31 July 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 July 2022

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

Across
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Condiment at a pho shop : SRIRACHA
9
Got too scared, with "out" : WIMPED
15
Shelve : DEFER
20
Big picture : WIDESHOT
21
Author/journalist Welteroth : ELAINE
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"The ___ Holmes Mysteries" (young adult detective series) : ENOLA
23
Nationwide competitor : ALLSTATE
24
Places where some belts are tightened? : BELLYBOTTOMS
26
Longtime surname on late-night TV : MEYERS
27
Rooibos by another name : REDTEA
28
Simpson imp : BART
29
Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage," e.g.? : COMBATREAD
32
Gave the scoop : BRIEFED
35
Its presence on Mars offers a clue to life : SALT
38
Growler's contents : ALE
39
Actress Lena : OLIN
40
Can : AXE
41
Medical gloves and N95 masks, for short : PPE
42
Pen : CAGE
44
Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption," e.g. : ESCAPEE
48
Pear-shaped instrument : LUTE
49
Buy a lot of, with "on" : LOADUP
51
Lawyer with absurdly exaggerated humor? : CAMPYCOUNSELOR
54
Where Camus's "The Plague" is set : ALGERIA
56
Circuit board components : DIODES
57
Count, e.g. : TITLE
58
Sleep phase? : SLUMBERPART
60
Coconut-covered cookie : SAMOA
63
It might get the weed out : HOE
64
Flagship vehicle line for Mercedes-Benz : SCLASS
65
Encourage : SPURON
67
Dallas-to-Austin dir. : SSW
70
Test, as a new mattress : LIEON
71
Harvesting machine that needs cleaning? : GRIMYREAPER
73
Didn't just sit there : ACTED
76
Vouch for, with "to" : ATTEST
79
Mythical weaver : ARACHNE
80
Doctor's description of the birth of triplet sons? : THREETIMESALAD
84
"Well, maybe" : IGUESS
85
Connect, as two devices : PAIR
86
Rhetoric : ORATORY
87
Relax : EASE
89
No longer active: Abbr. : RET
90
Golf ball's path : ARC
91
City north of Des Moines : AMES
92
Slangy turndown : NAH
93
Cinco + uno : SEIS
94
They might get all over the floor : ROOMBAS
96
Battle between Tinker Bell and Princess Ozma? : FAIRYFIGHT
102
Cream : ROUT
103
"Ready?" : ALLSET
104
Some Guinness records : LEASTS
108
Census-taking of a Midwest capital? : MADISONCOUNT
111
Begin : STARTOUT
113
Bel ___ (Italian cheese) : PAESE
114
Charm : ENAMOR
115
Become aware of … or a homophonic description of four letter shifts in this puzzle's grid : WISEUPTO
116
Partners of hinds : HARTS
117
Reaches : GETSTO
118
Comes clean : FESSESUP
Down
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Proceeded down a lane, maybe : SWAM
2
Tick off : RILE
3
Without much thought : IDLY
4
Excise surgically : RESECT
5
Household robot from Amazon : ASTRO
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Abyss : CHASM
7
Like some towels and topics : HOT
8
Put away : ATE
9
Big name in grills : WEBER
10
___ la Cité, home of Notre-Dame : ILEDE
11
Smallest country in the E.U., by area : MALTA
12
Stacked : PILED
13
Musical artist known as the "Queen of New Age" : ENYA
14
Interior secretary Haaland : DEB
15
Hold in custody : DETAIN
16
___ nous : ENTRE
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Server error : FOOTFAULT
18
The Liberty Tree, e.g. : ELM
19
Some free housing recipients, for short : RAS
25
Longtime surname on late-night TV : OBRIEN
27
Fwy. or expy. : RTE
30
Clutch, e.g. : BAG
31
Name hidden in "global economy" : ALEC
32
Couleur de l'océan : BLEU
33
Rhapsodize over : EXTOL
34
Caterpillar alternative : DEERE
35
Disruption for a poolside sunbather : SPLASH
36
God associated with the moon : APOLLO
37
American ___ : LEAGUE
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Marsupial that goes into shock when frightened : OPOSSUM
42
Kind of parking : CURBSIDE
43
Each : APIECE
44
Arab leaders : EMIRS
45
"I spilled ___ remover on my dog. Now he's gone": Steven Wright : SPOT
46
Dancer Charisse of "Singin' in the Rain" : CYD
47
Wizard : ACE
48
Sci-fi daughter of Padmé : LEIA
50
D as in D.C.?: Abbr. : DEM
52
Some prosecutors, for short : ADAS
53
Primeval : STONEAGE
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First name in folk : ARLO
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Some wide-brimmed hats : PANAMAS
61
Killer of the Night King on "Game of Thrones" : ARYA
62
___ Day, early collaborator with Prince : MORRIS
65
"r u 4 real?" : SRSLY
66
Serving with a meze platter : PITA
67
It's a ball : SPHERE
68
Japanese honorific : SENSEI
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Pries (from) : WRESTS
70
Icky look : LEER
71
Boots, helmets, rope, etc. : GEAR
72
Prefix with puncture : ACU
73
For face value : ATPAR
74
One-named entertainer from Spain : CHARO
75
Hand-held device used by Mr. Spock : TRICORDER
77
Lunar New Year : TET
78
General name for a dish? : TSO
81
Shade of red : TOMATO
82
Ticks off : IRES
83
Like Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts : DEAF
88
Fish in a poke bowl : AHI
91
Unfairly takes advantage of, as a policy : ABUSES
92
WaPo alternative : NYT
93
Square figure? : STATUE
95
Like a tasty cake : MOIST
96
Ice cream treat : FLOAT
97
They might hold on to their caps, for short : ALUMS
98
"Failure ___ an option" : ISNOT
99
Back in style : RETRO
100
You can see right through it : GLASS
101
Beginning of a toast : HERES
103
What concealer might conceal : ACNE
105
Soaks (up) : SOPS
106
Co-author of 2016's "The Book of Joy," along with the Dalai Lama : TUTU
107
Break … or brake : STOP
108
Inits. on the road : MPH
109
Inits. on the road : AAA
110
Darkroom item, in brief : NEG
111
Personal ad abbr. : SWF
112
No-win situation : TIE