The Crossword Answers NYT - January 18, 2022

across

• Not great, as chances Crossword Clue

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  SLIM

• Drifting sheet Crossword Clue

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  ICEFLOE

• Preceded in commenting on an adorable kitten photo, say? Crossword Clue

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  BEATTOTHEAW

• Sigma/upsilon go-between Crossword Clue

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  TAU

• Prop for a tilting bookcase, say Crossword Clue

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  SHIM

• Point Crossword Clue

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  AIM

• Oak or beech Crossword Clue

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  TREE

• Material easily mistaken for aluminum Crossword Clue

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  TIN

• Italian author Umberto Crossword Clue

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  ECO

• Annual festival in Austin, Tex Crossword Clue

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  SXSW

• Single-serve coffee holder Crossword Clue

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  KCUP

• "I feel pretty, ___ pretty" ("West Side Story" lyric) Crossword Clue

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  OHSO

• As an ___ (parenthetically) Crossword Clue

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  ASIDE

• Tabloid twosome Crossword Clue

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  ITEM

• Yemeni port Crossword Clue

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  ADEN

• Lil ___ X Crossword Clue

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  NAS

• Italian author Ferrante Crossword Clue

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  ELENA

• Intro to girl Crossword Clue

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  ATTA

• "Carrying the Banner" musical Crossword Clue

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  NEWSIES

• Spray lightly Crossword Clue

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  MIST

• Sore from exercise, say Crossword Clue

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  ACHY

• Artificial feature in New York's Central Park Crossword Clue

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  LAKE

• It's "the word" Crossword Clue

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  MUM

• A healthy person regularly calling in sick, e.g.? Crossword Clue

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  ILLPRACTICE

• Give up Crossword Clue

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  CEDE

• What a nervous public speaker sounds like? Crossword Clue

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  UMMACHINE

• Outdoor "carpet" Crossword Clue

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  SOD

• Word in a "Batman" balloon Crossword Clue

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  POW

• Org. that creates the G.R.E Crossword Clue

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  ETS

• Cannabis strain named for its regional origin Crossword Clue

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  KUSH

• Dog command Crossword Clue

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  STAY

• Chicken or duck Crossword Clue

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  FOWL

• Possible requirements for joining a tattoo club? Crossword Clue

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  TWOINKMINIMUMS

• Zero Crossword Clue

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  NONE

• Uncommon Crossword Clue

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  RARE

• Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across Crossword Clue

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  THEDOCTORISOUT

• Megan Thee Stallion genre Crossword Clue

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  RAP