23 December 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 December 2016

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Hints & Clues

Across
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One may hold a ship in place : TRACTORBEAM
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Network initials : DSL
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Visa option : CASHADVANCE
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It resembles an "n" when lowercase : ETA
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Northeast nickname, with "the" : EMPIRESTATE
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Man buns, e.g. : FAD
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Remain stationary while facing the wind, in nautical lingo : LIETO
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Toy car driver? : CBATTERY
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Actress Headey of "Game of Thrones" : LENA
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___ Sea, now four lakes : ARAL
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A.C.T. subj. : ENG
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Jones for : CRAVE
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___ metabolism : BASAL
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Warm spot in the snow : SKILODGE
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Crop, e.g. : RESIZE
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Life partners? : INMATES
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Square things : GETEVEN
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Many a listicle : TOPTEN
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Stereotypical man bun sporters : HIPSTERS
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Plot elements? : ACRES
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Keep score, say : TALLY
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Understanding : KEN
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Eponymous Paris suburb : ORLY
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Circle of friends at a party, perhaps : HORA
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Breathers? : NOSTRILS
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Harrison's vice president : TYLER
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Hospital lines, briefly : IVS
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Like moderates, politically : INTHEMIDDLE
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Beaut : GEM
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Common film background : GREENSCREEN
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Francis II dissolved it in 1806: Abbr. : HRE
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Game for the gifted? : SECRETSANTA
Down
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Immune system component : TCELL
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Strong fiber : RAMIE
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Tree that can survive forest fires : ASPEN
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Tony winner Rivera : CHITA
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Elephant's-ear : TARO
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Sappho dedicated one to Aphrodite : ODE
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National park sights : RVS
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Robin's refuge : BATCAVE
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Permit : ENABLE
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Official records : ACTA
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Swim ___ : MEET
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Like a watchful driver : DEFENSIVE
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Copernicus, for one : STARGAZER
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Disney toon often pictured eating spaghetti : LADY
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Social group? : TEASET
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Shakespearean forest : ARDEN
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Impoverished state : RAGS
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Shelters for sheep : COTES
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___ DeVos, noted school choice advocate : BETSY
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Contact, say : LENS
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Rama's wife, in Hinduism : SITA
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Upset : KNOCKOVER
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"Let's see what you've got" : IMPRESSME
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Hidden : LATENT
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Thread part : REPLY
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Bass organ : GILL
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More caustic : HARSHER
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Pre-Columbian civilization : TOLTEC
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Hercules slew it : HYDRA
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Bygone : OLDEN
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Filled again, as a flat : RELET
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Circus Maximus, e.g. : ARENA
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Virtually : NIGH
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Fixes badly? : RIGS
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Subject preceder : INRE
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Little jerks : TICS
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Suffix indicating a double bond : ENE
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Boulder setting: Abbr. : MST