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NYT Crossword Answers for August 20, 2017

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Sunday, August 20, 2017 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 20, 2017: 138 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

Down clues

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Online help
4 letters Hints for Online help Clue page for Online help
2
"Are you some kind of ___?"
4 letters Hints for "Are you some kind of ___?" Clue page for "Are you some kind of ___?"
3
Lone Star State sch.
4 letters Hints for Lone Star State sch. Clue page for Lone Star State sch.
4
Guest
7 letters Hints for Guest Clue page for Guest
5
Perfume compound
5 letters Hints for Perfume compound Clue page for Perfume compound
6
Inspector Clouseau's employer
6 letters Hints for Inspector Clouseau's employer Clue page for Inspector Clouseau's employer
7
"A Navel" artist, 1923
3 letters Hints for "A Navel" artist, 1923 Clue page for "A Navel" artist, 1923
8
Wine-and-cassis drink
3 letters Hints for Wine-and-cassis drink Clue page for Wine-and-cassis drink
9
See 53-Across
3 letters Hints for See 53-Across Clue page for See 53-Across
10
Dalmatian, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Dalmatian, e.g. Clue page for Dalmatian, e.g.
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Lilylike plant
5 letters Hints for Lilylike plant Clue page for Lilylike plant
12
Tot's "Lemme up on your shoulders!"
9 letters Hints for Tot's "Lemme up on your shoulders!" Clue page for Tot's "Lemme up on your shoulders!"
13
Old-fashioned gunfight locales
7 letters Hints for Old-fashioned gunfight locales Clue page for Old-fashioned gunfight locales
14
Like the people who invented golf
8 letters Hints for Like the people who invented golf Clue page for Like the people who invented golf
15
Astronaut after whom Buzz Lightyear was named
6 letters Hints for Astronaut after whom Buzz Lightyear was named Clue page for Astronaut after whom Buzz Lightyear was named
16
Couch potato
6 letters Hints for Couch potato Clue page for Couch potato
17
Some home printers
6 letters Hints for Some home printers Clue page for Some home printers
19
Title Seuss creature
5 letters Hints for Title Seuss creature Clue page for Title Seuss creature
23
"Stop!," to a cop
6 letters Hints for "Stop!," to a cop Clue page for "Stop!," to a cop
24
Lowly worker
4 letters Hints for Lowly worker Clue page for Lowly worker
30
Bugged
5 letters Hints for Bugged Clue page for Bugged
31
Short and detached, in music: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Short and detached, in music: Abbr. Clue page for Short and detached, in music: Abbr.
32
Surefire
6 letters Hints for Surefire Clue page for Surefire
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Expert on meters and feet
4 letters Hints for Expert on meters and feet Clue page for Expert on meters and feet
34
An official color of the Miami Dolphins
4 letters Hints for An official color of the Miami Dolphins Clue page for An official color of the Miami Dolphins
35
Roll up
4 letters Hints for Roll up Clue page for Roll up
36
Tirade
4 letters Hints for Tirade Clue page for Tirade
40
Den, often
6 letters Hints for Den, often Clue page for Den, often
42
Gucci or Givenchy, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Gucci or Givenchy, e.g. Clue page for Gucci or Givenchy, e.g.
43
The first "A" in Reddit's A.M.A.
3 letters Hints for The first "A" in Reddit's A.M.A. Clue page for The first "A" in Reddit's A.M.A.
46
Mesmerized
4 letters Hints for Mesmerized Clue page for Mesmerized
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"You bet!," in Yucatán
4 letters Hints for "You bet!," in Yucatán Clue page for "You bet!," in Yucatán
48
Radiuses' neighbors
5 letters Hints for Radiuses' neighbors Clue page for Radiuses' neighbors
50
Marriott competitor
4 letters Hints for Marriott competitor Clue page for Marriott competitor
51
Third one's a harm?
4 letters Hints for Third one's a harm? Clue page for Third one's a harm?
52
Wine's aroma
