20 December 2002 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 December 2002

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Some old colonists : LEPERS
7
E-flat, on a Steinway : DSHARP
13
Juju and mojo : AMULETS
15
Still in the dark : NOWISER
16
California's capital, 1852-53 : VALLEJO
17
One way to stop : ONADIME
18
T or F: Abbr. : ANS
19
Predator-prey chain : FOODWEB
21
Nancy, in Nancy : NOM
22
Foe of Elijah : BAAL
24
Short Internet message : ENOTE
25
French bank : RIVE
26
Ready for drawing : ONTAP
28
Neighbor of Djibouti: Abbr. : ETH
29
Beaten : CANED
30
Common outboard motor spec : TENHORSEPOWER
33
Envelope direction : DONOTBEND
34
Unhappy result : BITTERHARVEST
38
Chocolate source : CACAO
39
Went ahead : LED
40
Place for a spinnaker : YACHT
42
___ Cross, James Patterson detective : ALEX
43
One who's, literally, good-natured : SAINT
45
MGM co-founder : LOEW
46
Org. with a college in Cranwell, England : RAF
47
Gem with a changing luster : CATSEYE
49
Cable co. that merged with AT&T : TCI
50
Coming along : ENROUTE
52
Contents of some buns : WIENERS
54
Golden rod? : SCEPTER
55
Show disrespect for : SNEERAT
56
Filtered : SEEPED
57
Manages : GETSBY
Down
1
Ablution bowl : LAVABO
2
Flowing out : EMANANT
3
Beat : PULSATE
4
Add-on : ELL
5
Snorkeler's haunt : REEF
6
Missouri city, briefly : STJOE
7
Receiver : DONEE
8
Culture transferer : SWAB
9
Screened : HID
10
Dum-dum : ASININE
11
Manicurist's bottle : REMOVER
12
College course of study : PREMED
14
Inevitably : SOONERORLATER
15
"This you don't want to hear" : NOWTHEBADNEWS
20
Is punctilious : DOTSTHEIS
23
Property assessment : LANDTAX
25
Unfair treatment : RAWDEAL
27
Shot : PHOTO
29
Host of 1980's TV's "Super Password" : CONVY
31
A : ONE
32
Part of i.p.s. : PER
34
Acrobat's skill : BALANCE
35
Clear, as winter windshields : ICEFREE
36
Diving ducks : SCOTERS
37
Zodiac sign : THECRAB
38
Nice touch : CARESS
41
Not straight : TWISTY
43
Full : SATED
44
Drawing : TYING
47
Precious : CUTE
48
Extra-large shoe spec : EEEE
51
Abbr. in street directions : OPP
53
Ball stopper : NET