21 December 2019 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 December 2019

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J
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O
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E
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C
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A
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M
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E
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L
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E
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T
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C
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H
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S
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M
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R
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S
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D
A
L
W
O
O
D
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I
M
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X
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P
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K
E
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V
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R
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C
L
O
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O
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N
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E
R
I
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C
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T
H
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R
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D
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N
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M
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A
R
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Z
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G
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A
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M
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H
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O
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T
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Y
T
O
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T
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S
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Y
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E
L
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A
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R
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S
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L
O
K
I
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S
O
L
O
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R
T
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T
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R
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D
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J
U
D
D
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P
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D
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S
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Q
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U
A
D
G
O
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L
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R
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C
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P
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O
D
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R
O
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K
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T
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R
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V
O
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N
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H
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R
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V
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R
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G
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W
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T
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Bygone ad figure in a tuxedo and sunglasses : JOECAMEL
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Form, as a lasting memory : ETCH
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Oman, for one : SULTANATE
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Stick in the mud : MIRE
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Arboreal fragrance : SANDALWOOD
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3-D movie option : IMAX
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___ fun : POKE
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Nonstandard: Abbr. : VAR
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Tea flavorer in the Middle East : CLOVE
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Not holding back emotions : OPEN
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Early settler of Greenland : ERICTHERED
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Origin of many refugees once in 26-Across, for short : NAM
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Tombstone locale: Abbr. : ARIZ
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See 24-Across : GUAM
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A-O.K. : HOTSYTOTSY
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Man's name meaning "Jehovah is God" : ELIA
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Nimbi : AURAS
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"The Avengers" role : LOKI
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Whom nobody plays with : SOLOARTIST
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Bad for growth, in a way : ARID
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Either half of a duo with 14 #1 country hits : JUDD
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Digs : PAD
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Clique's aspirations, in modern lingo : SQUADGOALS
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Polo playing? : TERI
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Stanley of the "Hunger Games" movies : TUCCI
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Attitude : LIP
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___ of Solomon : ODES
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Figure in a corner : ROOK
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TV host fluent in eight languages : TREVORNOAH
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"A-Hunting We Will Go" composer : ARNE
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What valedictorians have : AAVERAGES
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Hunger or thirst : WANT
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He is one : INERTGAS
Down
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Target of some filters : JUNKEMAIL
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Bygone : OLDEN
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Texter's "When are you coming?" : ETA
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Give birth, as whales do : CALVE
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Name signed on the Camp David Accords : ANWAR
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Language of Polynesia : MAORI
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W.W. II zone : ETO
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Wasn't down : LED
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Writer who pioneered in naturalism : EMILEZOLA
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___ Sea, arm of the Indian Ocean : TIMOR
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Really fancy : CRAVE
12
Bewitched : HEXED
13
Two-time host city of the FIFA World Cup : SAOPAULO
15
Boozehounds : SPONGES
19
I.O.U., e.g. : CHIT
22
Alternatives to apartamentos : CASAS
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Unpublicized date : TRYST
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Bit of Communist Chinese attire : MAOJACKET
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Leader of Greece? : HARDG
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Top : OUTDO
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Arm muscle, informally : TRI
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Nixes, as a plan : TORPEDOES
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Snowy resorts : SKIAREAS
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Whence the words "nosh" and "tush" : YIDDISH
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Car that sounds like a Cockney greeting : AUDI
42
Need for a milkshake : STRAW
43
Website for crowdsourcing answers : QUORA
44
School 50 miles west of Brown, informally : UCONN
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Doan's shelfmate : ALEVE
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Hepatologist's focus : LIVER
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Squash, e.g. : SPORT
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Neighbor of Fiji : TONGA
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Chi preceder : TAI
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Zipped : RAN
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Publisher of yellow journalism : RAG