16 December 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 December 2018

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F
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I
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V
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E
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A
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M
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M
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M
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L
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O
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M
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S
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E
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M
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S
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M
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Y
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T
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O
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H
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T
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R
A
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P
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S
U
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S
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R
B
I
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A
G
L
E
T
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C
A
L
L
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N
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G
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N
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S
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T
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O
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G
H
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N
A
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A
C
E
S
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T
O
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T
O
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M
A
Y
A
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N
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T
W
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N
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L
T
R
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B
O
O
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I
Q
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U
I
T
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C
Y
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B
H
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C
S
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B
U
N
D
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L
E
U
P
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L
T
G
E
N
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P
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I
U
S
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E
C
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H
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O
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R
O
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A
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D
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S
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L
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G
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A
D
O
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U
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G
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R
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L
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P
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S
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S
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N
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C
E
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C
E
O
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A
T
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M
P
O
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B
C
C
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W
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H
A
T
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A
B
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A
F
T
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P
A
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R
O
O
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M
E
R
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A
V
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E
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L
L
S
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A
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L
L
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N
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R
M
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E
S
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M
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S
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S
M
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O
T
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S
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A
N
N
E
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S
N
A
K
T
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G
E
L
C
A
P
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C
R
A
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B
L
E
G
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E
I
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D
E
R
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B
O
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O
K
O
F
R
A
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M
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P
E
N
T
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F
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R
E
U
D
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P
E
R
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D
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M
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N
O
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A
T
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S
E
A
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N
O
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D
O
Z
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L
O
C
I
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C
O
R
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L
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A
T
T
H
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E
D
R
O
P
O
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F
A
H
A
T
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A
M
A
Z
E
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K
O
I
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S
L
O
W
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N
A
T
A
N
T
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P
O
N
Z
I
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E
M
S
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T
O
U
R
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E
M
E
R
G
E
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S
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D
A
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N
A
H
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T
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Y
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S
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M
O
N

