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NYT Crossword Answers for August 17, 2018

Friday, August 17, 2018 · 68 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, August 17, 2018: 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

  1. 1

    Lake of rock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    4 letters Hints for Lake of rock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer Clue page for Lake of rock's Emerson, Lake & Palmer

  2. 5

    One who crosses the line

    4 letters Hints for One who crosses the line Clue page for One who crosses the line

  3. 9

    Dunderheads

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  4. 14

    Bare

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  5. 16

    He said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe"

    5 letters Hints for He said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" Clue page for He said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe"

  6. 17

    Fifth wheel

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  7. 18

    Small protuberance

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  8. 19

    "Ingredient" of success

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  9. 21

    Sound at a spa

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  10. 22

    Still

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  11. 23

    Amish, e.g.

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  12. 24

    Verbal shrug

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  13. 26

    Hallucinogenic edibles, in slang

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  14. 28

    They're often blitzed

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  15. 29

    Lieutenant Minderbinder of "Catch-22"

    4 letters Hints for Lieutenant Minderbinder of "Catch-22" Clue page for Lieutenant Minderbinder of "Catch-22"

  16. 31

    Wore an outfit with panache, informally

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  17. 33

    Constellation between Cygnus and Aquila

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  18. 36

    See 44-Across

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  19. 37

    Real identity

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  20. 39

    Pro ___

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  21. 40

    City north of Des Moines

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  22. 41

    Try to get something from a bag

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  23. 44

    Court figure whose job is to detect 36-Across

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  24. 46

    "___ said ..."

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  25. 47

    Oaf

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  26. 50

    Lines around Chicago

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  27. 51

    Primer finish

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  28. 54

    "Pretty, pretty please?"

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  29. 56

    Grueling grillings

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  30. 57

    Trim

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  31. 58

    Process by which neutrinos are produced

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  32. 59

    Fix, as a bow

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  33. 60

    Attended (to)

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  34. 61

    Merrill in movies

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Full of hot air

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  2. 2

    Money in Nepal

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  3. 3

    Formally establish

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  4. 4

    "Young Frankenstein" co-star

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  5. 5

    Mill owner in the California gold rush

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  6. 6

    Big name in oil

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  7. 7

    Tap attachment

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  8. 8

    Une couleur primaire

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  9. 9

    Showed one's disapproval, in a way

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  10. 10

    Ashy

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  11. 11

    30-foot-long dinosaur able to walk on either two legs or four

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  12. 12

    Samuel L. Jackson has been in six of his movies

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  13. 13

    Some sketch show V.I.P.s

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  14. 15

    Drives

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  15. 20

    ___ Systems, computer networking giant

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  16. 25

    Applies to

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  17. 26

    Most cunning

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  18. 27

    Disorderly do

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  19. 29

    Preserves variety

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  20. 30

    "So much for my theory"

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  21. 32

    Offered unwanted advice

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  22. 33

    Big cheese wheels?

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  23. 34

    Country singer Clark

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  24. 35

    Oktoberfest offering

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  25. 38

    Diet-friendly, say

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  26. 42

    New England prep school attended by J.F.K.

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  27. 43

    Former Supreme Court justice Stone

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  28. 45

    Online periodical

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  29. 47

    You can count on them

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  30. 48

    Spinner?

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  31. 49

    Cushy course

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  32. 52

    Doesn't just tear up

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  33. 53

    Struck out

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  34. 55

    Prefix with cycle

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