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NYT Crossword Answers for April 22, 2007

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Sunday, April 22, 2007 · 166 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, April 22, 2007: 166 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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Student's declaration
5 letters Hints for Student's declaration Clue page for Student's declaration
6
Restricted part of a street
7 letters Hints for Restricted part of a street Clue page for Restricted part of a street
13
Paul of pet food
4 letters Hints for Paul of pet food Clue page for Paul of pet food
17
1947 crime drama
4 letters Hints for 1947 crime drama Clue page for 1947 crime drama
21
Block in the Southwest
5 letters Hints for Block in the Southwest Clue page for Block in the Southwest
22
Golf club with a nearly vertical face
7 letters Hints for Golf club with a nearly vertical face Clue page for Golf club with a nearly vertical face
23
Love letters?
4 letters Hints for Love letters? Clue page for Love letters?
24
U.S. city in sight of two volcanoes
4 letters Hints for U.S. city in sight of two volcanoes Clue page for U.S. city in sight of two volcanoes
25
With 36-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Osbert Sitwell)
13 letters Hints for With 36-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Osbert Sitwell) Clue page for With 36-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Osbert Sitwell)
27
Orange/yellow blooms
9 letters Hints for Orange/yellow blooms Clue page for Orange/yellow blooms
29
Feature of the villain in "The Fugitive"
6 letters Hints for Feature of the villain in "The Fugitive" Clue page for Feature of the villain in "The Fugitive"
30
Walk to the door
6 letters Hints for Walk to the door Clue page for Walk to the door
32
Single thread
6 letters Hints for Single thread Clue page for Single thread
33
Radisson alternative
5 letters Hints for Radisson alternative Clue page for Radisson alternative
36
See 25-Across
12 letters Hints for See 25-Across Clue page for See 25-Across
40
Hearty drink
3 letters Hints for Hearty drink Clue page for Hearty drink
43
Like the Uzbek and Kirghiz languages
6 letters Hints for Like the Uzbek and Kirghiz languages Clue page for Like the Uzbek and Kirghiz languages
47
Smog-watching grp.
3 letters Hints for Smog-watching grp. Clue page for Smog-watching grp.
48
Bagnell Dam river
5 letters Hints for Bagnell Dam river Clue page for Bagnell Dam river
49
Purplish
5 letters Hints for Purplish Clue page for Purplish
52
Ella of "Phantom Lady"
6 letters Hints for Ella of "Phantom Lady" Clue page for Ella of "Phantom Lady"
54
One way to be paid
6 letters Hints for One way to be paid Clue page for One way to be paid
58
Amount past due?
3 letters Hints for Amount past due? Clue page for Amount past due?
59
"Poetry is ..." (Joseph Roux)
23 letters Hints for "Poetry is ..." (Joseph Roux) Clue page for "Poetry is ..." (Joseph Roux)
63
Oater locale
6 letters Hints for Oater locale Clue page for Oater locale
64
Where Springsteen was born, in song
6 letters Hints for Where Springsteen was born, in song Clue page for Where Springsteen was born, in song
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Monte ___
5 letters Hints for Monte ___ Clue page for Monte ___
66
Hyde Park stroller
4 letters Hints for Hyde Park stroller Clue page for Hyde Park stroller
68
Toil
7 letters Hints for Toil Clue page for Toil
71
Have on
4 letters Hints for Have on Clue page for Have on
75
Japanese band?
3 letters Hints for Japanese band? Clue page for Japanese band?
