21 December 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 December 2006

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Nobodies : ZEROS
6
1969 biopic starring Omar Sharif : CHE
9
Penicillin treats it : STREP
14
Throw off : ELUDE
15
Shade : HUE
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Old NBC courtroom drama : THEDA
17
Satan? : DEMONKING
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Race : REVUP
20
Steeled : GIRDED
21
Tight-fitting woman's garment : BODICE
22
Preclusion : BAN
23
Visine? : REDREMOVER
26
Luke's father in "Star Wars" : ANAKIN
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Crabber's bait : EEL
30
Takes to heart? : WEDS
31
Chest site : ATTIC
32
Plague : ANNOY
34
Spruce up some fabric? : EMBOSSTWEED
38
Tones down : MUTES
39
Indistinguishable : ALIKE
42
Subject of a museum in Austin, Minn. : SPAM
46
Some name suffixes : SRS
47
Kvetches : GRIPES
48
Idaho symbol? : TATERTOTEM
51
Drain unclogger : LYE
52
Track events : RELAYS
53
Psychologist who launched behaviorism : WATSON
56
Taurotragus oryx : ELAND
57
Fighter's dare ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across : BRINGEMON
60
__ Janis, old comic actress : ELSIE
61
The George and Dragon, e.g. : INN
62
Teed off : IRATE
63
Caesar's father : PATER
64
Capture : BAG
65
Unavoidable : FATED
Down
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Letter from London : ZED
2
Classy : ELEGANT
3
Muse : RUMINATE
4
It's in the dumps : ODOR
5
Thrill : SEND
6
Reprove : CHIDE
7
Goth subjugator : HUN
8
Lines of thought, for short? : EEG
9
1948 campaign name : STROM
10
It has its ups and downs : THEDOW
11
Bring back : REVIVE
12
Brought out : EDUCED
13
Professor's workload : PAPERS
18
"Ol' Man River" composer : KERN
21
Less than : BELOW
22
Suffolk sound : BAA
24
Least likely to get it : DENSEST
25
Lets out : RENTS
27
Clijsters of tennis : KIM
28
SALT concern : ICBM
32
Pirate battler : ASTRO
33
Class : YEAR
35
Unseats : OUSTS
36
Michigan's ___ Broad College of Business : ELI
37
One with a mission : DIPLOMAT
40
Main idea : KEYNOTE
41
Legal conclusion? : ESE
42
"Angels in America" actress : STREEP
43
One-dish meal : PAELLA
44
Ultimately : ATLAST
45
Bully : MEANIE
47
Fed : GMAN
49
Big name in trucks : RYDER
50
First-ever N.B.A. lottery pick : EWING
54
Cry of joy : TGIF
55
"Buona ___" : SERA
57
Spill catcher : BIB
58
Biochemistry abbr. : RNA
59
Lyricist Washington who won two Oscars for songwriting : NED