31 March 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 March 2021

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Becomes less important by comparison : PALES
6
Newspaper unit : PAGE
10
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" painter : BOSCH
15
Bitcoin, e.g. : ECASH
16
Hubbubs : ADOS
17
Bear who sings "The Bare Necessities" in a 1967 Disney film : BALOO
18
City near St. Petersburg : TAMPA
19
Bellyache : CARP
20
Benjamin Franklin is depicted on the first U.S. one (1847) : STAMP
21
Virtuoso : ACE
22
"C'mon, open the door!" : LETMEIN
25
1990s supermodel with a palindromic name : EMME
26
Like regular exercise and happiness, per research : LINKED
28
Put one's trust in : DEPENDON
30
Fill to the gills : SATE
31
43rd prez : GWB
34
Mrs., on Majorca : SRA
35
Japanese salad herb : UDO
36
Pint-size : PEEWEE
39
Something to believe in : TENET
41
Smaller parts making up a larger whole ... with a hint to the six groups of shaded squares in this puzzle : BUILDINGBLOCKS
45
Brand of knives touted in classic infomercials : GINSU
46
2006 Winter Olympics host : TORINO
47
Diamond stat : RBI
48
Dance move that went from trendy to cringey in the 2010s : DAB
51
Heracles, to Zeus : SON
52
Stitch's pal, in film : LILO
56
"Two thumbs up!" : ILOVEDIT
59
Key of Beethoven's Ninth : DMINOR
61
Above-the-knee skirt : MINI
62
Brown loaf with an earthy taste : DARKRYE
65
Pet rocks, once : FAD
66
They turn litmus paper red : ACIDS
68
Stead : LIEU
69
Part of a political convention roll call : STATE
71
Checks out, in a way : CASES
72
Thingy : ITEM
73
Satirist ___ Baron Cohen : SACHA
74
Singer John whose middle name is Hercules : ELTON
75
Food for a sea urchin : KELP
76
Company behind the first microprocessor : INTEL
Down
1
Potpourri pieces : PETALS
2
Tree that's a favorite of giraffes : ACACIA
3
Bemoan : LAMENT
4
Paranormal power, for short : ESP
5
Thin-layered sedimentary rock : SHALE
6
Covenant : PACT
7
One who raised Cain : ADAM
8
Wounded by a bull, say : GORED
9
Catches sight of : ESPIES
10
Tiny ammo : BBS
11
Like some breakfast cereals : OATEN
12
Emphatic two-pointer : SLAMDUNK
13
Going places? : COMMODES
14
"Heaven forbid!" : HOPENOT
23
Sidled (along) : EDGED
24
"Fresh Air" broadcaster : NPR
27
French military headwear : KEPIS
29
Use, as dishes : EATON
32
Conflict that ended at 11:00 on 11/11 : WWI
33
Crooked : BENT
37
Slip past : ELUDE
38
Swelled heads : EGOS
40
Food-spoiling bacterium : ECOLI
41
Like Sodom and Gomorrah : BIBLICAL
42
Abraham Lincoln, for one : UNIONIST
43
Modern lead-in to -grammer : BRO
44
___ hop (swing era dance) : LINDY
45
Not a happy face : GRIMACE
49
Put two and two together? : ADD
50
Mayim who played Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory" : BIALIK
53
"Believe it or not ..." : INFACT
54
Abhor : LOATHE
55
Herculean undertaking : ORDEAL
57
Many a smartphone recording : VIDEO
58
Far from original : TRITE
60
Soccer great with a statue in Buenos Aires : MESSI
63
Topple (over) : KEEL
64
Posterior : RUMP
67
Nine-digit ID, in brief : SSN
70
Shade of brown : TAN