31 May 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 May 2023

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N
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S
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F
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W
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R
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E
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B
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U
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S
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S
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H
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H
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L
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X
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B
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O
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L
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Z
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R
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A
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L
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N
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B
L
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R
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T
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I
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G
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E
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R
W
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O
D
S
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K
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O
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W
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N
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N
O
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A
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G
A
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T
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I
C
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E
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V
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N
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C
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N
T
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B
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S
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T
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B
O
Y
S
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S
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N
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R
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Y
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E
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N
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A
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B
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D
D
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Y
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S
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B
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G
R
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L
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M
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R
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O
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N
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T
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K
E
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B
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U
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L
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L
L
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P
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P
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L
O
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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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[Wait until you're home to click this!] : NSFW
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In which pictures of a bill + gates = a noted business executive : REBUS
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"Quiet!" : SHH
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Shopify specialty : ETAIL
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Simply be : EXIST
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Sweetheart : BAE
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Longtime host of CNN's "The Situation Room" : WOLFBLITZER
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One ___ time : ATA
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___ Janney, Oscar winner for "I, Tonya" : ALLISON
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More up to the task : ABLER
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What the "R" of AARP stands for: Abbr. : RET
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11-time P.G.A. Tour Player of the Year : TIGERWOODS
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Widely recognized : KNOWN
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Ephron who directed "Sleepless in Seattle" : NORA
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Walk or trot : GAIT
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Highball clinkers : ICE
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Grammy-winning singer St. ___ : VINCENT
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Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? : BEASTIEBOYS
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Chamber member : SENATOR
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Start of a rodeo cry : YEE
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Toss in a chip, say : ANTE
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Speedy horse breed : ARAB
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Critical times : DDAYS
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The man in "Man vs. Wild" : BEARGRYLLS
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President pro ___ : TEM
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"Midnight Cowboy" nickname : RATSO
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Give the right : ENTITLE
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Small thing to pluck : UKE
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Wild West showman who lent his name to an N.F.L. team : BUFFALOBILL
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Sherlock Holmes and Veronica Mars, for short : PIS
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Up to now : ASYET
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Series opener : PILOT
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Boom sticks : TNT
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Acquires : GAINS
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Tools with teeth : SAWS
Down
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Airport serving New York's tristate area : NEWARK
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Pinched : STOLEN
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Be defeated by : FALLTO
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Coffee shop freebie : WIFI
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Bring under control : REININ
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No. after a phone number : EXT
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Industry, briefly : BIZ
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Single-___ plastics (environmental concern) : USE
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This sucks! : STRAW
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Help for mom-and-pop shops, in brief : SBALOANS
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Terse one-star review : HATEDIT
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Newspaper tycoon who inspired "Citizen Kane" : HEARST
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Dumbbell figs. : LBS
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Biblical figure with an unnamed wife : LOT
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Came in just over par : BOGEYED
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Explode on the internet : GOVIRAL
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Spooky-sounding lake : ERIE
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Shared with for feedback : RANBY
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They're roasted at a roast : WIENERS
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Final Four inits. : NCAA
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Spanish 101 infinitive : ESTAR
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Like most rec leagues : COED
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Check for bugs : BETATEST
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Conservative : TORY
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Return after curfew, say : SNEAKIN
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Brusque : ABRUPT
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Calls from a pasture : BLEATS
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Fifth-century conqueror : ATTILA
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Like lemons, but not oranges : YELLOW
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Gets the lead out? : SMELTS
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It's packed for a quick getaway : GOBAG
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Tina Fey was its first female head writer, in brief : SNL
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One-up : TOP
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Sacred bird of ancient Egypt : IBIS
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Winningest team in the Women's World Cup : USA
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Post-it note abbr. : FYI
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Bog : FEN