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NYT Crossword Answers for August 31, 2008

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Sunday, August 31, 2008 · 136 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 31, 2008: 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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Pep rally shout
6 letters Hints for Pep rally shout Clue page for Pep rally shout
7
Sics on
6 letters Hints for Sics on Clue page for Sics on
13
More than a favorite
7 letters Hints for More than a favorite Clue page for More than a favorite
20
Program begun under Kennedy
6 letters Hints for Program begun under Kennedy Clue page for Program begun under Kennedy
21
Digs
6 letters Hints for Digs Clue page for Digs
22
Single advancement
7 letters Hints for Single advancement Clue page for Single advancement
23
Plea made to a chimney sweep?
13 letters Hints for Plea made to a chimney sweep? Clue page for Plea made to a chimney sweep?
25
Holding one's own
7 letters Hints for Holding one's own Clue page for Holding one's own
26
Topic in a golf lesson
6 letters Hints for Topic in a golf lesson Clue page for Topic in a golf lesson
27
Pancho's pal
5 letters Hints for Pancho's pal Clue page for Pancho's pal
29
Colonial John
5 letters Hints for Colonial John Clue page for Colonial John
30
Moving
5 letters Hints for Moving Clue page for Moving
32
___ hole in (corrodes)
5 letters Hints for ___ hole in (corrodes) Clue page for ___ hole in (corrodes)
35
Graduation deliveries
8 letters Hints for Graduation deliveries Clue page for Graduation deliveries
37
Jobs for some underwriters, for short
4 letters Hints for Jobs for some underwriters, for short Clue page for Jobs for some underwriters, for short
38
Distribute equal amounts?
12 letters Hints for Distribute equal amounts? Clue page for Distribute equal amounts?
41
"The Daughter of Time" novelist, 1951
3 letters Hints for "The Daughter of Time" novelist, 1951 Clue page for "The Daughter of Time" novelist, 1951
42
Friendliness
6 letters Hints for Friendliness Clue page for Friendliness
44
"___ Mucho" (1944 #1 hit)
6 letters Hints for "___ Mucho" (1944 #1 hit) Clue page for "___ Mucho" (1944 #1 hit)
45
1968 live folk album
4 letters Hints for 1968 live folk album Clue page for 1968 live folk album
47
Humorist Sedaris
3 letters Hints for Humorist Sedaris Clue page for Humorist Sedaris
48
Sub
6 letters Hints for Sub Clue page for Sub
51
Maximum extent
4 letters Hints for Maximum extent Clue page for Maximum extent
53
Pushover
5 letters Hints for Pushover Clue page for Pushover
56
Vote involved in a 15th wedding anniversary?
13 letters Hints for Vote involved in a 15th wedding anniversary? Clue page for Vote involved in a 15th wedding anniversary?
59
Recipient of a lettera amorosa
4 letters Hints for Recipient of a lettera amorosa Clue page for Recipient of a lettera amorosa
60
Missile Command maker
5 letters Hints for Missile Command maker Clue page for Missile Command maker
63
Floors
3 letters Hints for Floors Clue page for Floors
64
Sounds from a hot bath
3 letters Hints for Sounds from a hot bath Clue page for Sounds from a hot bath
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Subject to loss on a laptop
7 letters Hints for Subject to loss on a laptop Clue page for Subject to loss on a laptop
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Follies
8 letters Hints for Follies Clue page for Follies
69
Genetic letters
3 letters Hints for Genetic letters Clue page for Genetic letters
70
Have no accomplices
8 letters Hints for Have no accomplices Clue page for Have no accomplices
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Done
7 letters Hints for Done Clue page for Done
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Three times a day, on an Rx
3 letters Hints for Three times a day, on an Rx Clue page for Three times a day, on an Rx
73
Thurman of "The Avengers"
3 letters Hints for Thurman of "The Avengers" Clue page for Thurman of "The Avengers"
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Title role for Streisand
5 letters Hints for Title role for Streisand Clue page for Title role for Streisand
75
Mire
4 letters Hints for Mire Clue page for Mire
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Narrow-minded affairs?
13 letters Hints for Narrow-minded affairs? Clue page for Narrow-minded affairs?
80
Kitchen appliance brand
5 letters Hints for Kitchen appliance brand Clue page for Kitchen appliance brand
82
When doubled, an old sitcom sign-off
4 letters Hints for When doubled, an old sitcom sign-off Clue page for When doubled, an old sitcom sign-off
83
Blasts from the past, briefly
6 letters Hints for Blasts from the past, briefly Clue page for Blasts from the past, briefly
84
Payroll fig.
3 letters Hints for Payroll fig. Clue page for Payroll fig.
87
N.B.A. star Lamar ___
4 letters Hints for N.B.A. star Lamar ___ Clue page for N.B.A. star Lamar ___
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Act as a go-between
6 letters Hints for Act as a go-between Clue page for Act as a go-between
91
Main lines
6 letters Hints for Main lines Clue page for Main lines
93
Peter Pan rival
3 letters Hints for Peter Pan rival Clue page for Peter Pan rival
95
Teacher's pet?
