The Crossword Answers NYT - August 18, 2021

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• Tidy Crossword Clue

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  NEAT

• Brand in the ice cream aisle Crossword Clue

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  EDYS

• Yarn Crossword Clue

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  TALE

• Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say" Crossword Clue

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  PLUM

• Black-and-white item in a sleeve Crossword Clue

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  OREO

• V.I.P. on base Crossword Clue

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  SARGE

• Part of the food pyramid Crossword Clue

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  FATS

• Puts up Crossword Clue

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  ERECTS

• Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief Crossword Clue

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  PGA

• John Lewis was born here: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  ALA

• Campaign expense Crossword Clue

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  TVAD

• Hit the slopes Crossword Clue

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  SKI

• Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan Stevens Crossword Clue

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  OBOE

• Gardening tool Crossword Clue

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  HOE

• Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief Crossword Clue

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  NSA

• "Why?" Crossword Clue

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  WHATFOR

• Tick (off) Crossword Clue

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  TEE

• Org. that oversees O.T.C.s Crossword Clue

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  FDA

• Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short Crossword Clue

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  PARM

• Winter bugs Crossword Clue

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  FLUS

• Black History Mo Crossword Clue

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  FEB

• Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrived Crossword Clue

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  DODO

• Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap" Crossword Clue

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  WHITEELEPHANT

• Get situated Crossword Clue

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  ORIENT

• Pacify Crossword Clue

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  APPEASE

• Aches (for) Crossword Clue

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  LONGS

• The first cloned mammals Crossword Clue

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  EWES

• Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme Crossword Clue

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  THOMASNAST

• "Holy mackerel!" Crossword Clue

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  EGAD

• "___ be my pleasure" Crossword Clue

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  ITD

• Lots Crossword Clue

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  ATON

• Hearty laugh Crossword Clue

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  YUK

• Words after a gasp Crossword Clue

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  OHNO

• Its underside might be covered in gum Crossword Clue

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  DESK

• Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across Crossword Clue

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  PARTYANIMAL

• With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold Crossword Clue

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  PINTHETAIL

• See 16-Across Crossword Clue

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  ONTHEDONKEY