22 December 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 22 December 2022

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Whom Abraham nearly sacrificed : ISAAC
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Softball stat : RBI
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Concrete example? : SLAB
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Sykes of "The Upshaws" : WANDA
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Something to toss but not throw away : COIN
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Org. in 2016's "Hidden Figures" : NASA
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What smoke coming out of the ears may signal in a cartoon : ANGER
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Investments that can't be recovered : SUNKCOSTS
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Pedometer unit : STEP
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[Correct!] : DING
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Cheri once of "S.N.L." : OTERI
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Back-exposing top : HALTER
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Show, briefly : DEMO
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First exit: Milk containers • Second exit: Rebounded, in billiards • Third exit: Wheeled (away) : RAC
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Tuna that's often seared : AHI
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"Later!" : TATA
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Creative, in a way : ARTSY
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Dapper ___, iconic hip-hop couturier : DAN
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Stick with a soft tip : SWAB
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-speak : ESE
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Dinosaur bone preserver : TAR
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John ___ : DOE
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June gift recipient : DAD
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Blight victim : ELM
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Some history listings : URLS
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Thousandth of a gig : MEG
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One going to court : LOVER
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The Powerpuff Girls, e.g. : TRIO
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Dude : BRO
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First exit: Salad bar bowlful • Second exit: French watchmaker • Third exit: Thanksgiving role : CAR
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Ticket specification : TIER
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English king called "the Great" : ALFRED
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Maker of the 2600 game console : ATARI
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Hard-boiled film genre : NOIR
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Bun : ROLL
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Skip a round : SITONEOUT
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Funny O'Donnell : ROSIE
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Pretzel feature : KNOT
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Has a role : ACTS
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Big sportswear brand : ASICS
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Knights, e.g. : SIRS
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French beverage : THE
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Chinwags : CHATS
Down
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Cry after getting fooled : IWASHAD
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Top of the holiday season? : SANTAHAT
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Name derived from the Greek for "messenger" : ANGELINA
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Very capable : ADEPT
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First exit: Floor covers • Second exit: Addition signs? • Third exit: Checking the IDs of : CAR
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Indirect path taken 12 times in this puzzle : ROUNDABOUTROUTE
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___-watch : BINGE
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Sign : INK
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Obnoxious sort : SNOT
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Cutting beams : LASERS
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One way to be led : ASTRAY
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Universal ___ income : BASIC
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Forensic inits. : CSI
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Molson's partner in beer : COORS
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No-win situation : DRAW
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"We come in peace" speakers, in brief : ETS
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Follower of Fannie, Ginnie or Sallie : MAE
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Little bit : TAD
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California congressman ___ Lieu : TED
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Crank (up) : REV
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Go wrong : ERR
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Those who consume it become immortal, according to myth : AMBROSIA
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Broken-down : DERELICT
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Admit : LETIN
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Noisy scan, for short : MRI
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One avoiding eye contact, maybe : LIAR
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Note that sounds like a music genre : SOL
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Unholy : GODLESS
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Course in which you might learn "cave canem" : LATINI
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Delivery specialist? : ORATOR
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Winery supply : CASKS
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Methuselah's old man : ENOCH
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First class, informally? : FROSH
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Goes bad : ROTS
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"___ time" : ITS
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"Let's ___!" : EAT
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First exit: Writer Lewis • Second exit: Santana of Santana • Third exit: Dead meat : RAC