The Crossword Answers NYT - August 05, 2022

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• Benefit Crossword Clue

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  AVAIL

• Sounds of some pauses Crossword Clue

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  ERS

• Vicar in "Emma" Crossword Clue

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  ELTON

• Office binder? Crossword Clue

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  REDTAPE

• French word that becomes its own opposite by changing the first letter to V Crossword Clue

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  NOTRE

• They're often paired with nuts Crossword Clue

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  BOLTS

• Traditional application for a Hindu wedding Crossword Clue

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  HENNA

• ___ polymerase Crossword Clue

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  RNA

• Sleep aid said to reduce anxiety Crossword Clue

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  WEIGHTEDBLANKET

• Settle up Crossword Clue

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  PAYTHETAB

• Top-notch Crossword Clue

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  ACES

• Ending with play or plate Crossword Clue

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  LET

• They might be standing or marching Crossword Clue

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  ORDERS

• Farm unit Crossword Clue

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  BALE

• "Word is …" Crossword Clue

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  THEYSAY

• Staggered breathing? Crossword Clue

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  GASPS

• ___ Burke, sportscaster and N.B.A. analyst Crossword Clue

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  DORIS

• A bird, food or person Crossword Clue

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  KIWI

• Female swan Crossword Clue

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  PEN

• Canceled Crossword Clue

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  NOGO

• Compilation for admiration Crossword Clue

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  ODES

• ___ Mob, hip-hop collective from N.Y.C Crossword Clue

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  ASAP

• Compress hard Crossword Clue

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  SMUSH

• Comp. ___ (univ. major) Crossword Clue

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  SCI

• Free Crossword Clue

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  LETGO

• Wheel, so to speak Crossword Clue

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  HELM

• What's the matter? Crossword Clue

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  ATOM

• Cloud often seen in the summer Crossword Clue

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  GNATS

• "The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991 Crossword Clue

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  TAN

• Musical group Crossword Clue

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  ALTOS

• "Parasite" co-star ___ Jung-eun Crossword Clue

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  LEE

• Name that anagrams to something you might smoke Crossword Clue

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  CRAIG

• Frequently flooded area Crossword Clue

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  FEN

• Some leporids Crossword Clue

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  HARES

• Item in a husk Crossword Clue

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  OAT

• Little bits Crossword Clue

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  IOTAS

• Get down Crossword Clue

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  SADDEN

• More cover than usual … or what a 20-Across might offer? Crossword Clue

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  HEAVYSECURITY