8 August 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 8 August 2022

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

Across
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In no danger : SAFE
5
Jack who could consume no fat, in a nursery rhyme : SPRAT
10
"___ It Romantic?" (Rodgers and Hart classic) : ISNT
14
Hairstyle that may be parted and tied into two puffs : AFRO
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Big name in toothbrushes : ORALB
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Flatbread served with curry : NAAN
17
Pale pink vineyard offerings : BLUSHWINES
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Something Santa makes (and checks twice) : LIST
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Go bad : ROT
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"Just ___!" ("Hold on!") : ASEC
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Buddy : PAL
23
Wipe out big-time : EATIT
25
Practice punches with an imaginary opponent : SHADOWBOX
30
Disobey James Bond when making a martini : STIR
31
Sound system : STEREO
32
Choose : OPT
33
Manhattan's Madison or Lexington: Abbr. : AVE
35
Stuffiness that lingers in an unventilated room : STALEAIR
37
Lends an ear : LISTENS
41
Refreshing summer beverage : ICEDTEA
42
One experiencing gaps in memory : AMNESIAC
44
Quirky : ODD
45
Vietnamese noodle-and-broth dish : PHO
46
Source of seasonal sneezes : POLLEN
48
Metrical foot in poetry : IAMB
52
Barrel of explosive stuff, or a situation that's ready to blow : POWDERKEG
54
Steel support for concrete : REBAR
55
Title bestowed on Mick Jagger in 2003 (although the queen refused to present the award herself) : SIR
56
Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film set in Iran : ARGO
58
Letters preceding an alias : AKA
59
Sulky expression : POUT
61
Writings on an album sleeve or jewel case insert : LINERNOTES
64
Ninny : TWIT
65
Handy : OFUSE
66
___ ex machina : DEUS
67
Soprano's choirmate : ALTO
68
A bit buzzed : TIPSY
69
Award for athletic achievement : ESPY
Down
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Buffalo's N.H.L. team : SABRES
2
Not sinking : AFLOAT
3
Tutti-___ : FRUTTI
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Greek goddess of the dawn : EOS
5
Opposite of reaps : SOWS
6
One officiating at communion or hearing confession : PRIEST
7
Cattle-raising estates : RANCHES
8
Ginger ___ (soft drink) : ALE
9
Atlanta-based TV channel : TBS
10
Family member acquired by marrying : INLAW
11
Catamaran, for one : SAILBOAT
12
Rap's Lil ___ X : NAS
13
Explosive stuff, in brief : TNT
18
Boater or bowler : HAT
22
Combined, as money or resources : POOLED
24
Hopping mad : IRATE
26
Introductory drawing class : ARTI
27
Subordinate of a 6-Down : DEACON
28
Sheriff Andy Taylor's boy on 1960s TV : OPIE
29
More, in ads : XTRA
31
Fourth-year student : SENIOR
34
Evening prayer : VESPER
36
___ Bauer, clothing store chain : EDDIE
37
Reindeer herder of Scandinavia : LAPP
38
"The way I see it," to texters : IMHO
39
Toddler's winter wear : SNOWSUIT
40
Vaccine pioneer Jonas : SALK
43
Really rake it in : CLEANUP
47
Exit door : EGRESS
49
Dies down : ABATES
50
Reconcile after a quarrel … or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across : MAKEUP
51
Shrill and blaring, as a trumpet : BRASSY
53
"Same here!" : DITTO
54
28-Down portrayer ___ Howard : RON
57
___ Poupon mustard : GREY
59
Org. sponsoring school fund-raisers : PTA
60
"Wise" bird : OWL
61
Biblical fellow with a salty wife? : LOT
62
"___ Were a Rich Man" (song from "Fiddler on the Roof") : IFI
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Poem of praise : ODE