12 letters Hints for Teacher's pet? Clue page for Teacher's pet?
99
Commercial prefix with jet
4 letters Hints for Commercial prefix with jet Clue page for Commercial prefix with jet
100
One making an impression
8 letters Hints for One making an impression Clue page for One making an impression
102
Poet who wrote "She walks in beauty, like the night"
5 letters Hints for Poet who wrote "She walks in beauty, like the night" Clue page for Poet who wrote "She walks in beauty, like the night"
103
Belong
5 letters Hints for Belong Clue page for Belong
104
Blacksmith, often
5 letters Hints for Blacksmith, often Clue page for Blacksmith, often
105
Race of Norse deities
5 letters Hints for Race of Norse deities Clue page for Race of Norse deities
108
Picks up
6 letters Hints for Picks up Clue page for Picks up
110
More like a bubble bath
7 letters Hints for More like a bubble bath Clue page for More like a bubble bath
112
Stop to admire one's pillaging?
13 letters Hints for Stop to admire one's pillaging? Clue page for Stop to admire one's pillaging?
117
Hams
7 letters Hints for Hams Clue page for Hams
118
World capital said to have been founded by King Midas
6 letters Hints for World capital said to have been founded by King Midas Clue page for World capital said to have been founded by King Midas
119
Muse of astronomy
6 letters Hints for Muse of astronomy Clue page for Muse of astronomy
120
"Hmmm ..."
7 letters Hints for "Hmmm ..." Clue page for "Hmmm ..."
121
Theater annoyance
6 letters Hints for Theater annoyance Clue page for Theater annoyance
122
Manages
6 letters Hints for Manages Clue page for Manages

Down clues

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Oomph
3 letters Hints for Oomph Clue page for Oomph
2
W.W. II agcy.
3 letters Hints for W.W. II agcy. Clue page for W.W. II agcy.
3
Movie with the repeated line "To infinity, and beyond!"
8 letters Hints for Movie with the repeated line "To infinity, and beyond!" Clue page for Movie with the repeated line "To infinity, and beyond!"
4
Snobbery
7 letters Hints for Snobbery Clue page for Snobbery
5
Site of many kisses
5 letters Hints for Site of many kisses Clue page for Site of many kisses
6
Sound from a dungeon
4 letters Hints for Sound from a dungeon Clue page for Sound from a dungeon
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Hereditary
6 letters Hints for Hereditary Clue page for Hereditary
8
Around 1,000, e.g.: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Around 1,000, e.g.: Abbr. Clue page for Around 1,000, e.g.: Abbr.
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Word repeated in Emily Dickinson's "___ so much joy! ___ so much joy!"
3 letters Hints for Word repeated in Emily Dickinson's "___ so much joy! ___ so much joy!" Clue page for Word repeated in Emily Dickinson's "___ so much joy! ___ so much joy!"
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Winter vehicles with treads
7 letters Hints for Winter vehicles with treads Clue page for Winter vehicles with treads
11
Yours, in Nemours
4 letters Hints for Yours, in Nemours Clue page for Yours, in Nemours
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Day care charges
4 letters Hints for Day care charges Clue page for Day care charges
13
State in the Sierra Madre
6 letters Hints for State in the Sierra Madre Clue page for State in the Sierra Madre
14
Game with Wild Draw Four cards
3 letters Hints for Game with Wild Draw Four cards Clue page for Game with Wild Draw Four cards
15
Runs the hose over again
8 letters Hints for Runs the hose over again Clue page for Runs the hose over again
16
Stopping place in a Carlo Levi title
5 letters Hints for Stopping place in a Carlo Levi title Clue page for Stopping place in a Carlo Levi title
17
Sexiest bell ringer?
12 letters Hints for Sexiest bell ringer? Clue page for Sexiest bell ringer?
18
Ancient Jewish ascetic
6 letters Hints for Ancient Jewish ascetic Clue page for Ancient Jewish ascetic
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Lilliputian
6 letters Hints for Lilliputian Clue page for Lilliputian
24
Home of the world's northernmost capital: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Home of the world's northernmost capital: Abbr. Clue page for Home of the world's northernmost capital: Abbr.
28
"I Never Played the Game" writer
6 letters Hints for "I Never Played the Game" writer Clue page for "I Never Played the Game" writer
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Sanyo competitor
4 letters Hints for Sanyo competitor Clue page for Sanyo competitor
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___ blocker
4 letters Hints for ___ blocker Clue page for ___ blocker
33
"This Boy's Life" author Wolff
6 letters Hints for "This Boy's Life" author Wolff Clue page for "This Boy's Life" author Wolff
34
Nerve material?
5 letters Hints for Nerve material? Clue page for Nerve material?
