23 September 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 September 2018

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S
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T
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U
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D
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S
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E
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M
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I
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R
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W
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A
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S
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P
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S
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P
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O
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R
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E
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E
R
N
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E
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V
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V
A
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A
L
T
A
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C
O
L
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N
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L
O
S
A
N
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G
E
L
E
S
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S
U
R
R
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E
A
L
I
S
T
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F
U
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L
T
A
N
K
S
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M
A
R
S
R
O
V
E
R
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P
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S
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I
U
D
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M
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G
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M
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T
O
T
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S
E
R
A
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E
E
L
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P
U
P
U
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A
R
E
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U
T
E
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S
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T
S
P
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T
A
S
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D
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O
R
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T
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O
S
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S
Y
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D
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M
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E
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Y
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N
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P
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T
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R
E
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A
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T
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A
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A
R
O
M
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S
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Y
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P
O
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E
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N
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M
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D
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C
A
G
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F
R
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E
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A
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H
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L
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A
B
N
O
T
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S
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R
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A
C
H
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E
R
Y
O
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F
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M
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G
E
S
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T
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E
R
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E
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H
U
M
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N
R
A
C
E
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E
D
A
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M
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S
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R
T
E
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L
O
D
I
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L
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N
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C
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L
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E
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T
A
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S
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C
A
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I
T
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S
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J
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U
S
T
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A
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T
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M
O
S
T
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O
U
T
E
A
T
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S
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T
R
O
P
E
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Q
B
R
A
N
C
H
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A
