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New York Times: Monday, August 23, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Monday, August 23, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Bruce Haight
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Molten rock in a volcano
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Molten rock in a volcano
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Opposite of tight-fitting, as jeans
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Opposite of tight-fitting, as jeans
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Does needlework
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Does needlework
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Native Americans originally of the Plains
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Native Americans originally of the Plains
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State one's views
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State one's views
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Welsh "John"
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Welsh "John"
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"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" catchphrase
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"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" catchphrase
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Designer Wang
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Designer Wang
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"There! I did it!"
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"There! I did it!"
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Grp. with a Most Wanted list
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Grp. with a Most Wanted list
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Typographical flourish
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Typographical flourish
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Alternative to .com and .edu
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Alternative to .com and .edu
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"Seinfeld" catchphrase
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"Seinfeld" catchphrase
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Manipulates
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Manipulates
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Break down grammatically
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Break down grammatically
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Lofty ambition
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Lofty ambition
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Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury
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Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury
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Relatives, informally
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Relatives, informally
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"Columbo" catchphrase
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"Columbo" catchphrase
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Ave. crossers
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Ave. crossers
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The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g.
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The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g.
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Brings in, as a salary
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Brings in, as a salary
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Vowel sound heard twice in "true blue"
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Vowel sound heard twice in "true blue"
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What aspirin helps alleviate
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What aspirin helps alleviate
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"The Jackie Gleason Show" catchphrase
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"The Jackie Gleason Show" catchphrase
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West Coast winter hrs.
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West Coast winter hrs.
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Battery terminal
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Battery terminal
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Scoundrel
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Scoundrel
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Tiny bit
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Tiny bit
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Pond amphibian
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Pond amphibian
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"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" catchphrase
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"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" catchphrase
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Largest city in the Palestinian state
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Largest city in the Palestinian state
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Aged Grimm character
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Aged Grimm character
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Opposite of drowsy
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Opposite of drowsy
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Thick slice
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Thick slice
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The "99" in $2.99, e.g.
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The "99" in $2.99, e.g.
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Shore birds
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Shore birds
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"Be Prepared," for Boy Scouts
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"Be Prepared," for Boy Scouts
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Battling
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Battling
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"You were close with that response"
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"You were close with that response"
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Self-referential, in modern lingo
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Self-referential, in modern lingo
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Campfire waste
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Campfire waste
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Gets an F on a test, say
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Gets an F on a test, say
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Tough H.S. science course
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Tough H.S. science course
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Ones with A.P.O. addresses
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Ones with A.P.O. addresses
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Wildebeest
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Wildebeest
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Slangy affirmative
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Slangy affirmative
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Harsh, as a storm or criticism
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Harsh, as a storm or criticism
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Each and ___
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Each and ___
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Nintendo antagonist with a "W" on his cap
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Nintendo antagonist with a "W" on his cap
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Mess of a mistake
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Mess of a mistake
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Interplanetary craft, for short
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Interplanetary craft, for short
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"Help!"
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"Help!"
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Verne captain
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Verne captain
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Model Kate
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Model Kate
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Ward off, as a sword
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Ward off, as a sword
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Gratis
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Gratis
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Took a chair
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Took a chair
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Record spinners, in brief
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Record spinners, in brief
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Groove it's hard to get out of
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Groove it's hard to get out of
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Sign at the end of an entrance ramp
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Sign at the end of an entrance ramp
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"See ya!"
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"See ya!"
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Military muscle
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Military muscle
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___ Arbor, Mich.
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___ Arbor, Mich.
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Classic British sports cars
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Classic British sports cars
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The sum of the digits of any multiple of ___ is a multiple of ___ (arithmetic curiosity)
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The sum of the digits of any multiple of ___ is a multiple of ___ (arithmetic curiosity)
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Sleuths, in old slang
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Sleuths, in old slang
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"Fat chance!"
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"Fat chance!"
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'60s drug dose
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'60s drug dose
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Have debts
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Have debts
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Verdi opera
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Verdi opera
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Is suspended
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Is suspended
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Shaquille of the N.B.A.
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Shaquille of the N.B.A.
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"Surprisingly impressive!"
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"Surprisingly impressive!"
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Words from one who's defeated
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Words from one who's defeated
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Many works of Edgar Allan Poe
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Many works of Edgar Allan Poe
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Back of a ship
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Back of a ship
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Fruit desserts
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Fruit desserts
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Castaway's site
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Castaway's site
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TV-monitoring agcy.
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TV-monitoring agcy.
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Ill temper
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Ill temper
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Parisian denial
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Parisian denial
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___ King Cole
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___ King Cole
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