Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - July 18, 2023

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• Lego brand for young kids Crossword Clue

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  DUPLO

• Totally original Crossword Clue

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  ONEOFAKIND

• Luge, for one Crossword Clue

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  SLED

• Urgent request Crossword Clue

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  PLEA

• A single time Crossword Clue

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  ONCE

• Spiky desert plants Crossword Clue

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  CACTI

• Nincompoops Crossword Clue

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  ASSES

• It's true Crossword Clue

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  FACT

• "That's most unfortunate" Crossword Clue

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  ALAS

• Softest mineral Crossword Clue

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  TALC

• Take a load off Crossword Clue

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  REST

• "In that capacity . . ." Crossword Clue

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  ASSUCH

• Not glossy Crossword Clue

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  MATTE

• "The Giver" author Lowry Crossword Clue

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  LOIS

• People who kept records by using quipus Crossword Clue

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  INCAS

• Air show vehicle Crossword Clue

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  STUNTPLANE

• Devices for speakers and singers Crossword Clue

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  MICS

• Gloria Gaynor genre Crossword Clue

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  DISCO

• Sign of things to come Crossword Clue

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  OMEN

• Reusable bag Crossword Clue

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  TOTE

• Pride and envy, e.g Crossword Clue

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  SINS

• ___-driving car Crossword Clue

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  SELF

• 2016 Disney film inspired by Polynesian mythology Crossword Clue

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  MOANA

• School hidden in "academic subject" Crossword Clue

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  CSU

• "Great" kid-lit detective Crossword Clue

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  NATE

• Distinct time period Crossword Clue

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  ERA

• "Split" veggie in some soups Crossword Clue

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  PEA

• Poem of praise Crossword Clue

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  ODE

• Long part of a flower Crossword Clue

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  STEM

• Dissuade Crossword Clue

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  DETER

• Zion National Park's state Crossword Clue

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  UTAH

• Bygone Crossword Clue

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  OLDEN

• ___ and Ladders (board game) Crossword Clue

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  CHUTES

• Opposite of strict Crossword Clue

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  LAX

• With 51-Across, feminist rallying cry since 2017 Crossword Clue

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  NEVERTHELESS

• See 24-Across Crossword Clue

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  SHEPERSISTED

• Measurement across Crossword Clue

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  WIDTH