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NYT Crossword Answers for February 5, 2012

Sunday, February 5, 2012 · 142 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, February 5, 2012: 142 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

    Superfluous

    5 letters Hints for Superfluous Clue page for Superfluous

  2. 6

    Posed (for)

    3 letters Hints for Posed (for) Clue page for Posed (for)

  3. 9

    Follow persistently

    3 letters Hints for Follow persistently Clue page for Follow persistently

  4. 12

    Tiny blob

    6 letters Hints for Tiny blob Clue page for Tiny blob

  5. 18

    Charms

    5 letters Hints for Charms Clue page for Charms

  6. 19

    The Beatles' "All ___ Got to Do"

    3 letters Hints for The Beatles' "All ___ Got to Do" Clue page for The Beatles' "All ___ Got to Do"

  7. 20

    Old White House nickname

    3 letters Hints for Old White House nickname Clue page for Old White House nickname

  8. 21

    Badly beaten up

    6 letters Hints for Badly beaten up Clue page for Badly beaten up

  9. 22

    45-Down near Baton Rouge?

    10 letters Hints for 45-Down near Baton Rouge? Clue page for 45-Down near Baton Rouge?

  10. 25

    124-Across near Dover?

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  11. 27

    ___ contendere

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  12. 28

    Flower girl?

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  13. 30

    New Jersey town bordering Rahway

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  14. 31

    Photo ___

    3 letters Hints for Photo ___ Clue page for Photo ___

  15. 34

    Swindle

    3 letters Hints for Swindle Clue page for Swindle

  16. 35

    Hindu title

    3 letters Hints for Hindu title Clue page for Hindu title

  17. 36

    ___ Brava

    5 letters Hints for ___ Brava Clue page for ___ Brava

  18. 37

    CD-___

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  19. 38

    117-Down near Salem?

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  20. 42

    When sung three times, part of a Beatles refrain

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  21. 46

    Bellyache

    6 letters Hints for Bellyache Clue page for Bellyache

  22. 48

    Seine summers

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  23. 49

    First name?

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  24. 51

    Starch-yielding palm

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  25. 52

    Old TV knob

    8 letters Hints for Old TV knob Clue page for Old TV knob

  26. 54

    How Shakespeare's Rosalind dresses

    6 letters Hints for How Shakespeare's Rosalind dresses Clue page for How Shakespeare's Rosalind dresses

  27. 56

    Sign by a theater ticket booth

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  28. 57

    Smithereens

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  29. 58

    1-Across near Hartford?

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  30. 61

    Blouse, e.g.

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  31. 62

    Still broken, say

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  32. 65

    Confirms

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  33. 66

    "Ancient Mariner" verse

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  34. 68

    Bad-mouthed

    7 letters Hints for Bad-mouthed Clue page for Bad-mouthed

  35. 69

    Bitchin'

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  36. 70

    Sun spots

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  37. 73

    Inter ___

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  38. 74

    Dante e Boccaccio

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  39. 75

    Rack for a rifle

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  40. 76

    Toss-up?

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  41. 78

    114-Down near Boise?

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  42. 81

    Santa ___ (desert winds)

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  43. 82

    Get it wrong

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  44. 83

    Certain implants

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  45. 84

    Role in "Nicholas and Alexandra"

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  46. 87

    TV police drama

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  47. 89

    Comics canine

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  48. 90

    11 or 12, but not 13

    4 letters Hints for 11 or 12, but not 13 Clue page for 11 or 12, but not 13

  49. 92

    Paint choice

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  50. 94

    "___ teaches you when to be silent": Disraeli

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  51. 95

    76-Down near Springfield?

    11 letters Hints for 76-Down near Springfield? Clue page for 76-Down near Springfield?

  52. 98

    Mugful, maybe

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  53. 99

    Actor Quinn

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  54. 102

    Before, in verse

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  55. 103

    Pioneer in quadraphonic music

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  56. 104

    Caustic soda

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  57. 105

    Against

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  58. 107

    Badge earner

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  59. 109

    This and that: Abbr.

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  60. 111

    61-Across near Phoenix?

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  61. 113

    9-Across near Boston?

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  62. 118

    Critter whose name comes from Nahuatl

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  63. 119

    Cookout item

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  64. 120

    Roll of bills

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  65. 121

    Bring out

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  66. 122

    Assails

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  67. 123

    Staff ___: Abbr.

