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NYT Crossword Answers for August 29, 2011

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Monday, August 29, 2011 · 76 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, August 29, 2011: 76 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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You can stick them in your ear
5 letters Hints for You can stick them in your ear Clue page for You can stick them in your ear
6
"Planet of the ___"
4 letters Hints for "Planet of the ___" Clue page for "Planet of the ___"
10
Soft, thick lump
4 letters Hints for Soft, thick lump Clue page for Soft, thick lump
14
Sum
5 letters Hints for Sum Clue page for Sum
15
Leap
4 letters Hints for Leap Clue page for Leap
16
Learning by memorization
4 letters Hints for Learning by memorization Clue page for Learning by memorization
17
Bolivian capital
5 letters Hints for Bolivian capital Clue page for Bolivian capital
18
Mideast leader: Var.
4 letters Hints for Mideast leader: Var. Clue page for Mideast leader: Var.
19
The "a" in a.m.
4 letters Hints for The "a" in a.m. Clue page for The "a" in a.m.
20
Legendary San Francisco music/comedy club where Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen have performed
14 letters Hints for Legendary San Francisco music/comedy club where Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen have performed Clue page for Legendary San Francisco music/comedy club where Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen have performed
23
To the ___ degree
3 letters Hints for To the ___ degree Clue page for To the ___ degree
24
Extremity
3 letters Hints for Extremity Clue page for Extremity
25
Got rid of some tobacco juices, say
4 letters Hints for Got rid of some tobacco juices, say Clue page for Got rid of some tobacco juices, say
28
Ali Baba's magic words
10 letters Hints for Ali Baba's magic words Clue page for Ali Baba's magic words
35
Counterpart of hers
3 letters Hints for Counterpart of hers Clue page for Counterpart of hers
36
Puppeteer Lewis
5 letters Hints for Puppeteer Lewis Clue page for Puppeteer Lewis
37
High-end watchmaker
5 letters Hints for High-end watchmaker Clue page for High-end watchmaker
38
Bonus
5 letters Hints for Bonus Clue page for Bonus
40
Quarry, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Quarry, e.g. Clue page for Quarry, e.g.
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Amalgamate
5 letters Hints for Amalgamate Clue page for Amalgamate
42
Poet/playwright Jones
5 letters Hints for Poet/playwright Jones Clue page for Poet/playwright Jones
43
___ self-defense
5 letters Hints for ___ self-defense Clue page for ___ self-defense
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Tavern
3 letters Hints for Tavern Clue page for Tavern
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Bad place to live when the river rises
10 letters Hints for Bad place to live when the river rises Clue page for Bad place to live when the river rises
48
Deposit around a river's mouth
4 letters Hints for Deposit around a river's mouth Clue page for Deposit around a river's mouth
49
Road surfacing material
3 letters Hints for Road surfacing material Clue page for Road surfacing material
50
Cartoon frame
3 letters Hints for Cartoon frame Clue page for Cartoon frame
52
Everything ... or what might cover an everything 62-Across?
14 letters Hints for Everything ... or what might cover an everything 62-Across? Clue page for Everything ... or what might cover an everything 62-Across?
60
The "A" in U.A.W.
4 letters Hints for The "A" in U.A.W. Clue page for The "A" in U.A.W.
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Group of birds
4 letters Hints for Group of birds Clue page for Group of birds
62
Item whose varieties include the endings of 20-, 28- and 46-Across
5 letters Hints for Item whose varieties include the endings of 20-, 28- and 46-Across Clue page for Item whose varieties include the endings of 20-, 28- and 46-Across
64
Deborah of "The King and I"
4 letters Hints for Deborah of "The King and I" Clue page for Deborah of "The King and I"
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50-50
4 letters Hints for 50-50 Clue page for 50-50
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Online-only publication
5 letters Hints for Online-only publication Clue page for Online-only publication
67
Sized up visually
4 letters Hints for Sized up visually Clue page for Sized up visually
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45 or 78
4 letters Hints for 45 or 78 Clue page for 45 or 78
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Results of bumps to a bumper
5 letters Hints for Results of bumps to a bumper Clue page for Results of bumps to a bumper

