20 February 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 February 2023

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B
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R
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A
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N
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D
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M
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A
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P
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C
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L
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A
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S
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S
14
L
A
N
C
E
15
I
R
E
16
M
A
N
I
C
17
U
P
T
O
N
18
S
O
A
19
P
O
P
E
R
A
20
E
T
S
21
Z
22
E
E
S
23
E
N
A
M
E
L
24
J
U
I
25
C
E
P
R
E
26
S
S
27
Z
I
N
E
28
A
R
E
O
L
A
S
29
P
E
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N
31
A
S
S
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Y
E
S
M
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D
A
T
E
34
S
35
T
I
36
N
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D
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E
R
M
A
T
C
39
H
40
C
H
O
R
E
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O
O
42
P
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S
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C
45
U
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B
47
L
E
I
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S
49
T
50
A
N
T
O
N
51
A
R
E
52
A
53
S
Q
54
U
E
E
Z
E
T
O
Y
55
P
S
A
L
56
M
S
57
T
A
D
A
58
O
D
D
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F
U
S
E
B
O
60
X
E
S
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L
62
A
D
L
E
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U
L
T
R
A
64
F
R
O
65
E
L
D
E
R
66
L
A
S
T
S
67
L
O
N
68
A
B
Y
S
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Nike, Nestlé or Nabisco : BRAND
6
Treasure seeker's aid : MAP
9
Teacher's responsibility : CLASS
14
Knight's weapon : LANCE
15
Wrath : IRE
16
Frenzied : MANIC
17
Sinclair who wrote "Oil!" : UPTON
18
Daytime television drama : SOAPOPERA
20
U.F.O. pilots, for short : ETS
21
Jazz duo? : ZEES
23
Protective molar layer : ENAMEL
24
Kitchen gadget for the health-conscious : JUICEPRESS
27
Enthusiast's mag : ZINE
28
Pigmented rings : AREOLAS
29
Calligrapher's implement : PEN
31
Stubborn animal : ASS
32
Courteous contraction : YESM
33
Fruits with pits : DATES
35
Romantic prospect after swiping right : TINDERMATCH
40
To-do list task : CHORE
41
Exclamation at the end of a trip? : OOPS
44
Baby bear : CUB
47
Garland made with flowers : LEI
48
Suffragist Elizabeth Cady ___ : STANTON
51
Region : AREA
53
Stress ball, e.g. : SQUEEZETOY
55
Biblical book of sacred poems : PSALMS
57
"Et voilà!" : TADA
58
Unusual : ODD
59
Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? : FUSEBOXES
61
Super-duper soup scooper : LADLE
63
Prefix meaning "very" : ULTRA
64
To and ___ : FRO
65
Respected community leader : ELDER
66
Has staying power : LASTS
67
Chaney of old horror films : LON
68
Bottomless pit : ABYSS
Down
1
Toronto M.L.B. player : BLUEJAY
2
Pure bliss : RAPTURE
3
Most on edge : ANTSIEST
4
Sgt., e.g. : NCO
5
Oscar-winning Washington : DENZEL
6
Unlikely philanthropists : MISERS
7
Greeted the day, say : AROSE
8
Little legume : PEA
9
"Let's go!" : CMON
10
Bolivian capital : LAPAZ
11
Result of iron deficiency : ANEMIA
12
Sounds from fire trucks : SIRENS
13
What kosher seafood has that nonkosher seafood does not : SCALES
19
Bygone Spanish currency : PESETA
22
Government grp. employing ecologists : EPA
25
"Doonesbury" or "Dilbert" : COMIC
26
Big name in canned meat : SPAM
30
Court divider : NET
33
"Dr." of hip-hop : DRE
34
Pastry served with afternoon tea : SCONE
36
Rink org. : NHL
37
Childish rebuttal : DOESSO
38
Actor La Salle : ERIQ
39
Cocktail made with whiskey, honey and lemon : HOTTODDY
42
Dogs with standard, medium and miniature varieties : POODLES
43
Big name in pretzels : SNYDERS
44
Pepto-Bismol dosage : CAPFUL
45
Octopus antagonist in "The Little Mermaid" : URSULA
46
Wild animals : BEASTS
48
Add spices to : SEASON
49
Actor Danson : TED
50
Flowering shrub : AZALEA
52
On the ball : ALERT
54
In ___ (not yet born) : UTERO
56
Wharton degs. : MBAS
60
Gridiron group rebooted in 2020 : XFL
62
Edmonton's province: Abbr. : ALB