24 December 2018 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 24 December 2018

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B
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E
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S
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O
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A
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L
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I
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C
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E
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W
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H
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E
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W
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L
A
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N
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V
E
N
O
M
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H
O
L
E
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A
S
T
A
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I
V
A
N
A
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E
R
I
E
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H
Y
B
R
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I
D
E
N
G
I
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N
E
S
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S
A
Y
O
K
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R
E
A
L
I
Z
E
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S
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L
E
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T
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T
E
M
P
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E
30
K
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A
L
A
H
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A
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R
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I
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D
E
S
E
R
T
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F
E
N
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A
L
I
K
E
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A
A
A
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G
E
N
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D
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E
R
I
D
E
N
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T
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I
T
Y
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S
L
I
E
R
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Y
U
M
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S
E
S
S
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I
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O
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N
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S
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N
A
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V
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A
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L
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H
I
T
C
H
I
N
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G
A
R
I
D
E
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A
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J
A
R
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B
Y
C
A
R
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E
M
M
A
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D
A
L
E
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M
O
O
R
E
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T
E
E
N
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O
W
L
S
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S
U
L
K
Y
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S
O
N
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Kiss, in Spanish : BESO
5
Cooper of hard rock : ALICE
10
"That was a bear!" : WHEW
14
Reclined : LAIN
15
Snake poison : VENOM
16
Shovel's creation : HOLE
17
Dog in "The Thin Man" : ASTA
18
First ex-wife of Donald Trump : IVANA
19
One of the Great Lakes : ERIE
20
Features of some eco-friendly vehicles : HYBRIDENGINES
23
Give the go-ahead : SAYOK
24
Comes to understand : REALIZES
26
___ the chips fall where they may : LET
28
City near Scottsdale : TEMPE
30
Dry region covering most of Botswana : KALAHARIDESERT
36
Swamp : FEN
37
Similar : ALIKE
38
Battery for a remote : AAA
39
It may or may not correspond with one's birth sex : GENDERIDENTITY
44
More crafty : SLIER
45
"Delicious!" : YUM
46
Former attorney general Jeff : SESSIONS
51
Involving warships : NAVAL
55
Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? : HITCHINGARIDE
57
Partly open, as a door : AJAR
59
One way to commute : BYCAR
60
Jane Austen title woman : EMMA
61
Broad valley : DALE
62
Clement C. ___, writer of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" : MOORE
63
One twixt 12 and 20 : TEEN
64
Birds that hoot : OWLS
65
In a pouty mood : SULKY
66
George H. W. Bush had four : SONS
Down
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Bored feeling, with "the" : BLAHS
2
Course you're almost guaranteed to get a good grade in : EASYA
3
Not get involved while something's happening : SITBY
4
Really cookin' : ONAROLL
5
Rah-rah : AVID
6
Pry bar, e.g. : LEVER
7
Silly : INANE
8
Dance done in a line : CONGA
9
One might end "Sent from my iPhone" : EMAIL
10
Asthmatic noises : WHEEZES
11
Taboo alternative to beef : HORSEMEAT
12
Manning with a good throwing arm : ELI
13
Tiny : WEE
21
Furniture giant founded in Sweden : IKEA
22
Time after dark, in commercials : NITE
25
Apply, as pesticides : SPRAY
27
Them ___ hills : THAR
29
Info on an airline website : ETA
30
Falls (over) : KEELS
31
Woody Allen comedy that won Best Picture : ANNIEHALL
32
Mahershala ___, co-star of 2018's "Green Book" : ALI
33
Cleanse (of) : RID
34
Eisenhower, informally : IKE
35
Say it isn't so : DENY
36
Some fourth down scores: Abbr. : FGS
40
Wishes : DESIRES
41
Once, back in the day : ERST
42
Sandwich fish : TUNA
43
Ottoman inns : IMARETS
47
Parts of a Cold War arsenal, for short : ICBMS
48
Words to a josher : OHYOU
49
Actor Williamson : NICOL
50
Sarcastic comments : SNARK
52
Alternative to YouTube : VIMEO
53
Some jingle writers : ADMEN
54
Favors one side : LEANS
56
___ Poupon mustard : GREY
57
Hullabaloo : ADO
58
Scary part of a T. rex : JAW