The Crossword AnswersNYT - July 05, 2020

across

• Orator's platform Crossword Clue

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  SOAPTICK

• Evening gala Crossword Clue

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  SOIREE

• Restless desire Crossword Clue

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  ITCH

• Father of Scout, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" Crossword Clue

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  ATTICUS

• Declare Crossword Clue

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  AVOW

• Best Actor winner Malek Crossword Clue

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  RAMI

• Normandy battle site Crossword Clue

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  STLO

• Wads Crossword Clue

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  HUNKS

• Store Crossword Clue

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  STASH

• Singer Brickell Crossword Clue

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  EDIE

• It's frequently under fire Crossword Clue

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  ASH

• Conditional word Crossword Clue

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  UNLESS

• Flight recorder Crossword Clue

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  BLACKTICK

• ___ New Guinea Crossword Clue

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  PAPUA

• Org. that kicked off again in 2020 after a 19-year hiatus Crossword Clue

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  XFL

• Foreword Crossword Clue

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  INTRO

• Word before or after short Crossword Clue

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  STOP

• Ad Council offerings, for short Crossword Clue

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  PSAS

• Home of the Kaaba Crossword Clue

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  MECCA

• Less wild Crossword Clue

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  TAMER

• Done working: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  RET

• Improv class exercises Crossword Clue

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  SCENES

• Without aim Crossword Clue

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  IDLY

• Something lent to a friend Crossword Clue

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  EAR

• Wonder Woman accessory Crossword Clue

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  LASSO

• Run on Crossword Clue

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  YAK

• Believed something without question Crossword Clue

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  ATEITUP

• Commercial lead-in to land Crossword Clue

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  LEGO

• Expressively creative Crossword Clue

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  ARTISTIC

• "Never meet your ___" (maxim) Crossword Clue

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  IDOLS

• Sustained period of luck, as with dice Crossword Clue

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  HOTHAND

• Litter critter Crossword Clue

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  PUP

• Floor plan unit Crossword Clue

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  SQUAREFOOT

• What Franklin famously asked for Crossword Clue

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  RESPECT

• Debtor's letters Crossword Clue

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  IOU

• Set of skills, metaphorically Crossword Clue

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  TOOLTICK

• Aware of Crossword Clue

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  INON

• Playroom chest Crossword Clue

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  TOYTICK

• They're worn on heads with tails Crossword Clue

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  TOPHATS

• Ka ___ (southernmost point on Hawaii) Crossword Clue

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  LAE

• Olivia Benson's division on TV: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  SVU

• A much greater quantity Crossword Clue

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  FARMORE

• One of the six simple machines Crossword Clue

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  WEDGE

• Mrs., in Mexico Crossword Clue

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  SRA

• They take the form of self-flying paper airplanes in the Harry Potter books Crossword Clue

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  MEMOS

• Piece of cake, say Crossword Clue

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  DESSERT

• Kids Crossword Clue

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  TEASES

• Email holder Crossword Clue

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  INTICK

• Was first Crossword Clue

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  LED

• Prepare to bathe Crossword Clue

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  UNDRESS

• Border Crossword Clue

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  ABUT

• ___ complex Crossword Clue

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  MARTYR

• Lead-in to fit or active Crossword Clue

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  RETRO

• Studio behind "Platoon" and "Amadeus" Crossword Clue

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  ORION

• 1/48 of a cup: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  TSP

• Spartan Crossword Clue

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  BARE

• "The Problem With ___" (2017 documentary) Crossword Clue

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  APU

• About which you might always say "Bee prepared"? Crossword Clue

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  HONEY

• Mob Crossword Clue

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  MAFIA

• Fish whose males bear the young Crossword Clue

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  SEAHORSE

• Note-taking spot? Crossword Clue

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  ATM

• Floor plan spec Crossword Clue

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  AREA

• Blog feed inits Crossword Clue

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  RSS

• Last dance? Crossword Clue

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  SENIORPROM

• Managed an unmanageable group, figuratively Crossword Clue

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  HERDEDCATS

• Downwind Crossword Clue

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  ALEE

• Prefix with -graph Crossword Clue

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  EPI

• First of the metalloids Crossword Clue

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  BORON

• Salary negotiator Crossword Clue

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  AGENT

• Adversary Crossword Clue

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  ENEMY

• Embodiment of slipperiness Crossword Clue

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  EEL

• State pair: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  SENS

• Topping for a 25-Across Crossword Clue

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  ICING