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NYT Crossword Answers for August 12, 2018

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Sunday, August 12, 2018 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 12, 2018: 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

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Begin
5 letters Hints for Begin Clue page for Begin
6
Commercial aunt since 1889
6 letters Hints for Commercial aunt since 1889 Clue page for Commercial aunt since 1889
12
Prep to find fingerprints
4 letters Hints for Prep to find fingerprints Clue page for Prep to find fingerprints
16
Checkup sounds
3 letters Hints for Checkup sounds Clue page for Checkup sounds
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Deduce
5 letters Hints for Deduce Clue page for Deduce
20
Rabid supporters
6 letters Hints for Rabid supporters Clue page for Rabid supporters
21
Steel head?
8 letters Hints for Steel head? Clue page for Steel head?
23
Land O'Lakes and Breakstone's?
12 letters Hints for Land O'Lakes and Breakstone's? Clue page for Land O'Lakes and Breakstone's?
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Part of the SkyTeam Alliance
8 letters Hints for Part of the SkyTeam Alliance Clue page for Part of the SkyTeam Alliance
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With severity
7 letters Hints for With severity Clue page for With severity
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The only way to get respect, so they say
6 letters Hints for The only way to get respect, so they say Clue page for The only way to get respect, so they say
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Kind of torch
4 letters Hints for Kind of torch Clue page for Kind of torch
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Commies
4 letters Hints for Commies Clue page for Commies
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Ministering?
14 letters Hints for Ministering? Clue page for Ministering?
35
Giant in direct sales
5 letters Hints for Giant in direct sales Clue page for Giant in direct sales
37
Pro or con
4 letters Hints for Pro or con Clue page for Pro or con
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Vientiane native
3 letters Hints for Vientiane native Clue page for Vientiane native
39
Stag's mate
3 letters Hints for Stag's mate Clue page for Stag's mate
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Laundry unit
4 letters Hints for Laundry unit Clue page for Laundry unit
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"Inside the N.B.A." analyst beginning in 2011
5 letters Hints for "Inside the N.B.A." analyst beginning in 2011 Clue page for "Inside the N.B.A." analyst beginning in 2011
43
Wunderkinds, say
7 letters Hints for Wunderkinds, say Clue page for Wunderkinds, say
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"Damn, I can't seem to get a ball into fair territory!"?
17 letters Hints for "Damn, I can't seem to get a ball into fair territory!"? Clue page for "Damn, I can't seem to get a ball into fair territory!"?
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Fabrication
3 letters Hints for Fabrication Clue page for Fabrication
54
Chicago airport code
3 letters Hints for Chicago airport code Clue page for Chicago airport code
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Wide divide
5 letters Hints for Wide divide Clue page for Wide divide
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Lose an all-in hand, say
6 letters Hints for Lose an all-in hand, say Clue page for Lose an all-in hand, say
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Vitriol
4 letters Hints for Vitriol Clue page for Vitriol
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Aziz of "Master of None"
6 letters Hints for Aziz of "Master of None" Clue page for Aziz of "Master of None"
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Most susceptible to sunburn
6 letters Hints for Most susceptible to sunburn Clue page for Most susceptible to sunburn
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Biblioklept's targets
5 letters Hints for Biblioklept's targets Clue page for Biblioklept's targets
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Like a trip overland from Venezuela to Bolivia?
15 letters Hints for Like a trip overland from Venezuela to Bolivia? Clue page for Like a trip overland from Venezuela to Bolivia?
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Musical closings
5 letters Hints for Musical closings Clue page for Musical closings
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Easy buckets
6 letters Hints for Easy buckets Clue page for Easy buckets
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Tiny, multitentacled creatures
6 letters Hints for Tiny, multitentacled creatures Clue page for Tiny, multitentacled creatures
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Operating system since the early '70s
4 letters Hints for Operating system since the early '70s Clue page for Operating system since the early '70s
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Mother ___
6 letters Hints for Mother ___ Clue page for Mother ___
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"Robinson Crusoe" author
5 letters Hints for "Robinson Crusoe" author Clue page for "Robinson Crusoe" author
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Fútbol stadium cry
3 letters Hints for Fútbol stadium cry Clue page for Fútbol stadium cry
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Ingredient in a Cuba libre
3 letters Hints for Ingredient in a Cuba libre Clue page for Ingredient in a Cuba libre
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Expensive line of nonsense someone throws you?
17 letters Hints for Expensive line of nonsense someone throws you? Clue page for Expensive line of nonsense someone throws you?
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Novel endings, maybe
7 letters Hints for Novel endings, maybe Clue page for Novel endings, maybe
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Informal assertion of authority
5 letters Hints for Informal assertion of authority Clue page for Informal assertion of authority
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Indigo source
4 letters Hints for Indigo source Clue page for Indigo source
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Part of NGO
3 letters Hints for Part of NGO Clue page for Part of NGO
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Orders
3 letters Hints for Orders Clue page for Orders
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"Feed me!," maybe
4 letters Hints for "Feed me!," maybe Clue page for "Feed me!," maybe
94
Tannery stock
5 letters Hints for Tannery stock Clue page for Tannery stock
95
"What are you hauling in there?" and "How many axles you running?"
14 letters Hints for "What are you hauling in there?" and "How many axles you running?" Clue page for "What are you hauling in there?" and "How many axles you running?"
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Course
4 letters Hints for Course Clue page for Course
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Actress Moreno
4 letters Hints for Actress Moreno Clue page for Actress Moreno
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One putting others down
6 letters Hints for One putting others down Clue page for One putting others down
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Ivory, e.g.
7 letters Hints for Ivory, e.g. Clue page for Ivory, e.g.
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In a state
8 letters Hints for In a state Clue page for In a state
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Entering your middle name, then date of birth, then adding a "1," etc.?
12 letters Hints for Entering your middle name, then date of birth, then adding a "1," etc.? Clue page for Entering your middle name, then date of birth, then adding a "1," etc.?
112
Missile in a mating ritual
8 letters Hints for Missile in a mating ritual Clue page for Missile in a mating ritual
113
Best of all possible worlds
6 letters Hints for Best of all possible worlds Clue page for Best of all possible worlds
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Amounts to
5 letters Hints for Amounts to Clue page for Amounts to
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Amount to
3 letters Hints for Amount to Clue page for Amount to
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"... ish"
4 letters Hints for "... ish" Clue page for "... ish"
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Nitpicky know-it-all
6 letters Hints for Nitpicky know-it-all Clue page for Nitpicky know-it-all
118
Scoring factor at a crossword tournament
5 letters Hints for Scoring factor at a crossword tournament Clue page for Scoring factor at a crossword tournament

