11 December 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 11 December 2016

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Hints & Clues

Across
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"The cauldron of Democracy" : AMERICA
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Leaving word : ADIEU
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Figure skater Cohen : SASHA
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Opponents of the Protestant Reformation : PAPISTS
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Pickup truck's capacity, maybe : ONETON
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Common word in insurance company names : MUTUAL
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Dialect that was called 22-Across before the age of colonialism : BRITISHENGLISH
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Giving heat? : ARMING
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Share : CUT
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Dummy symbols in ciphers : NULLS
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Fever fit : AGUE
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___ point : TOA
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"Fernando" band : ABBA
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Stops : CEASES
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System that was called 34-Across before the Internet : SNAILMAIL
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Concept that was called 36-Across before research into the square root of negatives : REALNUMBER
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Airport figs. : ETDS
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PBS's "___ Can Cook" : YAN
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Small newt : EFT
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Coins that pay for passage over the River Styx : OBOLS
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Believes (in) : TRUSTS
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Gridiron gains: Abbr. : YDS
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Terrier carrier : PETCRATE
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___ splints (runner's ailment) : SHIN
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Machinelike : ROBOTIC
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Cackle from a greedy person : ALLMINE
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Food that was called 53-Across before Twizzlers and the like : BLACKLICORICE
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Skimobile, informally : SLED
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"Tell me how you really feel!" : SAYIT
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Gross : ICKY
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Squeeze (out) : EKE
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Symbol for density : RHO
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Cinnamon candies : REDHOTS
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Personal datum: Abbr. : SSN
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Jackson 5 #1 hit : ABC
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Against : ANTI
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W.W. II danger : UBOAT
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Source of the saying "It is more blessed to give than to receive" : ACTS
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Fastener that was called 80-Across before a rounded design was implemented : FLATHEADSCREW
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Dancer Duncan : ISADORA
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Belonging to the highest level : TOPRANK
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Part of the names of four state capitals : CITY
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Escapes : GETSAWAY
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Whoop : CRY
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Rids of vermin, in a way : DERATS
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Peddler's stock : WARES
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Quaint contraction : TIS
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Nickname of a "Game of Thrones" dwarf, with "the" : IMP
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Realtor's goal : SALE
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Entertainment category that was called 97-Across before talkies : SILENTFILM
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Object that was called 100-Across before electronic documents : PAPERCOPY
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"Good enough" : ITLLDO
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___ dixit : IPSE
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Part of Dixie: Abbr. : ALA
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Ages and ages : EONS
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Something you might have a gut feeling about? : ECOLI
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Painter Jean : ARP
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Horror and mystery : GENRES
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Activity that was called 111-Across before pesticides : ORGANICFARMING
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Degree : EXTENT
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Not belonging to anybody : NOONES
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Property recipient : ALIENEE
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Aids in filing : RASPS
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Main points : GISTS
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"Oh, jeez!" : DEARGOD
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Police broadcast, for short : APB
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Disfigure : MAR
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Climax of many a fantasy novel : EPICBATTLE
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Mass, e.g. : RITUAL
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Doubter's question : ISIT
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Small monetary amts. : CTS
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Light-colored wood : ASH
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Rod user : ANGLER
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Apple alternatives : DELLS
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Reply to 5-Down : ITIS
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"Rosy-fingered" Greek goddess : EOS
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Releases, dramatically : UNHANDS
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Without a doubt : SURELY
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Something to bank on : ATM
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Look for business? : SUITANDTIE
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Site of the infamous Hoa Lo Prison : HANOI
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___ bloom (result of fertilizer pollution) : ALGAL
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Burdens : ONUSES
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Home of Haleakala National Park : MAUI
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Empower : ENABLE
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Stomach-related : GASTRIC
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South American corn cakes : AREPAS
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Happened to : BEFELL
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Mark of success in business? : CUBAN
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Portrays feelings : EMOTES
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Was horrible : STUNK
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Onetime title for Bernie Sanders : MAYOR
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"Me neither" : NORI
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Former attorney general Holder : ERIC
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"Oof!" : THATHURTS
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They go about two feet : SOCKS
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Ailing : SICK
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Spock's rank: Abbr. : CMDR
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Declined : SLID
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Target demographic for Hot Wheels : BOYS
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Bee follower : CEE
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"Ta-ta!" : BYE
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"The Simpsons" girl : LISA
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Like the planet in "Dune" : ARID
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"lol" : HAHA
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Upright : ONEND
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Observe : OBEY
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Drag away : TOW
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Zilch : NADA
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Opposite of fore : AFT
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Tea Partiers in Congress, e.g. : BLOC
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Apparel also called clamdiggers : CAPRIPANTS
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Agrees to fight : TAKESON
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Like many wedding cakes : TIERED
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Purported rural shenanigan : COWTIPPING
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Lags : TRAILS
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Argument-ending reply : SAYSME
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"Go ahead, I'm listening" : TRYME
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Like snakes : SCALY
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Ticket : CITE
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Court reporter, e.g. : STENO
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Caesar's "Commentaries on the ___ War" : GALLIC
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"The Real Slim Shady," for one : RAPSONG
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Actor Bruce : WILLIS
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Primps : PREENS
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"Brown Sugar" band, with "the" : STONES
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Not as lax : FIRMER
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Vibrating device : PAGER
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Siri : iPhone :: ___ : Amazon Echo : ALEXA
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Go for : COST
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"___ even" : ICANT
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I's : EGOS
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"O mio babbino caro," for one : ARIA
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Be an agent (for) : REP
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Charles, par exemple : ROI
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Ice Bucket Challenge, for one : FAD
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Quaff in Middle-earth : ALE
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Opposite of paleo- : NEO
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Goal for some dropouts, for short : GED