18 August 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 August 2018

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Certain fish ... or sailboats : SKIPJACKS
10
Jon of 2010's "The Town" : HAMM
14
Cover for a cowboy : STETSONHAT
15
Here, in Honduras : AQUI
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Beset, as a castle : LAYSIEGETO
17
Garb : DUDS
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Ones frequently called on to give, for short : ALUMS
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Makeshift fly swatter : SHOE
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Toward the poop deck : AFT
22
___ the King Prawn (Muppet in "Muppets Tonight") : PEPE
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Urban open space : CITYPLAZA
26
Hit with a charge : TASE
27
Charm : SEDUCE
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Tea party member : MARCHHARE
34
Ones in charge, for short : ADMIN
35
Primitive wind instrument : OCARINA
36
Turned : GONEBAD
38
Story of past glories, maybe? : ATTIC
39
Private leaders : CORPORALS
41
City along the old Oregon Trail : TOPEKA
43
IV, to III : HEIR
44
Hint of things to come : FORETASTE
46
Up to snuff : ABLE
50
Priest in the Books of Samuel : ELI
51
"___ problem" : NOTA
52
Suffer in the sun : BROIL
53
Picked rock against paper, say : LOST
55
Open investigation? : DENTALEXAM
58
State as a matter of fact : AVOW
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Computer statisticians : DATAMINERS
60
TV host who won a Mark Twain Prize for American Humor : LENO
61
Ink holders : STAMPPADS
Down
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Like twice-told tales : STALE
2
Make psyched : KEYUP
3
"You know who I am" : ITSME
4
Symbols of wave functions : PSIS
5
Regular guy : JOE
6
Lee with three Oscar-garnering films : ANG
7
President between James and Grover : CHESTER
8
Lead female role in "Singin' in the Rain" : KATHY
9
Gets down, in a way : STOOPS
10
Made a meal of : HAD
11
In-pool fitness program : AQUAZUMBA
12
Rejuvenating treatment at a spa : MUDFACIAL
13
Vegetable aisle freshener : MIST
14
Give an unexpected hand : SLAP
20
Rigby of songdom : ELEANOR
23
"My Kind of Town" lyricist : CAHN
24
Almost-sacrificed son in the Bible : ISAAC
25
Summer : ADDER
26
Add cornstarch to : THICKEN
28
___ of the earth : ENDS
29
Defensive ring : MOAT
30
Selfless gesture : ACTOFLOVE
31
One use for arsenic : RATPOISON
32
Former news agent : CRIER
33
Gulf Coast flier : EGRET
37
Concern for TV's Aunt Bee : OPIE
40
Mariah Carey holiday song that was a #1 Adult Contemporary hit : OHSANTA
42
Out of sync : ATODDS
45
Irked constantly : ATEAT
46
Curling venue : ARENA
47
Exchanged some crosses : BOXED
48
Figures in a classic logic problem : LIARS
49
National Mall liners : ELMS
50
Airline in the early 1950s' Operation Ali Baba : ELAL
52
Minor deviation : BLIP
54
Derek Jeter's retired number : TWO
56
Top of Scotland : TAM
57
Bit of dance club equipment : AMP