20 September 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 September 2021

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R
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O
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C
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K
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S
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S
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T
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A
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T
10
E
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T
12
E
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N
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I
N
L
A
W
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O
U
G
H
T
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A
L
E
17
G
L
U
T
E
18
N
F
R
E
E
C
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R
U
S
T
20
A
Y
E
21
D
E
A
N
22
Y
E
N
T
A
S
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P
E
N
S
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A
T
T
A
25
S
26
E
I
N
E
27
A
C
H
E
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L
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I
30
U
31
C
I
N
Q
32
A
S
T
E
R
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O
I
D
S
34
A
S
S
U
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M
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E
T
H
E
M
A
N
T
L
E
37
S
Q
U
E
E
G
E
E
D
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S
H
E
D
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T
O
E
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G
O
A
S
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S
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N
E
E
R
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H
A
M
M
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W
H
I
T
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P
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A
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G
O
D
A
48
C
A
A
N
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S
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P
51
F
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R
O
T
T
E
N
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T
O
T
H
E
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C
O
R
E
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A
N
O
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A
I
S
L
E
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P
I
N
O
T
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Y
E
S
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L
A
K
E
R
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M
A
G
M
A

Hints & Clues

Across
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What lava becomes after an eruption : ROCKS
6
The "S" of L.S.U. : STATE
11
Number of provinces in Canada : TEN
14
Relative by marriage : INLAW
15
"This ___ to do the trick" : OUGHT
16
Pub brew : ALE
17
Pizza feature for a specialized diet : GLUTENFREECRUST
20
Nay's opposite : AYE
21
College official : DEAN
22
Gossiping types : YENTAS
23
Products of Pilot and Bic : PENS
24
Lead-in to girl or boy : ATTA
25
River beneath 37 Parisian bridges : SEINE
27
Pain : ACHE
28
Lucy of "Charlie's Angels" : LIU
31
Five, in French : CINQ
32
Classic arcade game set in outer space : ASTEROIDS
34
Take on a position, along with its responsibilities : ASSUMETHEMANTLE
37
Cleaned, as a window : SQUEEGEED
38
Storage for garden tools : SHED
39
Sticky part of a gecko : TOE
40
Dress like, for a costume party, say : GOAS
41
Contemptuous look : SNEER
43
Soccer great Mia : HAMM
44
Iota : WHIT
45
Eastern place of worship : PAGODA
48
James who played Sonny Corleone : CAAN
49
Letters on a bottle of tanning lotion : SPF
52
Lacking any moral compass : ROTTENTOTHECORE
55
Year, in Spain : ANO
56
"Cleanup on ___ 5!" : AISLE
57
___ noir (wine) : PINOT
58
"Affirmative!" : YES
59
Los Angeles N.B.A. player : LAKER
60
What lava is before an eruption : MAGMA
Down
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Latvia's capital : RIGA
2
Solitary : ONLY
3
Aid in solving a mystery : CLUE
4
Dennings of "2 Broke Girls" : KAT
5
Land between Norway and Finland : SWEDEN
6
Couches : SOFAS
7
Word before "the tables" or "the tide" : TURN
8
Grow older : AGE
9
Nonbinary pronoun pair : THEYTHEM
10
"... and the list goes on" : ETCETERA
11
Opposite of loose : TAUT
12
Disney princess voiced by Idina Menzel : ELSA
13
Safeguards for tightrope walkers : NETS
18
Official bird of Hawaii : NENE
19
Genetic "messenger" : RNA
23
Excite, as curiosity : PIQUE
24
Played a part on stage : ACTED
25
One-named R&B singer with the 1999 6x platinum album "Unleash the Dragon" : SISQO
26
Follow shortly thereafter : ENSUE
27
Volcanic emissions : ASHES
28
Thin and graceful : LITHE
29
One just passing time : IDLER
30
Secondhand : USED
31
Group in a playbill : CAST
32
Starting squad : ATEAM
33
Arrival : ONSET
35
Business announcement involving billions of dollars : MEGADEAL
36
It's all about me, me, me : EGOMANIA
41
Former Iranian leader : SHAH
42
Prime-time hour : NINEPM
43
Sweltering : HOT
44
One piece of evidence of a planet's habitability : WATER
45
Address God : PRAY
46
Top-notch : AONE
47
Classic Pontiac muscle cars : GTOS
48
Rapper J. ___ : COLE
49
Serenade, e.g. : SONG
50
Big night for a high schooler : PROM
51
Crumbly salad cheese : FETA
53
Chastising syllable : TSK
54
"Zero Dark Thirty" org. : CIA