21 May 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 May 2023

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Y
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N
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L
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M
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B
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C
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H
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D
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F
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D
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H
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M
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P
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G
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R
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P
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G
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K
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U
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L
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R
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M
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O
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W
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P
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R
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N
O
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W
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T
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T
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K
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U
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R
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B
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K
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O
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Hints & Clues

Across
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"It's not that simple" : YESANDNO
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Kind of passage : NASAL
14
When Juliet drinks the potion : ACTIV
19
Race held annually in early March : IDITAROD
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Computer expert, for short : ITPRO
21
Reading can be found on it : THAMES
23
Bigamy, legally speakin'? : PARTNERINCRIME
25
[I forgot the words ...] : LALALA
26
Eau so big? : MER
27
Stellar, as a pitching outing : NOHIT
28
Pirate fodder, once : BLANKCDS
30
Right hand : AIDE
34
Joel's smuggling partner on HBO's "The Last of Us" : TESS
35
Creative types : ARTISTS
36
Where copy editors are workin'? : CHECKINDESK
40
Beefeater, e.g. : DRYGIN
42
Certain legal guardian : FOSTERDAD
43
Shade : HUE
44
Pitch tents, say : ENCAMP
48
Auction unit : LOT
49
Loads : ATON
50
Heading on a balance sheet : ASSETS
53
Classic Hasbro toy that debuted in 1964 : GIJOE
54
Lenovo competitor : ACER
56
"Enjoyin' your meal?" or "I'll be servin' you today"? : WAITINLINE
59
Super Bowl LVI winners : RAMS
60
One can be empty or veiled : THREAT
63
Spirit : SOUL
64
Brussels administrative official, informally : EUROCRAT
66
Oxford, e.g. : SHOE
68
"___ is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian Flynn : SLEEP
71
France before it was France : GAUL
72
Animal that resembles a raccoon more than a bear, despite its name : REDPANDA
76
Opposite of da : NYET
78
Spell out in Spanish? : SIESTA
82
Crumbly cake topping : OREO
83
Reaction to the climax of a heartbreakin' movie? : ENDINTEARS
87
Equipment used to make "pizza slices" or "French fries" : SKIS
88
Church chorus : AMENS
90
Styled like Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock : AFROED
91
Sch. near the Getty Center : UCLA
94
Cooper's raw material : OAK
95
OutKast, e.g. : RAPDUO
97
Gnaw (at) : EAT
98
First-time offense, so to speak : STRIKEONE
100
Concave bodily features : INNIES
102
Statute regulatin' surrogacy? : MOTHERINLAW
104
Big ___ : SPENDER
107
2022 horror sci-fi film co-starring Daniel Kaluuya : NOPE
108
Item on a wish list : WANT
109
Japanese fried pork cutlet : TONKATSU
111
World capital closest to "Null Island" (0°N, 0°E) : ACCRA
113
Before, poetically : ERE
116
Cause of warming tropical seas : ELNINO
117
Financin' Broadway shows? : BACKINBUSINESS
123
Seize an opportunity : POUNCE
124
"Snowy" bird : EGRET
125
All shook up : INASTATE
126
Stood (with) : SIDED
127
Hiding spot for a 124-Across : REEDS
128
Fully : TOTHEMAX
Down
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Sharp bark : YIP
2
Product typically wrapped in paraffin wax : EDAM
3
Father : SIRE
4
Draw : ATTRACT
5
Grams in the U.K.? : NAN
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Beats Electronics co-founder, familiarly : DRE
7
Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr. : NOR
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Wednesday eponym : ODIN
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Specialty segments : NICHES
10
Liable to be lost : ATRISK
11
Emits sparks, as a campfire : SPITS
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Stick for a snowman, say : ARM
13
Auto racing champion Sébastien : LOEB
14
Yet to be apprehended : ATLARGE
15
Some protest activity : CHANTING
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Bubbles featurin' comic book dialogue? : TALKINCIRCLES
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Products with screens … or a homophone of a type of big screen : IMACS
18
South African grassland : VELDT
22
Mouthing off : SASS
24
"Gotcha" : NOTED
29
Not of the cloth : LAY
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Big-box store with a labyrinthine layout : IKEA
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Blackmail ammunition : DIRT
33
Furnish with an income : ENDOW
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B equivalent : CFLAT
37
Booze : HOOCH
38
Acid-alcohol compound : ESTER
39
Entertainers Carvey and Delany : DANAS
40
Fencing face-off : DUEL
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Fix, as a bow : RETIE
43
Sister channel of QVC : HSN
45
Cracked open : AJAR
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N.Y.C. gallery : MOMA
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Irritating sort : PEST
50
___ Gawande, best-selling author of "Being Mortal" : ATUL
51
What's found at the end of "Citizen Kane"? : SILENTE
52
Comfy : SNUG
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One tendin' to reply quickly? : RESPONDINKIND
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Android competitor : IOS
58
Georgian and Edwardian, for two : ERAS
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Comprehensive report? : AHA
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Shade : TONE
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French agreement : OUI
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"The Simpsons" teacher Krabappel : EDNA
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Regarded suspiciously : EYED
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Cause of insomnia in a fairy tale : PEA
72
Surf sound : ROAR
73
Grammy-nominated sister of Aretha : ERMA
74
Yawning : DEEP
75
Something a P.S.A. lacks : ADFEE
77
"Preach!" : TRUTH
79
Vans Old ___ (classic sneaker) : SKOOL
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Heroine of Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" : TIANA
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Hastily hung, maybe : ASKEW
84
401(k) alternatives : IRAS
85
Word with "at home" or "at all" : NOT
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Mess (up) : SCREW
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Annual indie festival : SUNDANCE
92
Bread an Italian grandmother might have made? : LIRA
93
Similar (to) : AKIN
96
Like all animals in the genus Equus, uniquely : ONETOED
98
Sailor's rear : STERN
99
Diplomatic agreement : ENTENTE
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Form-al org.? : IRS
102
Ribbed : MOCKED
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Some cross-references in a research paper, informally : OPCITS
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"___ it up!" : STEP
105
Preppy tops : POLOS
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Listless feeling : ENNUI
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Pearl button coating : NACRE
110
Very, informally : UBER
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Marginally : ABIT
114
Set of sheets? : REAM
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"Dónde ___ …?" : ESTA
118
Carbon dating determination : AGE
119
Game with "+2" and "+4" cards : UNO
120
Held session, as a council : SAT
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"More or less" : ISH
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"Relations" : SEX