8 December 2001 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 8 December 2001

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C
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O
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R
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K
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S
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C
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R
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E
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W
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T
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R
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O
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M
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P
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A
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H
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L
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O
C
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P
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T
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D
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O
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C
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A
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P
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B
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H
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R
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I
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C
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R
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O
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F
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A
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L
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O
R
R
E
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B
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R
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A
C
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R
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E
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N
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S
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R
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D
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C
L
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K
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R
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C
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R
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I
L
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D
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C
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E
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R
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A
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S
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T
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A
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E
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O
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U
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F
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K
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C
H
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S
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R
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S
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A
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Y
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A
S
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N
O
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N
S
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S
P
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L
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L
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Spiral : CORKSCREW
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Clobber : TROMP
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Be that as it may : ATANYRATE
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Beginning of a conclusion : HENCE
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Slightly built-up : SEMIRURAL
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Slew : OCEAN
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Developer's reference : PLAT
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Donkey follower : DEMOCRAT
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High peak : ALP
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See : BISHOPRIC
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Good vantage point : ROOF
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Noted caravel : PINTA
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Film no. : ASA
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"M" star, 1931 : LORRE
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Stiff drink : BRACER
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Guarded : ENSURED
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Crate : CLUNKER
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Pleases, with "to" : CATERS
40
Perjurer's admission : ILIED
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Street sign abbr. : CIR
42
Composer Dohnányi et al. : ERNOS
44
Dog star : ASTA
48
1920's-30's lawman : ELIOTNESS
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Like some signals, for short : UHF
52
Crabs : KVETCHES
54
Person who's a zero?: Abbr. : OPER
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Lead : STEER
57
Simple : EASYASPIE
59
Bread and butter, e.g. : NOUNS
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Conserved : SPENTLESS
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Slip : LAPSE
62
Starts : SETSFORTH
Down
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Former Defense Secretary Weinberger : CASPAR
2
Opera with the soprano aria "Ave Maria" : OTELLO
3
New York/New Jersey's ___ Mountains : RAMAPO
4
Come together : KNIT
5
Its monetary unit is the pound: Abbr. : SYR
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Rubbish : CRUD
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Quite an oddity : RAREBIRD
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Plain weave fabric : ETAMINE
9
Game report : WELOST
10
Utter, briefly : THORO
11
News segment : RECAP
12
Narrow : ONETRACK
13
Co. that bought Motown in 1988 : MCA
14
Cooler : PEN
21
French town or its product : CHABLIS
24
Shrink rap? : ISEE
25
Mystery writer who created Dr. Gideon Fell : CARR
27
Drawing device : FLUE
28
Show : PRESENT
31
1949 Peace Prize winner Lord John Boyd ___ : ORR
33
Way of France : RUE
34
Q ___ : ANDA
35
Look, at the Forum? : ECCE
36
Catch, and how! : NAIL
37
Start : STRIKEUP
38
Like the teeth of many combs : CLOSESET
40
Fit : INSHAPE
43
It's a relief : RECESS
45
Kind of party : SUPPER
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Believer : THEIST
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Over : AFRESH
49
Places for racks : OVENS
50
Not going on : TERSE
53
O.E.D. listings : SYNS
54
Karl Johans Gate is its main thoroughfare : OSLO
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Inits. in comedy : SNL
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___ man : TOA
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Treasury Dept. division : ATF