15 January 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 January 2016

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P
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A
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W
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N
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S
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T
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E
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L
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T
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H
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I
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R
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P
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W
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W
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R
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O
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I
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M
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M
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M
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U
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L
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G
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R
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N
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P
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Z
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I
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P
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C
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S
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R
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O
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P
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K
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R
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M
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W
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D
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N
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J
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R
O
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A
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S
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L
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D
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R
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T
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H
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M
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P
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R
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V
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R
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Z
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Y
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F
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L
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F
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Little man : PAWN
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Less likely to be caught : STEALTHIER
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Dueler's option : EPEE
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Washington city famous for its sweet onions : WALLAWALLA
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Virginia and Truckee Railroad terminus : RENO
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Grave words : INMEMORIAM
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Keeps from backing up : UNCLOGS
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Disappointed outburst : RATS
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Spring's opposite : NEAP
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Number of letters : ZIPCODE
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Women who might share the same surname : SISTERSINLAW
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Net game? : ONLINEPOKER
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Pet sound : MEW
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Administrative title : DEAN
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Man in black, perhaps : NINJA
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Novelist Jaffe : RONA
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Dimwit : ASS
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Rule of order? : LADIESFIRST
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Lincoln signed it into law in 1862 : HOMESTEADACT
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Like some deliveries : PRETERM
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"I forbid," to Caesar : VETO
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___ Sea (the "Sea of Islands") : ARAL
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Collections of episodes : SEASONS
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Cab supplier : WINESELLER
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Part of a pod : ORCA
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Chlorofluorocarbons damage it : OZONELAYER
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Vassal's reward : FIEF
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Shot blockers : LENSCOVERS
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Lose vividness : FADE
Down
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Major quinoa exporter : PERU
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Boot hills? : APENNINES
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Carol king : WENCESLAS
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Taxonomic terms, for instance : NEOLATIN
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Big gulp : SWIG
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Tropical acquisitions, maybe : TANS
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Classic vineyard tree : ELM
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Cask beverage : ALE
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Fly the coop : LAM
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Smallest prime : TWO
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School attended by Churchill : HARROW
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Old war story : ILIAD
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Give a lift to : ELATE
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Merlin Olsen's team : RAMS
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Pro-am tourney, often : OPEN
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"Der Judenstaat" movement : ZIONISM
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Laser alternative : INKJET
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What parents might prompt kids to say : PLEASE
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Exec's perk : CAR
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Tom Collins ingredient : SODA
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Handle again? : RENAME
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Eight-footer? : SPIDER
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Suspensions of activity : MORATORIA
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Nestled : ENSCONCED
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Steam engine pioneer James : WATT
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Leaves, as in a western : RIDESOFF
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Multiplicity : LOT
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Broad bean : FAVA
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Mount St. ___ : HELENS
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Won thing : PRIZE
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Talked ad nauseam : RANON
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Not on base? : AWOL
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Future reporter : SEER
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Needs to make a retraction : ERRS
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On base : SAFE
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Dry, on Champagne bottles : SEC
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"Rockaria!" band, briefly : ELO
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Place to go, for short : LAV
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Strong base : LYE