21 August 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 August 2020

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Best-selling crime novelist Caleb : CARR
5
With 17-Across, landmark consecrated in 1561 : SAINT
10
Shindig : BASH
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It has 12 territories in Risk : ASIA
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Paul ___, pioneer in graph theory : ERDOS
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Taurus, for one : AUTO
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See 5-Across : BASILSCATHEDRAL
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Unvarying : ONENOTE
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Sack : PILLAGE
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Danced to un bandoneón : TANGOED
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Things formed at the bases of dog-ears : CREASES
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___-out clause : OPT
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"Grand Old Opry" airer : TNN
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Helen with the 1972 #1 hit "I Am Woman" : REDDY
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Word with dirty or dream : JOB
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Beef up : ADDTO
36
Split personalities? : EXES
37
Company whose headquarters were the world's tallest building for nearly 25 years : SEARS
39
___ Combs a.k.a. Diddy : SEAN
40
Part of the cabinet since 2002, for short : DHS
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Faced facts : GOTREAL
43
Stat affected by smog levels: Abbr. : AQI
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Showing signs of tear? : SAD
45
Beat : PULSATE
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Two : DUO
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"How goes it?" equivalent : QUEPASA
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Island locale : KITCHEN
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"The Point," in brief : USMA
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Align : AGREE
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___ Speaker (Parliament title) : LORD
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Pay (for) : ATONE
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Cuomo, for one: Abbr. : GOV
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Cuomo, for one : MARIO
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Related to the kidneys : RENAL
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Christmas ___ : EVE
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State that borders Bhutan : ASSAM
62
Imported European wheels : EDAMS
63
Place to lie low : DEN
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Possible answer to "Which ones?" : THESE
Down
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Notable voyager of 1497 : CABOT
2
Position that might require flexibility : ASANA
3
Like the dough for naan, but not for roti : RISEN
4
For whom some spiritual dances are performed : RAINGODS
5
Sonnet's conclusion : SESTET
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Bowed : ARCED
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Home of Sawtooth Natl. Forest : IDA
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Insensitive, in a way : NOTPC
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Bit of concert merchandise : TSHIRT
10
Area of South Dakota : BADLANDS
11
Things examined by psychics : AURAS
12
Rocket part : STAGE
13
17 and 18, but not 19 or 20 : HOLES
18
Out of it : LOOPY
19
Disney's princess of Avalor : ELENA
26
Where to find 5-/17-Across : REDSQUARE
27
Beat : EXHAUSTED
28
Shakespearean character who says "His unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love" : DESDEMONA
29
Suffering from desynchronosis : JETLAGGED
30
Props for some beach house décor, maybe : OARS
31
Cover the costs, but that's all : BREAKEVEN
33
One not to beat : DEADHORSE
34
Establishments that might offer margaritas : TAQUERIAS
35
Prominent feature of 5-/17-Across depicted in this puzzle's grid : ONIONDOME
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"Semper Fidelis" composer : SOUSA
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"Gnossiennes" composer : SATIE
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N.C.A.A. eligibility consideration : GPA
42
Court cry : LET
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___ Games : PANAM
50
Come to blows : CLASH
53
Meander : ROVE
56
A couple of million? : ELS
58
Yoga convenience : MAT