  30. 52

    Athlete Jesse

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  31. 53

    40's turning point

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  32. 54

    So

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  33. 55

    Prepare

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  34. 57

    Black, as la nuit

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  35. 58

    Wagon part

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  36. 59

    Erupt

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  37. 60

    It may be French

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