24 December 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 December 2016

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Something fracked in fracking : SHALE
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Worms and such : MALWARE
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Attractive young woman, in rap slang : SHAWTY
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Connection site? : EHARMONY
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Fragrant dressing : POMADE
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2006 Justin Timberlake #1 hit : SEXYBACK
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Arboreal sci-fi creature : EWOK
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Fifth player to hit 600 homers : SOSA
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Fruta that's sour : LIMON
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Saint often depicted with a lamb : AGNES
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Celebration that coincided with Truman turning 61 : VEDAY
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Japan's ___ Castle : EDO
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Cassis cocktail : KIR
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Tesla competitor : EDISON
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Mission group : CREW
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Slacker's opposite, in modern lingo : TRYHARD
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Form W-2 abbr. : FICA
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Palindromic 1976 greatest hits album : OLEELO
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Harmless shooter : MARBLE
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Say yes or no, say : RSVP
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What's usually about 12 people? : JURYBOX
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Danish shoe maker with more than 1,000 global stores : ECCO
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Senior : ELDEST
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HSN competitor : QVC
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Sushi bar selection : AHI
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Astronomer who coined the term "nova" : BRAHE
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Bomb with wheels : EDSEL
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Capability of whales and dolphins : SONAR
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Navy ___ : YARD
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Italian "dear" : CARA
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Kind of car commonly seen in cities : ELEVATOR
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Evil spirits : INCUBI
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Prohibitionists' target : DEMONRUM
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Company that owns Paramount : VIACOM
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Stuff to mine : RAWDATA
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Order setting : ABBEY
Down
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Many a cabaret performer : SHOWGIRL
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Sandwich often served with Dijon mustard : HAMONRYE
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Not out : AWAKE
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Firm backing? : LTD
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Observation satellites, so to speak : EYES
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Fixes : MESSES
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Leading : AHEADOF
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Starting point of many a red-eye : LAX
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How Stephen Colbert sometimes speaks : WRYLY
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Prefix whose last two letters are a prefix meaning the same thing : AMBI
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Nomad : ROAMER
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Make tough to make out : ENCODE
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Address : SPEAKTO
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"Like" relative : YKNOW
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He wrote "Venus favors the bold" : OVID
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Navy ___ : SEALS
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Ill will : ANIMUS
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Cattle herder : DROVER
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City of 150,000+ between Raleigh and Durham : CARY
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"My ___!" : HERO
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___ d'identité : CARTE
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Wing covering : BBQSAUCE
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Beau : LOVERBOY
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Say LIKE THIS! : EXCLAIM
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Develop : PLAYOUT
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Heckle : JEER
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Let up : EASED
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Ire : CHOLER
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Date night choice : CINEMA
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Essential principle of Hinduism : DHARMA
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Strike while the iron is hot? : BRAND
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Mr. T vehicle : DCCAB
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State publicly : AVOW
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Temperamental type : DIVA
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Chorus syllable : TRA
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Projecting point : NIB