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NYT Crossword Answers for August 19, 2012

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Sunday, August 19, 2012 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 19, 2012: 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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Polo need
6 letters Hints for Polo need Clue page for Polo need
7
Some ballroom dances
7 letters Hints for Some ballroom dances Clue page for Some ballroom dances
14
Go by again
6 letters Hints for Go by again Clue page for Go by again
20
Figures in TV's "V"
6 letters Hints for Figures in TV's "V" Clue page for Figures in TV's "V"
21
Acid, e.g.
7 letters Hints for Acid, e.g. Clue page for Acid, e.g.
22
One-two wager
6 letters Hints for One-two wager Clue page for One-two wager
23
Ultranationalism?
14 letters Hints for Ultranationalism? Clue page for Ultranationalism?
25
Sunday best
6 letters Hints for Sunday best Clue page for Sunday best
26
Keep on hand
5 letters Hints for Keep on hand Clue page for Keep on hand
27
View from une chalet, maybe
5 letters Hints for View from une chalet, maybe Clue page for View from une chalet, maybe
28
Reforms?
7 letters Hints for Reforms? Clue page for Reforms?
29
Scream, so to speak
4 letters Hints for Scream, so to speak Clue page for Scream, so to speak
31
Gray shades
6 letters Hints for Gray shades Clue page for Gray shades
35
Mil. stat
4 letters Hints for Mil. stat Clue page for Mil. stat
36
Dame ___ Everage
4 letters Hints for Dame ___ Everage Clue page for Dame ___ Everage
39
"Thriller" Grammy sweep?
16 letters Hints for "Thriller" Grammy sweep? Clue page for "Thriller" Grammy sweep?
44
Appear that way
6 letters Hints for Appear that way Clue page for Appear that way
46
Zero
3 letters Hints for Zero Clue page for Zero
47
More than dislike
6 letters Hints for More than dislike Clue page for More than dislike
48
Speed at which the apocalypse is coming?
11 letters Hints for Speed at which the apocalypse is coming? Clue page for Speed at which the apocalypse is coming?
51
Having allegorical meanings
7 letters Hints for Having allegorical meanings Clue page for Having allegorical meanings
56
43-Down follower
7 letters Hints for 43-Down follower Clue page for 43-Down follower
57
Brought in
6 letters Hints for Brought in Clue page for Brought in
61
Gold-compound salt
6 letters Hints for Gold-compound salt Clue page for Gold-compound salt
62
Balkan native
4 letters Hints for Balkan native Clue page for Balkan native
64
Obsessive-compulsive soap purger?
11 letters Hints for Obsessive-compulsive soap purger? Clue page for Obsessive-compulsive soap purger?
66
Source of indigo
4 letters Hints for Source of indigo Clue page for Source of indigo
70
Kate who married a prince
9 letters Hints for Kate who married a prince Clue page for Kate who married a prince
73
Classic Jags
4 letters Hints for Classic Jags Clue page for Classic Jags
74
Big gambling loss in the Biggest Little City in the World?
11 letters Hints for Big gambling loss in the Biggest Little City in the World? Clue page for Big gambling loss in the Biggest Little City in the World?
77
Venetian strip
4 letters Hints for Venetian strip Clue page for Venetian strip
80
Louis Armstrong played one
6 letters Hints for Louis Armstrong played one Clue page for Louis Armstrong played one
81
More gung-ho
6 letters Hints for More gung-ho Clue page for More gung-ho
84
Excitement
7 letters Hints for Excitement Clue page for Excitement
89
Former Treasury secretary Paul and former Yankee Paul
7 letters Hints for Former Treasury secretary Paul and former Yankee Paul Clue page for Former Treasury secretary Paul and former Yankee Paul
91
Bad precept for U.S. foreign policy?
11 letters Hints for Bad precept for U.S. foreign policy? Clue page for Bad precept for U.S. foreign policy?
93
Spa item
6 letters Hints for Spa item Clue page for Spa item
97
L-P center
3 letters Hints for L-P center Clue page for L-P center
98
Non compos mentis
6 letters Hints for Non compos mentis Clue page for Non compos mentis
99
Not a happy ending on the yellow brick road?
16 letters Hints for Not a happy ending on the yellow brick road? Clue page for Not a happy ending on the yellow brick road?
105
Choice word
4 letters Hints for Choice word Clue page for Choice word
106
"Are you ___ out?"
4 letters Hints for "Are you ___ out?" Clue page for "Are you ___ out?"
107
Do a hula, e.g.
6 letters Hints for Do a hula, e.g. Clue page for Do a hula, e.g.
