5 February 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 5 February 2024

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

Across
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U.F.O. crew, supposedly : ETS
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Mimicked : APED
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Light bulb, in a comic strip : IDEA
12
Soaks up some rays : SUNS
14
Duck known for its soft down : EIDER
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Smallest unit of life : CELL
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Peach or beech : TREE
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Underwater divers' aids : SCUBAMASKS
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Lowest numbered club for a golfer : ONEIRON
22
Reznor of Nine Inch Nails : TRENT
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"When the moon hits your eye like a big ___, that's amore" (Dean Martin lyric) : PIZZAPIE
25
Datum for a basketball point guard : ASSIST
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Deutschland denial : NEIN
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Rite Aid competitor : CVS
31
Show respect for : HONOR
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Many a G.I. : NCO
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Break bread : EAT
36
Nanny : goat :: ___ : sheep : EWE
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"Wanna take this outside?," e.g … or what are found four times in this puzzle's circled letters : FIGHTINGWORDS
42
Can material : TIN
43
Maple product : SAP
44
"___ to Billie Joe" (1967 #1 hit) : ODE
45
Commonly sprained joint : ANKLE
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Prefix that means "bad" : MAL
50
Dutch cheese : EDAM
53
Stones embedded in a crown : JEWELS
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Influence through close contact : RUBOFFON
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Moved smoothly : EASED
60
Bygone Japanese camera brand : MINOLTA
61
Weird Al Yankovic medley that features "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls : POLKAPOWER
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Landing spot for Santa : ROOF
65
Delta deposit : SILT
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What's in style : TREND
67
Pub projectile : DART
68
To boot : ALSO
69
Fool (with) : MESS
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Passenger-screening org. : TSA
Down
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Legally prohibit : ESTOP
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Submit, as homework : TURNIN
3
Reason to say "Gesundheit!" : SNEEZE
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Famed fable writer : AESOP
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Meal on a blanket : PICNIC
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College email suffix : EDU
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Red ink, so to speak : DEBT
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"You underestimate me!" : ICANSO
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Governed by fate : DESTINED
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Rocky Mountain ___ (state animal of Utah) : ELK
11
Politicians Gore and Franken : ALS
13
Taking by force : SEIZING
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"Ta-___ Boom-de-ay" : RARA
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Netlike fabric : MESH
21
Cattle farmer's land : RANCH
24
What "E" stands for in golf : EVENPAR
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Female pigs : SOWS
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Uno + due : TRE
30
Droop : SAG
33
Tie-breaking periods, for short : OTS
35
What it takes to tango : TWO
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"OK, have it your way!" : FINE
38
What quill pens are dipped in : INKWELLS
39
Sam-___ (Seuss character) : IAM
40
Greek theater : ODEON
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Robert ___, Paul Newman's co-star in "The Sting" : REDFORD
42
___ Mahal : TAJ
46
Surreptitiously give, as classified information : LEAKTO
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"Frozen" queen : ELSA
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Light units : LUMENS
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Opposite of sinking : AFLOAT
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The "M" of G.M. : MOTORS
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Labor Day's mo. : SEPT
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Eagles and falcons : BIRDS
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Can./U.S./Mex. treaty : NAFTA
59
Campus building : DORM
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"Don't text and drive" ad, e.g. : PSA
62
Dipstick coating : OIL
63
Itsy-bitsy : WEE