The Crossword Answers NYT - February 21, 2018

across

• Ultraliberals, to ultraconservatives Crossword Clue

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  POLAROPPOSITES

• Soviet labor camp Crossword Clue

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  GULAG

• Marsupial with a grasping tail Crossword Clue

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  OPOSSUM

• Damage beyond repair Crossword Clue

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  TOTAL

• Genius Bar staffer Crossword Clue

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  TECH

• Instagram upload, for short Crossword Clue

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  PIC

• Busy hosp. sites Crossword Clue

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  ERS

• Explorer Hernando de ___ Crossword Clue

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  SOTO

• Atlas close-up Crossword Clue

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  INSET

• Pre-1917 autocrats Crossword Clue

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  TSARS

• Jong who wrote "Fear of Flying" Crossword Clue

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  ERICA

• Ice cream parlor orders Crossword Clue

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  MALTS

• Belch fumes, say Crossword Clue

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  POLLUTE

• Place to board a bus or train Crossword Clue

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  DEPOT

• Underworld boss? Crossword Clue

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  SATAN

• Survey Crossword Clue

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  POLL

• It may be at the end of one's rope Crossword Clue

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  NOOSE

• Merino mothers Crossword Clue

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  EWES

• Amy Winehouse, vocally Crossword Clue

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  ALTO

• Marx with a curly wig Crossword Clue

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  HARPO

• "Holy smokes!" Crossword Clue

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  MAN

• Ian McKellen's role in "X-Men" movies Crossword Clue

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  MAGNETO

• Game fish that can breathe air Crossword Clue

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  TARPON

• "___ Means I Love You" (1968 top 10 hit by the Delfonics) Crossword Clue

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  LALA

• Underworld boss Crossword Clue

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  CAPO

• Mixed martial arts cage shape Crossword Clue

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  OCTAGON

• Fizzling fireworks Crossword Clue

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  DUDS

• Goddess with cow's horns Crossword Clue

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  ISIS

• Talk trash about Crossword Clue

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  BASH

• Cheerleader's handful Crossword Clue

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  POMPOM

• Obama's stepfather ___ Soetoro Crossword Clue

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  LOLO

• Still competitive Crossword Clue

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  INIT

• Places for channel surfers Crossword Clue

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  SOFAS

• Long of "Alfie," 2004 Crossword Clue

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  NIA

• One doing a locker room interview Crossword Clue

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  SPORTSREPORTER

• ___ Clooney, human rights lawyer Crossword Clue

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  AMAL

• Barely ahead Crossword Clue

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  UPONE

• Bird in Egyptian hieroglyphics Crossword Clue

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  IBIS

• Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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  POBOX