15 April 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 April 2021

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W
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Hints & Clues

Across
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"Yep, took care of it!" : SUREDID
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King-like, in a way : MACABRE
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Turn into a cliché : OVERUSE
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Wrongly : INERROR
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City transport, redundantly : TAXICAB
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Most common mineral in the human body : CALCIUM
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Severe : HARSH
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Court proceedings : ACTA
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Gentle, mild-mannered sort : PUSSYCAT
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Gets one's feet wet? : WADES
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Goes (for) : OPTS
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Eel, on a menu : UNAGI
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Ring thing : STONE
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Warm-up time for pro athletes : PRESEASON
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___ Jima : IWO
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"I'm back" : MEAGAIN
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G.I. with stripes : NCO
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On a need-to-know basis : TOPSECRET
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One of the sisters on TV's "Braxton Family Values" : TRACI
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It's a start : INTRO
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A ways away : AFAR
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Astronaut Cooper as portrayed in "The Right Stuff" : GORDO
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Camping pests : NOSEEUMS
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Bell Biv DeVoe or Bananarama : TRIO
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Pale as a ghost : ASHEN
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Happy, as bygone days : HALCYON
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Starting point for a piano student, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 18-, 22-, 33-, 41-, 49- and 55-Across : MIDDLEC
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Words supporting a motion : ISECOND
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Emperor who abdicated in 2019 after 30 years : AKIHITO
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Topping for a vegan burger : SPROUTS
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On and on and on : NONSTOP
Down
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Lush : SOT
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A.C.C. school : UVA
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"Regal" pet name : REX
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Verdi's "___ tu" : ERI
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Luxembourg is a grand one : DUCHY
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Hayes who scored "Shaft" : ISAAC
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Messing of "Will & Grace" : DEBRA
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State whose northern residents are known as Yoopers: Abbr. : MICH
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Newswoman Navarro : ANA
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Frame in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" : CEL
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Idyllic spot of myth : ARCADIA
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Streisand role in "Funny Girl" : BRICE
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Hammerings : ROUTS
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Aretha's sister who sang "Piece of My Heart" : ERMA
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Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed "Albany beef" : STURGEONS
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Put forth, as a hypothesis : POSIT
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Leading by a basket : UPTWO
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Go low, in a way : STOOP
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ID datum : SSN
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"___ close?" : WASI
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Word with free or double : AGENT
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Straight up : NEAT
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Make corrections to : EMEND
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Surname of the Incredibles : PARR
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Big bungle : SNAFU
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Philosopher who favored simple explanations : OCCAM
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Gritty films, informally : NOIRS
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Prefix with -plasmic : ECTO
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Dry wind in the Sahara : SIROCCO
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Issa of "Insecure" : RAE
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Get : GRASP
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Many a sight on the Suez Canal : OILER
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"Hoo-ee!" : OHMAN
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Brand name that means "exquisite" in Japanese : SEIKO
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___ a tie : ENDIN
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"Get ___ ..." ("Here's the best part ...") : THIS
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They may lead to longer sentences : ANDS
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Thou, now : YOU
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8-Down's northern neighbor: Abbr. : ONT
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M.L.B.'s "10th men" : DHS
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Happening, in slang : LIT
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1940s combat zone, in brief : ETO
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Extra in a procedural : COP