15 December 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 December 2018

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H
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M
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M
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R
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Z
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R
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G
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H
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S
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C
L
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W
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G
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K
Y
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H
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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Athlete with the 1999 guide "Go for the Goal" : HAMM
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Folklore monster whose name means "goat-sucker" : CHUPACABRA
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Cream alternative : ECRU
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What might precede a parachute jump : HESITATION
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Captain Morgan and Admiral Nelson's : RUMS
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"I got you" : UNDERSTOOD
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Dog jog : TROT
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Attempts to remove some barriers : TRADETALKS
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River with Victoria Falls : ZAMBEZI
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Wave function symbol in quantum mechanics : PSI
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Having someone's thoughts in mind? : ESP
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Revolving toy : SITNSPIN
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1988 security guard comedy : RENTACOP
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Stimulate : GOOSE
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Prefix with god : DEMI
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Jazzman Earl : HINES
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Cardinal point? : CLAW
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Put away for later : ONICE
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Like agliata sauce : GARLICKY
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Where you might go downstairs for drinks : HOTELBAR
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Dir. that's also a suffix : ENE
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[That makes me mad!] : GRR
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Program opening? : CDDRIVE
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Didn't think about : SUPPRESSED
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Product with six fruity flavors : TRIX
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#1 hit for the Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey : ILLBETHERE
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Role for Hugh O'Brian on TV and Kevin Costner in film : EARP
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Tailgaters' tote : BEERCOOLER
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Shade akin to cerulean : AQUA
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Enthusiast's purchase : SEASONPASS
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Wet cloud : MIST
Down
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Bandwidth unit : HERTZ
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Maker of the MDX and RDX : ACURA
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1983 comedy/drama about a stay-at-home dad : MRMOM
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Remark of envy : MUSTBENICE
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Arguing with God, for example : CHUTZPAH
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One of several French kings : HENRI
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___-approved : USDA
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Sort who entices others to follow : PIEDPIPER
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Still : ATREST
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Assigning stars to? : CASTING
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Congratulatory start : ATTA
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Science subj. : BIOL
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Swindle : ROOK
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Connectors : ANDS
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Attendance abbr. : EST
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One method of locating schools : SONAR
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United, e.g. : SOCCERTEAM
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Apt surname for an acupuncturist? : POLK
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"By Jove!" : ISAY
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"What's ___?" : NEW
30
Setting of a 2000s Comedy Central police show : RENO
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Let off : EMIT
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Locale for Cubans : CIGARSHOP
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"Silly me!" : DOH
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Some Winter Olympians : SLEDDERS
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Nickname of Doménikos Theotokópoulos : ELGRECO
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Political designation: Abbr. : IND
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Nova Scotia's Cape ___ Island : BRETON
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Crop deity : CERES
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Operation Red Dawn defender : IRAQI
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Mono, e.g. : VIRUS
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Overseas worker, perhaps : EXPAT
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Some family folks, informally : SIBS
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Nickname for Ulysses : ULEE
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Entered response : PLEA
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Some 58-Across contents, in brief : PBRS
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Ward with many awards : SELA