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NYT Crossword Answers for August 18, 2014

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Monday, August 18, 2014 · 76 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, August 18, 2014: 76 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

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Rude dude
3 letters Hints for Rude dude Clue page for Rude dude
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Trash-hauling boat
4 letters Hints for Trash-hauling boat Clue page for Trash-hauling boat
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Rigid
5 letters Hints for Rigid Clue page for Rigid
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"___ wide" (dentist's directive)
4 letters Hints for "___ wide" (dentist's directive) Clue page for "___ wide" (dentist's directive)
15
Skye of "Say Anything ..."
4 letters Hints for Skye of "Say Anything ..." Clue page for Skye of "Say Anything ..."
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English Channel port town
5 letters Hints for English Channel port town Clue page for English Channel port town
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Film designed to attract Academy Awards consideration
9 letters Hints for Film designed to attract Academy Awards consideration Clue page for Film designed to attract Academy Awards consideration
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BMW and VW
5 letters Hints for BMW and VW Clue page for BMW and VW
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"Orange" tea
5 letters Hints for "Orange" tea Clue page for "Orange" tea
21
Like most TV shows starting in the 1960s
9 letters Hints for Like most TV shows starting in the 1960s Clue page for Like most TV shows starting in the 1960s
23
War-torn part of Russia
8 letters Hints for War-torn part of Russia Clue page for War-torn part of Russia
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Ninny
3 letters Hints for Ninny Clue page for Ninny
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Fireplace residue
3 letters Hints for Fireplace residue Clue page for Fireplace residue
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Go out, as a fire
3 letters Hints for Go out, as a fire Clue page for Go out, as a fire
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Cable TV's Heartland, formerly
3 letters Hints for Cable TV's Heartland, formerly Clue page for Cable TV's Heartland, formerly
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Relative of a frog
4 letters Hints for Relative of a frog Clue page for Relative of a frog
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"Now!," on an order
4 letters Hints for "Now!," on an order Clue page for "Now!," on an order
36
Liability's opposite
5 letters Hints for Liability's opposite Clue page for Liability's opposite
40
Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across?
15 letters Hints for Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across? Clue page for Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across?
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Pub game
5 letters Hints for Pub game Clue page for Pub game
44
___ Grant (college financial aid)
4 letters Hints for ___ Grant (college financial aid) Clue page for ___ Grant (college financial aid)
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Like him but not her
4 letters Hints for Like him but not her Clue page for Like him but not her
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Colorado tribe
3 letters Hints for Colorado tribe Clue page for Colorado tribe
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"___ so-o-o-o sleepy!"
3 letters Hints for "___ so-o-o-o sleepy!" Clue page for "___ so-o-o-o sleepy!"
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"For shame!"
3 letters Hints for "For shame!" Clue page for "For shame!"
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Feeling blue
3 letters Hints for Feeling blue Clue page for Feeling blue
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Shiner
8 letters Hints for Shiner Clue page for Shiner
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Problem with teeth alignment
9 letters Hints for Problem with teeth alignment Clue page for Problem with teeth alignment
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Jobs to do
5 letters Hints for Jobs to do Clue page for Jobs to do
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River flowing beneath Paris's Pont Neuf
5 letters Hints for River flowing beneath Paris's Pont Neuf Clue page for River flowing beneath Paris's Pont Neuf
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Projection room item
9 letters Hints for Projection room item Clue page for Projection room item
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Swimming competitions
5 letters Hints for Swimming competitions Clue page for Swimming competitions
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Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican's cry
4 letters Hints for Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican's cry Clue page for Country whose name sounds like a Jamaican's cry
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Hamlet, for one
4 letters Hints for Hamlet, for one Clue page for Hamlet, for one
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Pizza part often eaten last
5 letters Hints for Pizza part often eaten last Clue page for Pizza part often eaten last
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I.R.S. IDs
4 letters Hints for I.R.S. IDs Clue page for I.R.S. IDs
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Quiet fan setting
3 letters Hints for Quiet fan setting Clue page for Quiet fan setting

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