12 August 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 August 2021

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Alternative to a Ding Dong : HOHO
5
It's found near a trap : DELT
9
Sped : RACED
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To be remembered for all time : EPIC
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Shade akin to turquoise : AQUA
16
Sister publication of Jet magazine : EBONY
17
Actor Laurie of "House" : HUGH
18
*Sensitive part of the elbow : FUNNYNERVE
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*Oft-wished-upon sighting : SHOOTINGMETEOR
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When doubled, "Good one" : HAR
23
Heart chart, for short : ECG
24
Part of A.B.S.: Abbr. : SYS
25
Common typo for an exclamation point : ONE
27
Sprout : BUD
30
Serving with dal makhani : NAAN
32
Hazard in maritime travel : REEF
34
With 51-Across, something to "read" : RIOT
36
Passed out : DEALT
40
What each asterisked clue's answer does, to correct a misnomer? : CALLSITLIKEITIS
43
In the main? : ATSEA
44
Word with sport or spirit : TEAM
45
One might stand on a table : LAMP
46
French greeting : ALLO
48
It was once sold medically under the commercial name Delysid : LSD
50
Great time, informally : GAS
51
See 34-Across : ACT
54
Dynamism : VIM
55
Not well : ILL
57
*Symbol of Australia : KOALAMARSUPIAL
63
*Headwear made from jipijapa fibers : ECUADORHAT
64
Tech review site : CNET
66
Repetitive musical form : RONDO
67
Actress/TV host Palmer : KEKE
68
Standout in one's field : ICON
69
Faun lookalike : SATYR
70
Freshness : SASS
71
Drill, for instance : TEST
Down
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Sound of a snicker : HEH
2
"Mr. Holland's ___," 1995 film for which Richard Dreyfuss received a Best Actor nomination : OPUS
3
Grate pains? : HIGHHEELS
4
Golf great Lorena : OCHOA
5
Preposterous : DAFT
6
Lead-in to -vocal : EQUI
7
Sally ___ (English teacake) : LUNN
8
Beside the point : TANGENTIAL
9
Obama's Secret Service code name : RENEGADE
10
Help wanteds? : ABET
11
Computer processor parts : CORES
12
Figure in international relations : ENVOY
13
Some textile specialists : DYERS
19
Org. with gym memberships : YMCA
21
Globe : ORB
25
One in a pod : ORCA
26
"Good stuff!" : NEAT
28
Sch. with a campus in Narragansett : URI
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" " " : DITTOMARKS
31
Author Gaiman : NEIL
33
Kind of market : FLEA
35
José ___ (frozen foods brand) : OLE
37
Superficially : ATAGLANCE
38
Home to the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas (since 1551) : LIMA
39
Spice qtys. : TSPS
41
First name in Surrealism : SALVADOR
42
Tour de France units: Abbr. : KMS
47
Stretch of the red carpet? : LIMO
49
Leave inconspicuously, with "out" : DIP
51
Michelle who was FIFA's Female Player of the Century : AKERS
52
Warmer in the winter : COCOA
53
Needle : TAUNT
56
Lawful : LICIT
58
"___ Bird" (2017 film) : LADY
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Titaness of myth : RHEA
60
Store near Rockefeller Center, familiarly : SAKS
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Sporty vehicles : UTES
62
Some summer deliveries : LEOS
65
Channel with the slogan "Boom." : TNT