16 August 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 August 2021

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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What a plumber might fix a leak in : PIPE
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Artist Vincent van ___ : GOGH
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Feathered Outback runners : EMUS
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Baghdad's land : IRAQ
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Visually challenged "Mr." of cartoons : MAGOO
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Steady look : GAZE
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Universal code of ethics : NATURALLAW
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Stick-to-itiveness : GRIT
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More gray in appearance : ASHIER
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Active Sicilian volcano : ETNA
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" ... or thereabouts" : ISH
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Midwife's instruction : PUSH
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Phrase starting a legal memo : INRE
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Xmas mo. : DEC
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Quick-minded sort : SHARPCOOKIE
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Put pen to paper : WROTE
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Desire for a contestant on "The Bachelor" : ROSE
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___ Blanc : MONT
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Packing heat : ARMED
40
What wolves do at the moon : BAY
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Language group of southern Africa : BANTU
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Need for tug of war : ROPE
43
Long-necked pear : BOSC
44
Finished : ENDED
45
One who says that you're not on the ball? : FLATEARTHER
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Flamenco dancer's cry : OLE
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At the home of: Fr. : CHEZ
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Pizzeria fixture : OVEN
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Toward the stern : AFT
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Finish second, say : LOSE
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"Please allow me ..." : IFIMAY
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Civil rights pioneer Parks : ROSA
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Speaking of which ... or where the starts of 16-, 30- and 45-Across can be found? : ONTHATNOTE
65
Pivotal point : CRUX
66
Singer Carpenter or actress Gillan : KAREN
67
Button at the start of a Zoom call : JOIN
68
Possess : HAVE
69
King Kong and others : APES
70
The "A" in B.A. : ARTS
Down
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___ colada : PINA
2
Cousins of 401(k)s : IRAS
3
Trail : PATH
4
Gear up : EQUIP
5
Participant in a square dance : GAL
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Eye lewdly : OGLE
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Bearded farm animal : GOAT
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"What a kind gesture!" : HOWNICE
9
Nog ingredient : EGG
10
Organizing guru who asks "Does it spark joy?" : MARIEKONDO
11
Israeli submachine guns : UZIS
12
Late-night host Meyers : SETH
14
Boggy tract : MARSH
17
Got some extra life out of : REUSED
21
365 días : ANO
24
Where ships arrive and depart : HARBOR
26
Like I, for one? : ROMAN
27
___ planet (designation for Pluto) : DWARF
28
Swashbuckling Flynn : ERROL
29
Kia Sportage or Ford Escape : COMPACTSUV
31
Make fun of mercilessly : ROAST
32
Hitchcock film with a classic shower scene : PSYCHO
33
Info from a spy : INTEL
34
One of 27 Chopin piano pieces : ETUDE
36
Things that gears and crocodiles share : TEETH
41
Lacking, with "of" : BEREFT
43
Brand of bubble gum : BAZOOKA
46
Conger, for one : EEL
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Brand of water named after a town on Lake Geneva : EVIAN
51
Assassin of old Japan : NINJA
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One half of the McDonald's logo : ARCH
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"It's ___ good cause" : FORA
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Jacket fastener that's not a button : SNAP
56
Raison d'___ : ETRE
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Heathland : MOOR
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Squabbling : ATIT
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Longs (for) : YENS
62
Cancel, as a show : AXE
64
"___ dead, Jim" (much-parodied "Star Trek" line) : HES