22 December 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 22 December 2020

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Equine animal, in rural dialect : HOSS
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Caper : ANTIC
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Take steps (into) : WADE
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One of two in the McDonald's logo : ARCH
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Italian name of six popes : PAOLO
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Ice skating maneuver : AXEL
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Dr. Zhivago's love : LARA
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Rapture : SHEERBLISS
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Projecting rim of a metal beam : FLANGE
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Fake eyelash, in slang : FALSIE
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Org. whose members may be fore-warned? : PGA
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With this puzzle's central black squares, ecstasy : CLOUD
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Heating unit : THERM
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Heating fuel : OIL
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Hogs : SWINE
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Perez whose film debut was in "Do the Right Thing" : ROSIE
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Join at the altar : WED
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___ Island (part of Brooklyn that isn't an island) : CONEY
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"Let's be ___ about this" : ADULTS
40
Mindless : INANE
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Affectionate nickname for the "Father of the Symphony" : PAPAHAYDN
45
Beats by a whisker : EDGES
46
Face With Tears of Joy, for one : EMOJI
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Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix" : NEO
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Houston ballplayer : ASTRO
52
Kind of computer port, in brief : USB
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Protection for vampire hunters : CROSS
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Bar "where everybody knows your name" : CHEERS
58
Steadfastly maintained, as one's beliefs : HELDTO
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Comforting mental state : HAPPYPLACE
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Like a soldier who might be court-martialed : AWOL
64
Dunkable cookie : OREO
65
Sign up for more : RENEW
66
Nickname for Grandma : NANA
67
Volume from Horace : ODES
68
Dingbats : YOYOS
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Colorist : DYER
Down
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Either part of a yin-yang symbol, e.g. : HALF
2
Unwritten exam : ORAL
3
Manages to gather, as cash : SCRAPESUP
4
Heaven : SHANGRILA
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Church recess : APSE
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"I'll pass" : NAH
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Something a wedge often leaves exposed : TOE
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Paris's ___ de la Cité : ILE
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Greek tourist destination : CORFU
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Part of a squash court : WALL
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Center of rotation : AXIS
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Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" : DESI
13
Part of a coding conditional : ELSE
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Research findings that can't be reproduced, say : BADSCIENCE
21
Field of mathematics pioneered by John von Neumann : GAMETHEORY
24
Word with cash or holy : COW
25
Take a risk when taking a polygraph test : LIE
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Aged : OLD
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Golfer's challenge : TRAP
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Kotb of "Today" : HODA
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Realm of marvels : WONDERLAND
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Pleasantly : INAGOODWAY
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Hawaii's state bird : NENE
34
Peepers : EYES
39
Uncle ___ : SAM
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Whom 39-Down wants, in a classic poster : YOU
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Some SiriusXM workers, for short : DJS
44
Pen tip : NIB
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Cause for a blessing : ACHOO
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Pottery fragment : SHARD
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Plains dwelling : TEPEE
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Auto takebacks, for short : REPOS
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A flat one is best to skip : STONE
55
Kind of energy : SOLAR
57
Lively for one's age : SPRY
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Chops down : HEWS
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Sign before Virgo : LEO
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Unspecified quantity : ANY
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Corporate V.I.P. : CEO