17 May 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 May 2018

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C
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L
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R
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J
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M
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Give one a hand : CLAP
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Mescal component : AGAVE
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"The ___ to you!" : SAME
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"Sully" Sullenberger, notably : HERO
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Champs' exclamation : WEWON
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1958 Physics co-Nobelist ___ Frank : ILYA
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Aldrich who was a spy for the K.G.B. : AMES
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U.S. city founded in 37-Across : NEWORLEANS
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"Have a tough day?" answer : DONTASK
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Stepped-all-over type : DOORMAT
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Slowpoke : SNAIL
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Dilettante, say : NONPRO
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Ink spot? : TATTOO
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Congressman Schiff : ADAM
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Friend of Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory" : RAJ
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Comedy club hit : RIOT
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Word with spot or sport : SORE
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ORD listing : ETA
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See 18- and 60-Across : MAY1718
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Blount in the Pro Football Hall of Fame : MEL
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Häagen-___ : DAZS
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Light source : BULB
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Make a submarine disappear? : EAT
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Woodcutting tool : ADZE
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Woodcutting tool : RIPSAW
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Long-eared pet : BASSET
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Goes on : LASTS
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Concisely : INAWORD
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TV personality in a bow tie : BILLNYE
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U.S. city founded in 37-Across : SANANTONIO
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Taylor of "Public Enemies" : LILI
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Annual race, for short : INDY
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Negative particle : ANION
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"To Autumn" and others : ODES
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Cheekiness : SASS
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Detect : SENSE
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Curl maker : PERM
Down
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Polling place hangers-on? : CHADS
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Cocktail slice : LEMON
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AT&T Center, e.g. : ARENA
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Something to be stuck on : POSTIT
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Plant bristles : AWNS
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"The Big Bang Theory" sort : GEEK
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"How precious!" : AWW
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Expert spelling? : VOODOO
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Big company in 2001 news : ENRON
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Jagged mountain range : SIERRAS
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60-Across sight : ALAMODOME
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One often saying "hello," maybe : MYNA
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Three o'clock, so to speak : EAST
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Prune : LOP
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Cellphone feature : ALARM
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Zero : NOT1BIT
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___ Maria (rum-based liqueur) : TIA
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Fiddle (with) : TOY
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Locale : AREA
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Wrap alternative : MELT
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Hester Prynne's mark : REDA
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Somewhat : ATAD
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18-Across sights : JAZZBANDS
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Soft drink whose logo features a red circle : 7UP
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Law school beginners : 1LS
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It's bad to be behind it : 8BALL
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St. Lawrence and others : SEAWAYS
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Changed over : REDONE
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Belt : WALLOP
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Icarus, to Daedalus : SON
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Some Latinas: Abbr. : SRTAS
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Insinuating : SNIDE
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President who had 15 children : TYLER
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Big shake : SEISM
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"Aida" goddess : ISIS
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One given to doting : NANA
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Many Wikipedia articles : BIOS
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One of the Nereids in Greek myth : IONE
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"Winter of Artifice" writer : NIN