The Crossword Answers NYT - May 28, 2012

across

• Early American patriot Thomas Crossword Clue

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  PAINE

• Speedy Crossword Clue

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  RAPID

• ___ carte Crossword Clue

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  ALA

• Powerful D.C. lobby Crossword Clue

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  AARP

• Lerner's songwriting partner Crossword Clue

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  LOEWE

• U.C.L.A. athlete Crossword Clue

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  BRUIN

• "If you ask me," in texts Crossword Clue

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  IMO

• Orange soda brand Crossword Clue

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  FANTA

• "William Tell," for one Crossword Clue

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  OPERA

• Where: Lat Crossword Clue

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  UBI

• Gave a speeding ticket Crossword Clue

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  CITED

• Stereotypical entree at a campaign event Crossword Clue

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  RUBBERCHICKEN

• Cheerleader's cheer Crossword Clue

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  RAH

• Clean air org Crossword Clue

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  EPA

• "Sailing to Byzantium" poet Crossword Clue

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  YEATS

• Item carried by an Amish driver Crossword Clue

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  BUGGYWHIP

• 10th grader: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  SOPH

• Authored Crossword Clue

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  WROTE

• Sainted ninth-century pope Crossword Clue

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  LEOIV

• Roll of green? Crossword Clue

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  SOD

• Suffix with differ Crossword Clue

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  ENT

• Land that's not inland Crossword Clue

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  COAST

• ___-Japanese War Crossword Clue

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  SINO

• ___-Caps Crossword Clue

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  SNO

• Daily reading for a pope Crossword Clue

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  BIBLE

• Capital of Jordan Crossword Clue

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  AMMAN

• It's transfused in a transfusion Crossword Clue

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  BLOOD

• One born in the late 1940s or '50s Crossword Clue

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  BABYBOOMER

• Brits' thank-yous Crossword Clue

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  TAS

• Prefix with conservative Crossword Clue

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  NEO

• Way underpriced Crossword Clue

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  CHEAP

• Ogled Crossword Clue

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  EYED

• Nothing ___ the truth Crossword Clue

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  BUT

• Farmer's wish Crossword Clue

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  BUMPERCROP

• Protein acid, for short Crossword Clue

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  AMINO

• Gen ___ (child of a 29-Across) Crossword Clue

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  XER

• The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order Crossword Clue

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  TONGUETWISTER