18 January 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 January 2022

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O
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H
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S
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O
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M
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I
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S
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T
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A
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C
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H
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Y
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F
O
W
L
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L
A
K
E
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T
R
E
E
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T
W
O
I
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N
K
M
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N
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M
U
M
S
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N
O
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E
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M
U
M
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S
L
I
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M
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T
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N
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I
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L
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L
P
R
A
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C
T
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C
E
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C
E
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F
L
O
E
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E
C
O
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N
A
S
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C
E
D
E
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A
I
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M
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E
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L
E
N
A
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U
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M
M
A
C
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H
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I
N
E
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A
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S
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I
D
E
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S
O
D
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A
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T
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T
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A
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P
O
W
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E
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T
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S
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N
E
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W
S
I
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S
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B
E
A
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T
T
O
T
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H
E
A
W
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R
A
P
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X
S
W
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T
A
U
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I
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E
M
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H
E
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D
O
C
T
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O
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R
I
S
O
U
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T
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R
A
R
E
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K
C
U
P
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K
U
S
H
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A
D
E
N
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S
H
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M
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S
T
A
Y

Hints & Clues

Across
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"I feel pretty, ___ pretty" ("West Side Story" lyric) : OHSO
5
Spray lightly : MIST
9
Sore from exercise, say : ACHY
13
Chicken or duck : FOWL
14
Artificial feature in New York's Central Park : LAKE
15
Oak or beech : TREE
16
Possible requirements for joining a tattoo club? : TWOINKMINIMUMS
19
Zero : NONE
20
It's "the word" : MUM
21
Not great, as chances : SLIM
23
Material easily mistaken for aluminum : TIN
24
A healthy person regularly calling in sick, e.g.? : ILLPRACTICE
28
Drifting sheet : ICEFLOE
30
Italian author Umberto : ECO
31
Lil ___ X : NAS
32
Give up : CEDE
33
Point : AIM
35
Italian author Ferrante : ELENA
37
What a nervous public speaker sounds like? : UMMACHINE
41
As an ___ (parenthetically) : ASIDE
44
Outdoor "carpet" : SOD
45
Intro to girl : ATTA
49
Word in a "Batman" balloon : POW
50
Org. that creates the G.R.E. : ETS
53
"Carrying the Banner" musical : NEWSIES
55
Preceded in commenting on an adorable kitten photo, say? : BEATTOTHEAW
58
Megan Thee Stallion genre : RAP
59
Annual festival in Austin, Tex. : SXSW
60
Sigma/upsilon go-between : TAU
61
Tabloid twosome : ITEM
63
Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across : THEDOCTORISOUT
68
Uncommon : RARE
69
Single-serve coffee holder : KCUP
70
Cannabis strain named for its regional origin : KUSH
71
Yemeni port : ADEN
72
Prop for a tilting bookcase, say : SHIM
73
Dog command : STAY
Down
1
Frequently, in poetry : OFT
2
"Isn't that special!" : HOWNICE
3
Reacted to a dreamboat, maybe : SWOONED
4
Lena or Ken of film and TV : OLIN
5
Reform leader memorialized in the Stone of Hope, for short : MLK
6
Billie Eilish's "Therefore ___" : IAM
7
Economize : SKIMP
8
Academic job security : TENURE
9
Cash-out spot? : ATM
10
It may be found above the mantle : CRUST
11
The difference between a mini and a midi : HEMLINE
12
Confident shout from an optimist : YESICAN
17
Singer Young or Diamond : NEIL
18
Apple offering : IMAC
22
High, flat land feature : MESA
23
Idiosyncrasy : TIC
25
Good dirt : LOAM
26
"Star Wars" princess-turned-general : LEIA
27
Ethan or Joel of filmmaking : COEN
29
"Family ___" : FEUD
34
Hosts, informally : MCS
36
Grassy expanses : LEAS
38
Come face to face : MEET
39
Sharpen : HONE
40
"What's the big ___?" : IDEA
41
Transmissions triggering manhunts, for short : APBS
42
Really overdoing it, in slang : SOEXTRA
43
"They conned me!" : IWASHAD
46
Exhaust : TIREOUT
47
Olympic group with a red, white and blue insignia : TEAMUSA
48
Cleopatra's snake : ASP
51
Pet transported in a bike basket amid a whirlwind : TOTO
52
Library area : STACKS
54
Event with V-E Day and V-J Day : WWII
56
Quaint contraction : TWERE
57
Rabbit holder : HUTCH
62
Wordless admonishments : TSKS
64
Family room : DEN
65
Paris accord? : OUI
66
Dashboard reading, for short : RPM
67
"Hallowed be ___ name" : THY