108
Swerve
4 letters Hints for Swerve Clue page for Swerve
110
Goes (for)
7 letters Hints for Goes (for) Clue page for Goes (for)
112
Nastily slander
5 letters Hints for Nastily slander Clue page for Nastily slander
116
Wrong
5 letters Hints for Wrong Clue page for Wrong
120
What a chair may hold
6 letters Hints for What a chair may hold Clue page for What a chair may hold
121
TV detective with his unbalanced suspect?
14 letters Hints for TV detective with his unbalanced suspect? Clue page for TV detective with his unbalanced suspect?
125
Solemn pieces
6 letters Hints for Solemn pieces Clue page for Solemn pieces
126
Like the Boston Tea Partiers
7 letters Hints for Like the Boston Tea Partiers Clue page for Like the Boston Tea Partiers
127
Whence the phrase "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
6 letters Hints for Whence the phrase "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" Clue page for Whence the phrase "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
128
Opposite of dethrone
6 letters Hints for Opposite of dethrone Clue page for Opposite of dethrone
129
Big name in pasta
7 letters Hints for Big name in pasta Clue page for Big name in pasta
130
Curses out?
6 letters Hints for Curses out? Clue page for Curses out?

Down clues

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Some mil. brass
4 letters Hints for Some mil. brass Clue page for Some mil. brass
2
Settled down
4 letters Hints for Settled down Clue page for Settled down
3
Lead-in to type
4 letters Hints for Lead-in to type Clue page for Lead-in to type
4
Bikers' woes
9 letters Hints for Bikers' woes Clue page for Bikers' woes
5
Japanese mushroom
5 letters Hints for Japanese mushroom Clue page for Japanese mushroom
6
J.F.K. search party?
3 letters Hints for J.F.K. search party? Clue page for J.F.K. search party?
7
Clandestine group
4 letters Hints for Clandestine group Clue page for Clandestine group
8
Link letters
4 letters Hints for Link letters Clue page for Link letters
9
Joint concern
4 letters Hints for Joint concern Clue page for Joint concern
10
Opposite of flat
6 letters Hints for Opposite of flat Clue page for Opposite of flat
11
Part of a bray
3 letters Hints for Part of a bray Clue page for Part of a bray
12
Santa ___
3 letters Hints for Santa ___ Clue page for Santa ___
13
Dump
3 letters Hints for Dump Clue page for Dump
14
Dump
10 letters Hints for Dump Clue page for Dump
15
Red-letter word
4 letters Hints for Red-letter word Clue page for Red-letter word
16
Article of apparel that's not made where you might think
6 letters Hints for Article of apparel that's not made where you might think Clue page for Article of apparel that's not made where you might think
17
Like CH3CO2H
6 letters Hints for Like CH3CO2H Clue page for Like CH3CO2H
18
Run
6 letters Hints for Run Clue page for Run
19
Asserts something
6 letters Hints for Asserts something Clue page for Asserts something
24
Plaster support
4 letters Hints for Plaster support Clue page for Plaster support
28
1980s New York Philharmonic maestro
5 letters Hints for 1980s New York Philharmonic maestro Clue page for 1980s New York Philharmonic maestro
30
Peter of "The Last Emperor"
6 letters Hints for Peter of "The Last Emperor" Clue page for Peter of "The Last Emperor"
32
Part of some e-mail addresses
3 letters Hints for Part of some e-mail addresses Clue page for Part of some e-mail addresses
33
Radar anomaly
3 letters Hints for Radar anomaly Clue page for Radar anomaly
34
Class action grp.?
3 letters Hints for Class action grp.? Clue page for Class action grp.?
36
Spanish 101 word
4 letters Hints for Spanish 101 word Clue page for Spanish 101 word
37
Many-layered
4 letters Hints for Many-layered Clue page for Many-layered
38
"Little" comics boy
4 letters Hints for "Little" comics boy Clue page for "Little" comics boy
40
Rear
3 letters Hints for Rear Clue page for Rear
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J'adore perfumer
4 letters Hints for J'adore perfumer Clue page for J'adore perfumer
42
Perennial succulent
4 letters Hints for Perennial succulent Clue page for Perennial succulent
43
Religious figure
5 letters Hints for Religious figure Clue page for Religious figure
45
Sandbox frequenters
4 letters Hints for Sandbox frequenters Clue page for Sandbox frequenters
49
Manhattan Project physicist
5 letters Hints for Manhattan Project physicist Clue page for Manhattan Project physicist
50
Jazz vocalist Shaw
7 letters Hints for Jazz vocalist Shaw Clue page for Jazz vocalist Shaw
52
Antelope related to the gemsbok
4 letters Hints for Antelope related to the gemsbok Clue page for Antelope related to the gemsbok
53
Cram
4 letters Hints for Cram Clue page for Cram
54
"Am ___ only one?"
