4 February 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 4 February 2020

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Hints & Clues

Across

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Smidgens : IOTAS

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Friend, to François : AMI

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Sniper's aid : SCOPE

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Olympics symbol : TORCH

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Symbol for an audio device : EAR

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Big name in pest control : ORKIN

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Crams (in) : SHOEHORNS

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Center of U.S. lobstering : MAINE

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Luxury purse monogram : YSL

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Long March leader in China : MAO

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Abandons a commitment, in slang : BAILS

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Some romantic entanglements : LOVETRIANGLES

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___ of one's existence : BANE

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Letters after Chuck Schumer's name : DNY

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Texter's "One more thing ..." : BTW

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Philosopher with a "razor" : OCCAM

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ET from the planet Melmac : ALF

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Bank with M.L.B. naming rights, for short : CITI

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Things clinked on New Year's Eve : CHAMPAGNEFLUTES

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Fey of "30 Rock" : TINA

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Drop from the roster : CUT

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Alternatives to taxis : UBERS

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Prefix with freak or friendly : ECO

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Undergarment with hooks : BRA

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Harley, e.g., informally : BIKE

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Interviewing aids : TAPERECORDERS

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St. Kitts's island partner : NEVIS

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Jerry's partner in ice cream : BEN

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Org. with code-named programs : CIA

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Confine, as on a farm : PENIN

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Subjects of health class diagrams : SEXORGANS

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Minotaur's island : CRETE

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Trident-shaped letter : PSI

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Man's name whose last letter often has an accent : ANDRE

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Funeral fires : PYRES

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"Even so ..." : YET

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What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make : MUSIC

Down

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Teeny-weeny : ITSY

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Cries of awe : OOHS

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Online troublemaker : TROLL

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Nail, as a test : ACE

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"Zip it!" : SHH

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Make fizzy, in a way : AERATE

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Home that may have a butler : MANOR

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Returns org. : IRS

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A bunch : SOMANY

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Daniel ___, player of 007 : CRAIG

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"Sure, try me" : OKILLBITE

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Bowling alley worker, once : PINSETTER

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L.A.-to-Chicago dir. : ENE

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Gathering clouds, to some : OMEN

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Canada's oldest national park : BANFF

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Michelle who wrote "Becoming" : OBAMA

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Improvise, in jazz : VAMP

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Lay off, as workers : IDLE

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Roger Federer's nationality : SWISS

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Largish jazz combo : OCTET

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Deceitful doings : CHICANERY

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Item made unnecessary by a pull tab : CANOPENER

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Bug in "A Bug's Life" : ANT

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Expert solver of a Rubik's toy : CUBER

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Zoning divisions, maybe : ACRES

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Green dip, informally : GUAC

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Princess Leia's twin brother : LUKE

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Picklers' solutions : BRINES

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Campaign promise of Boris Johnson : BREXIT

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Fig. on a driver's license or passport : IDNO

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Paperless party announcement : EVITE

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More than fat : OBESE

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A bunch : SCADS

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Letters on a crucifix : INRI

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"Just hold on ___!" : ASEC

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Angel dust letters : PCP

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007, for one : SPY

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Animal in a flock : RAM

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Animal in a herd : GNU