4 letters Hints for Wine's aroma Clue page for Wine's aroma
54
China setting
4 letters Hints for China setting Clue page for China setting
57
Doofus
4 letters Hints for Doofus Clue page for Doofus
60
Novelist Seton
4 letters Hints for Novelist Seton Clue page for Novelist Seton
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Mesa ___ National Park
5 letters Hints for Mesa ___ National Park Clue page for Mesa ___ National Park
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Moaning Hogwarts ghost
6 letters Hints for Moaning Hogwarts ghost Clue page for Moaning Hogwarts ghost
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Not even close
4 letters Hints for Not even close Clue page for Not even close
65
The Red Baron and others
4 letters Hints for The Red Baron and others Clue page for The Red Baron and others
66
Northern Montana tribe
4 letters Hints for Northern Montana tribe Clue page for Northern Montana tribe
67
Poker player's tic, perhaps
4 letters Hints for Poker player's tic, perhaps Clue page for Poker player's tic, perhaps
68
___ Python
5 letters Hints for ___ Python Clue page for ___ Python
70
Depose
4 letters Hints for Depose Clue page for Depose
71
Cubbie or Card
4 letters Hints for Cubbie or Card Clue page for Cubbie or Card
74
From the top, to a musician
6 letters Hints for From the top, to a musician Clue page for From the top, to a musician
78
Sierras, e.g.
9 letters Hints for Sierras, e.g. Clue page for Sierras, e.g.
79
Want ad letters
3 letters Hints for Want ad letters Clue page for Want ad letters
80
Take the heat from?
5 letters Hints for Take the heat from? Clue page for Take the heat from?
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Motorcade unit
4 letters Hints for Motorcade unit Clue page for Motorcade unit
83
Lee of Marvel Comics
4 letters Hints for Lee of Marvel Comics Clue page for Lee of Marvel Comics
84
Storied also-ran
4 letters Hints for Storied also-ran Clue page for Storied also-ran
86
Apple product discontinued in 2017
8 letters Hints for Apple product discontinued in 2017 Clue page for Apple product discontinued in 2017
87
Tennis's Steffi
4 letters Hints for Tennis's Steffi Clue page for Tennis's Steffi
89
Through with
4 letters Hints for Through with Clue page for Through with
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Like some training
6 letters Hints for Like some training Clue page for Like some training
93
Quarantine
7 letters Hints for Quarantine Clue page for Quarantine
96
"Is that even possible?"
7 letters Hints for "Is that even possible?" Clue page for "Is that even possible?"
97
Must pay
6 letters Hints for Must pay Clue page for Must pay
98
Main forces?
6 letters Hints for Main forces? Clue page for Main forces?
99
See the world
6 letters Hints for See the world Clue page for See the world
100
Tea times: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Tea times: Abbr. Clue page for Tea times: Abbr.
101
Ransom note writer
6 letters Hints for Ransom note writer Clue page for Ransom note writer
102
Deseret News reader, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Deseret News reader, e.g. Clue page for Deseret News reader, e.g.
105
"Turn up the A/C!"
5 letters Hints for "Turn up the A/C!" Clue page for "Turn up the A/C!"
106
Must have
5 letters Hints for Must have Clue page for Must have
107
Paris's Musée d'___
5 letters Hints for Paris's Musée d'___ Clue page for Paris's Musée d'___
111
Fleet on Fleet Street
4 letters Hints for Fleet on Fleet Street Clue page for Fleet on Fleet Street
112
With 117-Down, Mesabi Range output
4 letters Hints for With 117-Down, Mesabi Range output Clue page for With 117-Down, Mesabi Range output
113
Regarding
4 letters Hints for Regarding Clue page for Regarding
116
Thick coat on a cold day?
3 letters Hints for Thick coat on a cold day? Clue page for Thick coat on a cold day?
117
See 112-Down
3 letters Hints for See 112-Down Clue page for See 112-Down
118
Small inlet
3 letters Hints for Small inlet Clue page for Small inlet

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