15 December 2010 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 December 2010

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

Across
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Friends and neighbors : KITH
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Bend one's elbow, e.g. : FLEX
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Cornered : ATBAY
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Start of an incantation : ABRA
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Wash up : LAVE
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"On the Beach" author : SHUTE
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Hard-boiled crime genre : NOIR
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Aesir ruler : ODIN
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Perfect Sleeper maker : SERTA
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Athlete who has pigged out on snacks at a bar? : JOCKFULLONUTS
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Interstate-championing prez : IKE
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Strippers' tips, often : ONES
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Explosive of old : AMATOL
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Special treatment, for short : TLC
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"___ geht's?" (German "How are you?") : WIE
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___ pro nobis : ORA
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Chief heckler? : JEERLEADER
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Skewer : SPIT
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Place for a Dumpster : ALLEY
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Juan's "what" : QUE
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Lavender, for one : SCENT
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Pesky arachnid : MITE
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Skydiver's amended plans? : JUMPCHANGE
43
Troop-entertaining grp. : USO
44
Cara ___ (Italian term of endearment) : MIA
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Performer yukking it up : HAM
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Friend from afar : PENPAL
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Tickled : GLAD
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Indy letters : STP
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Insulation from jokes? : JESTPROTECTOR
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Rodeo ride : BRONC
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Astronomy's ___ cloud : OORT
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Brand for woofers, but not tweeters? : ALPO
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Cultural prefix : ETHNO
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Purple shade : PUCE
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Sound from a steeple : PEAL
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Core belief : TENET
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Critic's unit : STAR
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Primordial stuff : OOZE
Down
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Japanese writing system : KANJI
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Old Apple laptop : IBOOK
3
Brief moment : TRICE
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"Listen!," old-style : HARK
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Walk with jerky motions : FLOUNCE
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Chili server : LADLE
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Escapees from Pandora's box : EVILS
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Alien: Prefix : XENO
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Take on : ASSUME
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Angle symbol, in trigonometry : THETA
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Explode like a puffball : BURSTOPEN
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"Boston Legal" fig. : ATT
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Truly, in the Bible : YEA
21
Unwise undertaking : FOLLY
22
Brand once advertised with the jingle "We wear short shorts ..." : NAIR
26
Circular gasket : ORING
27
Barista's offering : LATTE
28
Back into a corner : TREE
29
Boo-hoo : WEEP
31
Copier malfunction : JAMUP
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Beethoven dedicatee : ELISE
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"Rocket Man" rocker : ELTONJOHN
34
Pastel hue : AQUA
35
Scat syllable : DUM
36
Bernie Madoff's hedge fund, e.g. : SCAM
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Parasol's offering : SHADE
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Leave high and dry : JILT
42
Say "Hey, batter batter batter" and such : CHATTER
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Mr. Met, for one : MASCOT
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Tubular pasta : PENNE
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Mosaic artist's material : GROUT
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Spanish poet García ___ : LORCA
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Fifth-century canonized pope : STLEO
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Birthstone for many Scorpios : TOPAZ
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Working stiff : PROLE
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The old man : POPS
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Banjo accessory : CAPO
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Double or nothing, e.g. : BET
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Tpke., e.g. : RTE