R
E
P
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R
E
S
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N
T
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A
T
I
O
N
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G
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A
S
D
R
Y
E
R
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T
U
R
N
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N
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G
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S
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P
E
D
I
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I
S
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I
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T
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N
O
T
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H
O
L
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A
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O
N
E
D
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O
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Z
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E
N
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P
E
A
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U
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N
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P
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O
E
T
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C
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P
I
P
E
L
I
N
E
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O
X
Y
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M
A
G
R
I
T
T
E
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S
E
T
R
A
T
E
S
124
D
T
S
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N
E
A
R
M
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S
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Accents to tuxedos : STUDS
6
Leader in a robe : EMIR
10
Stinger : WASP
14
Wind-borne seed : SPORE
19
"Sesame Street" figure : ERNIE
20
"Long live ...!" : VIVA
21
Western ski resort : ALTA
22
N.F.L.'s Kaepernick : COLIN
23
Where 68-Across is permanently housed : LOSANGELES
25
How 122-Across is usually described : SURREALIST
27
Hoses connect to them : FUELTANKS
28
Curiosity or Opportunity : MARSROVER
29
Imperial ___ (bar orders) : IPAS
30
Pill alternative, for short : IUD
31
Vegas inits. : MGM
34
Rug rat : TOT
35
Blood parts : SERA
36
It may be a shocker : EEL
37
Hawaiian for "appetizer" : PUPU
38
Sum to : ARE
39
Sport-___ (off-roaders) : UTES
41
Recipe amt. : TSP
42
Ones making the grade, for short? : TAS
43
Triangular snacks : DORITOS
46
D.J. ___ tha Kyd : SYD
48
Time for pampering oneself : MEDAY
51
Lightly bite : NIPAT
52
Dogie catcher : REATA
56
Invisible lures : AROMAS
58
Thither : YON
59
Writer with an interest in cryptography : POE
61
Idiot, in slang : NIMROD
62
Not cooped up : CAGEFREE
64
Sigh of relief : AAH
66
Experimental writing? : LABNOTES
68
1929 work that is the theme of this puzzle, with "The" : TREACHERYOFIMAGES
71
Short : TERSE
73
"Our" side in a sci-fi battle : HUMANRACE
74
Mild cheeses : EDAMS
77
AAA line: Abbr. : RTE
78
California wine city : LODI
79
Nickname for the Philadelphia Eagles stadium, with "the" : LINC
81
Falsity : LIE
82
Lake that's the source of the Mississippi : ITASCA
85
With 96- and 105-Across, how 122-Across explained the subject of this puzzle : ITSJUST
89
Tops : ATMOST
92
Bests in a Fourth of July hot dog contest, say : OUTEATS
94
Irony or hyperbole : TROPE
95
MI6 R&D division in 007 novels : QBRANCH
96
See 85-Across : AREPRESENTATION
99
Certain laundry appliance : GASDRYER
101
Three ___ of the Wheel of Dharma (Buddhist concept) : TURNINGS
104
Lead-in to cab : PEDI
105
See 85-Across : ISITNOT
109
Spanish greeting : HOLA
111
Quantity of eggs : ONEDOZEN
115
___-green : PEA
116
Prosy : UNPOETIC
120
Place for works that are in the works ... or what the message formed by the connected letters is? : PIPELINE
121
Houston-based petroleum giant, informally : OXY
122
Creator of 68-Across : MAGRITTE
123
Established figures? : SETRATES
124
Drying-out woe, for short : DTS
125
"Whew!" elicitor : NEARMISS
Down
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Modern pic : SELFIE
2
Moving company? : TROUPE
3
Open : UNSEAL
4
Set in a cockpit : DIALS
5
Mailed : SENT
6
Tie, as a score : EVENUP
7
Caramel morsel from Hershey : MILKDUD
8
Composer of the "Concord" Sonata : IVES
9
Dorm V.I.P.s : RAS
10
"Time ___ ..." : WAS
11
Grad : ALUM
12
Cloud type : STRATUS
13
Pirate's pet : PARROT
14
Lasting reminder : SCAR
15
Some pullovers : POLOS
16
Michigan college or its town : OLIVET
17
Choir stands : RISERS
18
Snare : ENTRAP
24
Julius Caesar's first name : GAIUS
26
___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
31
Kind of sauce : MARINARA
32
Camera crane operator : GRIP
33
Something that shouldn't be mixed : METAPHOR
37
How to get the permit, say : PAYAFEE
40
Shot deliverer : SYRINGE
42
Circus employees : TAMERS
44
Palindromic musician : ONO
45
Palindromic tribe : OTO
47
Showed, informally : DEMOED
48
Bub : MAC
49
Big stretch : ERA
50
Milk-Bone, e.g. : DOGTREAT
53
Cultural gathering : ARTSALON
54
Boot part : TOE
55
Scores after deuces, informally : ADS
57
Tijuana title: Abbr. : SRA
58
Violinist Menuhin : YEHUDI
60
Draw out : ELICIT
61
Org. with a June draft : NBA
63
Call back? : ECHO
65
___ Rand Institute : AYN
67
"I agree fully!" : AMEN
69
Broadcast antennas, e.g. : EMITTERS
70
Bit of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" : FALSETTO
71
Witches in "Macbeth," e.g. : TRIO
72
Words upon a shocked realization : ETTU
75
Form 1099-___ : MISC
76
Actor Green : SETH
78
"See ya!" : LATER
80
Plane area : CABIN
83
Beach house owner : SEASIDER
84
ID : CARD
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Graduating grp. : SRS
87
Cawfee : JOE
88
Channel that aired "Moesha" : UPN
90
Half-Betazoid "Star Trek" character : TROI
91
German city with a Pennsylvania namesake : MANNHEIM
93
Dangerous job : SPY
95
Play period: Abbr. : QTR
97
French queens : REINES
98
Fall : AUTUMN
99
Figure in the "Arabian Nights" : GENIE
100
Virtuosic : ADEPT
102
2018 biopic with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes : GOTTI
103
Narrow cuts : SLITS
104
Boston ___ : POPS
106
Device outmoded by smartphones : IPOD
107
Unusual feature of 68-Across : TEXT
108
Second side to vote : NAYS
110
Nails : ACES
112
Suffix with Motor : OLA
113
Unsightly spot : ZIT
114
Chemical ending : ENE
117
Scottish denial : NAE
118
Tour grp. : PGA
119
Winner of a record eight N.H.L. Norris Trophies : ORR