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NYT Crossword Answers for May 14, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012 · 76 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, May 14, 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

    Money owed

    4 letters Hints for Money owed Clue page for Money owed

  2. 5

    Lamebrain

    4 letters Hints for Lamebrain Clue page for Lamebrain

  3. 9

    Nukes

    4 letters Hints for Nukes Clue page for Nukes

  4. 13

    Good, as a driver's license

    5 letters Hints for Good, as a driver's license Clue page for Good, as a driver's license

  5. 15

    Addict

    4 letters Hints for Addict Clue page for Addict

  6. 16

    Replacement for the mark, franc and lira

    4 letters Hints for Replacement for the mark, franc and lira Clue page for Replacement for the mark, franc and lira

  7. 17

    Pilotless plane

    5 letters Hints for Pilotless plane Clue page for Pilotless plane

  8. 18

    "___ closed!"

    4 letters Hints for "___ closed!" Clue page for "___ closed!"

  9. 19

    Opera solo

    4 letters Hints for Opera solo Clue page for Opera solo

  10. 20

    Impatiently endure passing time

    13 letters Hints for Impatiently endure passing time Clue page for Impatiently endure passing time

  11. 23

    Hoopla

    3 letters Hints for Hoopla Clue page for Hoopla

  12. 25

    "Have something!"

    3 letters Hints for "Have something!" Clue page for "Have something!"

  13. 26

    Outback bird

    3 letters Hints for Outback bird Clue page for Outback bird

  14. 27

    Hi-___ monitor

    3 letters Hints for Hi-___ monitor Clue page for Hi-___ monitor

  15. 28

    Win by enough points, in sports gambling

    14 letters Hints for Win by enough points, in sports gambling Clue page for Win by enough points, in sports gambling

  16. 32

    Big-jawed dinosaur, for short

    4 letters Hints for Big-jawed dinosaur, for short Clue page for Big-jawed dinosaur, for short

  17. 33

    Erie Canal mule

    3 letters Hints for Erie Canal mule Clue page for Erie Canal mule

  18. 34

    No. on a business card

    3 letters Hints for No. on a business card Clue page for No. on a business card

  19. 35

    Brand of kitchen wrap

    5 letters Hints for Brand of kitchen wrap Clue page for Brand of kitchen wrap

  20. 37

    Rug rat

    3 letters Hints for Rug rat Clue page for Rug rat

  21. 39

    Hits with a fist

    5 letters Hints for Hits with a fist Clue page for Hits with a fist

  22. 43

    One of the Three Stooges

    3 letters Hints for One of the Three Stooges Clue page for One of the Three Stooges

  23. 45

    Friend

    3 letters Hints for Friend Clue page for Friend

  24. 47

    Grammy winner from County Donegal, Ireland

    4 letters Hints for Grammy winner from County Donegal, Ireland Clue page for Grammy winner from County Donegal, Ireland

  25. 48

    Perform a routine household chore

    14 letters Hints for Perform a routine household chore Clue page for Perform a routine household chore

  26. 52

    Dispirited

    3 letters Hints for Dispirited Clue page for Dispirited

  27. 53

    Post-op area

    3 letters Hints for Post-op area Clue page for Post-op area

  28. 54

    "___ Abner"

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  29. 55

    Line of Canon cameras

    3 letters Hints for Line of Canon cameras Clue page for Line of Canon cameras

  30. 56

    Pass through a crisis safely

    13 letters Hints for Pass through a crisis safely Clue page for Pass through a crisis safely

  31. 60

    Where the Himalayas are

    4 letters Hints for Where the Himalayas are Clue page for Where the Himalayas are

  32. 61

    Tied, as a score

    4 letters Hints for Tied, as a score Clue page for Tied, as a score

  33. 62

    Egypt's Sadat

    5 letters Hints for Egypt's Sadat Clue page for Egypt's Sadat

  34. 65

    Craft in which to go down a river, say

    4 letters Hints for Craft in which to go down a river, say Clue page for Craft in which to go down a river, say

  35. 66

    Part to play

    4 letters Hints for Part to play Clue page for Part to play

  36. 67

    Get ready to sing the national anthem

    5 letters Hints for Get ready to sing the national anthem Clue page for Get ready to sing the national anthem

  37. 68

    Monotonous routines

    4 letters Hints for Monotonous routines Clue page for Monotonous routines

  38. 69

    Concordes, for short

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  39. 70

    Roget offerings (abbr.) ... or, loosely, the first and last words of 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Netflix rental

    3 letters Hints for Netflix rental Clue page for Netflix rental

  2. 2

    Big part of a hare

    3 letters Hints for Big part of a hare Clue page for Big part of a hare

  3. 3

    Pass without effect, as a storm

    8 letters Hints for Pass without effect, as a storm Clue page for Pass without effect, as a storm

  4. 4

    Funny Fey

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  5. 5

    So

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  6. 6

    "Time ___ a premium"

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  7. 7

    Fits with another, as a gear tooth

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  8. 8

    Forestall by acting first

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  9. 9

    Fervor

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  10. 10

    ___ borealis

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  11. 11

    Having a store tag

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  12. 12

    Long baths

    5 letters Hints for Long baths Clue page for Long baths

  13. 14

    Hinder

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  14. 21

    Lions and tigers

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  15. 22

    Medical successes

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  16. 23

    Each of Shakespeare's plays has five

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  17. 24

    Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"

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  18. 29

    Tests

    5 letters Hints for Tests Clue page for Tests

  19. 30

    Have a nontraditional marriage, in a way

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  20. 31

    Talk show host DeGeneres

    5 letters Hints for Talk show host DeGeneres Clue page for Talk show host DeGeneres

  21. 36

    Like a perfect game in baseball

    5 letters Hints for Like a perfect game in baseball Clue page for Like a perfect game in baseball

  22. 38

    Some brewskis

    8 letters Hints for Some brewskis Clue page for Some brewskis

  23. 40

    In progress

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  24. 41

    Greek sandwich

    4 letters Hints for Greek sandwich Clue page for Greek sandwich

  25. 42

    Utters

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  26. 44

    Crystal trophy inscribers, e.g.

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  27. 46

    Where a lion hides

    4 letters Hints for Where a lion hides Clue page for Where a lion hides

  28. 48

    Onetime Wisconsin-based insurance giant

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  29. 49

    Directionless at sea

    6 letters Hints for Directionless at sea Clue page for Directionless at sea

  30. 50

    Spanish eggs

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  31. 51

    Radii neighbors

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  32. 52

    Ringo who sang "Yellow Submarine"

    5 letters Hints for Ringo who sang "Yellow Submarine" Clue page for Ringo who sang "Yellow Submarine"

  33. 57

    D.C. team, informally

    4 letters Hints for D.C. team, informally Clue page for D.C. team, informally

  34. 58

    Hibernian, for one

    4 letters Hints for Hibernian, for one Clue page for Hibernian, for one

  35. 59

    Tolkien's talking tree race

    4 letters Hints for Tolkien's talking tree race Clue page for Tolkien's talking tree race

  36. 63

    The Beach Boys' "Barbara ___"

    3 letters Hints for The Beach Boys' "Barbara ___" Clue page for The Beach Boys' "Barbara ___"

  37. 64

    Hwys.

    3 letters Hints for Hwys. Clue page for Hwys.

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