16 March 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 March 2020

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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What cats clean themselves with : PAWS
5
Had on : WORE
9
Feeling of anxiety : AGITA
14
___ vera gel : ALOE
15
Highest point : APEX
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"Congrats!" : KUDOS
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Junk pile : SCRAPHEAP
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Firm hand? : CLERK
20
Bones of the foot : TARSI
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University sports org. : NCAA
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Destiny : FATE
24
Darth Vader's name as a boy : ANI
25
Triple Crown winner of 1977 : SEATTLESLEW
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Drummer Ringo : STARR
30
"Have a ___" (request in a waiting room) : SEAT
31
Winnie-the-___ : POOH
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Little rascal : IMP
35
Singer ___ Davis Jr. : SAMMY
39
"I'm deeply indebted" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across : ITMEANSALOTTOME
43
British W.W. II weapons : STENS
44
"Uh-huh!" : YEP
45
Coup d'___ : ETAT
46
"If I may interject ..." : AHEM
49
Undercoat used in sculpture : GESSO
51
Power source for an electric vehicle : BATTERYPACK
55
Dark loaf : RYE
58
Very light brown : ECRU
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"Heads will ___!" : ROLL
60
Folklore monsters : OGRES
62
Reminders of past fights : SCARS
64
Easter event in Vatican City : PAPALMASS
66
Courtroom proceeding : TRIAL
67
And others, in a list : ETAL
68
Pimples : ACNE
69
Actress Field with Oscars : SALLY
70
Word after club, cream or caustic : SODA
71
Illuminating gas : NEON
Down
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Macaroni or rigatoni : PASTA
2
___ Highway (nearly 1,400-mile route that runs through Whitehorse, Yukon Territory) : ALCAN
3
Disquieting : WORRISOME
4
Caribbean and Caspian : SEAS
5
When repeated, a trombone sound : WAH
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A warm welcome : OPENARMS
7
Blink or flinch, say : REACT
8
Americans living abroad, informally : EXPATS
9
Org. with a canine registry : AKC
10
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida : GULFSTATES
11
Perfect : IDEAL
12
Rich German cake : TORTE
13
Out of alignment : ASKEW
18
Leaning Tower city : PISA
22
Pub pintful : ALE
26
Ireland, in poetry : ERIN
27
Toward sunrise : EAST
29
Bernard Malamud novel about a baseball phenom : THENATURAL
31
Detectives, informally : PIS
32
Mel who played at the Polo Grounds : OTT
34
"You'll ___ for this!" : PAY
36
The Indianapolis 500, for one : MOTORRACE
37
Sport also known as cage fighting, in brief : MMA
38
Nonetheless : YET
40
Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
41
Notepaper that's usually yellow : LEGALPAD
42
Intl. group of oil producers : OPEC
47
Mess up : ERR
48
Nearsighted people : MYOPES
50
Scandinavian drinking cry : SKOL
51
One-ups : BESTS
52
Capital of Ghana : ACCRA
53
Appalachian ___ : TRAIL
54
Philosopher who tutored Aristotle : PLATO
56
Kind of question you have a 50% chance of guessing correctly : YESNO
57
German industrial city : ESSEN
61
F.B.I. agent, in old slang : GMAN
63
___ as a fox : SLY
65
In the style of, in cookery : ALA