18 February 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 February 2023

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Directive for the board : DONTERASE
10
No big shot : BBS
13
Popular pubs for college grads : ALUMNIMAGS
15
Finger-point? : CLAW
16
Footwear with a sturdy toe : RIDINGBOOT
17
Something about you : AURA
18
"Suitable for all ages" rating : TVG
19
Non-beef steak option : AHI
20
Pass quickly : RACEBY
22
Spots : SEES
24
Young point of one's life : TENDERAGE
27
Some damning legal evidence : PHONERECORDS
30
Enter gradually : EDGEIN
33
With 53-Down, article of close-fitting attire : WET
34
State that many are in when they visit a national park : AWE
35
Chairs, for instance : LEADERS
37
Condition treated in speech therapy : APHASIA
40
Neighbor of the patellar tendon, in brief : ACL
41
___ gun (sci-fi weapon) : ION
43
Gives a rude awakening : ROUSTS
44
"Until next time!" : HAVEAGOODONE
48
Fatal attraction? : DEATHTRAP
49
"Need a ___?" : LIFT
53
Octave follower in a Petrarchan sonnet : SESTET
54
Many a prof : PHD
56
"Springtime With ___" (2004 Disney adaptation) : ROO
57
Quaint word whose syllables rhyme with consecutive numbers : UNTO
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Staying vigilant : ONTHEALERT
62
Logo, often : ICON
63
Sign to turn back : NOENTRANCE
64
Top ___ : TEN
65
Something wonderful, with "the" : BEESKNEES
Down
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Flits : DARTS
2
Fruit popular in salads, but not fruit salads : OLIVE
3
Light encouragement : NUDGE
4
"Just stop talking!" : TMI
5
Home to Sicily's Castello di Lombardia : ENNA
6
"Ni-i-ice!" : RIGHTONRIGHTON
7
Alternative to Lunesta or Quviviq : AMBIEN
8
"Saint" elsewhere : SAO
9
Self-care essential? : EGO
10
It's played with a few strings : BLUEGRASS
11
Art of cutting cards? : BARBEDWIT
12
Move left … right … left … right … : SWAY
14
Ones spreading the gospel through rap music or graffiti : STREETPROPHETS
15
Big export of Ecuador and Nigeria : CACAO
21
Story line : ARC
23
Went quickly : SPED
25
Start of many colonial titles : NEW
26
Actress de Matteo of "The Sopranos" : DREA
28
Go quickly : HIE
29
Mares, e.g. : SEAS
30
Valley where David fought Goliath : ELAH
31
Characteristic of a wild time or a coming decline : DECADENCE
32
Onetime capital of the sovereign Republic of Texas : GALVESTON
36
Santa's coat? : SOOT
38
Sugar substitute? : HON
39
Novelist Jean : AUEL
42
"O fairest beauty, do not fear ___ fly!": "Henry VI, Part I" : NOR
45
Shirley of "Goldfinger" : EATON
46
Had a date, maybe : ATE
47
Pal of Scooby-Doo : DAPHNE
50
Dunne of classic screwball comedies : IRENE
51
Might : FORCE
52
"Yeah, def" : TOTES
53
See 33-Across : SUIT
55
Like some humor and chocolate : DARK
59
Noggin : NOB
60
Three-way intersection : TEE
61
Company connection inits. : LAN