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NYT Crossword Answers for May 4, 2016

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 · 77 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Wednesday, May 4, 2016: 77 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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"Dante Symphony" composer
5 letters Hints for "Dante Symphony" composer Clue page for "Dante Symphony" composer
6
"West Side Story" woman
5 letters Hints for "West Side Story" woman Clue page for "West Side Story" woman
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___ Marino
3 letters Hints for ___ Marino Clue page for ___ Marino
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___ deep
5 letters Hints for ___ deep Clue page for ___ deep
15
Author of an 1841 poem that contains the line spelled out by the circled squares
10 letters Hints for Author of an 1841 poem that contains the line spelled out by the circled squares Clue page for Author of an 1841 poem that contains the line spelled out by the circled squares
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Shows signs of waking
5 letters Hints for Shows signs of waking Clue page for Shows signs of waking
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Enter surreptitiously, as an organization
10 letters Hints for Enter surreptitiously, as an organization Clue page for Enter surreptitiously, as an organization
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Speak the gospel
6 letters Hints for Speak the gospel Clue page for Speak the gospel
22
Eastern European capital
5 letters Hints for Eastern European capital Clue page for Eastern European capital
23
Employers of dispatchers and brakemen: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Employers of dispatchers and brakemen: Abbr. Clue page for Employers of dispatchers and brakemen: Abbr.
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"Help!"
3 letters Hints for "Help!" Clue page for "Help!"
25
Month in l'été
4 letters Hints for Month in l'été Clue page for Month in l'été
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Region, weatherwise
5 letters Hints for Region, weatherwise Clue page for Region, weatherwise
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Big house party?
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31
Purchase at an Army-Navy store
6 letters Hints for Purchase at an Army-Navy store Clue page for Purchase at an Army-Navy store
33
Civilize
4 letters Hints for Civilize Clue page for Civilize
36
Tulsa sch.
3 letters Hints for Tulsa sch. Clue page for Tulsa sch.
37
Oil holders, maybe
6 letters Hints for Oil holders, maybe Clue page for Oil holders, maybe
38
One-named athlete whose real first name is Edson
4 letters Hints for One-named athlete whose real first name is Edson Clue page for One-named athlete whose real first name is Edson
39
Chemical cousin
6 letters Hints for Chemical cousin Clue page for Chemical cousin
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Ceramic jar
4 letters Hints for Ceramic jar Clue page for Ceramic jar
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Secure, with "down"
6 letters Hints for Secure, with "down" Clue page for Secure, with "down"
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Hand-held platform
3 letters Hints for Hand-held platform Clue page for Hand-held platform
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Just
4 letters Hints for Just Clue page for Just
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Old Testament peak
6 letters Hints for Old Testament peak Clue page for Old Testament peak
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Free of fluid
5 letters Hints for Free of fluid Clue page for Free of fluid
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Snack with a chewy center
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Become absorbed in thought
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Keyboard abbr.
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Simpson's trial judge
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Actress Lords
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Drum up
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Variety of sherry whose name means "little apple"
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Vaccine target
5 letters Hints for Vaccine target Clue page for Vaccine target
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Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the circled squares
10 letters Hints for Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the circled squares Clue page for Vocalist known for the 1944 song whose title (and first line) appears in the circled squares
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Phrase often following a superlative
5 letters Hints for Phrase often following a superlative Clue page for Phrase often following a superlative
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Pince-___
3 letters Hints for Pince-___ Clue page for Pince-___
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Present, e.g.
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Like the sounds "m" and "n"
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Down clues

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Imitates Sylvester the Cat
5 letters Hints for Imitates Sylvester the Cat Clue page for Imitates Sylvester the Cat
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It's just for starters
5 letters Hints for It's just for starters Clue page for It's just for starters
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Dumps
5 letters Hints for Dumps Clue page for Dumps
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Novelist ___ Neale Hurston
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Proportional
7 letters Hints for Proportional Clue page for Proportional
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Muhammad's successor, to Shiites
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Like hormones synthesized from amino acids
10 letters Hints for Like hormones synthesized from amino acids Clue page for Like hormones synthesized from amino acids
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Skinny
4 letters Hints for Skinny Clue page for Skinny
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Happy end-of-week cry
4 letters Hints for Happy end-of-week cry Clue page for Happy end-of-week cry
10
Not steady, as a light
8 letters Hints for Not steady, as a light Clue page for Not steady, as a light
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Canon offering, for short
3 letters Hints for Canon offering, for short Clue page for Canon offering, for short
12
It might stop a break-in
9 letters Hints for It might stop a break-in Clue page for It might stop a break-in
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"Just kidding"
9 letters Hints for "Just kidding" Clue page for "Just kidding"
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And others
6 letters Hints for And others Clue page for And others
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Guitarist Borland
3 letters Hints for Guitarist Borland Clue page for Guitarist Borland
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___ polloi
3 letters Hints for ___ polloi Clue page for ___ polloi
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Sci-fi craft
4 letters Hints for Sci-fi craft Clue page for Sci-fi craft
28
"Them's fightin' words!"
5 letters Hints for "Them's fightin' words!" Clue page for "Them's fightin' words!"
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Where legends are born?
10 letters Hints for Where legends are born? Clue page for Where legends are born?
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Fed. management agency
3 letters Hints for Fed. management agency Clue page for Fed. management agency
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Sign of a crying jag
9 letters Hints for Sign of a crying jag Clue page for Sign of a crying jag
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___ Springs, Fla.
9 letters Hints for ___ Springs, Fla. Clue page for ___ Springs, Fla.
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Subway
5 letters Hints for Subway Clue page for Subway
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Grp. of pinheads?
3 letters Hints for Grp. of pinheads? Clue page for Grp. of pinheads?
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With 53-Down, blogger's bugbear
8 letters Hints for With 53-Down, blogger's bugbear Clue page for With 53-Down, blogger's bugbear
40
Missing name in the tongue twister "I saw ___ sawing wood ..."
4 letters Hints for Missing name in the tongue twister "I saw ___ sawing wood ..." Clue page for Missing name in the tongue twister "I saw ___ sawing wood ..."
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Livestock attachment
6 letters Hints for Livestock attachment Clue page for Livestock attachment
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Having an advantage over
7 letters Hints for Having an advantage over Clue page for Having an advantage over
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Belief system
3 letters Hints for Belief system Clue page for Belief system
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Where legends appear
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"The Pearl Fishers" priestess
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See 39-Down
5 letters Hints for See 39-Down Clue page for See 39-Down
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Org. providing loans
3 letters Hints for Org. providing loans Clue page for Org. providing loans
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Suffix with high numbers
4 letters Hints for Suffix with high numbers Clue page for Suffix with high numbers
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Family
4 letters Hints for Family Clue page for Family
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Resting place
4 letters Hints for Resting place Clue page for Resting place
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[Snore]
3 letters Hints for [Snore] Clue page for [Snore]
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Summer cooler
3 letters Hints for Summer cooler Clue page for Summer cooler

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