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NYT Crossword Answers for April 13, 2003

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Sunday, April 13, 2003 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, April 13, 2003: 140 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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Showing obsequiousness
5 letters Hints for Showing obsequiousness Clue page for Showing obsequiousness
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Sleepaway, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Sleepaway, e.g. Clue page for Sleepaway, e.g.
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It may have you going in circles
5 letters Hints for It may have you going in circles Clue page for It may have you going in circles
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Signed off on
4 letters Hints for Signed off on Clue page for Signed off on
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Like beech leaves
5 letters Hints for Like beech leaves Clue page for Like beech leaves
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Source of the line "The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one"
4 letters Hints for Source of the line "The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one" Clue page for Source of the line "The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one"
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Acclaims
5 letters Hints for Acclaims Clue page for Acclaims
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Order from a person with a gun
4 letters Hints for Order from a person with a gun Clue page for Order from a person with a gun
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If I have ___
21 letters Hints for If I have ___ Clue page for If I have ___
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Group produced by Phil Spector, with "the"
8 letters Hints for Group produced by Phil Spector, with "the" Clue page for Group produced by Phil Spector, with "the"
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Directional devices
5 letters Hints for Directional devices Clue page for Directional devices
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Predator
5 letters Hints for Predator Clue page for Predator
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Brown, for one
3 letters Hints for Brown, for one Clue page for Brown, for one
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Affect
5 letters Hints for Affect Clue page for Affect
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Hookey players
7 letters Hints for Hookey players Clue page for Hookey players
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Arrives in time for
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Shows fallibility
4 letters Hints for Shows fallibility Clue page for Shows fallibility
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Den din
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... and I am ___
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One side of a vote
4 letters Hints for One side of a vote Clue page for One side of a vote
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Suffixes with depend and differ
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Escapes slowly
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Lean (on)
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Part of CBS: Abbr.
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Syrian president
5 letters Hints for Syrian president Clue page for Syrian president
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Like the Muslim calendar
5 letters Hints for Like the Muslim calendar Clue page for Like the Muslim calendar
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Michelangelo marble
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When repeated, is specific
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One, informally
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Loser to F.D.R.
6 letters Hints for Loser to F.D.R. Clue page for Loser to F.D.R.
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... and I am ___
21 letters Hints for ... and I am ___ Clue page for ... and I am ___
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Farthest point of the Lewis and Clark expedition
6 letters Hints for Farthest point of the Lewis and Clark expedition Clue page for Farthest point of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Arch type
4 letters Hints for Arch type Clue page for Arch type
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(You) love: Fr.
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Unitalicized
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Former Hungarian leader Kadar
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Some wrestlers
5 letters Hints for Some wrestlers Clue page for Some wrestlers
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"How come?" comeback
3 letters Hints for "How come?" comeback Clue page for "How come?" comeback
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Pretzel shape
4 letters Hints for Pretzel shape Clue page for Pretzel shape
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Like beasts of burden
5 letters Hints for Like beasts of burden Clue page for Like beasts of burden
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Liquid fat
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Perfectly reasonable
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... and I have ___
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Graph lines
4 letters Hints for Graph lines Clue page for Graph lines
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Young newts
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Ration
5 letters Hints for Ration Clue page for Ration
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Postulates
7 letters Hints for Postulates Clue page for Postulates
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Avengement
5 letters Hints for Avengement Clue page for Avengement
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Name in "Popeye"
3 letters Hints for Name in "Popeye" Clue page for Name in "Popeye"
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Amulet
5 letters Hints for Amulet Clue page for Amulet
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Maria's intended in "West Side Story"
5 letters Hints for Maria's intended in "West Side Story" Clue page for Maria's intended in "West Side Story"
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Uncontrolled
8 letters Hints for Uncontrolled Clue page for Uncontrolled
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... then I must be ___
21 letters Hints for ... then I must be ___ Clue page for ... then I must be ___
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Uttered
4 letters Hints for Uttered Clue page for Uttered
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Like Dover's cliffs
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Title character in a 1922 Broadway hit
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Winding way
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Team with which Derrick Coleman was the 1991 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year
4 letters Hints for Team with which Derrick Coleman was the 1991 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year Clue page for Team with which Derrick Coleman was the 1991 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year
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Inviting
5 letters Hints for Inviting Clue page for Inviting
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Bus part
4 letters Hints for Bus part Clue page for Bus part
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Author Paretsky and others
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Down clues

