18 December 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 December 2008

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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"Numb3rs" airer : CBS
4
Bearded : FACED
9
In ___ (quickly) : AJIFF
14
Where to go in Greenwich? : LOO
15
It may be tragic : IRONY
16
They start in the middle : RADII
17
Keeper of confidential information : UNDERCOVERAGENT
20
Noodle : BEAN
21
Sneaking : SLY
22
Wrongs : ABUSES
23
The last King Edward of England : VIII
25
"O terra, addio," e.g. : ARIA
26
Like a keeper of confidential information : SWORNTOSECRECY
32
Title role for Valentino : SHEIK
33
___ Majesty : HIS
34
Fruit used in English jelly : SLOE
35
Slippery one : EEL
36
Subject of Exodus 20:10 : SABBATH
40
"Can't fool me!" : AHA
41
___ fides (bad faith) : MALA
43
Cause of a scare : BOO
44
Daisylike flower : ASTER
46
With 60-Across, what a keeper of confidential information might say : IFITOLDYOUTHEN
50
Leeway : PLAY
51
Unoccupied : FREE
52
Scammer's skill : DECEIT
55
Certain qualifications : IFS
56
Djinn's home in a popular tale : LAMP
60
See 46-Across : IDHAVETOKILLYOU
63
Bring out : EDUCE
64
Buck for a song? : OWENS
65
Slippery one? : ELM
66
Harnesses : TAMES
67
Like the sun : RAYED
68
Davy Jones's locker, with "the" : SEA
Down
1
Listing in a high-school yearbook : CLUB
2
Something to pick : BONE
3
Part of many a drink order : SODA
4
Bearer of cones : FIR
5
Inverse trig function : ARCSIN
6
"Enough!" : COOLIT
7
Part of a famous septet : ENVY
8
Alter, in a way : DYE
9
With French, one of two official languages of Chad : ARABIC
10
Porsche alternatives : JAGUARS
11
Day of destiny : IDES
12
Numismatist's classification : FINE
13
They may be thrown : FITS
18
Poetic coda : ENVOI
19
Most prized, often : RAREST
24
Gets to : IRKS
25
Part of a famous septet : ASIA
26
Stack of papers : SHEAF
27
"___ never!" : WELLI
28
"Yippee!" : OHBOY
29
Lift up : ELATE
30
Singer/songwriter Leonard : COHEN
31
Sophomores, e.g. : YEAR
32
Rest stop sight : SEMI
37
Wear away, as a metallic surface : ABLATE
38
Factor in a wine rating : BODY
39
Bad feeling? : HATE
42
Tranquil : ATPEACE
45
Hard case : SHELL
47
Tapenade ingredients : OLIVES
48
Out of tune : OFFKEY
49
Bearish : URSINE
52
Legislature : DIET
53
Icelandic volume : EDDA
54
Confidant : CHUM
55
Home of Private Ryan in "Saving Private Ryan" : IOWA
57
First side to vote : AYES
58
Spicy chocolate sauce : MOLE
59
Big brand in athletic footwear : PUMA
61
Rocky peak : TOR
62
Cause of tripping? : LSD