78
Like many pubs
5 letters Hints for Like many pubs Clue page for Like many pubs
81
With 89-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Carl Sandburg)
13 letters Hints for With 89-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Carl Sandburg) Clue page for With 89-Across, "Poetry is ..." (Carl Sandburg)
85
Flat
10 letters Hints for Flat Clue page for Flat
88
Struggle
10 letters Hints for Struggle Clue page for Struggle
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See 81-Across
13 letters Hints for See 81-Across Clue page for See 81-Across
93
QB Rodney
5 letters Hints for QB Rodney Clue page for QB Rodney
94
Banned spray
3 letters Hints for Banned spray Clue page for Banned spray
95
Russian city or oblast
4 letters Hints for Russian city or oblast Clue page for Russian city or oblast
96
Office gizmo
7 letters Hints for Office gizmo Clue page for Office gizmo
98
Soissons seasons
4 letters Hints for Soissons seasons Clue page for Soissons seasons
100
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Banks
5 letters Hints for Baseball Hall-of-Famer Banks Clue page for Baseball Hall-of-Famer Banks
104
Make an inauguration affirmation
6 letters Hints for Make an inauguration affirmation Clue page for Make an inauguration affirmation
107
Literary ending
6 letters Hints for Literary ending Clue page for Literary ending
111
"Poetry is ..." (Edith Sitwell)
23 letters Hints for "Poetry is ..." (Edith Sitwell) Clue page for "Poetry is ..." (Edith Sitwell)
117
Took top honors
3 letters Hints for Took top honors Clue page for Took top honors
118
French city in W.W. II fighting
6 letters Hints for French city in W.W. II fighting Clue page for French city in W.W. II fighting
119
Title character in a "Sgt. Pepper" song
6 letters Hints for Title character in a "Sgt. Pepper" song Clue page for Title character in a "Sgt. Pepper" song
120
Grant maker
5 letters Hints for Grant maker Clue page for Grant maker
121
Hatch from Utah
5 letters Hints for Hatch from Utah Clue page for Hatch from Utah
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15 years before the Battle of Hastings
3 letters Hints for 15 years before the Battle of Hastings Clue page for 15 years before the Battle of Hastings
125
Dead Sea Scrolls scribe
6 letters Hints for Dead Sea Scrolls scribe Clue page for Dead Sea Scrolls scribe
127
"___ gratias"
3 letters Hints for "___ gratias" Clue page for "___ gratias"
128
"Poetry is ..." (Pablo Neruda)
12 letters Hints for "Poetry is ..." (Pablo Neruda) Clue page for "Poetry is ..." (Pablo Neruda)
133
Verges on
5 letters Hints for Verges on Clue page for Verges on
136
Sing "Gladly the cross-eyed bear," say
6 letters Hints for Sing "Gladly the cross-eyed bear," say Clue page for Sing "Gladly the cross-eyed bear," say
137
Tyro
6 letters Hints for Tyro Clue page for Tyro
141
___ Mae
6 letters Hints for ___ Mae Clue page for ___ Mae
145
Elderly
9 letters Hints for Elderly Clue page for Elderly
148
"Poetry is ..." (E. E. Cummings)
13 letters Hints for "Poetry is ..." (E. E. Cummings) Clue page for "Poetry is ..." (E. E. Cummings)
151
English university V.I.P.s
4 letters Hints for English university V.I.P.s Clue page for English university V.I.P.s
152
Punjabi believer
4 letters Hints for Punjabi believer Clue page for Punjabi believer
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No more
7 letters Hints for No more Clue page for No more
154
#24 of 24
5 letters Hints for #24 of 24 Clue page for #24 of 24
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As a result
4 letters Hints for As a result Clue page for As a result
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Besides
4 letters Hints for Besides Clue page for Besides
157
Fall field worker
7 letters Hints for Fall field worker Clue page for Fall field worker
158
Snooped (around)
5 letters Hints for Snooped (around) Clue page for Snooped (around)

Down clues

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Bueno's opposite
4 letters Hints for Bueno's opposite Clue page for Bueno's opposite
2
Tennis edge
4 letters Hints for Tennis edge Clue page for Tennis edge
3
It may start with someone entering a bar
4 letters Hints for It may start with someone entering a bar Clue page for It may start with someone entering a bar
4
West Indian sorcery
5 letters Hints for West Indian sorcery Clue page for West Indian sorcery
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Prepare, as a side of beans
5 letters Hints for Prepare, as a side of beans Clue page for Prepare, as a side of beans
6
Beantown, on scoreboards
3 letters Hints for Beantown, on scoreboards Clue page for Beantown, on scoreboards
7
Durham sch.
3 letters Hints for Durham sch. Clue page for Durham sch.
