The Crossword Answers NYT - September 11, 2011

across

• Sponge (up) Crossword Clue

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  SOP

• New Mexico county Crossword Clue

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  OTERO

• Roughly plan Crossword Clue

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  SKETCHOUT

• James ___, duettist on the 1982 #1 hit "Baby, Come to Me" Crossword Clue

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  INGRAM

• Boss Crossword Clue

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  OVERSEER

• Corporate owner Crossword Clue

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  PARENT

• Exactly like Crossword Clue

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  SAMEAS

• Time of lament Crossword Clue

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  SADDAY

• "Il était ___ fois ..." (French fairy-tale starter) Crossword Clue

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  UNE

• Kitten's cry Crossword Clue

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  MEW

• Onetime weight-loss drug Crossword Clue

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  MERIDIA

• The dot on the "i" in the Culligan logo Crossword Clue

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  WATERDROP

• Britney Spears's "___ Slave 4 U" Crossword Clue

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  IMA

• Stellate : star :: xiphoid : ___ Crossword Clue

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  SWORD

• Artery opener Crossword Clue

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  STENT

• Effects Crossword Clue

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  THINGS

• Passé Crossword Clue

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  DATED

• Term of address in Dixie Crossword Clue

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  YALL

• *Bracket shape Crossword Clue

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  RIGHT

• Golden rule word Crossword Clue

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  UNTO

• Incredibly stupid Crossword Clue

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  MORONIC

• Fishermen with pots Crossword Clue

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  EELERS

• Alabama speedway locale Crossword Clue

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  TALLADEGA

• Really feel for? Crossword Clue

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  GROPE

• *Title figure in an Aesop fable Crossword Clue

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  GRASS

• Something plighted Crossword Clue

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  TROTH

• Losing casino roll Crossword Clue

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  CRAP

• It might be French, Swiss or Italian Crossword Clue

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  ALP

• "Well, that's odd" Crossword Clue

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  GEE

• Go ___ great length Crossword Clue

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  ONAT

• More placid Crossword Clue

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  SERENER

• Thief Crossword Clue

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  CROOK

• Barrio babies Crossword Clue

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  NENES

• Locus Crossword Clue

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  SITE

• Ancient kingdom in Asia Minor Crossword Clue

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  LYDIA

• Newsman Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Crossword Clue

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  TED

• More judicious Crossword Clue

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  SAGER

• Ia. neighbor Crossword Clue

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  NEB

• *Nitty-gritty, as of negotiations Crossword Clue

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  BRASS

• *Boater Crossword Clue

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  STRAW

• Royal African capital Crossword Clue

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  RABAT

• Insipid writing Crossword Clue

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  PAP

• Susan of NPR Crossword Clue

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  STAMBERG

• Death, in Dresden Crossword Clue

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  TOD

• Take no action regarding Crossword Clue

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  SITON

• Mini-tantrums Crossword Clue

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  SNITS

• Leader of Abraham? Crossword Clue

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  ALEPH

• "I have been half in love with ___ Death": "Ode to a Nightingale" Crossword Clue

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  EASEFUL

• Exclamation after a workout Crossword Clue

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  PHEW

• 2011 revolution locale Crossword Clue

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  CAIRO

• Crazy Crossword Clue

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  NUTSO

• Co. once owned by Howard Hughes Crossword Clue

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  TWA

• "L'shanah ___!" (Rosh Hashana greeting) Crossword Clue

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  TOVAH

• Amtrak train Crossword Clue

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  ACELA

• Emulated the phoenix Crossword Clue

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  ROSEAGAIN

• Not included Crossword Clue

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  SKIPPED

• Globular Crossword Clue

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  SPHERIC

• Fight (off) Crossword Clue

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  STAVE

• *Work on at a desk, say Crossword Clue

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  HUNCH

• Shot up Crossword Clue

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  SOARED

• Bale binder Crossword Clue

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  TWINE

• Author Shute of "On the Beach" Crossword Clue

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  NEVIL

• Throw out Crossword Clue

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  SPEW

• Eavesdrop, maybe Crossword Clue

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  PRY

• Log holder Crossword Clue

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  GRATE

• What Chesapeake dogs are trained to do Crossword Clue

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  RETRIEVE

• Ayn Rand protagonist Crossword Clue

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  JOHNGALT

• Convertible Crossword Clue

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  RAGTOP

• ___ acid Crossword Clue

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  IODIC

• Stimulant Crossword Clue

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  UPPER

• Settled down Crossword Clue

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  ALIT

• Grunts may come out of them Crossword Clue

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  STIES