20 December 2001 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 December 2001

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

Across
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Mastered : TAMED
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Scissor : CLIP
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Red Sea vessel : DHOW
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"Deathtrap" co-star, 1982 : REEVE
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Cairo debut of 1871 : AIDA
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Bounty rival : VIVA
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Conquer one's phobias? : ESCAPEFEAR
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___ impulse : ONAN
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Eugene Debs, e.g.: Abbr. : SOC
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Team members : OXEN
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Sour : CURDLE
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Peloponnesian War victor : SPARTA
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Brine-cured cheeses : FETAS
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#1 producer of a leafy vegetable? : ESCAROLEKING
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Fail to work : LOAF
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Speaker of baseball : TRIS
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Prefix with graphic : GEO
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Pupil's place : IRIS
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Goes through : SIFTS
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Go after : SHAG
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View from Marseille : MER
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Secluded spot : GLEN
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1988 swimming gold medalist Kristin : OTTO
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Treatment for an English earl? : ESSEXTHERAPY
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Fold : PLEAT
50
Peek : GLANCE
54
Basis of a comparison : BRANDX
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Jellystone Park resident : YOGI
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Fish delicacy : EEL
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Hubs : LOCI
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Extra time to finish a written test? : ESSAYGRACE
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"... two fives for ___?" : ATEN
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Sorry sort : RUER
65
Roadside offer : HOPIN
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Not great : SOSO
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Men : SIRS
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Induction motor inventor : TESLA
Down
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Ear cover, maybe : TRESS
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Noted didacticist : AESOP
3
Travelers' destination : MECCA
4
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : EVA
5
Stops on a line : DEPOTS
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It may be alfresco : CAFE
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Debt protection : LIEN
8
Writer Tarbell : IDA
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Distribute, with "out" : PARCEL
10
"Rusalka" composer : DVORAK
11
20-20 ability? : HINDSIGHT
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Lap path, perhaps : OVAL
13
Taper off : WANE
18
Demands : EXACTS
23
Foe of the Navajo : UTE
25
Court figures : REFS
26
Best Actress for "The Accused," 1988 : FOSTER
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Properly : ARIGHT
29
Search and rob : RIFLE
30
Like some drinks : NEAT
31
Energetic : GOGO
32
Gimlet flavoring : LIME
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They're found in streaks : ORES
34
National security concerns : AIRSPACES
39
Like rosebushes : SNAGGY
40
Versatile bean : SOYA
45
Weather newsmaker : ELNINO
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Crossed (out) : XED
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Governments, by their nature : TAXERS
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Tough spot : PLIGHT
51
Some tides : NEAPS
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Rhodes known for his scholarship : CECIL
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Ecuador's Santa ___ Bay : ELENA
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Le Sage's "Gil ___" : BLAS
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Prefix with gravure : ROTO
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W.W. I locale : YSER
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They're used during a row : OARS
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___ generis : SUI
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Eggs : ROE