1 December 1997 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 1 December 1997

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T
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E
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M
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P
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F
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D
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C
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B
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J
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L
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G
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L
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H
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P
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K
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Fill in at the office : TEMP
5
Manias : FADS
9
Dressed : CLAD
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L.A.-based petroleum giant : ARCO
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"Dies ___" (hymn) : IRAE
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Salty : BRINY
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Corner square in Monopoly : JAIL
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Lounge : LAZE
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Suddenly leap (at) : LUNGE
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Second of two pieces of fire truck equipment : LATTERLADDER
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Take for granted : ASSUME
25
Paragons : IDEALS
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More drenched minister, at times : WETTERWEDDER
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One who's out of this world? : ALIEN
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Pays attention to : HEEDS
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Pie holder : PAN
35
Ranges of knowledge : KENS
36
Smutty : DIRTY
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Ending with Cine- or cyclo- : RAMA
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Superlative suffix : EST
39
Count ___ & His Orchestra : BASIE
40
Motive questioner : CYNIC
41
Resentful auctiongoer : BITTERBIDDER
43
___-Lorraine (French region) : ALSACE
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"Relax, soldiers!" : ATEASE
47
Murmur "a good bad-weather race horse" : MUTTERMUDDER
51
Thrown for ___ : ALOOP
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Footnote abbr. : IBID
53
Morsel for Miss Muffet : CURD
57
Former Sen. Sam and family : NUNNS
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Highway hauler : SEMI
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Manipulator : USER
60
Enzyme suffixes : ASES
61
Mahogany or maple : TREE
62
Prepare, as the way : PAVE
Down
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___ Mahal : TAJ
2
Period in history : ERA
3
AT&T alternative : MCI
4
Harms the environment : POLLUTES
5
Aquarium purifier : FILTER
6
"I smell ___!" : ARAT
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Stun : DAZE
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Clairvoyant : SEER
9
Less refined : CRUDER
10
Actress Hamilton or Hunt : LINDA
11
Heavenly host? : ANGEL
12
Salon professionals : DYERS
15
In-line skates, for short : BLADES
20
Prayer closer : AMEN
21
Nixon staffer G. Gordon ___ : LIDDY
22
Conscious : AWAKE
23
Tennis star with a palindromic name : SELES
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Limited work assignment : STINT
27
Bridge precursor : WHIST
28
Strange : EERIE
29
Discourage from acting : DETER
32
Bear that's not really a bear : PANDA
33
Gallic girlfriends : AMIES
34
Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
36
Library gizmo : DATER
37
International golf competition : RYDERCUP
39
Bodybuilder's bulges : BICEPS
40
Commend officially : CITE
41
Majorettes twirl them : BATONS
42
Villain, slangily : BADDIE
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Major oven maker : AMANA
44
Doozies : LULUS
45
Rock : STONE
48
Morning haze : MIST
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Over, in Österreich : UBER
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Bygone phone call cost : DIME
54
Olympics chant : USA
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Gun, as an engine : REV
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Rap's Dr. ___ : DRE