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New York Times: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, August 18, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Alina Abidi
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Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short
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Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short
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"Holy mackerel!"
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"Holy mackerel!"
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Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan Stevens
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Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan Stevens
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Black-and-white item in a sleeve
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Black-and-white item in a sleeve
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V.I.P. on base
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V.I.P. on base
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Winter bugs
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Winter bugs
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With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold
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With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold
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Part of the food pyramid
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Part of the food pyramid
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Gardening tool
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Gardening tool
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Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say"
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Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say"
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Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief
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Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief
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Black History Mo.
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Black History Mo.
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See 16-Across
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See 16-Across
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"Why?"
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"Why?"
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Puts up
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Puts up
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Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrived
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Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrived
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Tick (off)
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Tick (off)
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Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief
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Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief
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Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap"
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Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap"
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John Lewis was born here: Abbr.
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John Lewis was born here: Abbr.
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Org. that oversees O.T.C.s
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Org. that oversees O.T.C.s
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Campaign expense
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Campaign expense
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Get situated
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Get situated
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Pacify
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Pacify
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Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across
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Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across
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Hit the slopes
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Hit the slopes
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"___ be my pleasure"
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"___ be my pleasure"
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Lots
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Lots
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Hearty laugh
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Hearty laugh
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Tidy
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Tidy
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Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme
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Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme
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Brand in the ice cream aisle
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Brand in the ice cream aisle
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Aches (for)
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Aches (for)
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Words after a gasp
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Words after a gasp
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Its underside might be covered in gum
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Its underside might be covered in gum
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The first cloned mammals
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The first cloned mammals
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Yarn
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Yarn
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Dad
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Dad
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"Midsommar" director Aster
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"Midsommar" director Aster
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___ faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)
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___ faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)
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Fly-by-night type?
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Fly-by-night type?
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Fuel up, in a way
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Fuel up, in a way
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Visual in an annual report
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Visual in an annual report
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Nimble
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Nimble
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Hornswoggle
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Hornswoggle
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Toggle option
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Toggle option
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Artist's starting place
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Artist's starting place
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Get-go
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Get-go
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Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds
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Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds
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What an asterisk might suggest
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Centaur's foot
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Centaur's foot
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Transform
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Transform
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Repeated string in a chain letter subject line
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Repeated string in a chain letter subject line
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Website with articles like "10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home"
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Website with articles like "10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home"
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Things best kept under one's hat?
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Things best kept under one's hat?
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Data structure with a root node
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Data structure with a root node
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Undo
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Undo
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Half of a half-bathroom
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Half of a half-bathroom
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Tiny toymaker
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Tiny toymaker
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Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020
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Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020
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Cheese used in Babybels
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Cheese used in Babybels
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Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns
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Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns
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Something to do
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Something to do
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Latin gods
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Latin gods
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Shared one's views
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Shared one's views
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For all ages, as a video game
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For all ages, as a video game
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Tell
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Tell
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Also
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Also
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At all, in dialect
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At all, in dialect
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Combined
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Combined
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Pretzel, basically
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Pretzel, basically
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Shaming syllable
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Shaming syllable
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Drug dosages: Abbr.
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Drug dosages: Abbr.
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Light bulb moment sound
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Light bulb moment sound
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Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in brief
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Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in brief
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"Piggy"
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"Piggy"
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