Down clues

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Bros, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Bros, e.g. Clue page for Bros, e.g.
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Letter-shaped fastener
4 letters Hints for Letter-shaped fastener Clue page for Letter-shaped fastener
3
Subsequently
10 letters Hints for Subsequently Clue page for Subsequently
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Sadly unoriginal works
8 letters Hints for Sadly unoriginal works Clue page for Sadly unoriginal works
5
In vogue
6 letters Hints for In vogue Clue page for In vogue
6
Box of 12?
4 letters Hints for Box of 12? Clue page for Box of 12?
7
Manning with two Super Bowl M.V.P. awards
3 letters Hints for Manning with two Super Bowl M.V.P. awards Clue page for Manning with two Super Bowl M.V.P. awards
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"I want my ___" (1980s slogan)
3 letters Hints for "I want my ___" (1980s slogan) Clue page for "I want my ___" (1980s slogan)
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Suggestion from a financial adviser, for short
3 letters Hints for Suggestion from a financial adviser, for short Clue page for Suggestion from a financial adviser, for short
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Rami ___ of "Mr. Robot"
5 letters Hints for Rami ___ of "Mr. Robot" Clue page for Rami ___ of "Mr. Robot"
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Attack vigorously
6 letters Hints for Attack vigorously Clue page for Attack vigorously
12
Title role for Jamie Foxx
6 letters Hints for Title role for Jamie Foxx Clue page for Title role for Jamie Foxx
13
Like the Statue of Liberty at night
5 letters Hints for Like the Statue of Liberty at night Clue page for Like the Statue of Liberty at night
14
Most common U.S. surname
5 letters Hints for Most common U.S. surname Clue page for Most common U.S. surname
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Wee one
3 letters Hints for Wee one Clue page for Wee one
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Trattoria option that means "garlic and oil"
10 letters Hints for Trattoria option that means "garlic and oil" Clue page for Trattoria option that means "garlic and oil"
17
Poem name whose singular and plural forms are the same
5 letters Hints for Poem name whose singular and plural forms are the same Clue page for Poem name whose singular and plural forms are the same
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Slowness embodied
5 letters Hints for Slowness embodied Clue page for Slowness embodied
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Betrays, in a way
6 letters Hints for Betrays, in a way Clue page for Betrays, in a way
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"Treasure Island" monogram
3 letters Hints for "Treasure Island" monogram Clue page for "Treasure Island" monogram
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Genetic messenger
3 letters Hints for Genetic messenger Clue page for Genetic messenger
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Excessive lovers of the grape
5 letters Hints for Excessive lovers of the grape Clue page for Excessive lovers of the grape
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Classical theater
5 letters Hints for Classical theater Clue page for Classical theater
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Concrete
4 letters Hints for Concrete Clue page for Concrete
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Temptation location
4 letters Hints for Temptation location Clue page for Temptation location
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Big name in soda cans and foil
5 letters Hints for Big name in soda cans and foil Clue page for Big name in soda cans and foil
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Show grief
5 letters Hints for Show grief Clue page for Show grief
37
Guest bed, in a pinch
4 letters Hints for Guest bed, in a pinch Clue page for Guest bed, in a pinch
42
Extended writer's blocks?
9 letters Hints for Extended writer's blocks? Clue page for Extended writer's blocks?
43
Scrapbooking need
5 letters Hints for Scrapbooking need Clue page for Scrapbooking need
44
Big success
3 letters Hints for Big success Clue page for Big success
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Good source of calcium
4 letters Hints for Good source of calcium Clue page for Good source of calcium
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Grasps
4 letters Hints for Grasps Clue page for Grasps
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Hosiery shades
