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NYT Crossword Answers for March 27, 2017

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Monday, March 27, 2017 · 81 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, March 27, 2017: 81 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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Set of pictures at a dentist's
5 letters Hints for Set of pictures at a dentist's Clue page for Set of pictures at a dentist's
6
Crow's sound
3 letters Hints for Crow's sound Clue page for Crow's sound
9
Reprieves
6 letters Hints for Reprieves Clue page for Reprieves
15
Event for meeting new people
5 letters Hints for Event for meeting new people Clue page for Event for meeting new people
16
"I love," to Cato
3 letters Hints for "I love," to Cato Clue page for "I love," to Cato
17
Perfect world
6 letters Hints for Perfect world Clue page for Perfect world
18
"The one thing that's clear to me ..."
9 letters Hints for "The one thing that's clear to me ..." Clue page for "The one thing that's clear to me ..."
20
Picked
6 letters Hints for Picked Clue page for Picked
21
Appear
4 letters Hints for Appear Clue page for Appear
22
"Smoking or ___?"
3 letters Hints for "Smoking or ___?" Clue page for "Smoking or ___?"
23
Boxing achievements, in brief
4 letters Hints for Boxing achievements, in brief Clue page for Boxing achievements, in brief
24
Distant
12 letters Hints for Distant Clue page for Distant
29
Narrow water passage
6 letters Hints for Narrow water passage Clue page for Narrow water passage
32
"___ day now ..."
3 letters Hints for "___ day now ..." Clue page for "___ day now ..."
33
Villainous count in the Lemony Snicket books
4 letters Hints for Villainous count in the Lemony Snicket books Clue page for Villainous count in the Lemony Snicket books
35
Obama's successor
5 letters Hints for Obama's successor Clue page for Obama's successor
36
Jason's ship
4 letters Hints for Jason's ship Clue page for Jason's ship
37
Pull off perfectly
4 letters Hints for Pull off perfectly Clue page for Pull off perfectly
38
Many millennia
3 letters Hints for Many millennia Clue page for Many millennia
39
Police operation ... or, when read another way, what a grammarian would like to do to 18-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across?
8 letters Hints for Police operation ... or, when read another way, what a grammarian would like to do to 18-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across? Clue page for Police operation ... or, when read another way, what a grammarian would like to do to 18-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across?
43
Day-___ paint
3 letters Hints for Day-___ paint Clue page for Day-___ paint
44
Japanese soup
4 letters Hints for Japanese soup Clue page for Japanese soup
46
Boaters' implements
4 letters Hints for Boaters' implements Clue page for Boaters' implements
47
Some woodwinds
5 letters Hints for Some woodwinds Clue page for Some woodwinds
49
Lose traction on the road
4 letters Hints for Lose traction on the road Clue page for Lose traction on the road
50
Vietnamese soup
3 letters Hints for Vietnamese soup Clue page for Vietnamese soup
51
What Google's Ngram program tracks, for word usage
6 letters Hints for What Google's Ngram program tracks, for word usage Clue page for What Google's Ngram program tracks, for word usage
52
Narrative connector
12 letters Hints for Narrative connector Clue page for Narrative connector
56
Peach pit or walnut
4 letters Hints for Peach pit or walnut Clue page for Peach pit or walnut
57
Greedy one
3 letters Hints for Greedy one Clue page for Greedy one
58
Peach or walnut
4 letters Hints for Peach or walnut Clue page for Peach or walnut
62
Cuba's capital
6 letters Hints for Cuba's capital Clue page for Cuba's capital
65
"What do you think of ...?"
9 letters Hints for "What do you think of ...?" Clue page for "What do you think of ...?"
67
Unscripted comedy, informally
6 letters Hints for Unscripted comedy, informally Clue page for Unscripted comedy, informally
68
Mimic
3 letters Hints for Mimic Clue page for Mimic
69
Watch over
5 letters Hints for Watch over Clue page for Watch over
70
Blue state?
6 letters Hints for Blue state? Clue page for Blue state?
71
Fluorescent bulb alternative, for short
3 letters Hints for Fluorescent bulb alternative, for short Clue page for Fluorescent bulb alternative, for short
72
Novices
5 letters Hints for Novices Clue page for Novices

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