The Crossword Answers NYT - March 02, 2010

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• Looped handle, in archaeology Crossword Clue

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  ANSA

• *Kook Crossword Clue

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  LOON

• *Godsend Crossword Clue

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  BOON

• *Jim's gift in "The Gift of the Magi" Crossword Clue

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  COMB

• *Provide for free Crossword Clue

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  COMP

• Sea eagles Crossword Clue

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  ERNES

• *Tiffany treasure Crossword Clue

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  LAMP

• "I beg to differ!" Crossword Clue

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  NOTSO

• *Doofus Crossword Clue

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  BOOB

• Minimal amount Crossword Clue

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  LEAST

• Actor Williams of "Happy Days" Crossword Clue

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  ANSON

• Look over Crossword Clue

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  PERUSE

• *Sleepaway, e.g Crossword Clue

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  CAMP

• Sunday best, e.g Crossword Clue

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  SUIT

• Voice below soprano Crossword Clue

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  ALTO

• Go from ___ worse Crossword Clue

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  BADTO

• Greek gathering spot Crossword Clue

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  STOA

• Married woman, in Madrid Crossword Clue

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  SENORA

• *Dud Crossword Clue

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  BOMB

• Handy man? Crossword Clue

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  GOTOGUY

• ___ Brasi, enforcer in "The Godfather" Crossword Clue

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  LUCA

• Cathedral areas Crossword Clue

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  NAVES

• Parts of una década Crossword Clue

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  ANOS

• *"... out like a ___" Crossword Clue

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  LAMB

• "Casablanca" heroine Crossword Clue

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  ILSA

• *"In like a ___ ..." Crossword Clue

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  LION

• Welles of film Crossword Clue

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  ORSON

• Lone Star State sch Crossword Clue

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  UTEP

• Author Silverstein Crossword Clue

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  SHEL

• Wood finish Crossword Clue

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  SHELLAC

• Gala night duds Crossword Clue

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  TAILS

• Absorbed the loss Crossword Clue

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  ATEIT

• Goat-men in a Rubens painting Crossword Clue

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  FAUNS

• Capital once called Christiania Crossword Clue

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  OSLO

• Choreographer Twyla Crossword Clue

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  THARP

• Pub crawler Crossword Clue

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  SOT

• Andean animal Crossword Clue

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  LLAMA

• Govt. ID Crossword Clue

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  SSN

• Period described by the clues and answers to 1- and 72-Across (which are the start and end of a word ladder formed by the answers to the 10 asterisked clues) Crossword Clue

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  THEMONTHOFMARCH