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NYT Crossword Answers for January 11, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 · 76 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Wednesday, January 11, 2012: 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

  1. 1

    Semidomed area

    4 letters Hints for Semidomed area Clue page for Semidomed area

  2. 5

    Constellation with the star Rigel

    5 letters Hints for Constellation with the star Rigel Clue page for Constellation with the star Rigel

  3. 10

    Smidgens

    4 letters Hints for Smidgens Clue page for Smidgens

  4. 14

    Mecca for oenophiles

    4 letters Hints for Mecca for oenophiles Clue page for Mecca for oenophiles

  5. 15

    Like a drag revue

    5 letters Hints for Like a drag revue Clue page for Like a drag revue

  6. 16

    ___-B

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  7. 17

    Fabric store employees?

    10 letters Hints for Fabric store employees? Clue page for Fabric store employees?

  8. 19

    "Me neither"

    4 letters Hints for "Me neither" Clue page for "Me neither"

  9. 20

    "Nixon in China" role

    3 letters Hints for "Nixon in China" role Clue page for "Nixon in China" role

  10. 21

    Sculptor Jean

    3 letters Hints for Sculptor Jean Clue page for Sculptor Jean

  11. 22

    Fed in pursuit of counterfeiters

    4 letters Hints for Fed in pursuit of counterfeiters Clue page for Fed in pursuit of counterfeiters

  12. 23

    Repair for a torn pullover?

    14 letters Hints for Repair for a torn pullover? Clue page for Repair for a torn pullover?

  13. 27

    ___ esprit (witty one)

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  14. 28

    Set of parts awaiting assembly

    3 letters Hints for Set of parts awaiting assembly Clue page for Set of parts awaiting assembly

  15. 29

    Bothersome

    5 letters Hints for Bothersome Clue page for Bothersome

  16. 30

    Org. that oversees American athletes

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  17. 32

    Gunk

    3 letters Hints for Gunk Clue page for Gunk

  18. 34

    Bro's sibling

    3 letters Hints for Bro's sibling Clue page for Bro's sibling

  19. 35

    Attend a tennis tournament because one is a fan of?

    15 letters Hints for Attend a tennis tournament because one is a fan of? Clue page for Attend a tennis tournament because one is a fan of?

  20. 41

    "La Femme Nikita" director Besson

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  21. 42

    Serengeti herd member

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  22. 43

    Vostok 1's Gagarin

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  23. 44

    Slanted columns?

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  24. 47

    Dallas is in it, for short

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  25. 49

    Kicker

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  26. 50

    Cookies baked by Satan?

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  27. 55

    Ocean predator

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  28. 56

    Back-to-school night grp.

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  29. 57

    E.M.T. hookups

    3 letters Hints for E.M.T. hookups Clue page for E.M.T. hookups

  30. 58

    Mineral suffixes

    4 letters Hints for Mineral suffixes Clue page for Mineral suffixes

  31. 59

    Arrest made on a side street?

    10 letters Hints for Arrest made on a side street? Clue page for Arrest made on a side street?

  32. 64

    Online destination

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  33. 65

    Sierra ___

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  34. 66

    Grumpy

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  35. 67

    Muscular jerks

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  36. 68

    Harmonizes, as digital devices

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  37. 69

    Form of fencing

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Down clues

  1. 1

    All of the above, e.g.: Abbr.

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  2. 2

    Claw holder

    3 letters Hints for Claw holder Clue page for Claw holder

  3. 3

    2005 Broadway hit based on a 1974 film

    8 letters Hints for 2005 Broadway hit based on a 1974 film Clue page for 2005 Broadway hit based on a 1974 film

  4. 4

    Vex

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  5. 5

    Edinburgh exclamation

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  6. 6

    Turncoat

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  7. 7

    "To clarify ..."

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  8. 8

    Eye-straining exhibit

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  9. 9

    Young termite, e.g.

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  10. 10

    Advice to an introvert

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  11. 11

    Airborne stimuli

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  12. 12

    President after George

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  13. 13

    Toy consisting of 80 feet of wire

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  14. 18

    One making a wake-up call?

    4 letters Hints for One making a wake-up call? Clue page for One making a wake-up call?

  15. 23

    Money across the border

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  16. 24

    Feat for a soprano

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  17. 25

    Plains native

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  18. 26

    Monumental

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  19. 27

    Flu

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  20. 31

    Dead-ended investigations

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  21. 33

    Text messager's "Wow!"

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  22. 34

    Cram

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  23. 36

    Heinie

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  24. 37

    ___ Domini

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  25. 38

    Period

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  26. 39

    Oka River city

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  27. 40

    Semi

    3 letters Hints for Semi Clue page for Semi

  28. 44

    Wind section player

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  29. 45

    Trilogy's midsection

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  30. 46

    Yadda, yadda, yadda

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  31. 48

    Fashionable

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  32. 51

    Milky gems

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  33. 52

    Five-time All-Star second baseman Chase ___

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  34. 53

    Avian gripper

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  35. 54

    Sidestep

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  36. 60

    S.A.S.E., for one

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  37. 61

    "Getting to ___" (best-selling business book)

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  38. 62

    What a walk-on awaits

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  39. 63

    Bygone Eur. realm

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