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NYT Crossword Answers for February 3, 2011

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Thursday, February 3, 2011 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Thursday, February 3, 2011: 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

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---
5 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Does yard work
4 letters Hints for Does yard work Clue page for Does yard work
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Longest river entirely in Switzerland
4 letters Hints for Longest river entirely in Switzerland Clue page for Longest river entirely in Switzerland
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Deuce follower
5 letters Hints for Deuce follower Clue page for Deuce follower
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---
4 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Summer cooler
4 letters Hints for Summer cooler Clue page for Summer cooler
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---
5 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Held up
4 letters Hints for Held up Clue page for Held up
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Slaughter who dashed home to win the 1946 World Series
4 letters Hints for Slaughter who dashed home to win the 1946 World Series Clue page for Slaughter who dashed home to win the 1946 World Series
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Kind of cheese
4 letters Hints for Kind of cheese Clue page for Kind of cheese
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Food orders sometimes prepared in toaster ovens
4 letters Hints for Food orders sometimes prepared in toaster ovens Clue page for Food orders sometimes prepared in toaster ovens
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Excellence as a virtue, to ancient Greeks
5 letters Hints for Excellence as a virtue, to ancient Greeks Clue page for Excellence as a virtue, to ancient Greeks
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Advice for solving this puzzle, part 1
7 letters Hints for Advice for solving this puzzle, part 1 Clue page for Advice for solving this puzzle, part 1
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Kaput
4 letters Hints for Kaput Clue page for Kaput
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"Just Say I Love ___" (hit of 1950)
3 letters Hints for "Just Say I Love ___" (hit of 1950) Clue page for "Just Say I Love ___" (hit of 1950)
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Fouls
8 letters Hints for Fouls Clue page for Fouls
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There is a "super" one every four yrs.
3 letters Hints for There is a "super" one every four yrs. Clue page for There is a "super" one every four yrs.
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Business TV newsman Ron
6 letters Hints for Business TV newsman Ron Clue page for Business TV newsman Ron
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Roll's partner
4 letters Hints for Roll's partner Clue page for Roll's partner
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Advice, part 2
15 letters Hints for Advice, part 2 Clue page for Advice, part 2
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---
4 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Set right
6 letters Hints for Set right Clue page for Set right
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Broadcast
3 letters Hints for Broadcast Clue page for Broadcast
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1980s hairstyle with a long strand in the back
8 letters Hints for 1980s hairstyle with a long strand in the back Clue page for 1980s hairstyle with a long strand in the back
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Baseball's Cobb and others
3 letters Hints for Baseball's Cobb and others Clue page for Baseball's Cobb and others
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Goes for the bronze?
4 letters Hints for Goes for the bronze? Clue page for Goes for the bronze?
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End of the advice
7 letters Hints for End of the advice Clue page for End of the advice
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---
5 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Go quickly
4 letters Hints for Go quickly Clue page for Go quickly
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Earl of ___ (Sir Anthony Eden)
4 letters Hints for Earl of ___ (Sir Anthony Eden) Clue page for Earl of ___ (Sir Anthony Eden)
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---
4 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Scraps
4 letters Hints for Scraps Clue page for Scraps
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Failed spectacularly
5 letters Hints for Failed spectacularly Clue page for Failed spectacularly
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---
4 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Fancy
4 letters Hints for Fancy Clue page for Fancy
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"#@&%!," e.g.
5 letters Hints for "#@&%!," e.g. Clue page for "#@&%!," e.g.
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---
4 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Dispatch
4 letters Hints for Dispatch Clue page for Dispatch
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Perfume ingredient
5 letters Hints for Perfume ingredient Clue page for Perfume ingredient

Down clues

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Official traditionally seen in a black hat
5 letters Hints for Official traditionally seen in a black hat Clue page for Official traditionally seen in a black hat
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First name in W.W. II infamy
5 letters Hints for First name in W.W. II infamy Clue page for First name in W.W. II infamy
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Service site for some veterans
5 letters Hints for Service site for some veterans Clue page for Service site for some veterans
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Harem guard, typically
6 letters Hints for Harem guard, typically Clue page for Harem guard, typically
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Marie or Jeanne: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Marie or Jeanne: Abbr. Clue page for Marie or Jeanne: Abbr.
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Minnesota lake ___ Lacs
5 letters Hints for Minnesota lake ___ Lacs Clue page for Minnesota lake ___ Lacs
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One ___ (baseball variant)
4 letters Hints for One ___ (baseball variant) Clue page for One ___ (baseball variant)
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Dish-washing aid
9 letters Hints for Dish-washing aid Clue page for Dish-washing aid
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Call ... or call on
3 letters Hints for Call ... or call on Clue page for Call ... or call on
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---
8 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Crack
4 letters Hints for Crack Clue page for Crack
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Source
4 letters Hints for Source Clue page for Source
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In addition
4 letters Hints for In addition Clue page for In addition
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Like the poem "Tam o' Shanter"
8 letters Hints for Like the poem "Tam o' Shanter" Clue page for Like the poem "Tam o' Shanter"
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Org. for Joe Namath
3 letters Hints for Org. for Joe Namath Clue page for Org. for Joe Namath
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Hawaiian handouts
4 letters Hints for Hawaiian handouts Clue page for Hawaiian handouts
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Exhibitionist
8 letters Hints for Exhibitionist Clue page for Exhibitionist
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C.F.O.'s concern
5 letters Hints for C.F.O.'s concern Clue page for C.F.O.'s concern
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Bambini
4 letters Hints for Bambini Clue page for Bambini
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Return to sender?
4 letters Hints for Return to sender? Clue page for Return to sender?
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Twist
4 letters Hints for Twist Clue page for Twist
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Cake part
4 letters Hints for Cake part Clue page for Cake part
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"Choice" agcy.
4 letters Hints for "Choice" agcy. Clue page for "Choice" agcy.
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Discharge
4 letters Hints for Discharge Clue page for Discharge
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Left-handed
9 letters Hints for Left-handed Clue page for Left-handed
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"A pity"
8 letters Hints for "A pity" Clue page for "A pity"
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Frightful river to cross
4 letters Hints for Frightful river to cross Clue page for Frightful river to cross
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King who gained international prominence in 1922
3 letters Hints for King who gained international prominence in 1922 Clue page for King who gained international prominence in 1922
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---
6 letters Hints for --- Clue page for ---
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Rank
5 letters Hints for Rank Clue page for Rank
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Unmistakable
5 letters Hints for Unmistakable Clue page for Unmistakable
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Static
5 letters Hints for Static Clue page for Static
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Break in, say
5 letters Hints for Break in, say Clue page for Break in, say
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Eastern holy men's titles
4 letters Hints for Eastern holy men's titles Clue page for Eastern holy men's titles
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Do programming work
4 letters Hints for Do programming work Clue page for Do programming work
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Wilson of "Shanghai Noon"
4 letters Hints for Wilson of "Shanghai Noon" Clue page for Wilson of "Shanghai Noon"
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Volcano whose eruption was described by Virgil
4 letters Hints for Volcano whose eruption was described by Virgil Clue page for Volcano whose eruption was described by Virgil
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Band-Aid removal comments
3 letters Hints for Band-Aid removal comments Clue page for Band-Aid removal comments
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Von Richthofen, for one
3 letters Hints for Von Richthofen, for one Clue page for Von Richthofen, for one

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