31 July 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 July 2016

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Hints & Clues

Across
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What an urgent message may be in : ALLCAPS
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Person in handcuffs, for short : PERP
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The Fonz, for one : GREASER
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Dish site, maybe : ROOFTOP
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Leaf : FOLIO
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Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine : RELLENO
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Flip-flop : SWITCHPOSITIONS
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Puts on : AFFECTS
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Times for many Tours tours : ETES
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Holds up : ROBS
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Juniors : SONS
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Mentalist Geller : URI
30
___ Tamid (synagogue lamp) : NER
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Question asked at the cash register : CREDITORDEBIT
35
Match : AGREE
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Drink with mint or lemon : ICETEA
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Ed of "Up" : ASNER
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See 46-Across : RECRUITER
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Persistent : CHRONIC
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It may require a password : WIFI
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With 40-Across, visitor on high-school career day : ARMY
47
Spot for a shopping list : MEMOPAD
51
Collect : REAP
53
Some email attachments : PDFS
56
Travis who sang "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" : TRITT
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Occasion to learn a secret handshake : INITIATIONRITE
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Opposite of fast : EAT
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Man of morals : AESOP
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Blackening : TARRING
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Tangle of hair : MAT
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Spot for vaccinations, for short? : PSA
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Chest organs : THYMUSES
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Q neighbors : RST
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Knock unconscious : COLDCOCK
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Q neighbor : TAB
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Apartment ad abbr. : RMS
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Playful : JOCULAR
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Q preceder, in song : SUSIE
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Passing note? : OBIT
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Romance writers' awards : RITAS
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___ buco : OSSO
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"Amazing Grace" verse ender : ISEE
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Bush campaigns? : SAFARIS
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Ho-hum response : YAWN
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Pet cause, in brief : SPCA
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French city known for its porcelain : LIMOGES
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Laugh uproariously : BUSTAGUT
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Powerhouse in women's b-ball : UCONN
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"... or I quit!," e.g. : THREAT
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Trophies for Tiger Woods and LeBron James : ESPYS
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Way to get to know a father in law? : PATERNITYSUIT
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Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Cyclones : ISU
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King of Portugal : REI
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Regarding : ASTO
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Actor Bremner of "Black Hawk Down" : EWEN
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One side of the Bosporus strait : ASIA
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Lead-up to mating : ENDGAME
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Stay cool ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme : KEEPITTOGETHER
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It might land you in a trap : TEESHOT
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Singer with an eponymous 1956 #1 album : ELVIS
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Persona non grata : OUTCAST
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Melodic passages : STRAINS
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Fossey who was "in the mist" : DIAN
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Ones who say "We'll be right back" : TVHOSTS
Down
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What gets As in chemistry? : ARSENIC
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Hardly electronic wizardry : LOWTECH
3
One who's outstanding? : LOITERER
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Ozone destroyers, for short : CFCS
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Phys ed dept. : ATH
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Carbonated drink : POP
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Reproduction unit : SPORE
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Cause of Romeo's death : POISON
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"Xanadu" group, for short : ELO
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___ Tin Tin : RIN
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Group surrounding a star : POSSE
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Curling stone stone : GRANITE
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Makes the calls : REFS
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Keebler baker : ELF
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Carbonated drink : ALE
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Landlord's request : SECURITYDEPOSIT
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Something with two sides? : ENTREE
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More promising : ROSIER
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Activity-tracking devices : FITBITS
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Carbonated drink : SODA
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Newswoman Soledad : OBRIEN
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End of geologic time? : CENE
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"The Evil Dead" director : RAIMI
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"<<" button: Abbr. : REW
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Wash'n ___ (towelette brand) : DRI
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Flight board abbr. : ARR
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Oscar-winning Hanks role : GUMP
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Beat it : TOMTOM
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What a star may denote : CAPITAL
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Doesn't accept, say : CONTESTS
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Throat problem : FROG
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Hummus holders : PITAS
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Cause of inflation? : AIR
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Lawyer who defended Leopold and Loeb : DARROW
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Relating to heraldry : ARMORIAL
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Tissue surrounding a muscle : FASCIA
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What's at risk : STAKES
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Something hard to get off your chest? : TATTOO
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Places to get clean : REHABS
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Climber in a children's rhyme : ITSYBITSYSPIDER
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N.Y.U.'s ___ School of the Arts : TISCH
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Senses : INTUITS
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Terminal info, for short : ETDS
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It's a stitch : PURL
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Striking down : SMITING
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Baby whale : CALF
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Arrow on a screen : CURSOR
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Private transportation? : JEEP
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Shepherd's place : LEA
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Anne Rice antihero : LESTAT
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"It was you," à la Verdi : ERITU
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Like Cheerios : OATY
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Paintball cry : IMHIT
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"I wish I ___ [sic] homeward bound": Paul Simon : WAS
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Signal : CUE
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Horizontal: Abbr. : ACR
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Kimono-clad hostesses : GEISHAS
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Like Monday crosswords : EASIEST
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English royal family : STUARTS
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Hats for artistes : BERETS
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Early online forum : USENET
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Overturns : UPSETS
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The first to go on a strike, usually : ONEPIN
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Dummies : NITWITS
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Duma dissent : NYET
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Took a hit : TOKED
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Hoity-toity sort : SNOOT
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Patron god of ancient Thebes : AMON
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Record label for Cream and Sonny & Cher : ATCO
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Federal management org. : GSA
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Tuna type : AHI
119
Giant Manning : ELI
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Señora Perón : EVA
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Statehouse resident, informally : GUV
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Archaic verb ending : ETH