1 December 2019 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 1 December 2019

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Bird growing up Down Under : EMU
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Russian novelist Maxim : GORKI
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Honey : BABE
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Suddenly stand at attention : SNAPTO
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Apt move when dancing the salsa? : DIP
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Home of the Huskies, informally : UCONN
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"He's like ___ to me" : ASON
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Undo, legislatively : REPEAL
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Notwithstanding : INSPITEOF
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... It abuts water on only one of its four sides : RHODEISLAND
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Attach, as a ribbon : TIEON
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Possible result of late payments, informally : REPO
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Verb on a candy heart : LUV
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Tithing portion : TENTH
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... It's an ellipse : STPETERSSQUARE
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"Little House on the Prairie" girl : LAURA
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Italian "darling" : CARA
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Like drumheads : TAUT
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Frankish finish : ENDE
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Inker's artwork : TAT
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Meeting expectations : UPTOPAR
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Source of Andrew Carnegie's fortune : STEEL
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Heir extension? : ESS
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Lambaste : TEARINTO
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Competitor : RIVAL
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Of all time : EVER
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Impersonator's skill : APING
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... It was predominantly German : HOLYROMANEMPIRE
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Sci-fi character depicted as a glowing red dot : HAL
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Punjab's capital : LAHORE
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Things around a cloverleaf : EXITSIGNS
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Footprint maker : SOLE
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Give ___ on the wrist : ASLAP
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Jennifer who wrote the Pulitzer-winning "A Visit From the Goon Squad" : EGAN
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Currently : ATPRESENT
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Van Gogh masterwork : IRISES
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Move offshore, say : EBB
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... It's an American name for a German game : CHINESECHECKERS
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Fuel mileage, for example : RATIO
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Gambling game akin to bingo : KENO
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Drift ice pieces : FLOES
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Vouch for : ATTESTTO
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Letters on an incomplete syllabus : TBA
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Serious : STAID
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Like par 2 holes among all holes in miniature golf : EASIEST
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Rapper Tone ___ : LOC
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___ the Orange (Syracuse mascot) : OTTO
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Pretentious : ARTY
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Defibrillator pros : EMTS
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Some rectangular tablets : IPADS
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... They're of Indian origin : ARABICNUMERALS
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Wind-up toys? : KITES
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It's often performed by 105-Across : CPR
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Sounds of enlightenment : AHAS
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Like bicycle chains : OILED
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... It's a woodwind from Central Europe : ENGLISHHORN
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Onetime home of the Vikings and the Twins : METRODOME
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Make litter-proof? : NEUTER
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Wholehearted endorsement : AMEN
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Flanged structural support : IBEAM
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Yang's opposite : YIN
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Cool red giants : SSTARS
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U.S. viticulture region : NAPA
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Printing hues : CYANS
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It starts in Mar. : DST
Down
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Make amends? : EDIT
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They're compacter than compacts : MINIS
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Miffed : UPSET
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... It's a rodent native to the Andes : GUINEAPIG
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Mo. when the N.F.L., N.B.A., N.H.L. and M.L.B. all have games : OCT
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Unidentified person in a suit : ROE
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Big name in the soup aisle : KNORR
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Overruns : INFESTS
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Highly decorated : BAROQUE
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Eruption particulates : ASH
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When doubled, a Yale football song : BOOLA
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Survive : ENDURE
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___ Lanka : SRI
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Spoons, e.g. : NESTLES
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Cop ___ : APLEA
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... It's a legume : PEANUT
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Hindu tradition that's two men's names in reverse : TANTRA
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Trite : OLDHAT
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Popular microwave snack : POPCORN
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What avengers get : EVEN
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Exam for many sophs. and jrs. : PSAT
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Second most popular Vietnamese surname (after Nguyen) : TRAN
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Kitt who played Catwoman on TV : EARTHA
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In ___ development : UTERO
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Expunges : DELETES
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Home to the Sundance Film Festival : UTAH
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Salt's hip-hop counterpart : PEPA
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Aerobatic maneuver : TAILSPIN
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Tart dessert : LIMEPIE
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Vintage-looking shade : SEPIA
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La-la lead-in : OOH
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Preventive medicine, slangily : VAX
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"Star Wars" nickname : ANI
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Short story : VIGNETTE
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West end? : ERN
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Pixelatedness, for short : RES
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Abhors : LOATHES
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Slices of life: Abbr. : YRS
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Historic discovery : RELIC
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Umami enhancer, for short : MSG
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What diet products often contain : LESSFAT
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Alternative indication : ORNOT
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First, last, male or female name : LEE
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Gilded chest in the Bible : ARK
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Cathy's comics cry : ACK
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Not just any : THE
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Fish that's 69-Down reversed : EEL
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High-grade U.S.M.C. enlistee : NCO
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Lima lady: Abbr. : SRA
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Regard : ESTEEM
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Atoms : BITS
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A rancher might pull one over a calf : BOOT
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Cornerstone abbr. : ESTAB
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... They're lousy places to sleep : RESTROOMS
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"To repeat ..." : ASISAID
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Subdued : TAME
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More overbearing : BOSSIER
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Huffington of journalism : ARIANNA
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Septennial symptom? : ITCH
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Charismatic : DYNAMIC
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Compares (to) : LIKENS
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Throws in one's two cents : OPINES
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... It usually comes from sheep : CATGUT
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Dash dial : TACH
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Unmatched sock, informally : ORPHAN
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Silty spot : DELTA
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Welcoming whiff : AROMA
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Phrase before a date : USEBY
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Eponym of a London insurer : LLOYD
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Highway haulers : SEMIS
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Parking lot souvenir : DENT
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AARPers : SRS
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Part of a gym set : REP
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Bagged leaves? : TEA
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Dashed : RAN