15 January 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 January 2018

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S
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T
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P
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C
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G
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O
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O
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D
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R
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P
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R
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K
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M
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R
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N
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O
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K
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M
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O
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C
L
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R
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R
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R
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B
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Big advertiser at auto races : STP
4
Sunoco competitor : CITGO
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Distinctive smell : ODOR
13
Breakfast restaurant chain : IHOP
15
Quarter Pounder topper : ONION
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Jay who preceded Jimmy Fallon : LENO
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Singer's latest : NEWRELEASE
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"What's gotten ___ you?" : INTO
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Poems whose titles often start "To a ..." : ODES
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Con's opposite : PRO
22
Alternatives to Nikes : AVIAS
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Lodge member : ELK
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Like religious institutions vis-à-vis the I.R.S. : TAXEXEMPT
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King Arthur's magician : MERLIN
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The lion in summer? : LEO
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"Disgusting!" : ICK
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What gigabytes might measure : MEMORY
35
Vexes : IRKS
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"We can go safely now" : THECOASTISCLEAR
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Like food from a West African drive-through? : TOGO
43
Tire material : RUBBER
44
In the style of : ALA
45
Envision : SEE
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Scores two under par : EAGLES
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"Excuse me?" : BEGPARDON
55
YouTube posting, casually : VID
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Praise highly : EXALT
57
The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards : ARI
58
Vicinity : AREA
60
___ monster (desert denizen) : GILA
61
Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across : FREEATLAST
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Wartime friend : ALLY
65
Actress Christina : RICCI
66
Chunk of concrete : SLAB
67
Loch ___ monster : NESS
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Approved, as a contract : INKED
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Resting place? : SPA
Down
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Covet one's neighbor's wife, e.g. : SIN
2
"The Cosby Show" son : THEO
3
Volatile situation : POWDERKEG
4
Mustard in the game Clue, e.g.: Abbr. : COL
5
Bumbling : INEPT
6
Queen's crown : TIARA
7
Shout at Fenway Park : GOSOX
8
Final word shouted before "Happy New Year!" : ONE
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Cruet filler at an Italian restaurant : OLIVEOIL
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Jeans material : DENIM
11
Not bottled, at a bar : ONTAP
12
Perch in a chicken house : ROOST
14
Green shampoo : PRELL
18
___ Pie (frozen treat) : ESKIMO
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Tree toppler : AXE
25
French president's palace : ELYSEE
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Catcher's glove : MITT
27
Canyon effect : ECHO
28
More proximate : NEARER
32
East Lansing sch. : MSU
33
Gambling parlor, for short : OTB
34
Umbrella part : RIB
36
Super bargains : REALDEALS
37
Vitamin-rich green vegetable : KALE
38
Mmes. of Madrid : SRAS
40
Dresses up for a comic con, say : COSPLAYS
41
Fancy tie : CRAVAT
46
Grab a bite : EAT
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TV's "2 Broke ___" : GIRLS
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Started : BEGAN
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Napoleon, on St. Helena : EXILE
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Vexes : GALLS
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Bobby who sang "Mack the Knife" : DARIN
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Big name in vacuum cleaners : ORECK
54
Sister's daughter, e.g. : NIECE
59
"Right now!" : ASAP
61
Payday, often: Abbr. : FRI
62
Help : AID
63
Letters on an unfinished sched. : TBA