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  68. 124

    Whirlpool

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  69. 125

    Exorcism target

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Farm mother

    3 letters Hints for Farm mother Clue page for Farm mother

  2. 2

    Women's suffrage Amendment

    3 letters Hints for Women's suffrage Amendment Clue page for Women's suffrage Amendment

  3. 3

    Pampering, for short

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  4. 4

    Pull (in)

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  5. 5

    Regarding the price

    8 letters Hints for Regarding the price Clue page for Regarding the price

  6. 6

    Jazzy Nina

    6 letters Hints for Jazzy Nina Clue page for Jazzy Nina

  7. 7

    Boston's Mass ___

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  8. 8

    Lean

    4 letters Hints for Lean Clue page for Lean

  9. 9

    Doesn't budge

    6 letters Hints for Doesn't budge Clue page for Doesn't budge

  10. 10

    "Sure!"

    4 letters Hints for "Sure!" Clue page for "Sure!"

  11. 11

    E.U. member

    3 letters Hints for E.U. member Clue page for E.U. member

  12. 12

    "What ___!"

    5 letters Hints for "What ___!" Clue page for "What ___!"

  13. 13

    "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" artist

    5 letters Hints for "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" artist Clue page for "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" artist

  14. 14

    Expenditures

    7 letters Hints for Expenditures Clue page for Expenditures

  15. 15

    "The Time Machine" people

    4 letters Hints for "The Time Machine" people Clue page for "The Time Machine" people

  16. 16

    "___ your toes!"

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  17. 17

    B'nai B'rith grp.

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  18. 23

    Romeo or Juliet

    6 letters Hints for Romeo or Juliet Clue page for Romeo or Juliet

  19. 24

    French cup

    5 letters Hints for French cup Clue page for French cup

  20. 26

    Many a museum display

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  21. 29

    It might be blue, green or brown

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  22. 31

    Assn.

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  23. 32

    Like a sty denizen

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  24. 33

    6-Across near Indianapolis?

    12 letters Hints for 6-Across near Indianapolis? Clue page for 6-Across near Indianapolis?

  25. 36

    Some conifers

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  26. 39

    Do over, as a lawn

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  27. 40

    Abbr. before a colon

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  28. 41

    Prefix with -pod

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  29. 43

    119-Across near Albany?

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  30. 44

    Prefix with business

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  31. 45

    Basketball rim

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  32. 47

    Open

    6 letters Hints for Open Clue page for Open

  33. 50

    Housemother, e.g.

    6 letters Hints for Housemother, e.g. Clue page for Housemother, e.g.

  34. 53

    Passed easily

    4 letters Hints for Passed easily Clue page for Passed easily

  35. 54

    Weak

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  36. 55

    Armstrong and Sedaka

    5 letters Hints for Armstrong and Sedaka Clue page for Armstrong and Sedaka

  37. 57

    Pal

    3 letters Hints for Pal Clue page for Pal

  38. 59

    Light touch

    6 letters Hints for Light touch Clue page for Light touch

  39. 60

    Certain online request

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  40. 63

    Not quite right

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  41. 64

    Arrive at too quickly, in a way

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  42. 67

    "Hakuna ___"

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  43. 69

    In one's cups

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  44. 70

    Brewskis

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  45. 71

    How a fool acts

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  46. 72

    Spots

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  47. 74

    Bird wing

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  48. 75

    Knot

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  49. 76

    Spring time

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  50. 77

    Large-toothed whale

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  51. 79

    Paraded by

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  52. 80

    "Is she not down so late, ___ so early?": "Romeo and Juliet"

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  53. 85

    Number 2, e.g.

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  54. 86

    Still to be sampled

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  55. 88

    Shock

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  56. 90

    Sub

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  57. 91

    Site of a Greek tragedy

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  58. 93

    Big name in jeans

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  59. 96

    Respectable

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  60. 97

    Naval force

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  61. 100

    "___ the Sheriff"

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  62. 101

    Tidies up a bit

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  63. 105

    Number two

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  64. 106

    "Tu ___ mi amor"

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  65. 107

    Cozy

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  66. 108

    Drags

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  67. 110

    Give up

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  68. 111

    Weave's partner

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  69. 112

    Maternity ward workers, for short

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  70. 114

    Hip-hop

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  71. 115

    Deut.'s preceder

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  72. 116

    Environmental prefix

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  73. 117

    Perfect rating

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