27 August 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 August 2018

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J
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Writing on a book jacket : BLURB
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Leveling wedge : SHIM
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Be on the mend : HEAL
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Total, as expenses : RUNTO
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Mario who wrote "The Godfather" : PUZO
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Farmland measure : ACRE
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Part of a book that's rarely read straight through : INDEX
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Shortly : ANON
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Brand of beans : GOYA
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Ring result, for short : TKO
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Actor Cameron + actor Fairbanks = actor ___ : KIRKDOUGLAS
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Is the right size : FITS
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Temporary support for a bone fracture : SPLINT
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Infuse with bubbles : AERATE
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Black tea variety : PEKOE
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Comedian Carell + comedian Short = comedian ___ : STEVEMARTIN
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Bluesy woodwind : SAX
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Curly cabbage : KALE
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Where a mole shouldn't be, in brief : CIA
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Place that's buzzing : HIVE
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Hog's home : STY
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Singer Brown + singer Swift = singer ___ : JAMESTAYLOR
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Elaine of "Seinfeld" : BENES
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Provides funding for : ENDOWS
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Drug for insomniacs : AMBIEN
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Assign stars to : RATE
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Basketball player Walton + basketball player Westbrook = basketball player ___ : BILLRUSSELL
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___-mo replay : SLO
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Frenzied way to go : AMOK
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Flapjack franchise, briefly : IHOP
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= : EQUAL
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Two-wheeler : BIKE
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Commotion : TODO
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Cuban dance : RUMBA
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Got a perfect score on : ACED
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Thumbs-up votes : YEAS
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Full of attitude : SASSY
Down
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One whose car has a bonnet and tyres : BRIT
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Blockhead : LUNK
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"Erase" on a computer : UNDO
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Traveling salesperson's assignment: Abbr. : RTE
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Flying toy that's open-ended : BOXKITE
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Practices pugilism : SPARS
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Object of an ogler : HUNK
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Polo competitor : IZOD
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Relative of a snowboard : MONOSKI
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Try to get a better deal : HAGGLE
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Reason for a food recall : ECOLI
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Early Indus Valley inhabitant : ARYAN
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Bare minimum : LEAST
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Unit in an online order cart : ITEM
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Atop : UPON
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Top choice, informally : FAVE
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Raises a question : ASKS
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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Bank (on) : RELY
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Gets nosy : PRIES
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Greek H's : ETAS
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Pinnacle : ACME
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Barn adjunct : SILO
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Openly declare : AVOW
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Gen ___ (post-baby boomers) : XERS
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Jekyll's counterpart : HYDE
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Loudly razz : JEER
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Retirement income, for some : ANNUITY
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Bluish green : TEAL
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Stag's pride : ANTLERS
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Swindled : BILKED
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Addis ___, Ethiopia : ABABA
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Copycat : MIMIC
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Chap : BLOKE
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Seized vehicles : REPOS
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Loafer or pump : SHOE
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Drink at an ice cream shop : SODA
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Simplest arithmetic problems : SUMS
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Hands-on science classes : LABS
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Neutrogena competitor : OLAY
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Sine ___ non : QUA