8
Half of doce
4 letters Hints for Half of doce Clue page for Half of doce
9
Energy
4 letters Hints for Energy Clue page for Energy
10
Singer India.___
4 letters Hints for Singer India.___ Clue page for Singer India.___
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___ this world
5 letters Hints for ___ this world Clue page for ___ this world
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Nutrition drink brand
6 letters Hints for Nutrition drink brand Clue page for Nutrition drink brand
13
Belief
3 letters Hints for Belief Clue page for Belief
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Up to one's ears (in)
5 letters Hints for Up to one's ears (in) Clue page for Up to one's ears (in)
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Cuban patriot José
5 letters Hints for Cuban patriot José Clue page for Cuban patriot José
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Go around
5 letters Hints for Go around Clue page for Go around
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Beachwear
6 letters Hints for Beachwear Clue page for Beachwear
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"Zounds," e.g.
8 letters Hints for "Zounds," e.g. Clue page for "Zounds," e.g.
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Antiquity, quaintly
3 letters Hints for Antiquity, quaintly Clue page for Antiquity, quaintly
20
Denials
3 letters Hints for Denials Clue page for Denials
26
"This is where ___"
4 letters Hints for "This is where ___" Clue page for "This is where ___"
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Alternative fuel
7 letters Hints for Alternative fuel Clue page for Alternative fuel
31
Halfhearted
5 letters Hints for Halfhearted Clue page for Halfhearted
34
Go bad
4 letters Hints for Go bad Clue page for Go bad
35
Red hair, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Red hair, e.g. Clue page for Red hair, e.g.
37
Arabian capital
4 letters Hints for Arabian capital Clue page for Arabian capital
38
Fairy-tale menace
4 letters Hints for Fairy-tale menace Clue page for Fairy-tale menace
39
G.P.A. spoilers
4 letters Hints for G.P.A. spoilers Clue page for G.P.A. spoilers
40
Mtn. stats
4 letters Hints for Mtn. stats Clue page for Mtn. stats
41
Trevi coin, once
4 letters Hints for Trevi coin, once Clue page for Trevi coin, once
42
Month after Ab
4 letters Hints for Month after Ab Clue page for Month after Ab
44
Friends
4 letters Hints for Friends Clue page for Friends
45
Not on the border
5 letters Hints for Not on the border Clue page for Not on the border
46
Poetic break: Var.
6 letters Hints for Poetic break: Var. Clue page for Poetic break: Var.
50
Sitting on
4 letters Hints for Sitting on Clue page for Sitting on
51
Tapas bar offering
7 letters Hints for Tapas bar offering Clue page for Tapas bar offering
53
Writer Sontag
5 letters Hints for Writer Sontag Clue page for Writer Sontag
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Big spinner
7 letters Hints for Big spinner Clue page for Big spinner
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Here, in Juárez
3 letters Hints for Here, in Juárez Clue page for Here, in Juárez
57
Camera inits.
3 letters Hints for Camera inits. Clue page for Camera inits.
60
Aligned
6 letters Hints for Aligned Clue page for Aligned
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Main seating area
4 letters Hints for Main seating area Clue page for Main seating area
62
Namely
5 letters Hints for Namely Clue page for Namely
67
Perfect
4 letters Hints for Perfect Clue page for Perfect
69
N.C. State plays in it
3 letters Hints for N.C. State plays in it Clue page for N.C. State plays in it
70
Denny's alternative
4 letters Hints for Denny's alternative Clue page for Denny's alternative
72
Oklahoma city
4 letters Hints for Oklahoma city Clue page for Oklahoma city
73
Steinbeck's "To ___ Unknown"
4 letters Hints for Steinbeck's "To ___ Unknown" Clue page for Steinbeck's "To ___ Unknown"
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Angry talk
4 letters Hints for Angry talk Clue page for Angry talk
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Really, really
4 letters Hints for Really, really Clue page for Really, really
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Physicist Niels
4 letters Hints for Physicist Niels Clue page for Physicist Niels
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"Dies ___"
4 letters Hints for "Dies ___" Clue page for "Dies ___"
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Arrived quietly
7 letters Hints for Arrived quietly Clue page for Arrived quietly
80
"... ___ great fall"
4 letters Hints for "... ___ great fall" Clue page for "... ___ great fall"
82
Exactly, after "to"
4 letters Hints for Exactly, after "to" Clue page for Exactly, after "to"
83
Parlor piece
6 letters Hints for Parlor piece Clue page for Parlor piece
84
Gridiron protection
7 letters Hints for Gridiron protection Clue page for Gridiron protection
86
Wasted gas
5 letters Hints for Wasted gas Clue page for Wasted gas
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Inventor's place
3 letters Hints for Inventor's place Clue page for Inventor's place
90
Group of spies
4 letters Hints for Group of spies Clue page for Group of spies
91
Kind of check
5 letters Hints for Kind of check Clue page for Kind of check
92
Hundred Acre Wood donkey
6 letters Hints for Hundred Acre Wood donkey Clue page for Hundred Acre Wood donkey
97
Winter Olympics venues
5 letters Hints for Winter Olympics venues Clue page for Winter Olympics venues
99
It's raised on a farm
4 letters Hints for It's raised on a farm Clue page for It's raised on a farm
101
NASA homecoming
7 letters Hints for NASA homecoming Clue page for NASA homecoming
102
Tiny bite
3 letters Hints for Tiny bite Clue page for Tiny bite
103
"See ___ care!"
