12 August 2017 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 August 2017

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

Across
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Cambridge student, informally : CANTAB
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Militant sort : RAMBO
12
Scrubbed : ABORTED
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Mystery writer ___ Jackson Braun : LILIAN
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Start of a big fight? : THRILLA
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Champagne is one : TOPONYM
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One difficult to tie down : COMMITMENTPHOBE
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Billing units: Abbr. : HRS
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Dreamer of myth : LOTUSEATER
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Brand of change-counting machines : COINSTAR
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TV Gold? : ARI
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___ New York (upscale department store chain) : BARNEYS
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Short but not necessarily sweet : CURT
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Applesauce-topped nosh : LATKE
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Prestigious research university : EMORY
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Split : WENT
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Colorful summer treats : ICEPOPS
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Turkish pooh-bah : AGA
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Placated, with "to" : MADENICE
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Founder of two automobile companies : RANSOMOLDS
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Some postgraduate study : LAW
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Ability to learn and adapt neurologically : BRAINPLASTICITY
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Says without saying : IMPLIES
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Bad sign : ILLOMEN
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Muddied : ROILED
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Antinuke pact topic : TESTBAN
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Habiliments : DRESS
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Bully's reply : SAYSME
Down
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Dateable one : CATCH
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Not fancy at all : ABHOR
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Typical results : NORMS
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Fit : TRIM
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Gudrun's victim, in Norse myth : ATLI
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Weight-watchers watch it : BELTLINE
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Jack's sobriquet, with "the" : RIPPER
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"___ From Hawaii" (1973 Elvis concert) : ALOHA
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Some ancient Cretan statues : MINOTAURS
10
Candle scent popular at Christmas : BAYBERRY
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Deservingly : ONMERIT
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Big band singer Vic : DAMONE
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Mucho : LOTSA
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Fasteners with flat tops : TNUTS
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Crafts site : ETSY
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Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___ : CATT
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Sitcom world : ORK
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Fruity dessert : BANANAPIE
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Get along : COPE
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Greaves, e.g. : LEGARMOR
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Mass readings : EPISTLES
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Cozy footwear, for short : MOC
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Vintage military plane : WARBIRD
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Reality winners beginning in 2002 : IDOLS
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That, in France : CELA
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Breaks things off : ENDSIT
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Media of exchange : MONIES
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Superexcited : AMPED
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Places to cool it? : SILLS
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Major storm detritus : LIMBS
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Elite group : ATEAM
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Arthur ___, inventor of the crossword puzzle : WYNNE
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"Casablanca" lover : ILSA
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Chanel rival : COTY