20 January 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 January 2024

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C
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O
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M
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P
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O
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S
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T
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B
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I
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N
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B
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A
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T
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I
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C
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G
M
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T
O
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H
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H
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S
T
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R
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R
C
H
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A
C
M
E
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C
A
T
E
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A
R
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I
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S
T
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R
Y
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O
P
S
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C
R
Y
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T
H
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N
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I
D
S
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A
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T
T
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W
A
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Y
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A
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B
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E
T
S
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F
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R
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W
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T
E
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R
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L
O
U
D
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C
I
D
E
R
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T
O
T
E
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B
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R
E
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B
O
N
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S
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A
C
R
I
D
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R
I
P
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N
E
D
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S
H
H
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P
E
N
S
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P
E
A
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R
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A
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N
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P
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R
I
N
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S
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S
U
E
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E
A
V
E
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R
U
D
D
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H
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R
T
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S
T
R
A
W
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A
L
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S
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T
O
B
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H
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N
E
S
T
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Y
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S
P
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R
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Gardener's item that breaks down a lot : COMPOSTBIN
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Any member of the order Chiroptera : BAT
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Plant-based protein brand : INCOGMEATO
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Mélange : HASH
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"America's Got Talent" precursor : STARSEARCH
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Top : ACME
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Actress Blanchett : CATE
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Subject for a museum curator : ARTHISTORY
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Photo finish? : OPS
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"Goooooooooool!," e.g. : CRY
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Not now! : THEN
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Points the finger at : IDS
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"Good goin'!" : ATTAWAY
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Plans a getaway for, perhaps : ABETS
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Beverage with an oxymoronic name : FIREWATER
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Stentorian : LOUD
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Something that may be hard to drink? : CIDER
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___ bag : TOTE
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Lacking bells and whistles : BAREBONES
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Like the smell of burned rubber : ACRID
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Got ready : RIPENED
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"It's a secret" : SHH
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Signature items : PENS
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Sweet ___ : PEA
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Tried to take a seat? : RAN
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Dead-tree edition : PRINTISSUE
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It's on the house : EAVE
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Paul who was People's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive : RUDD
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Bad drawing? : SHORTSTRAW
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Brewery stock : ALES
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"Frankly …" : TOBEHONEST
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"You got it" : YES
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Extra bits and pieces : SPAREPARTS
Down
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Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was founded : CISCO
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Readily available : ONTAP
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Exams for some science majors : MCATS
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One might be cleansed with a strip : PORE
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Rap pioneers, slangily : OGS
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Colors outside the lines? : SMEARS
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Visibly emotional : TEARY
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Line along the Embarcadero, in brief : BART
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Yearning : ITCH
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It's not often seen on a diamond : NOHITTER
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Nonkosher Wendy's offering : BACONATOR
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Initialism for a pleasant tingling on the scalp or back of the neck : ASMR
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"___ say …" : THEY
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View with disdain : HATEWATCH
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Jazz trumpeter Woody : SHAW
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Things that were once commonly stored in towers : CDS
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"Well, maybe …" : ITDEPENDS
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Served as a wingman : AIDED
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Number of Reyes Magos, in Spanish tradition : TRES
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Legendary creature : YETI
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Montana neighbor: Abbr. : ALB
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Onetime source of toothbrush bristles : BOAR
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Greek who originated the expression "Leave no stone unturned" : EURIPIDES
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Like some hair : FINE
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Like the hair of 1-2% of the world's population : RED
34
Is made up : CONSISTS
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Bowed : BENT
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"That's it!" : AHA
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Be steamed : SEETHE
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More golden, say : PURER
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More golden, say : RARER
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Nautical direction : AVAST
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Cousins of sirens : NEWTS
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Put your hands together, perhaps : PRAY
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"I ___!" (shout of exultation) : RULE
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See what's in store? : SHOP
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Buckwheat noodle : SOBA
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___ Marathon (annual mountain bike race that's said to be "a volcanic challenge") : ETNA
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Saturate : SOP