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NYT Crossword Answers for July 30, 2016

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Saturday, July 30, 2016 · 68 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Saturday, July 30, 2016: 68 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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Ridiculous imitation
7 letters Hints for Ridiculous imitation Clue page for Ridiculous imitation
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Basis of a patent
7 letters Hints for Basis of a patent Clue page for Basis of a patent
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Traffic report source, often
7 letters Hints for Traffic report source, often Clue page for Traffic report source, often
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Something John Adams and John Quincy Adams each had
7 letters Hints for Something John Adams and John Quincy Adams each had Clue page for Something John Adams and John Quincy Adams each had
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Change, as allegiances
7 letters Hints for Change, as allegiances Clue page for Change, as allegiances
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"Mean Girls" screenwriter
7 letters Hints for "Mean Girls" screenwriter Clue page for "Mean Girls" screenwriter
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Close to, colloquially
6 letters Hints for Close to, colloquially Clue page for Close to, colloquially
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Sell
6 letters Hints for Sell Clue page for Sell
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Means of communication since 1817, in brief
3 letters Hints for Means of communication since 1817, in brief Clue page for Means of communication since 1817, in brief
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Some receptions
4 letters Hints for Some receptions Clue page for Some receptions
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Wonder
3 letters Hints for Wonder Clue page for Wonder
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Surgeon's tool
5 letters Hints for Surgeon's tool Clue page for Surgeon's tool
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Charles who created murals for Harlem Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History
6 letters Hints for Charles who created murals for Harlem Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History Clue page for Charles who created murals for Harlem Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History
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Start of many a romantic comedy
13 letters Hints for Start of many a romantic comedy Clue page for Start of many a romantic comedy
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1922 Kafka short story
13 letters Hints for 1922 Kafka short story Clue page for 1922 Kafka short story
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Hematologist's measure
13 letters Hints for Hematologist's measure Clue page for Hematologist's measure
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Pioneer in New Journalism in the 1960s-'70s
6 letters Hints for Pioneer in New Journalism in the 1960s-'70s Clue page for Pioneer in New Journalism in the 1960s-'70s
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Author who shares his name with a German state
5 letters Hints for Author who shares his name with a German state Clue page for Author who shares his name with a German state
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Fire away
3 letters Hints for Fire away Clue page for Fire away
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Pet name meaning "faithful"
4 letters Hints for Pet name meaning "faithful" Clue page for Pet name meaning "faithful"
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Michael Moore offering, for short
3 letters Hints for Michael Moore offering, for short Clue page for Michael Moore offering, for short
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Sea ___
6 letters Hints for Sea ___ Clue page for Sea ___
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Part of a hit 1940s-'50s film trio
6 letters Hints for Part of a hit 1940s-'50s film trio Clue page for Part of a hit 1940s-'50s film trio
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Has dreams
7 letters Hints for Has dreams Clue page for Has dreams
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Completely surpass
7 letters Hints for Completely surpass Clue page for Completely surpass
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It doesn't have much to say
7 letters Hints for It doesn't have much to say Clue page for It doesn't have much to say
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Armful for Moses
7 letters Hints for Armful for Moses Clue page for Armful for Moses
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Slide presentations?
7 letters Hints for Slide presentations? Clue page for Slide presentations?
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Hedge fund employee
7 letters Hints for Hedge fund employee Clue page for Hedge fund employee

Down clues

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Santa ___
5 letters Hints for Santa ___ Clue page for Santa ___
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They might be ill
5 letters Hints for They might be ill Clue page for They might be ill
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Feature of CNN or Fox News
5 letters Hints for Feature of CNN or Fox News Clue page for Feature of CNN or Fox News
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Hindu goddess often portrayed with her husband Shiva
4 letters Hints for Hindu goddess often portrayed with her husband Shiva Clue page for Hindu goddess often portrayed with her husband Shiva
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Work on a lead, maybe
4 letters Hints for Work on a lead, maybe Clue page for Work on a lead, maybe
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Part of a square
10 letters Hints for Part of a square Clue page for Part of a square
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That there
3 letters Hints for That there Clue page for That there
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F and G, but not H
5 letters Hints for F and G, but not H Clue page for F and G, but not H
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Wife in Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections"
4 letters Hints for Wife in Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" Clue page for Wife in Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections"
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Meander
4 letters Hints for Meander Clue page for Meander
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It adds stress: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for It adds stress: Abbr. Clue page for It adds stress: Abbr.
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"Glass half empty" sort
9 letters Hints for "Glass half empty" sort Clue page for "Glass half empty" sort
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Emily Dickinson's "Ended, ___ it begun"
3 letters Hints for Emily Dickinson's "Ended, ___ it begun" Clue page for Emily Dickinson's "Ended, ___ it begun"
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Writer Sedaris
3 letters Hints for Writer Sedaris Clue page for Writer Sedaris
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Like motel walls, it often seems
9 letters Hints for Like motel walls, it often seems Clue page for Like motel walls, it often seems
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Host
5 letters Hints for Host Clue page for Host
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Refuses to
4 letters Hints for Refuses to Clue page for Refuses to
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Grade sch. class
3 letters Hints for Grade sch. class Clue page for Grade sch. class
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Ladder's counterpart
5 letters Hints for Ladder's counterpart Clue page for Ladder's counterpart
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Track things
5 letters Hints for Track things Clue page for Track things
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Sprayer
10 letters Hints for Sprayer Clue page for Sprayer
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"___ pray"
5 letters Hints for "___ pray" Clue page for "___ pray"
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Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series
5 letters Hints for Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series Clue page for Author of the "Mostly Ghostly" book series
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Attribute as the cause of
9 letters Hints for Attribute as the cause of Clue page for Attribute as the cause of
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Sprayed, in a way
5 letters Hints for Sprayed, in a way Clue page for Sprayed, in a way
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Start of a Hamlet monologue
4 letters Hints for Start of a Hamlet monologue Clue page for Start of a Hamlet monologue
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Child support, for short?
3 letters Hints for Child support, for short? Clue page for Child support, for short?
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Sparring partners?
5 letters Hints for Sparring partners? Clue page for Sparring partners?
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Dull-witted
5 letters Hints for Dull-witted Clue page for Dull-witted
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Boots
5 letters Hints for Boots Clue page for Boots
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Peak
5 letters Hints for Peak Clue page for Peak
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Ready
4 letters Hints for Ready Clue page for Ready
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Zodiac symbol
4 letters Hints for Zodiac symbol Clue page for Zodiac symbol
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One sitting on a celestial throne
4 letters Hints for One sitting on a celestial throne Clue page for One sitting on a celestial throne
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Goya's "Duchess of ___"
4 letters Hints for Goya's "Duchess of ___" Clue page for Goya's "Duchess of ___"
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Grind down
4 letters Hints for Grind down Clue page for Grind down
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Legal org.
3 letters Hints for Legal org. Clue page for Legal org.
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Kind of card
3 letters Hints for Kind of card Clue page for Kind of card
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Itinerary abbr.
3 letters Hints for Itinerary abbr. Clue page for Itinerary abbr.

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