20 December 2007 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 December 2007

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Ditsy : DAFT
5
Oast : OVEN
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Am I ___" : LOSIN
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Oviedo stew : OLLA
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Nautilus captain : NEMO
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Allergic explosion : ACHOO
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Explanation of this puzzle's theme ... : EVERYENTRYTHATS
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Single-reed instrument : SAX
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Isolated French places : ILES
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American or Delta route : AIRWAY
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Scharnhorst admiral of W.W. I : SPEE
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Adolescent outbreak : ACNE
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... including this ... : INTHEGRIDHASTHE
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Director of the budget who became U.S. vice president : DAWES
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Niggling criticism : NIT
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Rapper MC ___ : REN
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Enoch's great-great-grandfather : ENOS
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Sticks turned over a fire : SPITS
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More than half : MOST
39
Anecdotal collection : ANA
40
One may be rolled : OAT
41
Macintosh accessory : MOUSE
42
... still more ... : SAMEFIRSTLETTER
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"Sovereign" : SIRE
48
Vessel for a florist : VASE
49
Busyness : BUSTLE
52
Alternative to a Trac II : ATRA
53
Appendage : ARM
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... and, finally, the end of the explanation : ASTHEENTRYSCLUE
59
Rent again : RELET
60
Corleone portrayer : CAAN
61
Aid in crime : ABET
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Offensive emanations : ODORS
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Ornamental stone : ONYX
64
Transmitter of cold war news : TASS
Down
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Discharges : DOES
2
An inventor's middle name : ALVA
3
Flaunt, say, as muscles : FLEX
4
Tobacco smoke component : TAR
5
On which an arabesque is performed : ONELEG
6
Varnished surface, sometimes : VENEER
7
Experts at CPR : EMTS
8
Neither's partner : NOR
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Lady from south of the border : LATINA
10
Orangish tones : OCHRES
11
"Saint Joan" playwright : SHAW
12
Insignificant amount : IOTA
13
Not just casually interested : NOSY
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"Yowzer!" : YIPES
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You can see them at marinas : YACHTS
23
Sinatra tune "___ Funny That Way" : SHES
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Access for a collier : ADIT
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Inspirations : IDEAS
26
Norse goddess married to Balder : NANNA
27
Time to close a bar, maybe : TWOAM
28
"I" and "M" in I. M. Pei: Abbr. : INITS
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They chase flies : TROUT
30
Hermann who wrote "Steppenwolf" : HESSE
31
Exit's opposite : ENTER
36
Shindig of sorts : SOIREE
37
Peel : PARE
38
Minute bit : MOTE
41
Monument Valley sights : MESAS
43
Espoused of Ahasuerus, in the Bible : ESTHER
44
Fish orders : FILETS
45
Tube watcher's food holder : TVTRAY
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Language organ : LARYNX
49
Beginning for metric : BARO
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Utilized : USED
51
Site of July 1944 fighting : STLO
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Arrive ___ agreement : ATAN
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Actress Jessica : ALBA
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Regrets : RUES
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"Miracle" team of 1969 : METS
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No lieutenant yet: Abbr. : NCO
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Cool ___ : CAT