24 February 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 February 2023

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L
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M
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K
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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Cover story : ALIBI
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How many packages are sent : BYAIR
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Kings and queens, e.g. : PIECES
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Something that maybe you shouldn't hold : GRUDGE
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Discreet look? : NOMAKEUPMAKEUP
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Transport in the film "Roman Holiday" : MOPED
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Something plaited : TRESS
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It's 328 feet in an Olympic-size pool : LAP
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Gaelic tongue : ERSE
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Smart ___ : ALEC
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What musicians pluck on an mbira : TINE
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Trail mix bit : NUT
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One who collects just for kicks? : SNEAKERHEAD
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Not completely worthless : USABLE
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Wayne ___ : MANOR
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Sources of psilocybin, informally : SHROOMS
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Shell filling station? : TACOBAR
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Nordic noir author Larsson : STIEG
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Two-bit : CHEAPO
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Green cappuccino alternative : MATCHALATTE
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Question from a friendly interviewer : LOB
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Calls someone by the wrong name, say : ERRS
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Word with snake or four : EYES
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Unite : ALLY
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One end of Suez? : ZEE
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Aboveboard : LICIT
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___ Hunt, Tom Cruise's role in "Mission: Impossible" : ETHAN
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One who makes videos, e.g. : CONTENTCREATOR
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Country singer Jason : ALDEAN
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Workplace for a roughneck : OILRIG
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Sweater over a turtleneck, say : LAYER
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One side of a '90s boy band rivalry : NSYNC
Down
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"Save Me" singer Mann : AIMEE
2
___ climbing (discipline that debuted at the 2020 Olympics) : LEAD
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"Ugh!" : ICK
4
Sort of creature symbolizing rebirth in ancient Egypt : BEETLE
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Emphatic confirmation about oneself : ISUREAM
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Wireless support providers, at times : BRAS
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___ it up : YUK
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One of two penguin species endemic to Antarctica : ADELIE
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Lizard with a third eye : IGUANA
10
Shilled for : REPPED
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Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana : POPSTAR
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Some sports V.I.P.s : GMS
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"Whenever works" : NORUSH
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Hardly touch, as one's food : PECKAT
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What QR codes might pull up : MENUS
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Cause of fatigue : ANEMIA
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Contraction, for one : THROE
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Animal identified by its number of toes : SLOTH
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Passes : ENACTS
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La ___-Posay (skin-care brand) : ROCHE
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They're good for poaching : BOSCS
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Choose … or choice : SELECT
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One unlikely to make a pass : BALLHOG
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Electrically neutral, in chemistry : APOLAR
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One-named singer with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" : ROBYN
35
Princess Diana or Diana Ross : GAYICON
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Spirit of Oaxaca : MEZCAL
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Space between leaf veins : AREOLA
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In : TRENDY
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Metaphor for fitting items into a moving van : TETRIS
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Creepy story? : ATTIC
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Cordelia's father : LEAR
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Road trip stopover : INN
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Take in : EARN
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Place for a graphic image : TEE
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Ron who played Tarzan : ELY