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NYT Crossword Answers for April 17, 2011

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Sunday, April 17, 2011 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, April 17, 2011: 138 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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Screen grp.?
3 letters Hints for Screen grp.? Clue page for Screen grp.?
4
Solzhenitsyn subject
5 letters Hints for Solzhenitsyn subject Clue page for Solzhenitsyn subject
9
Dives (into)
5 letters Hints for Dives (into) Clue page for Dives (into)
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Song accompanied by a harp
5 letters Hints for Song accompanied by a harp Clue page for Song accompanied by a harp
19
Huffington Post buyer in 2011
3 letters Hints for Huffington Post buyer in 2011 Clue page for Huffington Post buyer in 2011
20
Lyric muse
5 letters Hints for Lyric muse Clue page for Lyric muse
21
Wear down
5 letters Hints for Wear down Clue page for Wear down
22
Tree-lined path in une forêt
5 letters Hints for Tree-lined path in une forêt Clue page for Tree-lined path in une forêt
23
"I used to do drugs. ___": Mitch Hedberg
21 letters Hints for "I used to do drugs. ___": Mitch Hedberg Clue page for "I used to do drugs. ___": Mitch Hedberg
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Invent
4 letters Hints for Invent Clue page for Invent
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Ignores
5 letters Hints for Ignores Clue page for Ignores
29
Dam result, often
9 letters Hints for Dam result, often Clue page for Dam result, often
30
Sends one out of the park
6 letters Hints for Sends one out of the park Clue page for Sends one out of the park
33
Alone, in Paris
4 letters Hints for Alone, in Paris Clue page for Alone, in Paris
35
Lady of Lammermoor
5 letters Hints for Lady of Lammermoor Clue page for Lady of Lammermoor
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"The car stopped on a dime. Unfortunately, the dime was ___": Anonymous
20 letters Hints for "The car stopped on a dime. Unfortunately, the dime was ___": Anonymous Clue page for "The car stopped on a dime. Unfortunately, the dime was ___": Anonymous
42
Mexican Valentine's greeting
5 letters Hints for Mexican Valentine's greeting Clue page for Mexican Valentine's greeting
43
Madre's hermano
3 letters Hints for Madre's hermano Clue page for Madre's hermano
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Recuperate
6 letters Hints for Recuperate Clue page for Recuperate
46
Kind of diet
3 letters Hints for Kind of diet Clue page for Kind of diet
49
"Never mind"
6 letters Hints for "Never mind" Clue page for "Never mind"
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Asian flatbread
4 letters Hints for Asian flatbread Clue page for Asian flatbread
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Mystifying Geller
3 letters Hints for Mystifying Geller Clue page for Mystifying Geller
56
Biblical name meaning "hairy"
4 letters Hints for Biblical name meaning "hairy" Clue page for Biblical name meaning "hairy"
58
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it ___": Woody Allen
15 letters Hints for "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it ___": Woody Allen Clue page for "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it ___": Woody Allen
63
Like Jack, it's said
6 letters Hints for Like Jack, it's said Clue page for Like Jack, it's said
66
Some doors
3 letters Hints for Some doors Clue page for Some doors
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Exploding stars
5 letters Hints for Exploding stars Clue page for Exploding stars
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"Whoever named it necking was ___": Groucho Marx
19 letters Hints for "Whoever named it necking was ___": Groucho Marx Clue page for "Whoever named it necking was ___": Groucho Marx
75
Sci-fi film with a hatching egg on its poster
5 letters Hints for Sci-fi film with a hatching egg on its poster Clue page for Sci-fi film with a hatching egg on its poster
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Cork's place: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Cork's place: Abbr. Clue page for Cork's place: Abbr.
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More moist
6 letters Hints for More moist Clue page for More moist
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"You know what I hate? Indian givers. ___": Emo Philips
15 letters Hints for "You know what I hate? Indian givers. ___": Emo Philips Clue page for "You know what I hate? Indian givers. ___": Emo Philips
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Affix carelessly, with "on"
4 letters Hints for Affix carelessly, with "on" Clue page for Affix carelessly, with "on"
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Crush, sportswise
3 letters Hints for Crush, sportswise Clue page for Crush, sportswise
88
Whisked mixture
4 letters Hints for Whisked mixture Clue page for Whisked mixture
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Send continuously, as video
6 letters Hints for Send continuously, as video Clue page for Send continuously, as video
92
Physicist Georg
3 letters Hints for Physicist Georg Clue page for Physicist Georg
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Cut off
6 letters Hints for Cut off Clue page for Cut off
97
Dinner table command, with "up"
3 letters Hints for Dinner table command, with "up" Clue page for Dinner table command, with "up"
99
Above
5 letters Hints for Above Clue page for Above
101
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold or cruel, but I am ___": Bill Hicks
20 letters Hints for "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold or cruel, but I am ___": Bill Hicks Clue page for "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold or cruel, but I am ___": Bill Hicks
109
Fool's deck
5 letters Hints for Fool's deck Clue page for Fool's deck
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Fashionable '70s dress
4 letters Hints for Fashionable '70s dress Clue page for Fashionable '70s dress
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Breastbones
6 letters Hints for Breastbones Clue page for Breastbones
112
Saint's place
9 letters Hints for Saint's place Clue page for Saint's place
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Essentials
5 letters Hints for Essentials Clue page for Essentials
119
Con Ed, e.g.: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Con Ed, e.g.: Abbr. Clue page for Con Ed, e.g.: Abbr.
