18 February 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 February 2020

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Word after martial or culinary : ARTS
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"Very," en español : MUY
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Soak up : ABSORB
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Person who cherishes high principles : IDEALIST
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Ukrainian peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 : CRIMEA
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Made the bed? : GARDENED
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It may be issued for a defective product : RECALL
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Exchange new vows : REWED
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1-1, e.g. : TIE
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Hasten : HIE
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"Oh, now I get it!" : AHA
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Old, ineffective sort : DOTARD
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1930s boxing champ Max : BAER
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The "C" of I.C.U. : CARE
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"What is Pyramus? a lover, ___ tyrant?": "A Midsummer Night's Dream" : ORA
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Mails : SENDS
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Prioritize in the trauma center : TRIAGE
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Mandates : DICTA
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Does a driving test task - or an apt description of the five circled diagonals in this puzzle : PARALLELPARKS
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Guitarist May of Queen : BRIAN
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Like zombies : UNDEAD
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Not quite a C : DPLUS
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Abbreviation in ancient dates : BCE
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"Your majesty" : SIRE
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Part of many a woodwind : REED
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Howling at the moon, say : BAYING
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Back-and-forth tool : SAW
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"Atlas Shrugged" author Rand : AYN
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Novelist McEwan : IAN
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Jumped : LEAPT
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Single things : MONADS
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Like baby shampoo : TEARLESS
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Coral rings : ATOLLS
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Dog guarding the gates of the underworld : CERBERUS
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Karate instructor : SENSEI
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Young ___ (tots) : UNS
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Plying the waves : ASEA
Down
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Insurance giant on the N.Y.S.E. : AIG
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Nutrient fig. : RDA
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Glass showcases for small animals : TERRARIA
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Singer of "Smooth Operator" : SADE
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Sal of "Rebel Without a Cause" : MINEO
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Once did : USEDTO
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"So far," on a quarterly pay stub: Abbr. : YTD
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Biting : ACRID
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Village of the Prancing Pony inn in "The Lord of the Rings" : BREE
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[not my mistake] : SIC
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Resident of Nebraska's largest city : OMAHAN
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Depended (on) : RELIED
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Machines on hay farms : BALERS
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Lascivious : LEWD
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Fall behind : TRAIL
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Something a false person puts on : ACT
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Relative of a zither : HARP
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Fervor : ARDENCY
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Shadows that have grown long? : BEARDS
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Part of a listening pair : EARBUD
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Lee of Marvel Comics : STAN
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Needlefish : GARS
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Two-time Super Bowl M.V.P. Manning : ELI
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PC core : CPU
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Father of Rachel and Leah in Genesis : LABAN
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Backsides : KEISTERS
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"Storms are brewin'" in her eyes, in a 1986 #1 hit : SARA
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Beads on the morning grass : DEW
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Many hour-long TV shows : DRAMAS
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Cactus known for its psychoactive effects : PEYOTE
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One of the Beatles : LENNON
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___ Fisher, women's clothing brand : EILEEN
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Low voices : BASSI
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Approaches : NEARS
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Dress : GARB
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Kind of hands said to be the devil's playthings : IDLE
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___ bargain : PLEA
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Lou Gehrig's disease, for short : ALS
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Horned Frogs' sch. : TCU
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Take to court : SUE
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Government agcy. for retirees : SSA