24 August 2017 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 August 2017

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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Not so exciting : MEH
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Purchase that can be deleted : APP
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Spongy sweet : TRIFLE
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It may contain gold : ORE
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Sigh of relief : PHEW
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Billy : HEGOAT
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Film technique - or a bad thing for it to get? : PAN
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Apex predator of the ocean : ORCA
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Like, so cute! : ADORBS
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58-Across, notably : ESCAPEARTIST
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Road sign animal : DEER
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Elsa's sister in "Frozen" : ANNA
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Able to run smoothly, say : OILED
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Apt rhyme of "squeak" : EEK
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Violator of YouTube standards : SEXTAPE
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Bids "one club," say : OPENS
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British Invasion band that launched Van Morrison's career : THEM
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Swig from a flask : NIP
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Part of a magic show : DISAPPEARINGACT
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Tip-___ (easy baskets) : INS
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All-vegetarian frozen food brand : AMYS
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Like the smiling eyes of song : IRISH
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Approach furtively, with "on" : STEALUP
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51-Across, e.g. : SCI
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Mexican silver city : TAXCO
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Paris accord subj. : ECOL
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Cartoonist who popularized Uncle Sam : NAST
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Subject of this puzzle (who has himself done a 39-Across) : HARRYHOUDINI
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Lily Tomlin's role in "All of Me" : EDWINA
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Latin lover's love : AMOR
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___ one-eighty : DOA
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Total bore : YAWNER
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Goes out for a while? : NAPS
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Mess up : ERR
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Asylum seeker, maybe : EMIGRE
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Org. whose budget is classified : NSA
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Lead-in to horse or lion : SEA
Down
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Portmanteau ride : MOPED
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Take out : ERASE
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Therefore : HENCE
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Individually : APOP
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Old-style hacker : PHREAK
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Kind of pie : PECAN
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Cuisine with many curries : THAI
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2013 World Series champs : REDSOX
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"Success!" : IGOTIT
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Pro : FOR
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Chocolate ___ : LAB
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A.P. exam inits. : ETS
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Not punish just yet : WARN
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Olympics venue : ARENA
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They're shocking : TASERS
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Hawaii's ___ City, on an island of the same name : LANAI
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"Cleopatra" and "Spartacus" : EPICS
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What a plane lacks : DEPTH
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Mysterious gift? : ESP
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Classic record label : EMI
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Tribute writer of sorts : ODIST
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Fastest of three historic ships : PINTA
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Geographical name that comes from Old English for "East Saxons" : ESSEX
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Home of Arizona State University : TEMPE
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Part of a stable diet? : HAY
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___ Gasol, six-time N.B.A. All-Star : PAU
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Actor Cage, informally : NIC
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D, in an emoticon : GRIN
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Crushing, as a test : ACING
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One who probably doesn't get out much : LONER
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Spills : SLOPS
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Recyclable item : CAN
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Country whose national anthem is "Nashid As-Salaam as-Sultani" : OMAN
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Picnic coolers : ADES
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Needing Bengay, say : SORE
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Reid of Hollywood : TARA
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"r," in a text : ARE
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Pretoria's land: Abbr. : RSA
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Hieroglyphic symbol : EYE
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Flow stopper : DAM
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"A Farewell to Arms" setting, briefly : WWI