18 December 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 December 2022

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K
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Hints & Clues

Across
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"I'm in heaven!" : AHBLISS
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Word of gratitude overseas : MERCI
13
Optimists keep them high : HOPES
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Bunk : BALONEY
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One might crawl out of the woodwork : CARPENTERANT
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Goofed (around) : CLOWNED
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"I'm in heaven!" : THISISTHELIFE
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Entered a school zone, say : SLOWED
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What used to be yours? : THINE
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Got a newer smartphone, maybe : TRADEDUP
26
Persian polymath Khayyám : OMAR
27
Quibbles : CARPS
28
Many a consulting hire, for short : MBA
29
They may be locked and loaded : SAFES
30
Loretta who played "Hot Lips" Houlihan on "M*A*S*H" : SWIT
31
All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit "Vacation" : GOGOS
32
Bit of deception : FEINT
34
Scrubbed, as a rocket launch : NOGO
35
Go through : PENETRATE
37
Moves to attack : COMESAT
39
___ Carter, most-recorded jazz bassist in history : RON
40
Exercise typically done lying down : LEGRAISE
41
Largest U.S. state capital by population, on a postmark : PHOENIXAZ
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When doubled, a classic Mardi Gras tune : IKO
44
Annual honors celebrating African American achievement : BETAWARDS
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Likely Cotton Bowl attendee : TEXAN
48
Place in math class : TENS
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Many equal rights champions : FEMINISTS
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Pros and cons, e.g. : SIDES
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Peevish displays : SNITS
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Welcome sights on road trips : RESTSTOPS
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"Boxcars" : SIXES
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Style of column at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate : DORIC
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2017 chart-topping hit whose YouTube video was the first to reach 3 billion views : DESPACITO
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Mark in art, in a way : ETCH
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Playground game cry : NOTIT
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Joke that goes over the line? : CRANKCALL
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Turf ___ (football injury) : TOE
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Caused to kvell : MADEPROUD
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"This really needs to stop!" : IMSODONE
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Piece of fudge? : FIB
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Reveal the juiciest details : TELLALL
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Squatting motions : KNEEBENDS
79
Muslim leader : IMAM
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Volleyball star-turned-model Gabrielle : REECE
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Close up on the screen? : GLENN
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Scotland's ___ Lomond : LOCH
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Charged : RANAT
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Neighbor of India: Abbr. : PAK
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Having a sailor's mouth, so to speak : CRASS
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Group once led by Darth Sidious : SITH
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Paintings such as "View of Toledo" : ELGRECOS
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Given name of Caligula and Augustus : GAIUS
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Harshly criticize : LASHAT
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Joint accounts? : POLICEREPORTS
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Québécois dish of French fries, cheese curds and gravy : POUTINE
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Some limited-time offers : ONESHOTDEALS
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Rhythmic pattern : CADENCE
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Peevish : TESTY
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"Somewhat" : SORTA
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Wee bit : SMIDGEN
Down
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Fundamentals : ABCS
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Portmanteau for an extended autumn celebration : HALLOWEEKEND
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Fried appetizer that resembles a blossom : BLOOMINGONION
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Ebb tide feature : LOWWATER
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___ child : INNER
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Number in a tournament : SEED
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Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett : SYD
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Primary pipes : MAINS
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Hebrides tongue : ERSE
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Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y. : RPI
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"That's fine," in French : CESTBIEN
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Making its way there : INTRANSIT
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Doesn't ignore : HEEDS
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Author Susan played by Meryl Streep in 2002's "Adaptation" : ORLEAN
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Covered, in a way : PAIDFOR
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Really hot, slangily : ENFUEGO
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Squooshes, maybe : STEPSON
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Bad things to find in a tea set : CHIPS
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Lil Wayne's "___ Carter V" : THA
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Sudden pang : THROE
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Worked on in tandem : TAGTEAMED
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Amusement park ride, informally : COASTER
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Sort of investment purchase with a spike in popularity through social media : MEMESTOCK
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Skedaddles : SPLITS
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"Oh, good ___!" : GRIEF
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One might offer concessions : FOODSTAND
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Early springtime woe : TAXES
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Neighbor of the Q key : TAB
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Basketball legend nicknamed the "Point God" : CHRISPAUL
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Their business is picking up : TAXIS
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Term for a male opera character played by a woman : PANTSROLE
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"White Teeth" novelist Smith : ZADIE
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Witticism : WISECRACK
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Very little : NEXTTONOTHING
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River: Ger. : STROM
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Thai cuisine quality : SPICINESS
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Opportunity to make things right : SECONDCHANCE
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Occupy, as a booth : SITAT
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Landing sites for bees : STAMENS
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"Good Lord!" : SHEESH
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Apple product : CIDER
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Elizabeth who starred in Marvel's "WandaVision" : OLSEN
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Gets there in no time? : TELEPORTS
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Defensive badminton shot : LOB
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"Go right ahead!" : PLEASEDO
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Removed from an exchange : DELISTED
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Earthenware container for transporting heat : FIREPOT
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"No one's here but me" : IMALONE
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Ornamental bracelets : BANGLES
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2019 animated Christmas film nominated for an Academy Award : KLAUS
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New York college known for its polls : MARIST
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Southern breakfast bowlful : GRITS
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Into gadgets, say : TECHY
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Soul singer Thomas : CARLA
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Mecca resident : SAUDI
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Boardroom V.I.P. : CEO
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Parent of kids : GOAT
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Mix of sand, silt and clay : LOAM
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Many a TikTok user : TEEN
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"___ my last email …" : PER
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IT department inventory : PCS