16 May 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 May 2022

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M
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R
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V
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G
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K
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Stallions' mates : MARES
6
Starting from : ASOF
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Inflated self-images : EGOS
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Engulfed (in) : AWASH
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Roman garment of old : TOGA
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Trevor of "The Daily Show" : NOAH
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Frank of the Mothers of Invention : ZAPPA
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Humpty Dumpty's perch : WALL
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Cast a ballot : VOTE
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Imbibe copiously : DRINKLIKEAFISH
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Tally : ADD
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Snaky fish that can swim backward : EEL
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Middle square on a bingo card : FREE
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Move speedily : RUNLIKEADEER
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"The Fox and the Crow" storyteller : AESOP
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Depend (on) : RELY
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M.A. applicant's test : GRE
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Go with the ___ : FLOW
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Persuades : SWAYS
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"Yay! Tomorrow's Saturday!" : TGIF
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Big bird in Liberty Mutual ads : EMU
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Very many : ALOT
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Elements that make up the atmosphere : GASES
43
Toil arduously : WORKLIKEADOG
47
Borscht vegetable : BEET
48
Pecan or almond : NUT
49
Ave. crossers : STS
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Observe intently : WATCHLIKEAHAWK
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Numbskull : DOLT
57
___ Grey tea : EARL
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Foxx with an Oscar for playing Ray : JAMIE
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___ call (attendance check) : ROLL
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Frosty coating : RIME
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Vital part of the stratosphere's protective layer : OZONE
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"If all ___ fails …" : ELSE
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"Shoo!" : SCAT
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Beauty's fairy tale suitor, with "the" : BEAST
Down
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Japanese carmaker with a CX series : MAZDA
2
Oscar, Emmy or Tony : AWARD
3
Swift : RAPID
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"Monday Night Football" channel : ESPN
5
Drastic reorganization : SHAKEUP
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Whenever one wishes : ATWILL
7
Drench : SOAK
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Eye rudely : OGLE
9
Pita sandwiches of deep-fried chickpea balls : FALAFELS
10
Regarded with jealousy : ENVIED
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Big fat zeros : GOOSEEGGS
12
Swearing-in pledge : OATH
13
"___-Ra: Princess of Power" (1980s animated series) : SHE
21
Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson : LEN
22
Noisy scuffle : FRAY
26
Noisy scuffle : ROW
27
Boiling mad : IRATE
28
Piano part : KEY
29
One of the Great Lakes : ERIE
30
N.B.A. whistle blowers : REFS
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Not very many : AFEW
32
Furry red Muppet : ELMO
33
Tart hard candies : SOURBALLS
37
Crawls as a snake would : SLITHERS
38
Stir-fry pan : WOK
39
Kids' chasing game : TAG
41
Actor Guinness who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi : ALEC
42
Found employment : GOTAJOB
44
Water heater for tea : KETTLE
45
Bit of jewelry to wear with sandals : ANKLET
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Needing to be paid : DUE
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American ___ (U.S. Pacific territory) : SAMOA
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Siblings like Jacob and Esau : TWINS
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Shooting sport with clay targets : SKEET
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Cashmere or angora : WOOL
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Nonclerical, at a church : LAIC
54
Filmdom's la Douce : IRMA
55
Smoggy overcast : HAZE
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Hip-hop's Dr. ___ : DRE