21 August 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 August 2018

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B
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K
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O
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H
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B
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J
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Galoot : BIGAPE
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"State of the Union" channel : CNN
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Datebook entry: Abbr. : APPT
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Skulls : CRANIA
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Obama health measure, in brief : ACA
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Actress Garr : TERI
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"M*A*S*H" transport, informally : COPTER
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Augusta National's infamous 12th hole, for one : PARTHREE
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Bill ___, the Science Guy : NYE
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Comedy rock duo featuring actor Jack Black : TENACIOUSD
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Queen Gertrude's "alas" in "Hamlet" : OME
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Kit ___ (candy bar) : KAT
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Test, as 46-Across : ASSAY
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Sacha Baron Cohen program of the early 2000s : DAALIGSHOW
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Hoppy brew : ALE
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Infamous bankruptcy declarer of 2001 : ENRON
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Vest openings : ARMHOLES
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"Reelin' in the Years" band : STEELYDAN
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Part of VCR : CASSETTE
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Attempts : STABS
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Material that is 25-Acrossed : ORE
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"Abso-lutely!" : DARNTOOTIN
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Deli selections : MEATS
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Opposite of max. : MIN
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Schubert's "The ___ King" : ERL
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1950s-'60s teen idol who sang "Dream Lover" and "Splish Splash" : BOBBYDARIN
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Quite standoffish : ICY
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Enjoying some me time, say : ALLALONE
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Embrace the aging process, in a way : GOGRAY
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Bull: Prefix : TAUR
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Garfield's owner, in the funnies : JON
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New Year's Day : ONEONE
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Comprehends : SEES
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Lennon's love : ONO
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Evolution theorist ... or what the circled letters are evolving toward? : DARWIN
Down
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Include covertly in an email : BCC
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Avenger in a red-and-gold suit : IRONMAN
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Hiatus between high school and college : GAPYEAR
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Pot starter : ANTE
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Slapstick projectile : PIE
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Wildlife identifier : EARTAG
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Quaker Oats' ___ Crunch : CAPN
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March Madness org. : NCAA
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Deal breaker? : NARC
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Fellow Musketeer of Aramis and Porthos : ATHOS
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Casual reading : PERUSAL
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Chance to get good seats, say : PRESALE
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Colors 1960s-style : TIEDYES
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Spanish aunt : TIA
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U.F.O. crew : ETS
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Words of praise : ODE
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"Roots" protagonist Kunta ___ : KINTE
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An overtime one counts as a point in the N.H.L. : LOSS
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More robust : HALER
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Jazz's Kid ___ : ORY
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Iraq War concern, for short : WMD
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Is wearing : HASON
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Aware of : ONTO
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When something should take off, for short : ETD
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Opposite of 37-Down : ETA
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Fights against : COMBATS
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Anatomical rings : AREOLAE
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Ocean shade : SEABLUE
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Was humbled : ATECROW
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South Asian mixed rice dish : BIRYANI
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Show with "TV Funhouse" pieces, in brief : SNL
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Abbr. for someone with just a first and last name : NMI
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Self-important minor official : TINGOD
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Ski lift varieties : TBARS
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Word part: Abbr. : SYL
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Setting for "The Karate Kid" : DOJO
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Shortly : ANON
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Gambling mecca : RENO
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Bob ___, longtime Disney C.E.O. : IGER
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___ lark : ONA
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Craving : YEN