5 letters Hints for Hosiery shades Clue page for Hosiery shades
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Hebrew letter on a dreidel
4 letters Hints for Hebrew letter on a dreidel Clue page for Hebrew letter on a dreidel
50
American Girl products
5 letters Hints for American Girl products Clue page for American Girl products
51
Keep watch for, maybe
4 letters Hints for Keep watch for, maybe Clue page for Keep watch for, maybe
52
Overdo it on the praise
4 letters Hints for Overdo it on the praise Clue page for Overdo it on the praise
57
"The Lord of the Rings" actor Billy
4 letters Hints for "The Lord of the Rings" actor Billy Clue page for "The Lord of the Rings" actor Billy
59
He fought alongside Achilles
4 letters Hints for He fought alongside Achilles Clue page for He fought alongside Achilles
60
Remote button
5 letters Hints for Remote button Clue page for Remote button
61
Aspirin maker
5 letters Hints for Aspirin maker Clue page for Aspirin maker
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Narrow valleys
5 letters Hints for Narrow valleys Clue page for Narrow valleys
64
Oreo ingredient until the mid-'90s
4 letters Hints for Oreo ingredient until the mid-'90s Clue page for Oreo ingredient until the mid-'90s
65
One ogling
4 letters Hints for One ogling Clue page for One ogling
66
"You just blew my mind!"
4 letters Hints for "You just blew my mind!" Clue page for "You just blew my mind!"
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Medical breakthrough
4 letters Hints for Medical breakthrough Clue page for Medical breakthrough
68
"Movin' ___"
4 letters Hints for "Movin' ___" Clue page for "Movin' ___"
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Tiny
10 letters Hints for Tiny Clue page for Tiny
72
Wide-swinging blow
10 letters Hints for Wide-swinging blow Clue page for Wide-swinging blow
73
CBS's "Kate & ___"
5 letters Hints for CBS's "Kate & ___" Clue page for CBS's "Kate & ___"
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Peddles
5 letters Hints for Peddles Clue page for Peddles
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Harbor sight
3 letters Hints for Harbor sight Clue page for Harbor sight
77
Box of 12, say
5 letters Hints for Box of 12, say Clue page for Box of 12, say
78
"Ticklish" toys
5 letters Hints for "Ticklish" toys Clue page for "Ticklish" toys
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Raced
4 letters Hints for Raced Clue page for Raced
82
[The light turned green! Go!]
4 letters Hints for [The light turned green! Go!] Clue page for [The light turned green! Go!]
83
Free trial version
4 letters Hints for Free trial version Clue page for Free trial version
84
Where you might open a whole can of worms?
8 letters Hints for Where you might open a whole can of worms? Clue page for Where you might open a whole can of worms?
86
Track down
6 letters Hints for Track down Clue page for Track down
90
Move in the direction of
6 letters Hints for Move in the direction of Clue page for Move in the direction of
91
Jerk
3 letters Hints for Jerk Clue page for Jerk
92
Rise to the occasion
6 letters Hints for Rise to the occasion Clue page for Rise to the occasion
94
Comedic duo?
6 letters Hints for Comedic duo? Clue page for Comedic duo?
95
Skipping syllables
5 letters Hints for Skipping syllables Clue page for Skipping syllables
96
Difficulty
5 letters Hints for Difficulty Clue page for Difficulty
97
2022 World Cup host
5 letters Hints for 2022 World Cup host Clue page for 2022 World Cup host
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Alternatives to cabs
5 letters Hints for Alternatives to cabs Clue page for Alternatives to cabs
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About to blow one's top
5 letters Hints for About to blow one's top Clue page for About to blow one's top
100
3, 4 or 5, usually
3 letters Hints for 3, 4 or 5, usually Clue page for 3, 4 or 5, usually
103
What a 76-Down pulls
4 letters Hints for What a 76-Down pulls Clue page for What a 76-Down pulls
104
Certain buy-in
4 letters Hints for Certain buy-in Clue page for Certain buy-in
105
Vet's malady, for short
4 letters Hints for Vet's malady, for short Clue page for Vet's malady, for short
107
Kerfuffle
3 letters Hints for Kerfuffle Clue page for Kerfuffle
109
Turf
3 letters Hints for Turf Clue page for Turf
110
Luxury hotel amenity
3 letters Hints for Luxury hotel amenity Clue page for Luxury hotel amenity
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Get gold from one's lead?
3 letters Hints for Get gold from one's lead? Clue page for Get gold from one's lead?

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