The Crossword Answers NYT - October 22, 2007

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• ___ and pains Crossword Clue

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  ACHES

• What "thumbs up" means Crossword Clue

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  OKAY

• Bandleader in the Polka Music Hall of Fame Crossword Clue

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  LAWRENCEWELK

• "Unfortunately ..." Crossword Clue

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  ALAS

• Permit Crossword Clue

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  LET

• Precipitates at about 32 degrees F Crossword Clue

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  SLEETS

• Pillow filler Crossword Clue

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  DOWN

• Escapade Crossword Clue

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  LARK

• Explosive initials Crossword Clue

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  TNT

• Lord Crossword Clue

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  GOD

• Mail carriers' assignments: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  RTES

• City where Van Gogh painted sunflowers Crossword Clue

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  ARLES

• Substantial portion Crossword Clue

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  FAIRAMOUNT

• Hawaiian isle Crossword Clue

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  MAUI

• Branch of Islam Crossword Clue

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  SHIA

• Plow pullers Crossword Clue

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  OXEN

• Flapper hairdos Crossword Clue

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  BOBS

• Like a manly man Crossword Clue

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  MACHO

• Creamy soup Crossword Clue

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  CLAMBISQUE

• Suffix with sucr- and lact- Crossword Clue

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  OSE

• Pacific republic Crossword Clue

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  NAURU

• New Deal program inits Crossword Clue

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  WPA

• Does sums Crossword Clue

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  ADDS

• Scuttlebutt Crossword Clue

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  DIRT

• Part of the eye that holds the iris Crossword Clue

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  UVEA

• Pinocchio, famously Crossword Clue

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  LIAR

• Mock Crossword Clue

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  JEERAT

• Dance with a wiggle Crossword Clue

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  HULA

• Card that's taken only by a trump Crossword Clue

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  ACE

• Pile Crossword Clue

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  HEAP

• Component of bronze Crossword Clue

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  TIN

• Washington's Capitol ___ Crossword Clue

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  HILL

• Left hurriedly Crossword Clue

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  FLED

• More than perturbed Crossword Clue

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  IRATE

• Give a hard time Crossword Clue

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  RAZZ

• Nobodies Crossword Clue

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  ZEROS

• Small field size Crossword Clue

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  ACRE

• Jean who wrote "Wide Sargasso Sea" Crossword Clue

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  RHYS

• One who lost what's hidden in 19-, 34- and 42-Across Crossword Clue

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  LITTLEBOPEEP