Down clues

1
Ice cream amts.
3 letters Hints for Ice cream amts. Clue page for Ice cream amts.
2
Brazenly promote
4 letters Hints for Brazenly promote Clue page for Brazenly promote
3
"The Seven Year ___"
4 letters Hints for "The Seven Year ___" Clue page for "The Seven Year ___"
4
Mother or father
6 letters Hints for Mother or father Clue page for Mother or father
5
Caught some Z's
5 letters Hints for Caught some Z's Clue page for Caught some Z's
6
Not fully shut
4 letters Hints for Not fully shut Clue page for Not fully shut
7
The heart, essentially
4 letters Hints for The heart, essentially Clue page for The heart, essentially
8
Actor Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar
4 letters Hints for Actor Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar Clue page for Actor Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar
9
Wild shopping sessions
6 letters Hints for Wild shopping sessions Clue page for Wild shopping sessions
10
Junior's junior
8 letters Hints for Junior's junior Clue page for Junior's junior
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Actress Anderson
4 letters Hints for Actress Anderson Clue page for Actress Anderson
12
"Beetle Bailey" bulldog
4 letters Hints for "Beetle Bailey" bulldog Clue page for "Beetle Bailey" bulldog
13
"___ there, done that"
4 letters Hints for "___ there, done that" Clue page for "___ there, done that"
21
"This isn't looking good"
4 letters Hints for "This isn't looking good" Clue page for "This isn't looking good"
22
Minimal lead in baseball
6 letters Hints for Minimal lead in baseball Clue page for Minimal lead in baseball
25
Bookcase part
5 letters Hints for Bookcase part Clue page for Bookcase part
26
Dot on a computer screen
5 letters Hints for Dot on a computer screen Clue page for Dot on a computer screen
27
Houston baseballer
5 letters Hints for Houston baseballer Clue page for Houston baseballer
29
Vatican-related
5 letters Hints for Vatican-related Clue page for Vatican-related
30
"Fear of Fifty" writer Jong
5 letters Hints for "Fear of Fifty" writer Jong Clue page for "Fear of Fifty" writer Jong
31
Capone henchman
5 letters Hints for Capone henchman Clue page for Capone henchman
32
What a murder suspect needs
5 letters Hints for What a murder suspect needs Clue page for What a murder suspect needs
33
Zinc or zirconium
5 letters Hints for Zinc or zirconium Clue page for Zinc or zirconium
34
Apply, as pressure
5 letters Hints for Apply, as pressure Clue page for Apply, as pressure
36
Got ready for a tongue depressor, say
6 letters Hints for Got ready for a tongue depressor, say Clue page for Got ready for a tongue depressor, say
39
The Greek "khalix" (pebble) for the English "calculus," e.g.
8 letters Hints for The Greek "khalix" (pebble) for the English "calculus," e.g. Clue page for The Greek "khalix" (pebble) for the English "calculus," e.g.
44
Ruler part
4 letters Hints for Ruler part Clue page for Ruler part
47
Examined deeply
6 letters Hints for Examined deeply Clue page for Examined deeply
48
Schlock
6 letters Hints for Schlock Clue page for Schlock
51
Fix deeply and tightly
5 letters Hints for Fix deeply and tightly Clue page for Fix deeply and tightly
52
Seize
4 letters Hints for Seize Clue page for Seize
53
___ Lewis and the News
4 letters Hints for ___ Lewis and the News Clue page for ___ Lewis and the News
54
To live, to Lévy
4 letters Hints for To live, to Lévy Clue page for To live, to Lévy
55
___ Strauss jeans
4 letters Hints for ___ Strauss jeans Clue page for ___ Strauss jeans
56
After-work times, in classifieds
4 letters Hints for After-work times, in classifieds Clue page for After-work times, in classifieds
57
Harmony
4 letters Hints for Harmony Clue page for Harmony
58
Opposed to, in dialect
4 letters Hints for Opposed to, in dialect Clue page for Opposed to, in dialect
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Check for a landlady
4 letters Hints for Check for a landlady Clue page for Check for a landlady
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"___ Misérables"
3 letters Hints for "___ Misérables" Clue page for "___ Misérables"

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