18 December 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 December 2006

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Cry after "Forward!" : MARCH
6
Solder : WELD
10
Belgrade native : SERB
14
Central Florida city : OCALA
15
Words of understanding : ISEE
16
Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. : TRIO
17
Holiday decoration : CHRISTMASWREATH
20
Retain : KEEP
21
Numbered work of a composer : OPUS
22
"Come in!" : ENTER
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Preservers of preserves : JARS
25
"This looks bad!" : OHNO
27
Cleopatra's lover : ANTONY
30
Hissy fit : SNIT
31
Air blower : FAN
34
Like a pitcher's perfect game : NOHIT
35
Flub : GOOF
36
Look into a crystal ball : GAZE
37
Holiday decoration : KWANZAAUNITYCUP
40
Fabric fuzz : LINT
41
Memo opener : INRE
42
Plural of 21-Across : OPERA
43
U-turn from WSW : ENE
44
Assns. : ORGS
45
Frigate or ferry : VESSEL
46
Fleeting trace : WISP
47
Neat : TIDY
48
Offspring : SCION
51
Butcher's cut : LOIN
53
Shopping place : MART
57
Holiday decoration : HANUKKAHMENORAH
60
Abbr. before a colon : ATTN
61
Feed the kitty : ANTE
62
Make amends : ATONE
63
General emotional state : MOOD
64
Some boxing decisions, briefly : TKOS
65
Snapshot : PHOTO
Down
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Make fun of : MOCK
2
Liniment target : ACHE
3
Like one in a million : RARE
4
Business that routinely overcharges : CLIPJOINT
5
Possesses : HAS
6
Ones likely to chicken out : WIMPS
7
Biblical pottage purchaser : ESAU
8
First chapter in a primer : LESSONONE
9
Morning moisture : DEW
10
Shorthand pro : STENO
11
The "E" in Q.E.D. : ERAT
12
Baptism or bar mitzvah : RITE
13
Danish Nobelist Niels : BOHR
18
British Conservative : TORY
19
What homeowners don't have to pay : RENT
24
1998 animated bug film : ANTZ
26
Player of 45's : HIFI
27
Site for a monitoring bracelet, maybe : ANKLE
28
Hopeless, as a situation : NOWIN
29
Feudal landholder : THANE
30
Whiskey drinks : SOURS
31
Confronts : FACES
32
Sky-blue : AZURE
33
View from Mount Everest : NEPAL
35
Ship-to-shore accessway : GANGPLANK
36
Insect whose larvae destroy foliage : GYPSYMOTH
38
Broadcasts : AIRS
39
___ the line (behaved) : TOED
44
Pig's sound : OINK
45
Handful for Tarzan : VINE
46
Coiled : WOUND
47
Multiplied by : TIMES
48
Pillow cover : SHAM
49
Famed Roman censor : CATO
50
Diggin' : INTO
52
"___ be in England": Browning : OHTO
54
Suffix with buck : AROO
55
Long, angry discourse : RANT
56
Lt. Kojak : THEO
58
Krazy ___ of the comics : KAT
59
Doze : NAP