4 letters Hints for "Am ___ only one?" Clue page for "Am ___ only one?"
55
Mitt Romney and others, once
4 letters Hints for Mitt Romney and others, once Clue page for Mitt Romney and others, once
58
Pizzeria order
3 letters Hints for Pizzeria order Clue page for Pizzeria order
59
"The Lord of the Rings" tree creature
3 letters Hints for "The Lord of the Rings" tree creature Clue page for "The Lord of the Rings" tree creature
60
U.K. mil. decorations
4 letters Hints for U.K. mil. decorations Clue page for U.K. mil. decorations
63
Con
4 letters Hints for Con Clue page for Con
65
China's Zhou ___
5 letters Hints for China's Zhou ___ Clue page for China's Zhou ___
66
With the bow, in music
4 letters Hints for With the bow, in music Clue page for With the bow, in music
67
Really bright
4 letters Hints for Really bright Clue page for Really bright
68
Memo intro
4 letters Hints for Memo intro Clue page for Memo intro
69
Blonde Anderson
4 letters Hints for Blonde Anderson Clue page for Blonde Anderson
71
Appropriate
3 letters Hints for Appropriate Clue page for Appropriate
72
Death Row Records co-founder, familiarly
3 letters Hints for Death Row Records co-founder, familiarly Clue page for Death Row Records co-founder, familiarly
75
Chap
5 letters Hints for Chap Clue page for Chap
76
"Finally!"
10 letters Hints for "Finally!" Clue page for "Finally!"
78
Like election laws, typically
6 letters Hints for Like election laws, typically Clue page for Like election laws, typically
79
Ugly one
4 letters Hints for Ugly one Clue page for Ugly one
82
Watson of the Harry Potter films
4 letters Hints for Watson of the Harry Potter films Clue page for Watson of the Harry Potter films
83
Musical with the song "Seasons of Love"
4 letters Hints for Musical with the song "Seasons of Love" Clue page for Musical with the song "Seasons of Love"
85
Sabotage
9 letters Hints for Sabotage Clue page for Sabotage
86
Dump, say
4 letters Hints for Dump, say Clue page for Dump, say
87
A long time
4 letters Hints for A long time Clue page for A long time
88
Big vein
4 letters Hints for Big vein Clue page for Big vein
90
Some Blu-ray players
5 letters Hints for Some Blu-ray players Clue page for Some Blu-ray players
92
Louis XIV, for one
3 letters Hints for Louis XIV, for one Clue page for Louis XIV, for one
94
Wreath source
3 letters Hints for Wreath source Clue page for Wreath source
95
Solution reaction
3 letters Hints for Solution reaction Clue page for Solution reaction
96
Miss's partner
3 letters Hints for Miss's partner Clue page for Miss's partner
99
It might result in a meltdown
6 letters Hints for It might result in a meltdown Clue page for It might result in a meltdown
100
Tchaikovsky's "Eugene ___"
6 letters Hints for Tchaikovsky's "Eugene ___" Clue page for Tchaikovsky's "Eugene ___"
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Bag handlers
6 letters Hints for Bag handlers Clue page for Bag handlers
102
House of ___
6 letters Hints for House of ___ Clue page for House of ___
103
Broadway smash starting in '87
6 letters Hints for Broadway smash starting in '87 Clue page for Broadway smash starting in '87
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Pizzeria need
4 letters Hints for Pizzeria need Clue page for Pizzeria need
109
Chart holder
5 letters Hints for Chart holder Clue page for Chart holder
111
Spark, so to speak
4 letters Hints for Spark, so to speak Clue page for Spark, so to speak
113
Consort of Zeus
4 letters Hints for Consort of Zeus Clue page for Consort of Zeus
114
Big oil exporter
4 letters Hints for Big oil exporter Clue page for Big oil exporter
115
Mini's counterpart
4 letters Hints for Mini's counterpart Clue page for Mini's counterpart
117
Summer cooler
4 letters Hints for Summer cooler Clue page for Summer cooler
118
Record problem
4 letters Hints for Record problem Clue page for Record problem
119
Lays the groundwork for?
4 letters Hints for Lays the groundwork for? Clue page for Lays the groundwork for?
121
Half a laugh
3 letters Hints for Half a laugh Clue page for Half a laugh
122
New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers
3 letters Hints for New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers Clue page for New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers
123
Geog. abbreviation
3 letters Hints for Geog. abbreviation Clue page for Geog. abbreviation
124
Tiny application
3 letters Hints for Tiny application Clue page for Tiny application

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