15 February 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 February 2016

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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President after Tyler : POLK
5
Quantities: Abbr. : AMTS
9
Contradicted : BELIED
15
Microwave, e.g. : OVEN
16
Excess spending by Congress : PORK
17
Change over time : EVOLVE
18
"Othello" villain : IAGO
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Opposite of work : PLAY
20
Doesn't just throw away : REUSES
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Cut with a knife : SLIT
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Enter gradually : EASEIN
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New York's Washington Square ___ : PARK
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Canon camera brand : EOS
26
___ horse (surprise candidate) : DARK
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Job for a sleuth : CASE
29
Swings wildly : FLAILS
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Blowgun ammunition : DART
32
Letters between O and S : PQR
35
Young deer : FAWNS
36
"Peter Pan" girl : WENDY
37
Yes, to Yves : OUI
38
President-elect, e.g. : TITLE
39
Touched in the head : DAFT
40
Like sneakers and corsets : LACED
42
Earth-friendly prefix : ECO
43
Stealing : THEFT
45
Nominates : PICKS
46
Gen ___ (boomer's child) : XER
47
President after Roosevelt : TAFT
48
Blow a ___ (lose one's temper) : GASKET
49
Prefix with dynamic : AERO
50
Mini-pie : TART
51
"___ well" (George Washington's last words) : TIS
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Legal wrong : TORT
56
Tell : RELATE
58
Swear to : AVOW
59
Chorus after "Who wants ice cream?" : IDOIDO
61
Black, to a bard : EBON
62
Former late-night host Jay : LENO
63
Used a rotary phone : DIALED
64
Baltimore's ___ McHenry : FORT
65
Roman road : ITER
66
Gossipy types : YENTAS
67
Chuck : TOSS
68
President after Nixon : FORD
Down
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Composure : POISE
2
President's workplace : OVALOFFICE
3
Senator or representative : LEGISLATOR
4
End of one's rope? : KNOT
5
Takes to a higher court : APPEALS
6
Grinding teeth : MOLARS
7
Cal ___, Dean's "East of Eden" role : TRASK
8
Terrier type : SKYE
9
St. ___ (dog) : BERNARD
10
Adam's madam : EVE
11
Jeweler's magnifying glass : LOUPE
12
"Casablanca" woman : ILSA
13
For all time : EVER
14
2-Down fixture : DESK
23
Quitter's words : ICANT
26
Breakfast alcove : DINETTE
28
Coif creator : STYLIST
30
Shoemaker's tool : AWL
31
Like a magician's hands : DEFT
32
President's option for an unwanted bill : POCKETVETO
33
Participant at a presidential press conference, say : QUESTIONER
34
Clear (of) : RID
36
Float, as an aroma : WAFT
38
Home for G. W. Bush : TEX
39
Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe" : DEFOE
41
Comic strip cry of dismay : ACK
44
Famous London department store : HARRODS
45
Mom and dad : PARENTS
48
Swamp critters : GATORS
49
Slanted : ATILT
50
Off-limits : TABOO
52
Zorro's weapon : SWORD
53
Neat : TIDY
54
"Garfield" dog : ODIE
55
Horse color : ROAN
57
Liberals, with "the" : LEFT
58
A, in Arabic : ALIF
60
Anti-trafficking org. : DEA