120
"I have the heart of a small boy. It ___": Stephen King
21 letters Hints for "I have the heart of a small boy. It ___": Stephen King Clue page for "I have the heart of a small boy. It ___": Stephen King
124
Classic role-playing game, for short
5 letters Hints for Classic role-playing game, for short Clue page for Classic role-playing game, for short
125
Dairy mascot
5 letters Hints for Dairy mascot Clue page for Dairy mascot
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Slate, for one
5 letters Hints for Slate, for one Clue page for Slate, for one
127
Fooled
3 letters Hints for Fooled Clue page for Fooled
128
Out-line?
5 letters Hints for Out-line? Clue page for Out-line?
129
Perform à la Shakespeare
5 letters Hints for Perform à la Shakespeare Clue page for Perform à la Shakespeare
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Place for military supplies
5 letters Hints for Place for military supplies Clue page for Place for military supplies
131
Mayo container?
3 letters Hints for Mayo container? Clue page for Mayo container?

Down clues

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Feature of many a Jet Li film
6 letters Hints for Feature of many a Jet Li film Clue page for Feature of many a Jet Li film
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"Already?"
6 letters Hints for "Already?" Clue page for "Already?"
3
Stanza successor
6 letters Hints for Stanza successor Clue page for Stanza successor
4
Get fixed?
3 letters Hints for Get fixed? Clue page for Get fixed?
5
19-Across has a much-used one
3 letters Hints for 19-Across has a much-used one Clue page for 19-Across has a much-used one
6
The Beatles during Beatlemania, e.g.
4 letters Hints for The Beatles during Beatlemania, e.g. Clue page for The Beatles during Beatlemania, e.g.
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Heaps
4 letters Hints for Heaps Clue page for Heaps
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Totally fail
6 letters Hints for Totally fail Clue page for Totally fail
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Diving duds
7 letters Hints for Diving duds Clue page for Diving duds
10
J.F.K.'s successor
3 letters Hints for J.F.K.'s successor Clue page for J.F.K.'s successor
11
Forbidding
4 letters Hints for Forbidding Clue page for Forbidding
12
1960s doo-wop group with an automotive name, with "the"
6 letters Hints for 1960s doo-wop group with an automotive name, with "the" Clue page for 1960s doo-wop group with an automotive name, with "the"
13
Escorts to a second-floor apartment, say
6 letters Hints for Escorts to a second-floor apartment, say Clue page for Escorts to a second-floor apartment, say
14
First Congolese P.M. Lumumba
7 letters Hints for First Congolese P.M. Lumumba Clue page for First Congolese P.M. Lumumba
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Czech neighbors
7 letters Hints for Czech neighbors Clue page for Czech neighbors
16
Liza Minnelli, for one
4 letters Hints for Liza Minnelli, for one Clue page for Liza Minnelli, for one
17
First pope to be called "the Great"
4 letters Hints for First pope to be called "the Great" Clue page for First pope to be called "the Great"
18
"Love ___ leave ..."
4 letters Hints for "Love ___ leave ..." Clue page for "Love ___ leave ..."
24
Like Inspector Clouseau
5 letters Hints for Like Inspector Clouseau Clue page for Like Inspector Clouseau
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Superlative prefix
4 letters Hints for Superlative prefix Clue page for Superlative prefix
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Inside look?
5 letters Hints for Inside look? Clue page for Inside look?
31
Roger of "Cheers"
4 letters Hints for Roger of "Cheers" Clue page for Roger of "Cheers"
32
Pierre is there: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Pierre is there: Abbr. Clue page for Pierre is there: Abbr.
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Scottish psychiatrist R. D.
5 letters Hints for Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Clue page for Scottish psychiatrist R. D.
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Squirt, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Squirt, e.g. Clue page for Squirt, e.g.
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'13 grad in '11, e.g.
4 letters Hints for '13 grad in '11, e.g. Clue page for '13 grad in '11, e.g.