36
Health org.
3 letters Hints for Health org. Clue page for Health org.
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Stern cry?
4 letters Hints for Stern cry? Clue page for Stern cry?
39
"Very funny!"
6 letters Hints for "Very funny!" Clue page for "Very funny!"
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Oscar winner Jannings and others
5 letters Hints for Oscar winner Jannings and others Clue page for Oscar winner Jannings and others
43
Again and again?
6 letters Hints for Again and again? Clue page for Again and again?
46
Spots
7 letters Hints for Spots Clue page for Spots
49
Showed hospitality at the door
7 letters Hints for Showed hospitality at the door Clue page for Showed hospitality at the door
50
Bygone muscle cars
4 letters Hints for Bygone muscle cars Clue page for Bygone muscle cars
52
They have substantial bills
7 letters Hints for They have substantial bills Clue page for They have substantial bills
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Sen. Lott
5 letters Hints for Sen. Lott Clue page for Sen. Lott
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Mountain air
5 letters Hints for Mountain air Clue page for Mountain air
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Got started, with "up"
7 letters Hints for Got started, with "up" Clue page for Got started, with "up"
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Alternative to a hotel, briefly
5 letters Hints for Alternative to a hotel, briefly Clue page for Alternative to a hotel, briefly
58
Cable channel whose first showing was "Gone With the Wind"
3 letters Hints for Cable channel whose first showing was "Gone With the Wind" Clue page for Cable channel whose first showing was "Gone With the Wind"
60
John Wayne film, with "The"
5 letters Hints for John Wayne film, with "The" Clue page for John Wayne film, with "The"
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"Swan Lake" garb
5 letters Hints for "Swan Lake" garb Clue page for "Swan Lake" garb
62
Part of a Beckett play?
12 letters Hints for Part of a Beckett play? Clue page for Part of a Beckett play?
66
Makes an assertion
6 letters Hints for Makes an assertion Clue page for Makes an assertion
68
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ___ minor
3 letters Hints for Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ___ minor Clue page for Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 ___ minor
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Mass, for one
6 letters Hints for Mass, for one Clue page for Mass, for one
70
Gallic girlfriend
4 letters Hints for Gallic girlfriend Clue page for Gallic girlfriend
72
"Pagliacci" clown
5 letters Hints for "Pagliacci" clown Clue page for "Pagliacci" clown
73
Guam, e.g.: Abbr.
6 letters Hints for Guam, e.g.: Abbr. Clue page for Guam, e.g.: Abbr.
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Aplenty
6 letters Hints for Aplenty Clue page for Aplenty
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Take back
5 letters Hints for Take back Clue page for Take back
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Ministre d'___
4 letters Hints for Ministre d'___ Clue page for Ministre d'___
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You can count on them
8 letters Hints for You can count on them Clue page for You can count on them
84
Texas toppers
8 letters Hints for Texas toppers Clue page for Texas toppers
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Delhi wrap
4 letters Hints for Delhi wrap Clue page for Delhi wrap
86
Bygone Dodge
4 letters Hints for Bygone Dodge Clue page for Bygone Dodge
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Early 12th-century year
3 letters Hints for Early 12th-century year Clue page for Early 12th-century year
90
What turned-out pants pockets may signify
7 letters Hints for What turned-out pants pockets may signify Clue page for What turned-out pants pockets may signify
92
Slicker accessory
7 letters Hints for Slicker accessory Clue page for Slicker accessory
93
Toastmaster General of old comedy
6 letters Hints for Toastmaster General of old comedy Clue page for Toastmaster General of old comedy
94
Bury
6 letters Hints for Bury Clue page for Bury
96
Last ride?
6 letters Hints for Last ride? Clue page for Last ride?
97
Hungarian playwright known for "Liliom"
6 letters Hints for Hungarian playwright known for "Liliom" Clue page for Hungarian playwright known for "Liliom"
98
Like a line, briefly
4 letters Hints for Like a line, briefly Clue page for Like a line, briefly
101
Pauses
5 letters Hints for Pauses Clue page for Pauses
103
Partner in a French firm, maybe
5 letters Hints for Partner in a French firm, maybe Clue page for Partner in a French firm, maybe
106
Hunk
4 letters Hints for Hunk Clue page for Hunk
107
Actress Skye
4 letters Hints for Actress Skye Clue page for Actress Skye
109
Put ___ in one's ear
4 letters Hints for Put ___ in one's ear Clue page for Put ___ in one's ear
111
Prior to, in verse
3 letters Hints for Prior to, in verse Clue page for Prior to, in verse
113
Select
3 letters Hints for Select Clue page for Select
114
We may precede this
3 letters Hints for We may precede this Clue page for We may precede this
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Ad ___
3 letters Hints for Ad ___ Clue page for Ad ___
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Box on a calendar
3 letters Hints for Box on a calendar Clue page for Box on a calendar

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