7 August 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 7 August 2024

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across : BUFF
5
On the ___ : LAM
8
Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across : DOFF
12
Key that might be part of a chain : ISLE
13
Olay competitor : NIVEA
15
Spaniard's "other" : OTRA
16
Opposite of hopping : DEAD
17
Customer service worker : AGENT
18
"Serves you right!" : GOOD
19
Main branch of a tree : BOUGH
21
It gets baked : DOUGH
23
Take a break : REST
24
Not on board with : ANTI
25
Evaluate for purity : ASSAY
28
Like Plan B, for short : OTC
30
Wee : EENSY
34
Marshland : FEN
35
"___ Choice" : SOPHIES
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"Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" : EWE
39
Field for grazing : LEA
40
Everglades wader : HERON
41
Shade : HUE
42
Gun-regulating grp. : ATF
43
By way of : THROUGH
45
I.C.U. staffers : RNS
46
Attention-getting sound : COUGH
48
Sounds of sympathy : AWS
49
Uneven : ROUGH
51
Conditional words : ORS
53
Pacific ___ : RIM
54
Unfair outcome, informally : BUMDEAL
58
Corkscrew-shaped pasta : FUSILLI
62
A pop star might go by this : ONENAME
63
Stay away (from) : ABSTAIN
64
Used as a platform : STOODON
65
More timid : MOUSIER
66
Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across : COW
67
Heavy-hearted : SAD
68
Denver-to-Omaha dir. : ENE
69
Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across : RUE
Down
1
Put in an offer : BID
2
Avail : USE
3
Exerciser's target : FLAB
4
Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart : FEDORA
5
Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work : LIGHTOPERA
6
Park in N.Y.C., e.g. : AVE
7
Untruthful : MENDACIOUS
8
Pooch : DOGGIE
9
"Conversely …," in a text : OTOH
10
Not to : FRO
11
It doesn't stay hot for long : FAD
13
Keeps at : NAGS
14
Lots : ATON
20
Remedies for missed turns : UEYS
22
Native Coloradans : UTES
25
Insurer with an avian mascot : AFLAC
26
Take care of : SEETO
27
Real mess : SNAFU
29
Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across : THROW
31
Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" : NEHRU
32
Totally shifted the momentum of : SWUNG
33
"Hoo-boy!" : YEESH
36
Exclamation of understanding : OHH
37
Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars : ENG
43
Clothing, colloquially : THREADS
44
Serious workplace problem, for short : HRISSUE
47
"Puh-lease!" : GODNO
50
Leaves out : OMITS
52
Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor : SAMOA
53
Apply, as sunscreen : RUBON
54
Brownish pear : BOSC
55
"Once more ___ the breach" : UNTO
56
Communicate like a Sphynx : MEOW
57
Give for a time : LEND
58
"___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez : FAME
59
Leopard's spot : LAIR
60
Place : LIEU
61
Memo line : INRE