27 December 1997 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 December 1997

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R
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E
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A
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D
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I
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E
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D
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P
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E
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S
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E
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T
13
A
14
S
15
A
R
G
O
N
N
E
16
E
L
E
M
E
N
T
17
S
T
A
N
D
O
N
18
R
O
X
A
N
N
E
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P
E
S
T
I
C
I
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D
E
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I
N
O
N
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S
C
H
M
O
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D
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A
L
I
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A
26
P
T
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W
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A
I
T
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S
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S
31
T
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C
L
E
A
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R
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C
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O
N
S
C
I
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E
N
C
E
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A
I
R
R
A
I
D
S
H
E
L
T
E
R
S
38
S
A
T
E
L
L
I
T
E
S
T
A
T
E
S
39
A
S
H
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L
I
N
A
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T
S
E
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S
43
A
Y
A
44
G
45
L
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A
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S
S
48
J
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O
H
N
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P
E
A
S
O
U
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P
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E
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R
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A
R
I
Z
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O
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N
A
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C
O
N
N
I
V
E
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P
A
R
A
P
E
T
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E
N
G
I
N
E
S
60
E
L
E
C
T
E
E
61
D
E
S
S
E
R
T

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Groomed : READIED
8
Change in Toledo : PESETAS
15
World War I battle site : ARGONNE
16
Part of a table? : ELEMENT
17
Demand : STANDON
18
1987 Daryl Hannah title role : ROXANNE
19
Bug's bugbear : PESTICIDE
21
___ a secret : INON
22
Jerk : SCHMO
23
"Christ of St. John of the Cross" artist : DALI
25
Germane : APT
27
Don't go : WAIT
29
Rapid transit? : SST
32
Sleeping aid? : CLEARCONSCIENCE
37
Bunkers : AIRRAIDSHELTERS
38
Latvia and Estonia, once : SATELLITESTATES
39
Hair color : ASH
40
Director Wertmuller : LINA
41
Literary inits. : TSE
42
"___ Prayer" (1990 hit) : SAYA
44
Major Czech export : GLASS
48
Dear guy? : JOHN
50
Thick fog : PEASOUPER
54
Popular retirement destination : ARIZONA
57
Plot : CONNIVE
58
Protective wall : PARAPET
59
Gas guzzlers : ENGINES
60
Office holder : ELECTEE
61
Final order : DESSERT
Down
1
Croak : RASP
2
Romain de Tirtoff's nom d'art : ERTE
3
Foreign military leaders : AGAS
4
Cousin of "It's rude to point!" : DONTSTARE
5
Sanskrit's language group : INDIC
6
Cain's eldest : ENOCH
7
Casual attire : DENIM
8
II, to III, par exemple : PERE
9
"Turn to Stone" grp. : ELO
10
Kind of symbol : SEX
11
PC post : EMAIL
12
Lets touch these : TENNISNETS
13
Part of a cornerstone inscription : ANNO
14
Gun that uses nine-millimeter ammo : STEN
20
Actor's area : DOWNSTAGE
23
Cubes : DICES
24
Not straight : ATILT
25
The Jackal, e.g. : ALIAS
26
Former county in central Scotland : PERTHSHIRE
28
1968 U.S. Open champ : ASHE
30
Detritus on the side of a mountain : SCREE
31
"Red River" woman ___ Millay : TESS
32
Huelva house : CASA
33
Bull's delight : RALLY
34
Eyelashes : CILIA
35
Frigg's husband : ODIN
36
Amérique : ETATSUNIS
43
Down Under soldier : ANZAC
45
Added a wallop to : LACED
46
United : ASONE
47
Donne's "___ and Sonnets" : SONGS
48
Quip : JAPE
49
Mouthy? : ORAL
50
Head : PATE
51
Air freshener option : PINE
52
Relentlessly : EVER
53
Quietus : REST
55
Stop waffling : OPT
56
Name tag? : NEE