25 December 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 25 December 2015

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B
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O
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A
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R
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D
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S
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A
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I
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M
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S
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N
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I
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P
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A
L
H
I
R
T
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R
C
A
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M
O
T
H
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S
E
A
M
O
N
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S
T
E
R
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A
L
S
O
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K
G
B
S
P
I
E
S
X
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R
O
A
N
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C
T
A
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T
O
K
E
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O
25
H
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M
S
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H
A
L
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F
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C
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O
C
K
E
D
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W
E
I
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O
P
E
R
A
C
A
P
E
33
L
A
S
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C
35
A
L
A
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E
N
T
R
A
P
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S
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R
E
H
E
A
R
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S
E
D
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S
E
E
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E
N
D
O
F
S
T
O
R
Y
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M
S
R
P
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P
O
U
R
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M
I
C
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S
E
C
T
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A
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A
D
A
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G
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E
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N
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C
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Y
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O
V
A
L
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T
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E
L
E
N
O
V
E
L
A
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N
I
T
E
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A
L
I
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E
R
A
S
E
R
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S
L
E
D
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D
I
S
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S
E
N
T
O
N

Hints & Clues

Across
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Hurdle for a doc : BOARDS
7
Deadeye's asset : AIM
10
Short cut : SNIP
14
Performer of the "Green Hornet" theme in 1960s TV : ALHIRT
15
Label for 14-Across : RCA
16
Hole maker : MOTH
17
Scylla, e.g. : SEAMONSTER
19
"Not to mention ..." : ALSO
20
Red moles : KGBSPIES
21
Stable color : ROAN
22
Midwest transportation inits. : CTA
23
Quick hit : TOKE
24
___ law : OHMS
27
Impetuous : HALFCOCKED
31
Chinese dynasty following the Han : WEI
32
Old-fashioned attire at 33-Across : OPERACAPE
33
Where Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" premiered : LASCALA
36
Inveigles : ENTRAPS
38
Like much court testimony : REHEARSED
40
Holy ___ : SEE
41
"There's nothing more to say" : ENDOFSTORY
42
Abbr. on a car sticker : MSRP
43
Rain, rain, rain : POUR
44
Open ___ : MIC
45
Lutheranism in 1521, e.g. : SECT
47
Campaign planner : ADAGENCY
53
Like the Hyundai logo : OVAL
54
Latin American soap : TELENOVELA
56
Prime-time time, informally : NITE
57
Ayaan Hirsi ___, author of "Infidel" : ALI
58
Opposite of the point? : ERASER
59
Traditional Yule gift : SLED
60
Zing : DIS
61
Relayed : SENTON
Down
1
Sit back and enjoy : BASK
2
First name in fashion : OLEG
3
Literary character on whom Captain Hook is based : AHAB
4
Goes around : RIMS
5
Lozenge : DROP
6
"A right jolly old elf" : STNICHOLAS
7
Gallery sign : ARTSALE
8
Winter coat : ICE
9
Who said history repeats itself "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" : MARX
10
It can fit in a very tight parking space : SMARTCAR
11
Deceptive court move : NOLOOKPASS
12
"Hang on to that one!" : ITSAKEEPER
13
Called up : PHONED
18
Cloistered : SETAPART
24
Wise one : OWL
25
Middle of a three-part illustrated maxim : HEARNOEVIL
26
Teach myths, say : MISEDUCATE
28
What a student with a full scholarship has : FREERIDE
29
Four things represented visually in this puzzle's grid : CANDYCANES
30
37-Down follower on a calendar : OCT
34
Laughed gleefully : CHORTLED
35
Gen. Pershing's grp. in W.W. I : AEF
37
30-Down preceder on a calendar : SEP
39
Dwellers on the Gulf of Aden : SOMALIS
41
Some office printers : EPSONS
46
Somewhat : ATAD
48
Reason to cover your eyes in the theater? : GORE
49
Actress ___ Rachel Wood : EVAN
50
One out on a limb? : NEST
51
Classic role for Liz Taylor : CLEO
52
Soft ball? : YARN
55
High priest of Shiloh : ELI