27 December 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 December 2020

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M
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Y
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M
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O
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H
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E
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L
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Q
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K
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Venomous snake : MAMBA
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"To be honest ..." : FACTIS
12
"My goodness!" : ISAY
16
Extinct flightless bird that once grew up to 12 feet : MOA
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Like the water in a whistling teakettle : ABOIL
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Puzzled remark : IDUNNO
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A student may pass it : NOTE
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Kid's refrigerator display : ART
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Law partners : JUDGEANDJURY
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Booty call? : BUTTDIAL
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How-to manual component : STEP
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___ learning : REMOTE
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Richard of "Chicago" : GERE
30
Mount ___, workplace of the Cyclopes in Greek myth : ETNA
31
Having a very high body mass index : OBESE
33
Singer with the 2020 album "A Holly Dolly Christmas" : PARTON
35
Problems with streaming : LAGS
36
Puller of strings? : HARPIST
39
Silent partners : PEACEANDQUIET
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Noticeably amazed : AGAPE
43
Leigh who played Scarlett : VIVIEN
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Train ticket info, for short : ETD
45
Writing partners : PENANDPAPER
48
Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous Man, for Calvin in "Calvin and Hobbes" : ALTEREGOS
54
Red ___ : SEA
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Who "can get in the way of what I feel for you," in a 2007 #1 Alicia Keys hit : NOONE
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Business suits? : CEOS
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Famous bed-in participant : ONO
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Nest noise : CHIRP
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For example : SUCHAS
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Salmon and sturgeon delicacies : ROES
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Partners in crime : BREAKINGANDENTERING
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Modern meeting method : ZOOM
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Some U.S. space launch rockets : DELTAS
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"See ya" : ADIOS
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Requests at security lines : IDS
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Chicago mayor Lightfoot : LORI
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Gave up : CEDED
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First dynasty of imperial China, 221-206 B.C. : QIN
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Flier trier? : TESTPILOT
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Business partners : BOOMANDBUST
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Commotion : ADO
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Fervent believer : ZEALOT
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Walker's need : LEASH
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Romantic partners : HUGSANDKISSES
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Tight-fitting suits : SPEEDOS
96
Apartment, in real estate talk : UNIT
97
Core principles : TENETS
98
Bake, as an egg : SHIRR
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Evil Kermit or Grumpy Cat : MEME
100
How Phileas Fogg traveled : AFAR
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Money in coins rather than bills : SPECIE
104
Earnest request : PLEA
108
Like some vinaigrette : BALSAMIC
110
Domestic partners : ROOMANDBOARD
112
Sponge off of : USE
113
Calendar row : WEEK
114
Magazine bestowing Best of Beauty awards : ALLURE
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Not a big studio film : INDIE
116
Take possession of : GET
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Makes a typo, say : ERRS
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Gave a boost : GOOSED
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S-shaped moldings : OGEES
Down
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Officers above capts. : MAJS
2
What San Diego and Tijuana do : ABUT
3
Airplane ___ : MODE
4
"Notorious" rap nickname : BIGPOPPA
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It may be blond, brown or ginger : ALE
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Of the utmost quality : FINEST
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Snapchatter's request : ADDME
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1981 Stephen King thriller : CUJO
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Certain bolt holder : TNUT
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Being fixed, as a car at a garage : INREPAIR
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Vegan milk source : SOY
12
Still being debugged : INBETA
13
Turn against : SOURON
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Event organizer's count : ATTENDEES
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___ to come : YET
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Cocktail with rum, curaçao and fruit juice : MAITAI
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Like monarch butterflies : ORANGE
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Debut album for Etta James : ATLAST
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Apollo's half brother : ARES
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Fool : DELUDE
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Sweet red dessert wine : GRENACHE
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Representatives' term lengths : BIENNIA
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A thing in poker? : ACE
36
Unfortunate events, old-style : HAPS
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C.I.A. whistle-blower Philip : AGEE
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Encountered by chance : RANACROSS
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Subject of a Magritte work (or not?) : PIPE
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Simple palindromic reply to "Madam, I'm Adam" : EVE
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Fiscal year div. : QTR
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Ryder ride : VAN
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Dweeb : DORK
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Rihanna or Mariah Carey : POPIDOL
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Have a preference : LEAN
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Deep-fried tortilla dish : TOSTADA
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Group of heavies : GOONSQUAD
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Universal donor's blood type, in brief : ONEG
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Brand of pads : SOS
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Sewing 101 assignment : HEM
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Didn't go anywhere : SAT
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Spanish article : UNA
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Investment options, for short : CDS
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Setting for Hitchcock's "Notorious," informally : RIO
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Portend : BODE
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Emperor who ruled for more than 13 years, dying at age 30 : NERO
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More eye-catching : GLITZIER
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Anthony ___, 1950s British P.M. : EDEN
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Villain with the "real" name Edward Nigma : RIDDLER
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Teen's woe : ZIT
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Big game changer? : LIONTAMER
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This is what it sounds like when doves cry : COOS
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P.D. or F.D. worker : EMT
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Kindergarten comeback : ISSO
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Indefinite degrees : NTHS
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Sweetness and sourness : TASTES
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Canoodling in a crowd, for short : PDA
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Prominent feature of the Who's "My Generation" : BASSSOLO
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Cheer for Real Madrid : OLE
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Drinking game that requires aim : BEERPONG
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Winter setting in N.Y.C. : EST
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Deceptive talk : HUMBUG
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Perturbation : UNEASE
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Small hole-drilling tool : GIMLET
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Obstinate sort : DEFIER
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Talents : KNACKS
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Really stood out : SHINED
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Patchy in color : PIED
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Close call : SCARE
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Sport with saddles : POLO
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Bevy : quails :: mob : ___ : EMUS
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Fill with freight : LADE
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Lake largely fed by the Detroit River : ERIE
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Lemon or lime drinks, informally : ADES
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Wonder : AWE
110
Piano tune : RAG
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Words accompanying a headshot, in brief : BIO