30 December 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 30 December 2015

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P
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R
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O
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B
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M
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A
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N
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T
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A
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C
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H
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E
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Z
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J
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M
I
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B
E
A
M
16
A
B
L
E
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S
A
G
O
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N
E
R
V
E
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N
O
S
E
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P
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A
U
L
D
I
R
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C
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V
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C
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H
I
P
S
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I
C
E
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B
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O
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X
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P
R
E
C
I
S
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E
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P
C
C
L
O
N
E
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S
E
A
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A
I
R
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B
O
A
T
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B
A
D
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A
L
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A
N
G
R
E
E
N
S
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P
A
N
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A
M
T
S
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N
E
A
T
O
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E
N
D
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S
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M
E
H
T
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A
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D
T
S
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E
N
D
O
R
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F
R
Y
E
R
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S
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P
R
A
W
N
S
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G
R
E
A
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S
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Y
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N
E
A
L
E
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M
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A
L
I
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V
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O
L
A
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T
A
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R
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T
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A
P
O
X
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O
R
D
E
R
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Y
V
E
S
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N
E
W
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Y
E
A
R
S
66
E
V
E

Hints & Clues

Across
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"No ___" ("Sure thing") : PROB
5
Big ray : MANTA
10
At the home of, abroad : CHEZ
14
Last performer at Woodstock, informally : JIMI
15
Letter-shaped construction piece : IBEAM
16
Competent : ABLE
17
Palm starch : SAGO
18
Chutzpah : NERVE
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Bloodhound's asset : NOSE
20
Physics Nobelist who pioneered in quantum mechanics : PAULDIRAC
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TV monitors? : VCHIPS
26
Antarctica, so to speak : ICEBOX
30
Dead-on : PRECISE
32
Old knockoff of an IBM product : PCCLONE
33
Vast expanse : SEA
34
Everglades transport : AIRBOAT
36
Sinful : BAD
37
Federal Reserve chairman under four presidents : ALANGREENSPAN
40
Sums: Abbr. : AMTS
41
"That's really cool!" : NEATO
42
Many rushers : ENDS
44
Maestro Zubin : MEHTA
46
The shakes, for short : DTS
47
Moon in "Return of the Jedi" : ENDOR
48
Equipment at fast-food restaurants : FRYERS
50
Big shrimp : PRAWNS
51
Football Hall-of-Famer with a nickname befitting his elusiveness on the field : GREASYNEALE
55
Bamako is its capital : MALI
57
String quartet member : VIOLA
58
Lip-puckering : TART
61
"___ on both your houses!" : APOX
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"At-ten-SHUN!," e.g. : ORDER
63
Part of Y.S.L. : YVES
64
With 65- and 66-Across, when to sing the song in the shaded squares : NEW
65
See 64-Across : YEARS
66
See 64-Across : EVE
Down
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One- or two-piece attire, for short : PJS
2
Small inlet : RIA
3
Modern version of "Jumping Jehoshaphat!" : OMG
4
"Lincoln" or "Gandhi" : BIOPIC
5
Something that makes a difference? : MINUSSIGN
6
Man's name that's a homophone of 16-Across : ABEL
7
Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory" : NERD
8
Rikki-tikki-___ : TAVI
9
Yanqui : AMERICANO
10
Nix : CANCEL
11
"Game of Thrones" airer : HBO
12
Center of excellence? : ELS
13
Letter after wye : ZEE
21
Beelike : APIAN
22
Sales reps maintain them: Abbr. : ACCTS
23
No. 2s : VPS
24
Nondairy coffee additive : CREAMER
25
Ruddiness : HEALTHYGLOW
27
Try to avoid getting punched, say : BOBANDWEAVE
28
Incessantly : ONANDON
29
Struck (out) : XED
31
Goofed : ERRED
32
See 35-Down : POETS
35
With 32-Down, 1950s counterculture figures : BEAT
38
French comic series that has sold 350+ million copies worldwide : ASTERIX
39
Fine, e.g. : PENALTY
40
Big inits. in bowling : AMF
43
Soon-to-be grads : SRS
45
The Who's "Who ___ You" : ARE
47
Long time : ERA
49
Last royal house of Italy : SAVOY
50
Some still-life fruit : PEARS
52
Royal title : SIRE
53
Film character who says "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things" : YODA
54
Met or Card : NLER
55
Simian cousin of a 56-Down : MAN
56
Simian cousin of a 55-Down : APE
59
Title for M.L.K. Jr. : REV
60
Trading place in Japan: Abbr. : TSE