6 December 1999 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 6 December 1999

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Family head : MAMA
5
Taken ___ (surprised) : ABACK
10
50's-60's singer ___ Domino : FATS
14
Whiff : ODOR
15
Winner of 1968 and 1972 : NIXON
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Help in a holdup : ABET
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Drill instructor's 41-Across : DOUBLETIME
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Folk stories : LORE
20
TV's Kovacs : ERNIE
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A portion : SOME
22
Sugar unit : LUMP
23
Item on a high school jacket : LETTER
25
Princeton's Tiger, e.g. : MASCOT
27
Ireland, poetically : ERIN
29
More than bad : AWFUL
32
Blacken : CHAR
35
Fuddy-duddy : GEEZER
39
Bibliographical suffix : ANA
40
Derby, for one : HAT
41
See 17- and 64-Across, and 11- and 34-Down : COMMAND
42
Op. ___ : CIT
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"Wherefore ___ thou Romeo?" : ART
44
Circa : AROUND
45
Wine and dine : FETE
46
Freshmen, usually : TEENS
48
New money on the Continent : EURO
50
"___, My God, to Thee" : NEARER
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Like bad bruises : PURPLE
58
Cracker spread : PATE
60
Lapsed : OVER
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Base runner's achievement : STEAL
63
Ardent : AVID
64
Drill instructor's 41-Across : PARADEREST
66
It may be reflecting : POOL
67
Bring out : EDUCE
68
What's more : ALSO
69
Diarist Frank : ANNE
70
Extend, as a subscription : RENEW
71
Vegas sign : NEON
Down
1
Architect's construction : MODEL
2
Like a lot : ADORE
3
___ Rushmore : MOUNT
4
Judge : ARBITER
5
Actress Sue ___ Langdon : ANE
6
Bridle parts : BITS
7
It's a given : AXIOM
8
Pause sign : COMMA
9
Croucher's sore spots : KNEES
10
Unused, as a field : FALLOW
11
Drill instructor's 41-Across : ABOUTFACE
12
School session : TERM
13
Dance lesson : STEP
18
Satyr's stare : LEER
24
Hardship : RIGOR
26
Jack or 10 : CARD
28
Nautilus captain : NEMO
30
The "U" in I.C.U. : UNIT
31
Like the White Rabbit : LATE
32
Tête-à-tête : CHAT
33
Aesop's also-ran : HARE
34
Drill instructor's 41-Across : ATTENTION
36
Down Under bird : EMU
37
Western writer Grey : ZANE
38
Become, at last : ENDUP
41
José's house : CASA
45
Computer language : FORTRAN
47
Knitting tool : NEEDLE
49
Trick : RUSE
51
Rodeo performer : ROPER
52
Avoid, as capture : EVADE
53
What many incumbents do : RERUN
55
"The Old Wives' Tale" playwright : PEELE
56
Cow catcher : LASSO
57
Rock's ___ John : ELTON
58
Mate of 1-Across : PAPA
59
Stratford's stream : AVON
61
Derby, e.g. : RACE
65
Morning moisture : DEW