17 December 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 December 2015

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T
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W
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A
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N
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G
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Y
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A
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B
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R
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O
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G
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A
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T
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E
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S
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C
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R
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N
O
N
R
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G
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D
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P
R
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D
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A
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N
D
P
R
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J
U
DIE
DIE
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E
D
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N
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O
Y
S
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G
O
A
D
S
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A
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A
S
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F
O
E
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C
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A
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N
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DIE
DIE
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E
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R
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G
E
N
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M
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A
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W
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A
R
B
O
R
S
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U
R
N
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C
O
D
E
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L
U
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U
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A
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S
S
O
C
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A
X
L
E
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I
B
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T
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L
A
H
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E
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S
P
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D
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F
A
R
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B
O
DIE
DIE
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R
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S
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A
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M
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O
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E
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S
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T
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K
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P
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D
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E
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A
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C
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H
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L
O
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I
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L
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DIE
DIE
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A
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N
C
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S
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D
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R
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T
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L
A

Hints & Clues

Across
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Like a banjo : TWANGY
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Annul : ABROGATE
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Make fast : SECURE
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Flexible : NONRIGID
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1813 novel made into a 2005 film : PRIDEANDPREJUDICE
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Successor to Churchill : EDEN
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Exclamations of exasperation : OYS
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Drives : GOADS
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More than half of all batteries sold : AAS
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Moriarty, to Holmes : FOE
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Five-time Emmy-winning actress : CANDICEBERGEN
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A monster may have a big one : MAW
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Places that may have beeches and benches : ARBORS
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Something to dispense with : URN
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Word that can be followed by any of several colors : CODE
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Outdoor feast : LUAU
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Piece of the N.R.A.?: Abbr. : ASSOC
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One making a lot of turns on the road? : AXLE
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"Oh yeah ... uh-huh" : IBET
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___-di-dah : LAH
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Made out : ESPIED
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Word repeated at the start of every "Star Wars" film : FAR
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Racy books named after a Victorian garment : BODICERIPPERS
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Biathlon need : AIM
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Five fifths : ONE
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Perform lousily : STINK
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Calendar keeper, for short : PDA
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A head : EACH
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Alcoholic drink so named because of its color, not its content : LONGISLANDICEDTEA
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Boiling : INCENSED
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Trouble, in Yiddish : TSURIS
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Bygone royals : TSARINAS
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Blanche DuBois's sister : STELLA
Down
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It's about 5 mL : TSP
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Lived : WERE
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Biting : ACID
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In the altogether : NUDE
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Certain foot soldier : GRENADIER
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House support? : YEA
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Roddick who won the 2003 U.S. Open : ANDY
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Conks : BOPS
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Time off, in mil. slang : RNR
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Where Nike is headquartered : OREGON
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Boy toy? : GIJOE
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Quito quaff : AGUA
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Cleaned (up) : TIDIED
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Things going down the drain? : EDDIES
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Oenophile's concern : NOSE
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Son of David : ABSALOM
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Enclose : FENCEIN
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10-Down neighbor: Abbr. : CALIF
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Caribbean vacation destination : ARUBA
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Hawk or Hornet : NBAER
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Go extinct : DIEOUT
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Indian-born writer of the 1981 Booker Prize : RUSHDIE
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Miracle-___ : GRO
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Chutzpah : MOXIE
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Chicago's ___ Planetarium : ADLER
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Bed intruders? : WEEDS
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Dogpatch creator : CAPP
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Beatles title girl : SADIE
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First to break the tape : SPEEDIEST
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Beach attraction : BIKINI
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Multihued horse : ROAN
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Inflame : ANGER
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Pupil of a snake's eye, often : SLIT
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Plenty : TONS
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Worshiper of Inti : INCA
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Answer to a judge : PLEA
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Pops : DADS
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In unison, in a way : ADUE
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PC key : CTRL
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Greeting with a salute : HEIL
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W-4 entry: Abbr. : SSN
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Topics of many self-help books : DIETS
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"___ whole ..." : ASA