16 July 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 July 2016

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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School for Rory Gilmore of "Gilmore Girls" : YALE
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Item that became trilingual in the late '90s : USPASSPORT
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Slavering toon : ODIE
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Captain : TEAMLEADER
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Salty drink? : GROG
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She was "the answer to a prayer" in a 1941 #1 Jimmy Dorsey hit : MARIAELENA
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1983 hit for Rufus and Chaka Khan : AINTNOBODY
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French pronoun : TOI
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Pitch successfully : MAKEASALE
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Like salsa : LATIN
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Ingredient in a Baltimore Bracer : ANISETTE
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Pros at settling disputes : FIXERS
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Auto option patented by 3M : TINT
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Cast mate? : TVWIFE
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Italian term of address: Abbr. : SIG
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Leaves out in the open? : FOLIAGE
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"No ___!" : MAS
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Shower component : METEOR
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Apparent flaw : WART
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Confessed statements : CREEDS
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"Wake Up on the Bright Side" sloganeer : LAQUINTA
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Louses : HEELS
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Medical term for lead poisoning : SATURNISM
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"___ word?" : ANY
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Pool cover : BATHINGCAP
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Film animation technique : STOPMOTION
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Drug smuggler : MULE
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Governor who was the father of another governor : MARIOCUOMO
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Yank with 25 grand slams : AROD
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Polysomnogram finding : SLEEPAPNEA
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Bird with a resonant "ha-wah" call : NENE
Down
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Balance sheets? : YOGAMATS
2
Ninth-century pope who was married with a daughter : ADRIANII
3
Simba sobriquet : LIONKING
4
A migraine sufferer might have one : EEGTEST
5
Level best : UTMOST
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Aeschylus' play "The Persians" is about one : SEABATTLE
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Crossing state lines, perhaps : PAROLEVIOLATION
8
HC(O)NH2, for one : AMIDE
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Kill : SLAY
10
Grasp : SEE
11
Companion : PAL
12
"Swan Lake" heroine : ODETTE
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"Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil," e.g. : RENOIR
14
Drills : TRAINS
20
Scottish refusal : NAE
23
Magazine that published Harry Truman's memoirs : LIFE
24
Kill : AXE
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Worthless amount : FIG
29
2005-07 sitcom about the Gold family, with "The" : WARATHOME
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RICO enforcers : FEDS
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They may end with golden goals, for short : OTS
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Job for which you give someone a hand : MANICURE
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Exhibition locale : ARTSALON
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Rush : STAMPEDE
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Former Florida senator Martinez : MEL
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Support for a pilot : WINGMAN
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Gulfs : CHASMS
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Zipcar alternative : RENTAL
40
Kid-lit character who says "The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually" : EEYORE
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Trendy pseudocereal : QUINOA
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Cinerary item : URN
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Suddenly took notice : SATUP
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Locale of the Evert Tennis Academy, familiarly : BOCA
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Word that follows pot but precedes pan : PIE
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Clean (up) : MOP