Hints & Clues

Across
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Early wake-up time : FIVEAM
7
Title for Iran's Ruhollah Khomeini : IMAM
11
Herbert of old "Pink Panther" films : LOM
14
Penultimate tourney round : SEMIS
19
"Doesn't matter to me" : IMEASY
20
Not yet completed : TODO
21
___ moment : AHA
22
Sash go-with : TIARA
23
Ancient capital of Laconia : SPARTA
24
Brew : SUDS
25
Letters before single, double or triple : RBI
26
Lace tip : AGLET
27
Casting doubt on : CALLINGINTOQUESTION
30
Lake Volta's land : GHANA
31
The best, informally : ACES
32
Radio/TV character played in film by Michael Horse (1981) and Johnny Depp (2013) : TONTO
33
Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere : MAYAN
35
Lookalike : TWIN
36
8.5" x 11": Abbr. : LTR
37
Scare quote? : BOO
38
Words of resignation : IQUIT
40
Topic concerned with hacking and software rights : CYBERETHICS
42
Put on a few layers : BUNDLEUP
44
Three-star mil. rank : LTGEN
45
Pope who supported the House of Borgia : PIUSIII
47
Diminishing returns? : ECHOES
50
They're between shoulders : ROADS
54
Word with shot or suit : LONG
55
Rowdydow : ADO
56
Not abstaining : USING
57
Much sales : RETAIL
58
"No bid" : IPASS
60
An end to depend : ENCE
62
Head honcho : CEO
63
"Resume speed," musically : ATEMPO
64
Emailing option : BCC
65
Riddle-ending query : WHATAMI
67
Toward the stern : ABAFT
69
Its first letter stands for "India" : IPA
70
Certain tenant : ROOMER
72
Lex, e.g., in N.Y.C. : AVE
74
Misfortunes : ILLS
75
Going for broke : ALLIN
77
Sides in Risk : ARMIES
78
Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname : MISSM
80
Tense periods, for short : OTS
82
Archer of film : ANNE
83
Dangerous environment : SNAKEPIT
84
Easy-to-swallow pill : GELCAP
85
Food item cracked open before eating : CRABLEG
87
Prized duck : EIDER
89
It comes after II Chronicles : BOOKOFEZRA
91
"Today was just brutal!" : IMSPENT
94
Coiner of the term "Oedipus complex" : FREUD
96
/ : PER
97
Thickheaded : DIM
100
Words of denial : NOTI
101
Lost : ATSEA
103
All-nighter aid : NODOZ
105
Sets of plotted points : LOCI
106
Shade of pink : CORAL
108
Immediately ... or where this puzzle's five shaded squares appear? : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
111
Floor : AMAZE
112
Japanese symbol of luck : KOI
113
Largo or lento : SLOW
114
Swimming : NATANT
115
Notable schemer : PONZI
116
Some dash lengths : EMS
117
Rock stars are frequently on this : TOUR
118
Come out : EMERGE
119
Standard parts of combo meals : SODAS
120
"I'm good, thanks" : NAH
121
E-tail site since 2005 : ETSY
122
King's speech? : SERMON
Down
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Kind of year : FISCAL
2
Collision : IMPACT
3
Calf raised for its meat : VEALER
4
Gloucester and Kent in "King Lear" : EARLS
5
Certain bubbly, informally : ASTI
6
Final work of Willa Cather's "Prairie Trilogy" : MYANTONIA
7
Tennis commentator's cry : ITSIN
8
Police officer who's not necessarily on horseback : MOUNTIE
9
"Play next" command on a music app : ADDTOQUEUE
10
Shade of green : MOSS
11
Cowboy's rope : LARIAT
12
"Here we go again ..." : OHBOY
13
Followers of openers : MAINACTS
14
By oneself, in a way : STAG
15
It's played for half a beat in 4/4 time : EIGHTHNOTE
16
Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations : MALAWI
17
Peaceful : IRENIC
18
___ spawn (hellions) : SATANS
28
"Ooh, let's do that!" : GOODIDEA
29
"Eww, that's enough!" : TMI
34
MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards : NYG
37
Clear and set, as tables : BUS
39
Scanned IDs : UPCS
41
Italian pistol : BERETTA
42
Gets to : BUGS
43
One who cracks the whip? : LIONTAMER
44
Plastic construction piece : LEGOBLOCK
45
Serving in a red-and-white striped box : POPCORN
46
Totally out : INACOMA
48
Juice brand : HIC
49
Longtime N.B.A. on TNT analyst : ONEAL
51
Who wrote "Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That's the problem." : AAMILNE
52
Action of a ladle : DIPPING
53
"Miss ___" (2016 political thriller) : SLOANE
54
Some fall births : LIBRAS
57
Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short : RAF
59
Babe : SWEETIE
61
Mannerly : CIVIL
66
Freelancers' units: Abbr. : HRS
68
Colorful treat that resembles a rocket : ASTROPOP
71
All-Star Mets catcher of the 1990s-2000s : MIKEPIAZZA
73
Corner PC key : ESC
74
Tow destination : IMPOUNDLOT
76
Scat snippet : LALA
79
"Quién ___?" : SABE
81
Sanctuaries : SAFEZONES
84
Be conned : GETTAKEN
86
[Shiver] : BRR
88
With 93-Down, half of a double helix : DNA
90
Skunklike, say : ODOROUS
91
Like TV but not radio? : INCAPS
92
"Old MacDonald" farm sounds : MOOMOO
93
See 88-Down : STRAND
94
Purchase at an African market : FETISH
95
"Yay, team!" : RAH
97
Cause damage : DOHARM
98
Volunteer's declaration : ICANGO
99
Snowball fighter's protection : MITTEN
102
Botanical opening : STOMA
104
Marriage money : DOWRY
105
"Ciao!" : LATER
107
Gifts that one usually bows when receiving : LEIS
109
Certain dirección : ESTE
110
What stars have : FAME