24 December 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 December 2021

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Retreated : DREWBACK
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Drop : OMIT
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Artificial intelligence system modeled on the human brain : NEURALNET
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Something that gets passed around a lot : MEME
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Golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, for two : AFRIKANERS
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So much : ATON
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All the king's men? : LIEGES
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Simple and glib : PAT
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School with the slogan "Ex scientia tridens," familiarly : NAVY
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Ancient symbols of life : ANKHS
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Velcro alternative : LACES
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Democratic leader? : DEE
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Recipe direction : BEAT
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Strong, dark quaff : BOCK
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The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot : TIARA
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Some abbey attire : COWLS
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Up : ASTIR
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"I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ..." : YEAHABOUTTHAT
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Crew : POSSE
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Many a confession on a theater stage : ASIDE
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Throws, informally : HUCKS
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"I'm game" : LETS
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Last ___ : GASP
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___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores : SAO
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Currency units in Peru : SOLES
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Puccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere : TOSCA
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What Twix bars are sold in : TWOS
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Companion of the droid BB-8, in the "Star Wars" universe : REY
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Ear hair? : TASSEL
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Calculus calculation : RATE
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Gained some courage : GREWASPINE
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What Shøp on "The Simpsons" is a parody of : IKEA
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Agronomic analyses : SOILTESTS
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A cold wave can produce one : PERM
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Yule log? : NICELIST
Down
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Sequencing locale : DNALAB
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Polish : REFINE
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Triumphant shout : EUREKA
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"Black Boy" memoirist Richard : WRIGHT
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Gets the batter out, say : BAKES
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"___ poor Romeo!": Shak. : ALAS
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Wolf's home : CNN
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Monitor : KEEPACLOSEEYEON
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Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate : OMAN
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Creation date, file size and location, for an iPhone photo : METADATA
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"That doesn't bother me anymore" : IMOVERIT
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Like an F.B.I. director's term : TENYEAR
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Fast fashion? : TRACKSUITS
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Office address abbr. : STE
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Ones making insulting offers : LOWBALLERS
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Part of many university names : STATE
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Flamboyant prop : BOA
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"Black" follower : ISH
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"The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal : CHESS
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Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no" : YOUAWAKE
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Two-wheeler at a charging station : ESCOOTER
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"___ away!" : ASK
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Cardinal points?: Abbr. : TDS
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Alternative to litmus paper : PHSTRIP
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It's the truth! : GOSPEL
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Noted basilica town : ASSISI
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Things picked up on a trail : SCENTS
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Most likely to burn, maybe : PALEST
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Kind of chart, informally : ORG
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Decorum : TASTE
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Underground band : SEAM
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One end of the Mohs scale : TALC
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GameCube successor : WII