20 May 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 May 2022

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Prefix with directional : OMNI
5
Border : ABUT
9
Sort who refuses to answer : CLAM
13
A sumo wrestler's is called a mawashi : LOINCLOTH
15
Catherine of "Schitt's Creek" : OHARA
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Spot remover? : DOGNAPPER
17
Candle holders, sometimes : CAKES
18
Close : SHUT
19
Prophetic : PRESCIENT
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___-jongg : MAH
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U.S. locale that, when said quickly, sounds like a cheer : OAHU
24
Highway exit sign : GAS
25
As seen in chemistry class? : ARSENIC
29
Velvet-voiced Mel : TORME
31
Word with happy or rush : HOUR
32
Causing a boom, maybe : SUPERSONIC
36
Pokémon that ultimately evolves into Alakazam : ABRA
37
Digital alternative : PRINT
38
___ of Citium, philosopher who founded Stoicism : ZENO
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Vulnerable area : SOFTTARGET
41
Keen : AVID
42
Monster's opposite : TEENY
43
Doctrines : DOGMATA
45
___-term test for divergence (calculus concept) : NTH
47
Improvise on stage : RIFF
49
San Francisco's ___ Hill : NOB
50
Grammy winner for 1983's "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" : IRENECARA
53
Small flaw : NICK
56
Ambulatory aids : CANES
57
Manet called him "the painter of painters" : VELAZQUEZ
60
Cousin of an aardwolf : HYENA
61
Unlikely match : ODDCOUPLE
62
___ noche (tonight: Sp.) : ESTA
63
Source : ROOT
64
Its website has a "Fantasy" page : ESPN
Down
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Up there, you might say : OLD
2
Stock exchange? : MOOS
3
Close : NIGH
4
Unable to perform operations : INNUMERATE
5
Weisshorn, e.g. : ALP
6
Astronomer Thomas for whom a comet is named : BOPP
7
Not yet delivered, after "in" : UTERO
8
Status on a conservationist's "Red List" : THREATENED
9
Non-coffee Starbucks order : CHAI
10
Germans call it Genfersee : LAKEGENEVA
11
Political ___ : ARENA
12
They're rigged : MASTS
14
Board game set on an island : CATAN
15
"It ___ to me ..." : OCCURS
20
Unit equal to 907.2 kilograms : SHORTTON
22
Like only one member of the Supreme Court in its history (Sonia Sotomayor) : HISPANIC
25
Solvers' reactions : AHAS
26
Lead-in to call : ROBO
27
Browse, say : SURFTHENET
28
Seek advancement through flattery : CURRYFAVOR
30
Only one-word country that contains all five vowels : MOZAMBIQUE
33
Literature's Napoleon, e.g. : PIG
34
Contending : INIT
35
Best Picture winner in 2022 : CODA
40
W.N.B.A. great Weatherspoon : TERESA
44
Highly exaggerated and subjective, as journalism : GONZO
45
Specialization : NICHE
46
High-chair features : TRAYS
48
Italian nickname that omits Al- : FREDO
51
"99 Luftballons" singer : NENA
52
Big name in fashion footwear : ALDO
54
Holds gingerly, maybe : CUPS
55
Underwater forest : KELP
58
Charade : ACT
59
Kind of garden : ZEN