6 August 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 6 August 2018

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T
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O
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P
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O
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R
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A
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L
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P
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R
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A
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W
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N
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E
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S
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R
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S
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L
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O
B
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M
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M
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K
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P
P
Y
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H
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M
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O
O
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E
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N
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I
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C
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E
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B
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G
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S
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T
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P
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O
H
M
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L
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O
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V
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O
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T
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O
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S
N
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P
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A
P
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R
S
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O
F
T
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C
L
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N
T
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T
E
N
S
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N
O
T
S
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O
L
U
C
K
Y
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C
R
U
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P
E
N
S
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T
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D
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H
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S
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S
L
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T
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G
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G
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R
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W
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O
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N
P
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V
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6
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I
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R
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T
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H
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C
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D
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D
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S
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Hints & Clues

Across
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"Let's take it from the ___" : TOP
4
Kind of exam that's not written : ORAL
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Seafood often served on a toothpick : PRAWN
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Clean Air Act org. : EPA
14
Anaconda, e.g. : SNAKE
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Lopsided wins : ROMPS
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Mess up : ERR
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Open the door for : LETIN
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President elected with the slogan "Yes we can" : OBAMA
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"Hurry up!" : MAKEITSNAPPY
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It can get you into a lather : SHAMPOO
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___ Shriver, sister of J.F.K. and founder of the Special Olympics : EUNICE
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Computer glitch : BUG
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"Watch your ___!" : STEP
30
Electrical unit : OHM
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Magical drink that gets someone smitten : LOVEPOTION
35
Use shears : SNIP
36
Impersonators : APERS
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Frequently, to Frost : OFT
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Actor/director Eastwood : CLINT
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Hamilton's bills : TENS
40
Less fortunate : NOTSOLUCKY
42
Word on a wine label : CRU
43
Calligrapher's collection : PENS
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Bill's "excellent adventure" partner : TED
45
Give a hard time : HASSLE
47
Walk drunkenly : STAGGER
51
L.B.J. campaign to help the poor : WARONPOVERTY
54
Midrange golf club : 6IRON
57
Velvet-voiced Mel : TORME
58
"So that's your game!" : AHA
59
Like a diet that allows only fats and protein : 0CARB
60
Creative thoughts : IDEAS
61
Bear's home : DEN
62
Posts, as a letter : SENDS
63
What children should be, and not heard, they say : SEEN
64
High trains in Chicago : ELS
Down
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Overflows (with) : TEEMS
2
The "O" of O magazine : OPRAH
3
Ski jacket : PARKA
4
"Almost finished!" : ONETOGO
5
Dustin Hoffman's role in "Midnight Cowboy" : RATSO
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Comparable (to) : AKIN
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"Game of Thrones" actress Headey : LENA
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Prevent from falling, perhaps : PROPUP
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English rocker Hitchcock : ROBYN
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Simon & Garfunkel's "I ___ Rock" : AMA
11
Typist's stat, in brief : WPM
12
Hush-hush grp. : NSA
14
Boo-boos : SLIPUPS
20
Smoldering remains : EMBERS
21
Hammer's end : PEEN
24
Like some Greek columns : IONIC
25
Armor flaw : CHINK
26
Like some promises and gas tanks : EMPTY
28
Painstakingly sorts (through) : SIFTS
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Tykes : TOTS
31
Door fastener : LATCH
32
"The Magic Flute," for one : OPERA
33
Planet between Mercury and Earth : VENUS
34
Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote : TOON
35
Muddy deposit : SLUDGE
38
Splits in two : CLEAVES
40
"... ___ the twain shall meet" : NEER
41
Cushioned footstool : OTTOMAN
43
Alternatives in case things don't work out : PLANBS
46
Swashbuckler's weapon : SWORD
47
Wild shopping expedition : SPREE
48
A+ or C- : GRADE
49
Fred Mertz's wife in 1950s TV : ETHEL
50
"___ Hope" (soap opera) : RYANS
52
Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" : OTIS
53
Bump on a log, literally : NODE
54
Decade that spawned the slogan found at the starts of 19-, 31-, 40- and 51-Across : 60S
55
Cubes in a freezer : ICE
56
Competed in a marathon : RAN