28 December 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 28 December 2018

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L
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E
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A
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D
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E
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R
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O
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F
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T
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H
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E
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P
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A
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C
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K
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A
L
F
A
R
O
M
E
O
S
P
I
D
E
R
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G
O
I
N
G
B
A
C
K
T
O
C
A
L
I
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C
L
E
O
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R
U
Y
20
C
A
P
E
S
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L
U
I
S
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N
O
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T
H
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T
S
P
25
I
T
S
26
P
27
L
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E
D
G
E
29
C
O
T
Y
30
B
E
T
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A
R
A
Y
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A
N
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G
O
R
A
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L
I
R
E
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M
A
U
L
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G
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O
D
E
E
P
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E
C
S
T
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A
40
S
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Y
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N
O
L
O
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D
O
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R
S
E
T
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I
M
O
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O
R
D
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C
O
P
A
48
G
R
E
W
49
M
I
S
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D
O
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P
U
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P
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D
U
M
A
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A
L
A
I
N
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R
E
N
E
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L
E
S
A
G
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E
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A
L
L
O
V
E
R
C
R
E
A
T
I
O
N
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M
A
T
R
Y
O
S
H
K
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O
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Dominant figure : LEADEROFTHEPACK
16
High-end Italian sports car : ALFAROMEOSPIDER
17
1997 Notorious B.I.G. hit whose title lyric precedes "strictly for the weather" : GOINGBACKTOCALI
18
Queen who styled herself as Isis, familiarly : CLEO
19
___ Lopez opening (chess tactic) : RUY
20
Some superhero attire : CAPES
21
Yankees All-Star pitcher Severino : LUIS
22
Chris of "The Good Wife" : NOTH
24
Four-thirds of a dram: Abbr. : TSP
25
"___ time!" : ITS
26
Brother-to-be : PLEDGE
29
Cosmetics company whose letters appear in left-to-right order in "cosmetics company" : COTY
30
Electron particle emission : BETARAY
32
Relative of cashmere : ANGORA
34
Money replaced by euros : LIRE
35
Thrash : MAUL
36
Prepare for a bomb, say : GODEEP
38
Euphoria : ECSTASY
42
Court plea, briefly : NOLO
43
County east of Devon : DORSET
45
"If u ask me ..." : IMO
46
America's busiest airport after ATL and LAX : ORD
47
___ América (soccer tournament) : COPA
48
Rose : GREW
49
Screw up : MISDO
51
New toy? : PUP
53
Legislative body of Russia : DUMA
54
"Gil Blas" author : ALAINRENELESAGE
58
Everywhere : ALLOVERCREATION
59
Things that contain 59-Across that contain 59-Across that ... : MATRYOSHKADOLLS
Down
1
Online gamer's problem : LAG
2
Orate : ELOCUTE
3
"100 Years ... 100 Movies," e.g. : AFILIST
4
Many employees of the Lego company : DANES
5
So : ERGO
6
Seriously shortchange : ROB
7
___ Little, "The Wire" character : OMAR
8
Prolific : FECUND
9
Event of 1964 and 2020 : TOKYOGAMES
10
It's two hours behind Pacific: Abbr. : HST
11
Memorable time : EPOCH
12
12 points, typographically : PICA
13
Many a battery charger : ADAPTOR
14
Instrument whose name comes from the Latin for "heavenly" : CELESTA
15
Hard to eat quietly, in adspeak : KRISPY
21
___ Dems (U.K. political party, informally) : LIB
23
Highish bridge holding : TENACE
26
"Je vous en ___" (French for "You're welcome") : PRIE
27
City on the Mexican border : LAREDO
28
Things that amaze : EYEPOPPERS
29
Noted arms manufacturer : COLT
31
Designer Gucci : ALDO
33
Indicator of a coming storm : GUST
36
Friend of Tarzan : GORILLA
37
Tar : OLDSALT
39
Communication means since 1911 : AIRMAIL
40
Hobbit corrupted by the Ring : SMEAGOL
41
"That HURTS!" : YOW
42
Refusal with a contraction : NOMAAM
44
Lewdness : RAUNCH
47
Host Bert of old game shows : CONVY
48
Vim : GUSTO
50
Gucci competitor : DIOR
52
Corner office, maybe : PERK
53
Out of juice : DEAD
55
Car that went defunct in 1936 : REO
56
Place to count sheep : LEA
57
Pair of nines? : ENS