21 February 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 February 2023

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L
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A
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I
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D
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S
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L
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A
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P
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H
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I
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D
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D
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E
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N
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E
R
G
O
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P
E
T
E
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O
R
I
E
N
T
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C
R
U
D
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E
A
R
N
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G
I
V
E
T
H
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H
A
A
G
22
E
N
D
A
Z
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S
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N
A
P
E
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E
N
N
E
A
D
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C
A
P
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R
A
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S
N
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L
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S
T
A
R
R
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M
E
N
L
O
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W
I
D
E
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P
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S
I
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C
I
A
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A
G
R
A
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V
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O
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L
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K
S
W
A
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G
E
N
D
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A
S
H
E
R
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E
R
I
E
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O
H
O
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T
S
A
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A
B
B
Y
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L
A
N
48
E
S
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H
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U
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N
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K
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S
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L
I
E
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H
E
M
E
N
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K
E
T
O
N
E
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T
R
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I
O
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M
A
G
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E
N
D
A
V
I
D
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T
I
A
R
A
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S
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W
I
N
O
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H
I
V
E
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E
N
C
O
R
E
66
O
N
I
T
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A
C
E
R
68
A
G
E
N
D
A
69
L
E
D
S
70
N
E
S
S

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Like plans and eggs : LAID
5
High-five, e.g. : SLAP
9
With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? : HIDDEN
15
Start of a conclusion : ERGO
16
Rose or Rozelle of sports : PETE
17
Get situated : ORIENT
18
"Darn!" : CRUD
19
Bring in : EARN
20
Bestows, in the Bible : GIVETH
21
New York City-born ice cream brand with a Danish-sounding name : HAAGENDAZS
24
A scarf might cover it : NAPE
25
Group of nine : ENNEAD
26
Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" : CAPRA
28
Long-running sketch show, in brief : SNL
30
Fab Four drummer : STARR
31
The Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison) : MENLO
32
Word before angle or awake : WIDE
33
Next-to-last Greek letter : PSI
35
"The Bourne Identity" org. : CIA
36
Home to the Taj Mahal : AGRA
37
1970s auto that shares part of its name with one of Santa's reindeer : VOLKSWAGENDASHER
43
The "E" in the mnemonic HOMES : ERIE
44
"Well, well, well!" : OHO
45
Airport screening grp. : TSA
46
Wambach in the National Soccer Hall of Fame : ABBY
47
Bowling alley features : LANES
49
Slabs : HUNKS
54
Word often confused with "lay" : LIE
55
Macho sorts : HEMEN
56
Perfume ingredient : KETONE
57
ZZ Top, for one : TRIO
59
Name for the star on Israel's flag : MAGENDAVID
61
Sparkly headpieces : TIARAS
63
Certain inebriate : WINO
64
Apian abode : HIVE
65
"Do it again!" : ENCORE
66
"Will do!" : ONIT
67
Dell competitor : ACER
68
See 9-Across : AGENDA
69
Certain bulbs, in brief : LEDS
70
Loch ___ : NESS
Down
1
Tres ___ cake : LECHES
2
Unmitigated : ARRANT
3
Lizard with a crest : IGUANA
4
Jackie Robinson, for one : DODGER
5
Go on a shopping spree : SPEND
6
Headliner : LEAD
7
The faintest amount : ATRACE
8
"The Pirates of ___" (Gilbert and Sullivan operetta) : PENZANCE
9
Motorcycle, in slang : HOG
10
Olympic skater Slutskaya : IRINA
11
High-maintenance headliner : DIVA
12
Dramatic exhalation : DEEPSIGH
13
Double ___ (variety of pun) : ENTENDRE
14
Math degree? : NTH
22
Wyatt and Virgil of the Wild West : EARPS
23
First-aid equipment : SPLINTS
27
Lines on a map : ROADS
29
Kind of jet : LEAR
31
Sports star inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2021 : MIAHAMM
32
Third word in many limericks : WAS
34
Very muscular, in slang : SWOLE
37
Wiener schnitzel meat : VEAL
38
Circling, as a satellite : ORBITING
39
Subject of HBO's 2013 biopic "Behind the Candelabra" : LIBERACE
40
Anthem lyricist with a musical name : KEY
41
Off-base? : GONEAWOL
42
Sounded satisfied, say : AAHED
48
Something that can roar or purr : ENGINE
50
Salt Lake City resident : UTAHAN
51
Rookie : NOVICE
52
Cutlery : KNIVES
53
Passover repasts : SEDERS
55
Amass a mass : HOARD
56
Sailor's speed : KNOTS
58
___ Lady (nickname for Margaret Thatcher or the Eiffel Tower) : IRON
60
Camelot lady : ENID
61
Sri Lankan specialty : TEA
62
The moon's ___ of Tranquillity : SEA