20 September 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 September 2020

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Something blurred to avoid trademark infringement : LOGO
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"Well, that's ridiculous!" : PFFT
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One method of coffee-making : DRIP
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Fully intends to : SHALL
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Reason for people to hide : SURPRISEPARTY
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Bit of ancient text : RUNE
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Home of Roma : ITALIA
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Expert on nutrition : DIETITIAN
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Bantering remark : JEST
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Feature of Captain Ahab : PEGLEG
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Many M.I.T. grads: Abbr. : EES
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End of many a name on the periodic table : IUM
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Doctor's hand covering : STERILEGLOVE
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Tokyo, before it was Tokyo : EDO
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Not wanted : UNDESIRABLE
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Pop star Grande, to fans : ARI
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French movie theaters : CINES
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"Ki-i-i-i-nda" : ISH
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"You're on!" : ITSABET
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Black-market, say : ILLICIT
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Occasion for male bonding, in modern lingo : BRODATE
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Pressing need when on the go? : TRAVELIRON
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Part of a media sales team, informally : ADREP
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"Agreed" : ICONCUR
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Philosopher who tutored Nero : SENECA
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Message made with cut-out letters, stereotypically : RANSOMNOTE
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Chowder ingredient : CLAM
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Game in which each player starts with a score of 501 : DARTS
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West Bank grp. : PLO
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Social media avatar, for short : PROFILEPIC
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Thing given as a concession : SOP
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Castle defense : MOAT
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Nobel winner Morrison : TONI
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One who has a lot to offer? : REALTOR
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Yellow variety of quartz : CITRINE
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Norse troublemaker : LOKI
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Spotted : SEEN
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Fenway team, familiarly : SOX
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"However hard I try ..." : FORTHELIFEOFME
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Child-care expert LeShan : EDA
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Parts of ziggurats : TIERS
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Twin of Jacob in the Bible : ESAU
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Lifetime achievement ceremonies, e.g. : AWARDGALAS
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Bequeaths : ENDOWS
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Difference between dark and light, in a way : TANLINE
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Bacterium in some raw meat : ECOLI
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Center of a cobbler : FRUITFILLING
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Clorox cleanser : LESTOIL
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Leaves alone : LETSLIE
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Uses a modern engine : GOOGLES
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Kenan's partner on an old sitcom : KEL
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The "L" of B.L.M. : LIVES
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"Geaux Tigers!" sch. : LSU
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Love of money, per I Timothy 6:10 : ROOTOFALLEVIL
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Brand of nail polish : OPI
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Appeasing : MOLLIFYING
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School closing? : ELL
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One of the former Big Three information services, along with CompuServe and Prodigy : AOL
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Words from a present giver : OPENIT
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Sweetheart, in Rome : CARA
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"That one's mine!" : ICALLDIBS
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Word often confused with "least" : FEWEST
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Frenzied : AGOG
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Sweet Mexican dessert : VANILLAFLAN
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Backsides, to Brits : ARSES
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Certain sneak : NIKE
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Caesar's accusation : ETTU
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Like a fox : SEXY
Down
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Counterculture drug, for short : LSD
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Geneva accord? : OUI
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Newbie : GREENHORN
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Chose : OPTED
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Bit of butter : PAT
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Govt. org. with the motto "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" : FBI
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Dramatic touches : FLAIRS
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Comedian Judy : TENUTA
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Nickname for basketball star Julius Erving : DRJ
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Is sorry about : RUES
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Photo-sharing app, familiarly : INSTA
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14th-century king of Aragon : PETERIV
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Written using an outline : STENCILED
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Witch : HAG
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Basketball star nicknamed "The Answer" : ALLENIVERSON
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Kind of test with unproven accuracy : LIEDETECTOR
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Largest city of Nigeria : LAGOS
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Word ladder, part 1 : RISE
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Big milestone for a start-up : IPO
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Slangy "I messed up" : MYB
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Word ladder, part 2 : RILE
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Old food label std. : USRDA
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Where an auto racer retires? : PIT
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Enjoyed home cooking, say : ATEIN
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"I Love It" duo ___ Pop : ICONA
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Letter-shaped beam : IBAR
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When repeated, king of Siam's refrain in "The King and I" : ETC
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Result of peace talks : TRUCE
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Some smartphones : LGS
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Oppressive ruler : DESPOT
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Lacking + or -, electrically : APOLAR
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"___ and Janis" (comic) : ARLO
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Whirlybirds : COPTERS
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Óscar's "other" : OTRO
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Gas that's lighter than air : NEON
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Nile danger : ASP
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Fire in "Jane Eyre," e.g. : MOTIF
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Like most lions : AFRICAN
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Mrs., abroad : MME
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Word ladder, part 3 : FILE
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Subsided : EASED
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*, *** and *****, say : MIXEDREVIEWS
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Where to find some cliffhangers? : LEDGES
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Unpopular legislation of 1773 : TEAACT
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N.F.L. referee, at the start of overtime : COINFLIPPER
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___ Valley (San Francisco area) : NOE
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Gem that's also a name : OPAL
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New Zealander : KIWI
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Start of some Quebec place names: Abbr. : STE
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French filmmaker Jacques : TATI
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Celebrity chef Eddie : HUANG
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Way to go : ROUTE
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Hot cocoa brand : SWISSMISS
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Sublease : RELET
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"Be sharp!" : LOOKALIVE
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Frequent tabloid cover subject : ALIEN
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Spot for a houseplant : SILL
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Letters on a Cardinal's cap : STL
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Greenpeace or the W.W.F., for short : NGO
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Word ladder, part 4 : FILL
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Optimistic assertion : YESICAN
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"___ Beso," Paul Anka hit : ESO
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Prospector's find : ORE
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Start streaming, e.g. : GOLIVE
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Internet meme with grammatically incorrect captions : LOLCAT
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Shower scrubber : LOOFA
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Eel, on a sushi menu : UNAGI
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Word ladder, part 5 : FALL
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Prospectors' finds : LODES
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Mel of baseball : OTT
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Understand, informally : GROK
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Clarifying word on a school reunion nametag : NEE
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Tinder bio info : AGE
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Amazon worker : ANT
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"Kill Bill" co-star Lucy : LIU
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Jazz composer Beiderbecke : BIX
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Like a fox : SLY