11 December 1998 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 11 December 1998

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

Across
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One who works on walls : MURALIST
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Roman holiday : FESTA
14
Agent's fee, often : ONETENTH
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Scams : BUNCOS
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Iroquoian language : CHEROKEE
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Bags : SNARES
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Dough : KALE
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Grub : LARVA
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Bad news for the king : MATE
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Ivy Leaguers : ELIS
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Pollster Roper : ELMO
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Some takebacks : REPOS
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New car owner's worry : DENT
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Some are Spanish : OMELETS
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Accelerated : MOVEDUP
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It may give you a good start : BOO
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Tanning lotion letters : SPF
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Sea-ear : ABALONE
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"___ out!" : YER
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Skipper's syllable, maybe : TRA
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Leyden jar lining : TINFOIL
40
Rattled off : RECITED
42
Cape : NESS
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Points : ITEMS
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Roadie's responsibility : AMPS
51
Ancient cross : ANKH
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Converse competitor : KEDS
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Outsider : ALIEN
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Autocrat: Var. : TZAR
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"Can it!" : ENOUGH
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Apprentice : NEOPHYTE
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Takes over : USURPS
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Ran : STREAMED
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"___ Dragon" (1977 Disney musical) : PETES
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Acuity : KEENNESS
Down
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Ridiculed : MOCKED
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In poor health : UNHALE
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Land : REELIN
4
Still : ATREST
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Regulus's constellation : LEO
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Trimming tape : INKLE
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Plagiarize : STEAL
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1,000 large calories : THERM
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Clowning : FUN
10
Crown covering : ENAMEL
11
Barely make it : SCRAPEBY
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In direct confrontation : TOETOTOE
13
Taxing job? : ASSESSOR
15
Explorer's org. : BSA
20
Kind of doll : VOODOO
24
Gross out : REPEL
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Certain bond, informally : MUNI
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Swimmer Biondi and others : MATTS
29
Annual award : OBIE
30
Part of a wrecking crew? : VANDAL
31
Brownie : ELF
33
Initiate : STRIKEUP
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Make-believe : PRETENSE
35
Had a visible front : FACEDOUT
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"Yeah, right" : IMSURE
42
Lane with lines : NATHAN
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Pepsin, for one : ENZYME
44
Pair for pairs : SKATES
45
Prepares wheat, in a way : SHREDS
48
Louis B. Mayer's birthplace : MINSK
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Quarterback Rodney : PEETE
50
Sound asleep? : SNORE
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Sighed sounds : AHS
56
H.M.O. listing : GPS
58
Flair, e.g. : PEN