23 May 1998 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 May 1998

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Mark of a hothead : SHORTFUSE
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Religious symbols of old Egypt : ASPS
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Complex : LABYRINTH
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Ready : ALERT
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Lets loose : UNLEASHES
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Two-thirds of a magnum : LITER
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Year that Michelangelo sculpted the "Pietà" : MDI
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Headline : STAR
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Summer hat : PANAMA
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Game pieces : PEGS
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Creep : STEAL
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Do galley work : EDIT
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Wasn't vigilant : SLEPT
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Absorb : SOPUP
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Five-time Fiesta Bowl champs: Abbr. : ASU
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River to the Rhine : AAR
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French jeweler Lalique : RENE
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Pro ___ : TEM
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Some modern addictions : COMPUTERGAMES
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Geometric suffix : GON
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Monthly bill: Abbr. : ELEC
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William F. Buckley, notably : ELI
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Withdraw, with "out" : OPT
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Short presentations? : DEMOS
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Zipper alternative : SNAPS
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All of T-O-M-T-O-M, in Morse code : DAHS
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Rose (up), oater-style : RARED
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Saturnine : GLUM
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Acts (for) : SPEAKS
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Exploit : DEED
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Roth ___ : IRA
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Silents actress Ferguson : ELSIE
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Something to memorize : PINNUMBER
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Nervous sort : NELLY
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Many a doctor : INTERNIST
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Boxes of calendars? : DAYS
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Awards, compliments, etc. : EGOBOOSTS
Down
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Declines : SLUMPS
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"Agrippina" composer : HANDEL
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Bind : OBLIGE
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Kvass ingredient : RYE
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Musical syllables : TRAS
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Dukes : FISTS
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Doffs one's lid, old-style : UNHATS
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Almost any modern album : STEREORECORDING
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Codger's interjections : EHS
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Style of dress : ALINE
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Make specific plans : SETADATE
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Property : PREMISES
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Rock unit : STRATUM
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Like : ALA
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Drop : PLUNGE
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Cyberannoyance : SPAM
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Copycat : APER
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Attached, in a way : TAPED
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Sustained sounds : PEALS
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Makeshift tools of punishment : RULERS
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Compromise in court : COPAPLEA
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In secret : ONTHESLY
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Central idea, in music : TEMA
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Chu Yüan-chang's dynasty : MING
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Blessing : GODSEND
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Handled : SEENTO
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Covers : ALIBIS
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Least affected : PUREST
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Savvy : SMARTS
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Encounters no resistance : SAILS
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Star in Cygnus : DENEB
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Critical : KEY
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Old Spanish coin : DURO
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Sugar ___ : PIE
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Alphabetical sequence : MNO