17 September 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 September 2018

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

Across
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Shoot out, as 14-Across : SPEW
5
Peach stones : PITS
9
Demanding that people do this and do that : BOSSY
14
Volcanic rock : LAVA
15
Uncork, as a bottle : OPEN
16
Livid : IRATE
17
At the lower side of the pH scale : ACID
18
Maple or oak : TREE
19
Stepping on the baseline when serving in tennis, e.g. : FAULT
20
Holder of wires along a street : TELEPHONEPOLE
23
Gloom's partner : DOOM
24
Actor Efron of "The Greatest Showman" : ZAC
25
Subway scurrier : RAT
28
Like one end of a battery: Abbr. : NEG
31
Aggressive defensive soccer maneuver : SLIDETACKLE
34
Midterm or final : EXAM
36
That, in Tijuana : ESO
37
Eco-conscious Dr. Seuss character : LORAX
38
Red facial spots : ACNE
39
Transmits : SENDS
42
Toward sunrise : EAST
43
___-wip (dessert topping) : REDDI
45
"Black gold" : OIL
46
Nickname for John Wayne, with "the" : DUKE
47
Series of funny outtakes : BLOOPERREEL
51
Smidgen : TAD
52
Fashion designer's monogram : YSL
53
Have another birthday : AGE
54
Golf ball props : TEES
56
Toy in a 2017 craze : FIDGETSPINNER
62
Cricket's sound : CHIRP
64
Pairs : DUOS
65
College in New Rochelle, N.Y. : IONA
66
Pavarotti, voicewise : TENOR
67
Inner: Prefix : ENDO
68
Some natural hairdos, for short : FROS
69
Horned safari animal : RHINO
70
Student body overseer : DEAN
71
Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47- and 56-Across : FISH
Down
1
Part of a bed's base : SLAT
2
Tempo : PACE
3
Wicked : EVIL
4
Walked through water : WADED
5
Things filled by a highway crew : POTHOLES
6
"On my honor!" : IPROMISE
7
Adolescent : TEEN
8
Something that's impossible to do with one's eyes open, per an urban legend : SNEEZE
9
Dual-purpose bit of eyewear : BIFOCAL
10
Of the mouth : ORAL
11
Hot dog topper : SAUERKRAUT
12
The Cards, on a scoreboard : STL
13
Up until now : YET
21
Like one end of a battery: Abbr. : POS
22
Consoling touch : PAT
26
Anchorage's home : ALASKA
27
Communicated via iMessage or WhatsApp : TEXTED
28
In the area : NEARBY
29
Gets all A's, say : EXCELS
30
James ___, portrayer of Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" : GANDOLFINI
32
Benefactor : DONOR
33
Like mixed doubles tennis, in college : COED
35
"Love ___" (Beatles hit) : MEDO
40
Fizzy, sugarless beverage : DIETSODA
41
Takes a night to think over : SLEEPSON
44
Apple tablet with an attachable keyboard : IPADPRO
48
Omelet or quiche ingredient : EGG
49
Like clarinets and oboes : REEDED
50
Hawaiian garland : LEI
55
Quick smell : SNIFF
57
Hotel amenity with a cord : IRON
58
Adjust, as a piano : TUNE
59
"Me neither" : NORI
60
Grandson of Adam and Eve : ENOS
61
What talcum powder may prevent : RASH
62
Middle: Abbr. : CTR
63
The laugh of someone who's up to no good : HEH