5 December 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 5 December 2021

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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"Bull" airer : CBS
4
Out : ASLEEP
10
Win for a 10-Down : UPSET
15
Yukon automaker : GMC
18
Set down : LAID
20
With 116-Down, artificial intelligence system that mimics the human brain : NEURAL
21
Who is "too small to make a difference," per a Greta Thunberg book title : NOONE
22
Propel, as a shell : OAR
23
"... and to ___ good night!" : ALLA
24
... FLOOR FLOOR FLOOR ... : NEVERENDINGSTORY
27
It's got some miles on it : USEDCAR
29
Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short : UAE
30
Singular : LONE
31
Stark who was crowned Queen of the North on "Game of Thrones" : SANSA
32
... GRIZZLY GRIZZLY GRIZZLY ... : BEARSREPEATING
39
First responder, for short : EMT
40
Percussion instrument of African origin : MARIMBA
43
What some kings and queens dress in : DRAG
44
Maker of the classic video game Frogger : SEGA
45
... PROPOSAL PROPOSAL PROPOSAL ... : PERPETUALMOTION
49
Kind of milk : SOY
50
Rapper with more than 20 Grammys : KANYEWEST
51
Reps : AGENTS
52
Click ___ (artificial increasers of website hits) : FARMS
53
Goddess of the dawn : EOS
55
Pet lovers' org. : ASPCA
60
James who sang "I Sing the Blues" : ETTA
61
Grandma, affectionately : NANA
65
Roy Lichtenstein's genre : POPART
70
Brit's "How shocking!" : ISAY
71
What many lifeguards have : TANS
72
... COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL ... : ADINFINITUM
74
Steve with eight N.B.A. championship rings : KERR
75
Chemical suffixes : INES
76
Like the color of honey : GOLDEN
77
"Give me a break, would you?!" : GEEZ
78
Philosopher who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature" : HUME
79
Lead-in to ask or suggest : DAREI
81
Get hitched : WED
83
They're explained by Newton's law of universal gravitation : TIDES
84
N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Shannon : SHARPE
89
Inconveniences : IMPOSESON
94
Company with a Page Program : NBC
97
... AMBITION AMBITION AMBITION ... : RECURRINGDREAMS
99
Word-of-mouth : ORAL
101
Actor Spall of "Prometheus" : RAFE
102
Literally, "I bow to you" : NAMASTE
103
Op. ___ (footnote abbr.) : CIT
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... STAIRS STAIRS STAIRS ... : NONSTOPFLIGHTS
109
___ di Pietro, artist better known as Fra Angelico : GUIDO
111
Ta-ta : CIAO
112
Opposite of down: Abbr. : ACR
113
"Let's Stay Together" singer, 1971 : ALGREEN
115
... CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION ... : CONTINUITYOFCARE
122
Slight problem : SNAG
123
Pablo Neruda work : ODE
124
"Please, I can handle this" : LETME
125
Many an informant employed by Sherlock Holmes : URCHIN
126
Org. involved in the Scopes Monkey Trial : ACLU
127
R.S.V.P. option : YES
128
Way up or way down : STEPS
129
Pocketful in ring-around-the-rosy : POSIES
130
Syracuse-to-Albany dir. : ESE
Down
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Part of a contract : CLAUSE
2
Christmas fir : BALSAM
3
Investor behind the scenes : SILENTPARTNER
4
Palindromic feminine name : ANNA
5
One gifted with the "inner eye" : SEER
6
Word on a candy heart : LUV
7
Before, poetically : ERE
8
Piercing spot : EAR
9
___ cavity (where the lungs are located) : PLEURAL
10
Likely loser : UNDERDOG
11
Hawaiian taro dish : POI
12
Family member inaptly found in "ladies only" : SON
13
High school subj. : ENG
14
Vehicle company with a market value over $1 trillion : TESLA
15
Adventurous kids in a 1985 film : GOONIES
16
Napoleon's famed war horse : MARENGO
17
Shout : CRY
19
Some diaper changers : DADS
25
Rapper dissed by Jay-Z in "Takeover" : NAS
26
Young 'uns : TOTS
28
Popular Toyotas : CAMRYS
32
How a zombie might spread the infection : BITE
33
Ostrich relatives : EMUS
34
Peter out : ABATE
35
"Symphony in Black" artist : ERTE
36
Something necessary for gain, they say : PAIN
37
The "grand slam" of showbiz awards, in brief : EGOT
38
Like some apparel, in song : GAY
41
Mimic : APE
42
Opposite of FF : REW
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Together : ENMASSE
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Kind of jar : MASON
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Org. that hires cryptanalysts : NSA
50
Samurai's sword : KATANA
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Awful-smelling : FETID
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Give one's take : OPINE
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Religion that emphasizes seva, or "selfless service" : SIKHISM
57
Astrology or palmistry : PSEUDOSCIENCE
58
Sandiego not usually found in San Diego : CARMEN
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Lew ___, portrayer of Dr. Kildare : AYRES
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Badger : NAG
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Brouhaha : ADO
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When doubled, boring result in the Premier League : NIL
64
Word commonly following the Oxford comma : AND
66
Messy sort : PIG
67
What seven did to nine, in a joke : ATE
68
Lament : RUE
69
Celebrity gossip site : TMZ
73
Like New Jerseyans vis-à-vis New Yorkers : FEWER
80
Destination for Birthright trips: Abbr. : ISR
82
Someone's in the kitchen with her, in song : DINAH
83
Savory Chinese snack : TEAEGG
85
Grinder : HERO
86
Put ___ on (limit) : ACAP
87
Dennis the Menace's appropriately named dog : RUFF
88
Bishops, e.g. : PRELATES
90
Execs: Abbr. : MGMT
91
Smartphone predecessors, for short : PDAS
92
Choice words : ORS
93
Card-matching game : SET
94
Prefix with binary : NON
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Male etiquette, as described by Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" : BROCODE
96
Eyeteeth : CANINES
98
Clique : INGROUP
100
Exam with a 35-minute timed essay, in brief : LSAT
104
What 10s represent : IDEALS
105
Notable chameleon feature : TONGUE
107
Grinds away : TOILS
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Not friendly : ICY
110
___ Minor : URSA
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Singer India.___ : ARIE
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Part of the eye : LENS
115
Demure : COY
116
See 20-Across : NET
117
Pac-12 athlete : UTE
118
Rapscallion : IMP
119
___-yo : FRO
120
They're found below the "To" field : CCS
121
Tuna, on a sushi menu : AHI