22 December 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 22 December 2021

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R
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A
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S
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O
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C
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L
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Y
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F
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N
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K
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B
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P
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R
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L
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P
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P
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R
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Y
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D
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P
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R
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B
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A
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D
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K
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M
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I
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S
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L
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D
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P
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H
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F
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R
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O
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N
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M
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M
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B
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M
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G
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Y
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K
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G
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L
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D
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Hints & Clues

Across
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"Darn it!" : RATS
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In base eight : OCTAL
10
"Resident Alien" channel : SYFY
14
Sound heard in a long hall : ECHO
15
Tennis champ Osaka : NAOMI
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City with a beef : KOBE
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Jovial seasonal mood : CHRISTMASSPIRIT
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___-Seltzer : ALKA
21
Take a snooze, with "out" : ZONK
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Cost of not doing business, maybe : LOSTOPPORTUNITY
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Significant ___ : OTHER
30
Hubbub : ADO
31
Like many a go-getter : TYPEA
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Warrior in the Greek pantheon : ARES
33
Regional wildlife : BIOTA
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Lovable goofball, say : DORK
36
NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across : MARTIANMISSIONS
39
Sketch show since '75 : SNL
40
Fist bump : DAP
41
Walkie-talkie band, briefly : UHF
44
Place to catch up over a hot drink : TEAROOM
48
When repeated, slangy sound of eating : NOM
51
Why everyone loves a good train wreck : MORBIDCURIOSITY
54
Fish also known as a bluegill : BREAM
55
Make a bow : TIE
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Title woman in a classic 1973 breakup tune : ANGIE
57
Uniquely American cleverness : YANKEEINGENUITY
60
___ homo : ECCE
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Rest atop : LIEON
62
Cheeseboard choice : BRIE
63
Quizzical Quebec questions? : EHS
64
"I ___ know" (common excuse) : DIDNT
65
Member of the fam : SIS
Down
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College app element : REC
2
"___ Tannenbaum" (16th-century folk song that inspired a carol) : ACH
3
Avid skateboarder, in lingo : THRASHER
4
Gardeners' orders, at times : SOILTESTS
5
Straight out of the barrel : ONTAP
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Nanny ___ : CAM
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Ode words : TOA
8
Morning hrs. : AMS
9
Composer of the piano piece played by Bugs Bunny in "Rhapsody Rabbit" : LISZT
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Lose the suit, say : SKINNYDIP
11
Certain designer dog : YORKIPOO
12
Clarice Starling's employer in "The Silence of the Lambs," in brief : FBI
13
Nevertheless : YET
18
Hershey toffee confection : SKOR
19
Fit of sullenness : POUT
22
Fertile ground : LOAM
23
"___ vez" ("Again," in Valencia) : OTRA
24
Bother : PAIN
25
"Hamilton" actor Leslie ___ Jr. : ODOM
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Indian flatbread : ROTI
27
Cousin of a gull : TERN
28
Gabs : YAKS
33
Like hay on a farm : BALED
34
"Same here" : ASDOI
37
Eventually : INTIME
38
___ Islands, Polynesian archipelago : SAMOAN
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Awkward farewell : UMBYE
42
Poet who coined the term "carpe diem" : HORACE
43
Kind of kiss : FRENCH
45
Timing of the Mercutio/Tybalt duel in "Romeo and Juliet" : ACTIII
46
Unfixable : RUINED
47
Home to the deepest lake and river gorge in the U.S. : OREGON
48
Cold rice topped with wasabi and raw fish : NIGIRI
49
Likely cause of a cranky toddler's ear-tugging : OTITIS
50
"Ridiculous!" : MYEYE
52
Soaks up the hot sun : BAKES
53
Ignores : SNUBS
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Days gone by, in bygone days : ELD
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Fangorn Forest dweller : ENT