3 letters Hints for "See ___ care!" Clue page for "See ___ care!"
105
Two, in Lisbon
4 letters Hints for Two, in Lisbon Clue page for Two, in Lisbon
106
In many cases
5 letters Hints for In many cases Clue page for In many cases
108
Operatic Jenny
4 letters Hints for Operatic Jenny Clue page for Operatic Jenny
109
Early Nebraskan
4 letters Hints for Early Nebraskan Clue page for Early Nebraskan
110
Deli order
4 letters Hints for Deli order Clue page for Deli order
111
Old deferment classification
4 letters Hints for Old deferment classification Clue page for Old deferment classification
112
Beeper
4 letters Hints for Beeper Clue page for Beeper
113
Ticking off
8 letters Hints for Ticking off Clue page for Ticking off
114
Pulled in
4 letters Hints for Pulled in Clue page for Pulled in
115
Poe's middle name
5 letters Hints for Poe's middle name Clue page for Poe's middle name
116
Surrealist Magritte
4 letters Hints for Surrealist Magritte Clue page for Surrealist Magritte
122
Reply to "No way!"
6 letters Hints for Reply to "No way!" Clue page for Reply to "No way!"
124
Old-style hangover remedy
6 letters Hints for Old-style hangover remedy Clue page for Old-style hangover remedy
126
League division
4 letters Hints for League division Clue page for League division
129
Mighty big
5 letters Hints for Mighty big Clue page for Mighty big
130
Swing wildly
5 letters Hints for Swing wildly Clue page for Swing wildly
131
Corner office and others
5 letters Hints for Corner office and others Clue page for Corner office and others
132
Gettysburg general under Lee
5 letters Hints for Gettysburg general under Lee Clue page for Gettysburg general under Lee
134
Household health hazard
5 letters Hints for Household health hazard Clue page for Household health hazard
135
Sportscast feature
5 letters Hints for Sportscast feature Clue page for Sportscast feature
138
Peevishness
4 letters Hints for Peevishness Clue page for Peevishness
139
TV's Swenson
4 letters Hints for TV's Swenson Clue page for TV's Swenson
140
Fashion's ___ von Furstenberg
4 letters Hints for Fashion's ___ von Furstenberg Clue page for Fashion's ___ von Furstenberg
142
"Here ___ ..."
4 letters Hints for "Here ___ ..." Clue page for "Here ___ ..."
143
"Bus Stop" playwright
4 letters Hints for "Bus Stop" playwright Clue page for "Bus Stop" playwright
144
"Yikes!"
4 letters Hints for "Yikes!" Clue page for "Yikes!"
145
"___ on Melancholy"
3 letters Hints for "___ on Melancholy" Clue page for "___ on Melancholy"
146
Swe. abutter
3 letters Hints for Swe. abutter Clue page for Swe. abutter
147
Ma'am or dam
3 letters Hints for Ma'am or dam Clue page for Ma'am or dam
149
K.C.-to-Duluth dir.
3 letters Hints for K.C.-to-Duluth dir. Clue page for K.C.-to-Duluth dir.
150
"___ the fields ..."
3 letters Hints for "___ the fields ..." Clue page for "___ the fields ..."

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