23 December 2014 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 December 2014

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C
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O
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F
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F
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E
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E
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S
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G
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I
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A
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N
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T
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S
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O
X
I
D
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Z
E
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A
L
G
E
R
I
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A
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R
E
A
R
L
I
T
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B
L
A
Z
I
N
G
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E
N
T
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E
N
A
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B
L
E
R
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B
E
E
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T
E
E
H
E
E
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N
E
W
S
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E
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L
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F
I
N
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E
A
R
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T
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H
Y
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B
U
L
L
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W
A
N
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H
A
T
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T
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E
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R
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B
R
O
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B
A
D
S
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E
E
D
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G
L
O
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S
K
E
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W
E
R
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T
S
O
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J
I
M
A
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M
A
N
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I
A
C
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G
O
F
O
R
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S
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F
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P
D
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S
L
A
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P
A
T
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A
R
E
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R
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A
N
K
L
E
S
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N
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A
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B
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R
E
T
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R
A
C
T
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L
A
S
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C
A
L
A
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G
E
R
A
R
D
O
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O
C
E
A
N
U
S
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H
I
J
A
C
K
66
P
E
R
F
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Espresso and cappuccino : COFFEES
8
2014 World Series winners : GIANTS
14
Become rusted : OXIDIZE
15
Largest country in Africa since the breakup of Sudan in 2011 : ALGERIA
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Illuminated from behind : REARLIT
18
Bright, as a fire : BLAZING
19
Tonsil doc : ENT
20
One helping an addict : ENABLER
22
Spell-off : BEE
23
Snicker : TEEHEE
24
___ flash : NEWS
25
Like Santa's helpers : ELFIN
28
Coarse, as humor : EARTHY
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New York Stock Exchange symbol : BULL
32
Pale : WAN
33
Mad ___ : HATTER
37
Buddy : BRO
38
Wayward offspring, informally : BADSEED
40
Day-___ : GLO
41
Kebab stick : SKEWER
43
General on Chinese menus : TSO
44
"Sands of Iwo ___" : JIMA
45
Fanatic : MANIAC
47
Attempt, as a field goal : GOFOR
48
Org. in the "Dirty Harry" movies : SFPD
51
Fend off, as mosquitoes : SLAPAT
53
"We Three Kings of Orient ___" : ARE
54
Vexes : RANKLES
56
Snatch : NAB
59
Take back, as a false charge : RETRACT
61
Milan opera house : LASCALA
63
Rapper with the 1991 hit "Rico Suave" : GERARDO
64
Greek personification of the outer sea : OCEANUS
65
Commandeer : HIJACK
66
Clichéd gift on Mother's Day : PERFUME
Down
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Center : CORE
2
Plural animal name that does not end in "-s" : OXEN
3
Italian carmaker : FIAT
4
Fireside chat prez : FDR
5
Brennan of "Private Benjamin" : EILEEN
6
Online publication : EZINE
7
Advance, as a clock : SETAHEAD
8
Ibsen's "Hedda ___" : GABLER
9
"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
10
Lab culture medium : AGAR
11
Pince-___ (glasses that clip to the nose) : NEZ
12
Cree, Creek or Crow : TRIBE
13
Muscle : SINEW
16
The 13 of PG-13 and 17 of NC-17 : AGES
21
Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-Across : BEANSTALK
23
Dusk-dawn connector : TIL
24
WaPo competitor : NYT
25
Declines : EBBS
26
Lie in wait : LURK
27
Ice mass : FLOE
29
"The Cosby Show" son : THEO
30
Duped : HAD
32
Give a heads-up : WARN
34
Weekly "Whew!" : TGIF
35
Ticklish red Muppet : ELMO
36
Engine sound at Indy : ROAR
38
Actress Arthur : BEA
39
Bake in a sauce : ESCALLOP
42
One justification for the Iraq war, for short : WMD
44
Make a quick note of : JOT
46
Violates the rules : ISNTOK
47
Real hoot : GASSER
48
Puppeteer Tony : SARG
49
Former F.B.I. chief Louis : FREEH
50
___ dish : PETRI
52
"Ciao" : PEACE
54
___ avis : RARA
55
Flexible, electrically : ACDC
56
When repeated, Mork's sign-off : NANU
57
One in the class of '12 or '13, now : ALUM
58
Diamond bag : BASE
60
British rule in old India : RAJ
62
Half-___ (low-octane drink order) : CAF