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Biblical patriarch "righteous in this generation"
4 letters Hints for Biblical patriarch "righteous in this generation" Clue page for Biblical patriarch "righteous in this generation"
40
Decorative kit
4 letters Hints for Decorative kit Clue page for Decorative kit
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Become a traitor
4 letters Hints for Become a traitor Clue page for Become a traitor
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Glutton
3 letters Hints for Glutton Clue page for Glutton
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Wet lowland
3 letters Hints for Wet lowland Clue page for Wet lowland
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___ Minor
4 letters Hints for ___ Minor Clue page for ___ Minor
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Wettish
4 letters Hints for Wettish Clue page for Wettish
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Crocus or freesia, botanically
4 letters Hints for Crocus or freesia, botanically Clue page for Crocus or freesia, botanically
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Chinese gang
4 letters Hints for Chinese gang Clue page for Chinese gang
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Eugene O'Neill's "___ Christie"
4 letters Hints for Eugene O'Neill's "___ Christie" Clue page for Eugene O'Neill's "___ Christie"
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Palindromic time
4 letters Hints for Palindromic time Clue page for Palindromic time
57
Battle of the Atlantic vessel
5 letters Hints for Battle of the Atlantic vessel Clue page for Battle of the Atlantic vessel
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Start of a fitness motto
5 letters Hints for Start of a fitness motto Clue page for Start of a fitness motto
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Spot
4 letters Hints for Spot Clue page for Spot
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Fruit that grows in a cluster
4 letters Hints for Fruit that grows in a cluster Clue page for Fruit that grows in a cluster
62
Cries of pain
5 letters Hints for Cries of pain Clue page for Cries of pain
64
Bugs Bunny's girlfriend
4 letters Hints for Bugs Bunny's girlfriend Clue page for Bugs Bunny's girlfriend
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The Phantom of the Opera
4 letters Hints for The Phantom of the Opera Clue page for The Phantom of the Opera
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Taunt
4 letters Hints for Taunt Clue page for Taunt
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A law ___ itself
4 letters Hints for A law ___ itself Clue page for A law ___ itself
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Venus and others
4 letters Hints for Venus and others Clue page for Venus and others
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Grand slam, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Grand slam, e.g. Clue page for Grand slam, e.g.
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Whence Venus?
4 letters Hints for Whence Venus? Clue page for Whence Venus?
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When said three times, "Of course, obviously!"
4 letters Hints for When said three times, "Of course, obviously!" Clue page for When said three times, "Of course, obviously!"
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Record stat
3 letters Hints for Record stat Clue page for Record stat
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Sleep precursor
3 letters Hints for Sleep precursor Clue page for Sleep precursor
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Gets charged up?
4 letters Hints for Gets charged up? Clue page for Gets charged up?
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Really liking
4 letters Hints for Really liking Clue page for Really liking
82
"Quit your crying"
4 letters Hints for "Quit your crying" Clue page for "Quit your crying"
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It's assumed
5 letters Hints for It's assumed Clue page for It's assumed
84
Nile menace, informally
4 letters Hints for Nile menace, informally Clue page for Nile menace, informally
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Vegas attraction
4 letters Hints for Vegas attraction Clue page for Vegas attraction
90
Cashpoints
4 letters Hints for Cashpoints Clue page for Cashpoints
91
Vintner Claude
4 letters Hints for Vintner Claude Clue page for Vintner Claude
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Doesn't cut
7 letters Hints for Doesn't cut Clue page for Doesn't cut
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Empty pretense
7 letters Hints for Empty pretense Clue page for Empty pretense
96
Garage opener?
5 letters Hints for Garage opener? Clue page for Garage opener?
98
F-15, e.g.
7 letters Hints for F-15, e.g. Clue page for F-15, e.g.
100
Ann Landers or Ayn Rand: Abbr.
5 letters Hints for Ann Landers or Ayn Rand: Abbr. Clue page for Ann Landers or Ayn Rand: Abbr.
102
Drove (along)
6 letters Hints for Drove (along) Clue page for Drove (along)
103
French walled city on the English Channel
6 letters Hints for French walled city on the English Channel Clue page for French walled city on the English Channel
104
Something that can't be patented
4 letters Hints for Something that can't be patented Clue page for Something that can't be patented
105
Like stadium seating
6 letters Hints for Like stadium seating Clue page for Like stadium seating
106
Daniel of Nicaragua
6 letters Hints for Daniel of Nicaragua Clue page for Daniel of Nicaragua
107
Simultaneity
6 letters Hints for Simultaneity Clue page for Simultaneity
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Admonish, as a child
6 letters Hints for Admonish, as a child Clue page for Admonish, as a child
112
Aspect
4 letters Hints for Aspect Clue page for Aspect
113
Org. for part-time soldiers
4 letters Hints for Org. for part-time soldiers Clue page for Org. for part-time soldiers
114
Colada fruit
4 letters Hints for Colada fruit Clue page for Colada fruit
115
Latin 101 verb
4 letters Hints for Latin 101 verb Clue page for Latin 101 verb
117
What you might do after retiring
4 letters Hints for What you might do after retiring Clue page for What you might do after retiring
118
Fabric scrap, say
4 letters Hints for Fabric scrap, say Clue page for Fabric scrap, say
121
Family girl
3 letters Hints for Family girl Clue page for Family girl
122
6 letters
3 letters Hints for 6 letters Clue page for 6 letters
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Thus far
3 letters Hints for Thus far Clue page for Thus far

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