The Crossword Answers NYT - May 16, 2011

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• Cheer at a bullfight Crossword Clue

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  OLE

• Facing the pitcher Crossword Clue

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  ATBAT

• Soak (up) Crossword Clue

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  SOP

• Place for barbells and treadmills Crossword Clue

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  GYM

• In the evening Crossword Clue

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  AFTERDARK

• Bailed-out insurance co. in 2008-09 news Crossword Clue

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  AIG

• Really dimwitted Crossword Clue

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  BRAINDEAD

• Zodiac lion Crossword Clue

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  LEO

• Hip Crossword Clue

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  COOL

• Like the best straight in poker Crossword Clue

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  ACEHIGH

• Yes, to Yves Crossword Clue

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  OUI

• Face-to-face exams Crossword Clue

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  ORALS

• Greece/Turkey separator Crossword Clue

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  AEGEANSEA

• Landlocked African country Crossword Clue

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  RWANDA

• Devil in Looney Tunes cartoons, informally Crossword Clue

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  TAZ

• Advocating "Bring the troops home now!," say Crossword Clue

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  ANTIWAR

• Him, to Henri Crossword Clue

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  LUI

• Dastardly fellow Crossword Clue

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  CAD

• WSW's opposite Crossword Clue

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  ENE

• "Ode on Melancholy" poet Crossword Clue

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  KEATS

• Clichéd Crossword Clue

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  TRITE

• Pitcher's asset Crossword Clue

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  ARM

• Lumberjack's tool Crossword Clue

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  CHAINSAW

• "You ___ handle the truth!" Crossword Clue

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  CANT

• Observe Crossword Clue

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  SEE

• Skin-transferring operations Crossword Clue

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  GRAFTS

• Car wash application Crossword Clue

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  WAX

• Pan Am competitor Crossword Clue

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  USAIR

• Jockey's attire Crossword Clue

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  SILKS

• Eastern "way" Crossword Clue

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  TAO

• Daily nine-to-five struggle Crossword Clue

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  RATRACE

• Lift weights Crossword Clue

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  PUMPIRON

• Dense Crossword Clue

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  THICK

• Tennis's ___ Safin Crossword Clue

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  MARAT

• Explosive liquid, for short Crossword Clue

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  NITRO

• Rugby scuffle Crossword Clue

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  SCRUM

• Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across Crossword Clue

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  HORSEPLAY