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Winter pear
4 letters Hints for Winter pear Clue page for Winter pear
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Finito
4 letters Hints for Finito Clue page for Finito
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Like moiré patterns
4 letters Hints for Like moiré patterns Clue page for Like moiré patterns
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Summers abroad
4 letters Hints for Summers abroad Clue page for Summers abroad
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One who knows the drill
7 letters Hints for One who knows the drill Clue page for One who knows the drill
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How coquettes chat
5 letters Hints for How coquettes chat Clue page for How coquettes chat
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Nos. on checks
4 letters Hints for Nos. on checks Clue page for Nos. on checks
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Gullet
3 letters Hints for Gullet Clue page for Gullet
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Whence the phrase "Wisdom is better than rubies"
8 letters Hints for Whence the phrase "Wisdom is better than rubies" Clue page for Whence the phrase "Wisdom is better than rubies"
10
Blotto or stinko, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Blotto or stinko, e.g. Clue page for Blotto or stinko, e.g.
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"From Here to Eternity" wife
5 letters Hints for "From Here to Eternity" wife Clue page for "From Here to Eternity" wife
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Diving birds
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QBs' goals
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Lawyer's abbr.
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Boys Town neighbor
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114-chapter book
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Turn inside out
5 letters Hints for Turn inside out Clue page for Turn inside out
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Office stations
5 letters Hints for Office stations Clue page for Office stations
24
Hebrew T
3 letters Hints for Hebrew T Clue page for Hebrew T
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Part of a simple bouquet
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Excessive interest
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Out of jail
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Printer's ink
5 letters Hints for Printer's ink Clue page for Printer's ink
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"Fiddlesticks!"
4 letters Hints for "Fiddlesticks!" Clue page for "Fiddlesticks!"
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Calif.'s Sierra Nevadas, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Calif.'s Sierra Nevadas, e.g. Clue page for Calif.'s Sierra Nevadas, e.g.
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Out of town
4 letters Hints for Out of town Clue page for Out of town
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Florida vacation area
4 letters Hints for Florida vacation area Clue page for Florida vacation area
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Coast Guard mem.
3 letters Hints for Coast Guard mem. Clue page for Coast Guard mem.
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Protect, in a way
6 letters Hints for Protect, in a way Clue page for Protect, in a way
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Shah Pahlavi
4 letters Hints for Shah Pahlavi Clue page for Shah Pahlavi
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Sycophant
6 letters Hints for Sycophant Clue page for Sycophant
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Early stage
5 letters Hints for Early stage Clue page for Early stage
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"Well said!"
6 letters Hints for "Well said!" Clue page for "Well said!"
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Roald Dahl's chocolatier
5 letters Hints for Roald Dahl's chocolatier Clue page for Roald Dahl's chocolatier
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Rubber gaskets
6 letters Hints for Rubber gaskets Clue page for Rubber gaskets
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"___ say more?"
5 letters Hints for "___ say more?" Clue page for "___ say more?"
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Basketball star Brand
5 letters Hints for Basketball star Brand Clue page for Basketball star Brand
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Positive principle
4 letters Hints for Positive principle Clue page for Positive principle
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All-time leader in r.b.i.'s
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Powerful couple in publishing, once
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Philatelic purchases
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Counteract
6 letters Hints for Counteract Clue page for Counteract
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Olden
6 letters Hints for Olden Clue page for Olden
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Like some custards
6 letters Hints for Like some custards Clue page for Like some custards
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TV character first seen on "Happy Days"
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Site of Maine's largest university
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Exorcist's target
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Hermit
5 letters Hints for Hermit Clue page for Hermit
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TV's Matt and Andy
6 letters Hints for TV's Matt and Andy Clue page for TV's Matt and Andy
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Confine
5 letters Hints for Confine Clue page for Confine
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Noted military review
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Puts in
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Indolence
5 letters Hints for Indolence Clue page for Indolence
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Songwriter Perkins
4 letters Hints for Songwriter Perkins Clue page for Songwriter Perkins
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Loosen
4 letters Hints for Loosen Clue page for Loosen
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Piquancy
4 letters Hints for Piquancy Clue page for Piquancy
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Sumptuousness
4 letters Hints for Sumptuousness Clue page for Sumptuousness
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Where soldiers go
8 letters Hints for Where soldiers go Clue page for Where soldiers go
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La lead-in
3 letters Hints for La lead-in Clue page for La lead-in
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Overacted
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They keep control of their faculties
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Waldorf salad ingredients
7 letters Hints for Waldorf salad ingredients Clue page for Waldorf salad ingredients
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Use, as a tip
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Clam-digging locale
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1978 Peace Nobelist
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Range that divides Eurasia
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Intact
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Not sure
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"Number two with a Coke," e.g.
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"You betcha"
3 letters Hints for "You betcha" Clue page for "You betcha"
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Study hard
4 letters Hints for Study hard Clue page for Study hard
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Cold, as snow in Spain
4 letters Hints for Cold, as snow in Spain Clue page for Cold, as snow in Spain
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Pound of verse
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Russian ruler: Var.
4 letters Hints for Russian ruler: Var. Clue page for Russian ruler: Var.
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Winter Olympics gold medalist Kulik
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Cartoon collectibles
4 letters Hints for Cartoon collectibles Clue page for Cartoon collectibles
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Coll., e.g.
3 letters Hints for Coll., e.g. Clue page for Coll., e.g.
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Comedian Margaret
3 letters Hints for Comedian Margaret Clue page for Comedian Margaret
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2001 honor for J. K. Rowling
3 letters Hints for 2001 honor for J. K. Rowling Clue page for 2001 honor for J. K. Rowling

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