12 December 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 December 2006

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O
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B
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S
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A
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L
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A
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M
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O
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H
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I
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L
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L
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S
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U
A
W
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F
A
M
E
D
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O
N
E
U
P
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S
T
O
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N
E
C
O
L
D
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N
A
F
T
A
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T
H
R
O
W
E
R
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S
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H
E
L
T
E
R
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S
E
N
D
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R
A
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G
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O
Y
L
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E
S
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P
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L
Y
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S
O
L
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N
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A
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W
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C
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A
N
A
L
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S
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M
I
R
E
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U
M
A
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P
R
E
T
A
P
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E
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N
A
M
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E
T
A
G
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A
I
M
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I
L
K
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S
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H
O
A
R
S
E
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S
A
Y
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N
I
G
E
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L
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N
S
A
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E
T
C
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T
I
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M
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I
S
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L
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A
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B
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A
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Y
A
R
E
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A
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S
I
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N
E
W
E
D
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E
R
I
T
U
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B
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I
T
T
E
R
E
N
D
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S
T
P
A
T
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E
B
E
R
T
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E
Y
E
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T
E
E
T
H
70
T
O
N
E
S
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T
A
R

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Baby deliverers, for short : OBS
4
Bowie's last stand : ALAMO
9
Sledding sites : HILLS
14
Grp. bargaining with G.M. : UAW
15
Well-known : FAMED
16
Barely ahead : ONEUP
17
*Absolutely : STONECOLD
19
1990's treaty acronym : NAFTA
20
Hurler : THROWER
21
Lean-to, e.g. : SHELTER
23
E-mail, say : SEND
24
Newspaper with hardly the highest journalistic standards : RAG
26
Olive ___ : OYL
27
Psychic's field, in brief : ESP
29
Antiseptic brand : LYSOL
31
Backwoods refusal : NAW
34
Lock sites : CANALS
37
Muck : MIRE
38
Thurman of film : UMA
39
Record for later : PRETAPE
41
Convention pin-on : NAMETAG
43
Use a sight : AIM
44
Sorts : ILKS
46
Froggy-throated : HOARSE
47
For instance : SAY
48
Dr. Watson portrayer Bruce : NIGEL
50
Decryption org. : NSA
51
"Yadda, yadda, yadda" : ETC
52
Newsman Russert : TIM
54
Land in un lago : ISLA
57
San Francisco and environs : BAYAREA
61
Like bodybuilders' bodies : SINEWED
63
Song from Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera" : ERITU
64
R? ... or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues : BITTEREND
66
Mar. honoree : STPAT
67
Critic Roger : EBERT
68
Storm center : EYE
69
Choppers, so to speak : TEETH
70
Shadings : TONES
71
Road surfacing material : TAR
Down
1
Gives the boot to : OUSTS
2
Wash oneself : BATHE
3
*Person with whom one will always fight : SWORNENEMY
4
Three or four : AFEW
5
Corset tightener : LACER
6
Ethically indifferent : AMORAL
7
Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny : MEL
8
Bettors' figures : ODDS
9
*Cough drop flavor : HONEYLEMON
10
As a whole : INALL
11
Port side : LEFT
12
Cousin of a mandolin : LUTE
13
Trade punches : SPAR
18
Acknowledges in passing : NODSAT
22
"Yay!" : HOORAH
25
Place to play hoops : GYM
28
*It's no baloney : PLAINTRUTH
30
Break a commandment : SIN
31
*Aspartame brand : NUTRASWEET
32
Amo follower : AMAS
33
Minimum ___ : WAGE
34
P. & L. preparers : CPAS
35
63-Across, e.g. : ARIA
36
Piece together, as film : SPLICE
40
Heart lines: Abbr. : EKG
42
Less complex : EASIER
45
Get firm : SET
49
Lend an ear : LISTEN
51
Really bother : EATAT
53
Anglican topper : MITRE
55
Lotte of film : LENYA
56
Abacus user : ADDER
57
Primo : BEST
58
Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE
59
"Omigod!" : YIPE
60
Be a lookout for, maybe : ABET
62
Brings home : NETS
65
Nigerian native : IBO