29 September 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 29 September 2021

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

Across
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Bring a smile to : AMUSE
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Wild guess : STAB
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Big jerk : ASS
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*Stay in power : RESIGN
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Daddy : PAPA
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"Put a cork in it!" : SHH
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Vim : ENERGY
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Impressive work : OPUS
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Vandalize, e.g. : MAR
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___ Lanka : SRI
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Hatcher of Hollywood plots : TERI
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*Hold on to : HEAVE
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Lease alternative : OWN
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*Done openly : COVERT
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Mane character of classic TV? : MRED
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Unfiltered and unpasteurized brew : REALALE
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Large blue expanses : OCEANS
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One playing with a mouse, maybe : GAMER
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Helpfully pushy person : NUDGER
37
*Changing gradually : REVOLUTIONARY
41
Says "I do" at a Vegas drive-thru, say : ELOPES
42
Single-masted boat : SLOOP
44
Newman who wrote "Heather Has Two Mommies" : LESLEA
47
Some thrift shop music purchases : USEDCDS
49
It's in heavy rotation on the highway : AXLE
50
*Doesn't eat : FEASTS
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Type (in) : KEY
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*On this spot : THERE
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On the sheltered side, nautically : ALEE
57
Shipping choice : DHL
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Tone : HUE
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Christmas trio : MAGI
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Ye olde apothecary bottles : PHIALS
64
First responder, in brief : EMT
65
Man in the Irish Sea, e.g. : ISLE
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When revealed in this puzzle, it reverses the meanings of the answers to the starred clues : SECRET
67
Daisy Ridley's "Star Wars" role : REY
68
"... and ___ some" : THEN
69
Helen who sang "I Am Woman" : REDDY
Down
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"___ we having fun yet?" : ARE
2
Traditional focus of Brooks Brothers : MENSWEAR
3
@ follower, on Twitter : USERNAME
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Assistant with a goofy beatboxing routine (just ask) : SIRI
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Reproductive unit in biology : EGG
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Reproductive unit in botany : SPORE
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Mammal with a prehensile proboscis : TAPIR
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Kwik-E-Mart proprietor on "The Simpsons" : APU
9
Shindig : BASH
10
Capital of Eritrea : ASMARA
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Clean-___ : SHAVEN
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Viciously criticizes, informally : SHREDS
14
Benadryl competitor : NYTOL
22
Square : EVENUP
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Like the background of the "Wicked" poster : EMERALD
25
Web address ender : ORG
26
King of pop : CAROLE
27
Country on the Gulf of Guinea : TOGO
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Audio tool that reduces volume extremes : LEVELER
32
Perfumes with a thurible : CENSES
35
Great Basin tribe : UTE
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Neglect : DISUSE
38
Something with two heels : LOAF
39
Like some abs : ROCKHARD
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Performed at one's peak? : YODELLED
43
K-pop star whose hit 2012 song refrain made "The Yale Book of Quotations" : PSY
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___, rinse, repeat : LATHER
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Dig up : EXHUME
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Like some winter weather : SLEETY
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Fitness measure : STEPS
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Aerial hunter : EAGLE
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Otherworldly : ALIEN
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Give off : EMIT
57
D&D equipment : DICE
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Wood in a baseball bat : ASH
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Lead-in to self : HER
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Slop spot : STY