New York Times - Aug 14 2017

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Clues Answers
'Laughing' animal HYENA
'Mankind's greatest blessing,' per Mark Twain HUMOR
'Negatory' NOPE
'Understood' ISEE
'___ of a gun!' SON
007, for one SPY
Actress Lena of 'Chocolat' OLIN
Alike, in Paris EGAL
Automobile rod AXLE
Belgrade native SERB
Big oaf PALOOKA
Blueprint PLAN
Brit's teapot cover COSY
Broadcasts AIRS
Cheer made with a pompom RAH
Colorful flower also known as heartsease PANSY
Completely finishing this crossword, to you AIM
Consume EAT
Cowboy boot attachment SPUR
Dance to some Johann Strauss music WALTZ
Directive in a pasta recipe BOIL
Dome topper? WIG
Espresso drink LATTE
Father horse SIRE
Faucet TAP
First symbol on a musical staff CLEF
Fit to be tied IRATE
Flair ELAN
Freeze over, as airplane wings ICEUP
French for 'him' LUI
Hawaiian garland LEI
Illegal burning ARSON
In ___ way HARMS
Italian scooter brand VESPA
Keep occupied, as a phone line TIEUP
La ___ Tar Pits BREA
Landed ALIT
Like an off-center tie ASKEW
Clues Answers
Like the peninsula seized by Russia in 2014 CRIMEAN
Meal option #1 MUSHROOMBURGER
Meal option #2 SPINACHLASAGNA
Meal option #3 BLACKBEANCHILI
Moo goo gai pan pan WOK
Mother horse MARE
One no longer in the pen EXCON
Overdue LATE
Path for cyclists BIKEROUTE
Path that wheels keep following RUT
Peek at someone else's paper, e.g CHEAT
Pig's home STY
Put on the scale WEIGH
Raw bar offering CLAM
Recedes, as the tide EBBS
Residue of burning ASH
Say grace, e.g PRAY
Sediment SILT
Sicilian volcano ETNA
Some light foldable tables TVTRAYS
Stitched SEWN
The Dairy State: Abbr WISC
The Devil SATAN
They're all thumbs KLUTZES
Things producing red hair or blue eyes GENES
Thrifty or Budget offering RENTALCAR
Torso muscles, briefly ABS
Torso muscles, briefly PECS
Turn into a pretzel TWIST
Weekly occurrence when 20-, 31- and 38-Across might be consumed MEATLESSMONDAY
Where hay is stored in a barn LOFT
Where holsters go HIPS
XXX ADULT
___ kwon do (martial art) TAE
___ Lord (Jedi's foe) SITH
___ Major (Great Bear) URSA
___ palm (tree with a healthful berry) ACAI
___-Defamation League ANTI