The Crossword Answers NYT - August 13, 2018

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• Diplomat's forte Crossword Clue

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  TACT

• Vichyssoise vegetable Crossword Clue

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  LEEK

• Pear variety Crossword Clue

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  BOSC

• Waders with curved bills Crossword Clue

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  IBISES

• Times Sq. squad Crossword Clue

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  NYPD

• Sound of annoyance Crossword Clue

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  TSK

• Curling surface Crossword Clue

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  ICE

• Jason's fleece-seeking ship Crossword Clue

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  ARGO

• Carpet layer's measurement Crossword Clue

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  AREA

• Drug giant ___ Lilly Crossword Clue

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  ELI

• The Gershwins' "Of ___ I Sing" Crossword Clue

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  THEE

• Gunky roofing stuff Crossword Clue

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  TAR

• Score in baseball ... or ruin some hose Crossword Clue

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  GETARUN

• Part of Adam from which Eve was fashioned Crossword Clue

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  RIB

• Gel-producing succulent Crossword Clue

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  ALOE

• Land with pyramids Crossword Clue

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  EGYPT

• Toledo's home Crossword Clue

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  OHIO

• Leave a lasting legacy ... or do worse at school Crossword Clue

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  GODOWNINHISTORY

• Succeed on the gridiron ... or invite a slap in the face Crossword Clue

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  MAKEPASSES

• Word after Near, Middle or Far Crossword Clue

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  EAST

• Shoe with holes Crossword Clue

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  CROC

• Helper Crossword Clue

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  AIDE

• Femme fatale Crossword Clue

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  VAMP

• Be lucky in Scrabble ... or come up short memorywise Crossword Clue

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  DRAWABLANK

• Excessive Crossword Clue

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  UNDUE

• Fiction's opposite Crossword Clue

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  FACT

• Peruvian animal Crossword Clue

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  LLAMA

• Common golf shirts Crossword Clue

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  POLOS

• English school on the Thames Crossword Clue

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  ETON

• Cannabis variety used for rope Crossword Clue

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  HEMP

• "SportsNation" station Crossword Clue

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  ESPN

• One of the Baltic States Crossword Clue

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  LATVIA

• Starting point for a horse race Crossword Clue

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  GATE

• Have dinner Crossword Clue

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  EAT

• "Roseanne" actress Gilbert Crossword Clue

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  SARA

• Drop that might run down the face Crossword Clue

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  TEAR

• Start of a mixed message, as illustrated by 17-, 23-, 39- and 54-Across Crossword Clue

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  GOODNEWSBADNEWS