12 December 2017 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 12 December 2017

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Either of the World Series winners of 2004 and '05 : SOX
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Pickle variety : DILL
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Talk about ad nauseam : HARPON
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James ___, founder of the auction house that sold 38-Across : CHRISTIE
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First name in solo flying : AMELIA
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Gets excited about, e.g. : REACTSTO
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Dietetic restriction : NOSALT
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Pot thickener? : ANTE
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Desires : YENS
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Mucky mess : STY
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Basketball tactic : PRESS
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Jazz Appreciation Mo. : APR
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Anita of jazz : ODAY
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Cartoonist Hoff of The New Yorker : SYD
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Beginning stage : EMBRYO
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Painter Magritte : RENE
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Mountain nymph : OREAD
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Morphine, e.g. : OPIATE
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Renaissance painting that was sold in November 2017 for a record $450.3 million : SALVATORMUNDI
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___ retriever : GOLDEN
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"Nothing ___" (slangy refusal) : DOING
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First name? : ADAM
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How some fish are caught : INANET
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Clunky boat : TUB
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Actress Turner : LANA
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"Mazel ___!" : TOV
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Excel : SHINE
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Make a request : ASK
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Sagacious : WISE
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Some Shoshonean speakers : UTES
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Shut down : HALTED
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100-page stories, say : NOVELLAS
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Passionate : ARDENT
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English king who once owned 38-Across : CHARLESI
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Some may be flying : STARTS
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College in Westchester County, N.Y. : IONA
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Colorant : DYE
Down
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Leftovers : SCRAPS
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Author known for twist endings : OHENRY
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Pornographic : XRATED
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Observance that begins in March: Abbr. : DST
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Teeny, for short : ITSY
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Lo-cal : LITE
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Creator of 38-Across : LEONARDODAVINCI
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First name in Solo flying? : HAN
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Author Oz : AMOS
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Eliminating the effects of wear and tear on, as was done to 38-Across : RESTORING
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Lie on one's back and not move, maybe : PLAYDEAD
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38-Across, for one : OIL
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Met rival from D.C. : NAT
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Finishes, as a cake : ICES
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Someone with intelligence? : SPY
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Do military duty : SERVE
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Pad sharer : ROOMIE
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Not with : ANTI
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"___-haw!" : YEE
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Make a declaration with a straight face : MEANIT
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Vampire ___ : BAT
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7-Down, for one : OLDMASTER
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Boats propelled by poles : PUNTS
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Mixer at a party : SODA
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"M*A*S*H" actor : ALANALDA
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"Grant" biographer Chernow : RON
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Gadot of "Justice League" : GAL
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Word said before "then," oxymoronically : NOW
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Like a dame or earl : TITLED
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On pins and needles : UNEASY
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Blues great Smith : BESSIE
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Main part of a ship : HULL
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Superman without a cape : KENT
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Gallery district in Manhattan : SOHO
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Former senator Bayh : EVAN
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Is provided with : HAS
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Work of ___ (38-Across, e.g.) : ART
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Sot's problem : DTS
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The Renaissance, e.g. : ERA