8 December 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 8 December 2015

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R
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B
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I
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D
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M
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P
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P
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Y
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D
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G
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P
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M
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R
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O
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N
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B
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R
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O
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S
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H
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R
K
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O
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W
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H
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K
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D
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L
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S
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Yom Kippur service leader : RABBI
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Dutch cheese : EDAM
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Talkative half of a magic duo : PENN
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Blanched : PALED
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Former Italian currency : LIRA
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Salve ingredient : ALOE
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Light violet : MAUVE
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Sprinkle from Tinker Bell : FAIRYDUST
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Checked out : EYED
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20s dispenser : ATM
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Mountain ___ : DEW
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Car rental add-on : GPS
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The one for the Kennedys has three knights' helmets on it : FAMILYCREST
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Go bad : ROT
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Classic Camaro : IROC
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1990s Indian P.M. : RAO
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Chicken ___ king : ALA
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Headlight gas : XENON
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Surfer dudes, e.g. : BROS
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Classic sitcom with kids called Princess, Bud and Kitten : FATHERKNOWSBEST
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Genealogical drawing : TREE
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20 : SCORE
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___ es Salaam : DAR
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Cardinal cap letters : STL
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Operating system used since the 1970s : UNIX
51
Precursor to reggae : SKA
52
Potential charge against a bounty hunter : FALSEARREST
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It's pitched with a pitchfork : HAY
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Magnate Onassis : ARI
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2000s Japanese P.M. : ABE
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Cry in place of a whistle, maybe : TAXI
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Free motel offering nowadays ... or what 18-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across do? : BREAKFAST
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Read carefully (over) : PORED
68
Journals : LOGS
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Qatari bigwig : EMIR
70
Lagniappe : EXTRA
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Lamb nursers : EWES
72
Award won by Tiger Woods 23 times : ESPY
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"Oh, that's a shame" : SOSAD
Down
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Record stat : RPM
2
Small battery : AAA
3
Democratic stronghold : BLUESTATE
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Group of quails : BEVY
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Obsession : IDEEFIXE
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2010 hit Broadway musical with the song "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" : ELF
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Sábado, por ejemplo : DIA
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Popular computer typeface : ARIAL
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Thomas Becket, e.g. : MARTYR
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Bachelor ___ : PAD
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Give the slip : ELUDE
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Pokes (around) : NOSES
13
Fig. on a cereal box : NETWT
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"Spirit, mind and body" org. : YMCA
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Challenger : DARER
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Bribery and such : GRAFT
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Like some opposites : POLAR
27
Some frock wearers : MONKS
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"Agreed" : ICONCUR
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L.B.J. in-law Charles : ROBB
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Who "knows what it's like to be the bad man," according to a 1971 hit by the Who : NOONE
37
Holds aside for a year, in college sports : REDSHIRTS
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Where Sharp and Panasonic are headquartered : OSAKA
39
Back-alley cat, e.g. : STRAY
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Big name in oil : HESS
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Place for a watch : WRIST
43
Celebrity scandal fodder : SEXTAPES
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Durable furniture wood : TEAK
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Add-on cost for a science course : LABFEE
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Offering from Aesop : FABLE
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Classic shirt brand : ARROW
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Feudal lord : LIEGE
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Large quantities of paper : REAMS
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Love letter letters : XOXO
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Real blockhead : ASS
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Drink with a straw : SIP
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Make an effort : TRY
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Notable time period : ERA
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Mom's partner : DAD