21 December 1999 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 December 1999

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Laddie's love : LASS
5
Vehicles with bells : TRAMS
10
Nursery item : CRIB
14
"Tell ___ the marines!" : ITTO
15
French assembly : SENAT
16
Operatic heroine : AIDA
17
Big fat mouth : TRAP
18
Delaware Indian whose name is French for "a friend" : UNAMI
19
Diving bird : LOON
20
Like some purchases : CASHANDCARRY
23
Hustle : HIE
24
Taking the booby prize : LAST
25
Two trios : SEXTET
29
Line of trousers : INSEAM
31
Soccer star Hamm : MIA
32
Dined : ATE
33
Time-tested : TRIEDANDTRUE
37
___ facto : IPSO
40
Really liked, man : DUG
41
Redding of R&B : OTIS
42
Hardly gentlemanly : DOWNANDDIRTY
47
Koufax's was 2.76 : ERA
48
Writer ___ Blount Jr. : ROY
49
Less trying : EASIER
53
Reach : ATTAIN
55
Bounders : CADS
57
Miracle-___ (lawn products brand) : GRO
58
Unharmed : SAFEANDSOUND
61
Roentgen's discovery : XRAY
64
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," e.g. : OLDIE
65
Sir's partner : MAAM
66
Long ago : YORE
67
Heavy-plus : OBESE
68
The "I" in "The King and I" : ANNA
69
Gusto : ZEST
70
Post office gizmo : DATER
71
Fall in April? : RAIN
Down
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Chinese fruit tree : LITCHI
2
Vehicle for Duke Ellington : ATRAIN
3
Positions of equilibrium : STASES
4
Frosh follower : SOPH
5
Wave of destruction : TSUNAMI
6
Tears : RENDS
7
Put on ___ (pretend) : ANACT
8
Doll's cry : MAMA
9
Adds gradually : STIRSIN
10
Flower part : CALYX
11
Earth Summit host, 1992 : RIO
12
Words preceding a kiss : IDO
13
Shut out : BAN
21
Apple growth retardant : ALAR
22
Peruse : READ
26
Pucker-producing : TART
27
Needle holder : ETUI
28
Caddie's bagful : TEES
30
School for British princes : ETON
31
Traveling trio : MAGI
34
Mini-whirlpool : EDDY
35
Flop : DUD
36
Children's Christmas wish : TOYS
37
Notion : IDEA
38
Harbor city : PORT
39
Kind of team : SWAT
43
Soprano's song, maybe : ARIA
44
Like some items on a grocery store receipt : NONFOOD
45
Cousin of a wapiti : REDDEER
46
Soviet news agency : TASS
50
Large lizard : IGUANA
51
Title bandit in a Verdi opera : ERNANI
52
Dennis of the N.B.A. : RODMAN
54
To this point : ASYET
55
West Pointer : CADET
56
Drink flavoring : ANISE
59
Isle of exile : ELBA
60
Persian poet : OMAR
61
The ___ Affair (1797 imbroglio) : XYZ
62
Fish eggs : ROE
63
___ longa, vita brevis : ARS