2 December 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 2 December 2008

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C
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R
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E
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W
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S
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A
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C
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L
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U
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B
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O
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O
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M
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L
E
G
I
T
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C
L
A
P
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I
O
N
A
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I
N
G
L
E
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H
U
S
H
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S
O
N
Y
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N
E
E
D
E
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D
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C
H
O
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O
C
H
O
O
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K
E
R
P
L
U
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N
K
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L
O
U
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I
S
L
A
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A
D
M
I
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R
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E
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D
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P
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I
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N
G
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A
C
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A
T
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P
T
E
R
O
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S
O
U
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S
C
R
E
E
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C
H
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D
I
N
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S
W
I
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S
H
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E
S
A
I
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P
O
N
G
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T
A
T
T
O
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O
S
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S
T
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A
T
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R
A
P
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B
E
E
P
B
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E
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E
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P
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S
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P
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L
A
T
T
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E
R
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D
O
O
M
T
O
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O
L
A
F
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F
L
E
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E
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G
A
M
A
L
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H
O
M
E
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O
I
N
K
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E
T
Y
P
E
67
O
P
E
D
68
R
A
T
E
69
E
S
S
E
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Ships' complements : CREWS
6
Org. that defends the Bill of Rights : ACLU
10
Sound of ... an explosion : BOOM
14
On the level : LEGIT
15
... thunder : CLAP
16
One of Scotland's Inner Hebrides : IONA
17
Fireplace : INGLE
18
... a mother with noisy kids : HUSH
19
___ Pictures (entertainment company) : SONY
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Indispensable : NEEDED
22
... a toy train : CHOOCHOO
24
... a raindrop in a puddle : KERPLUNK
26
Comical Costello : LOU
27
Cuba, e.g., to Cubans : ISLA
28
Looked up to : ADMIRED
32
... a table tennis ball (with 45-Across) : PING
35
Not enough room to swing ___ : ACAT
37
Prefix with dactyl : PTERO
38
Not worth a ___ : SOU
39
... brakes : SCREECH
41
All the sounds in this puzzle together? : DIN
42
... a basketball through a basket : SWISH
44
"La Bamba" actor Morales : ESAI
45
See 32-Across : PONG
46
Dermal art : TATTOOS
48
"Right now!," to a doctor : STAT
50
... a knock on a door : RAP
51
... Road Runner : BEEPBEEP
55
... grease in a deep fryer : SPLATTER
59
Destine for, as oblivion : DOOMTO
60
Count ___ of Lemony Snicket books : OLAF
61
Run for it : FLEE
63
Egypt's Nasser : GAMAL
64
It follows first, second and third : HOME
65
... a porker : OINK
66
Classic British Jaguar : ETYPE
67
Columnist's column : OPED
68
Judge : RATE
69
Test track features : ESSES
Down
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... champagne glasses : CLINK
2
Zellweger of "Jerry Maguire" : RENEE
3
Ham-and-___ (incompetent sort) : EGGER
4
Boar : WILDPIG
5
Braces (oneself) : STEELS
6
... a surprised German : ACH
7
... a hen : CLUCK
8
Mascara's place : LASH
9
Maintain : UPHOLD
10
Serving with ham and gravy : BISCUIT
11
... a circusgoer : OOOH
12
___ account (never) : ONNO
13
B.L.T. ingredient : MAYO
21
Fond ___, Wis. : DULAC
23
Get-up-and-go : OOMPH
25
Mother-of-pearls : NACRES
28
Relaxed : ATEASE
29
Second serve, for example : REDO
30
"___ Brockovich" : ERIN
31
... a doorbell : DONG
32
... a cheater in class : PSST
33
Place name before and after City : IOWA
34
"Bonne ___" (French wish at bedtime) : NUIT
36
Two-time loser to D.D.E. : AES
39
Little ham? : SHOAT
40
Quoted : CITED
43
Attacked from above : STRAFED
45
"McHale's Navy" craft : PTBOATS
47
Select : OPTFOR
49
Highest point in an orbit : APOGEE
51
Ford and Bush adviser Scowcroft : BRENT
52
TV trophies : EMMYS
53
Day's march : ETAPE
54
The ends of the earth : POLES
55
London entertainment district : SOHO
56
... a person sitting down : PLOP
57
Pathetic : LAME
58
"On the Waterfront" director Kazan : ELIA
62
Squeeze (out) : EKE