27 December 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 27 December 2023

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V
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F
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R
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C
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O
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H
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L
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N
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B
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R
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P
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S
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A
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L
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T
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P
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A
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G
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R
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L
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C
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N
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T
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R
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E
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K
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D
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P
H
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H
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M
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D
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K
R
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R
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R
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Travel requirement, at times : VISA
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Where the 10 countries with the lowest median age are all located : AFRICA
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Sounds of surprise : OHS
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Book before Romans : ACTS
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"King James" : LEBRON
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Word before nail or after steel : TOE
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Cluster, as of grass : TUFT
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Product of volcanic activity : BASALT
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Certain grueling race, informally : TRI
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Factory ___ : RESET
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Moccasins, but not oxfords : SLIPONS
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Voice of doom : ALARMIST
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It's a me problem : EGOISM
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End up OK : PANOUT
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Boring bit : AUGER
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Not forbidden : LICIT
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"A Doll's House" playwright : IBSEN
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Quattro preceder : TRE
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"Joking!" : IKID
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Secret traders : SPIES
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Father on "Modern Family" : PHIL
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Prof's helpers : TAS
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Mary, Queen of ___ : SCOTS
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Roman fountain name : TREVI
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Digital money : ECASH
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Van Gogh masterpiece : IRISES
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One dying for a cause : MARTYR
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Leave a mark on? : ANNOTATE
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Put up : ERECTED
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Japanese exporter of diesel engines : ISUZU
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Coastal inlet : RIA
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"___ Fideles" : ADESTE
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Letters that go in both blanks of ___ ___tofferson : KRIS
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Jug unit: Abbr. : GAL
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Comfy shoe : LOAFER
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Bank note made of pure cotton fiber : EURO
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Bow-making timber : ELM
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"Enthusiasm is the mother of ___": Ralph Waldo Emerson : EFFORT
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One may ask for a dinner preference : RSVP
Down
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Acid container, maybe : VAT
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Hosp. area : ICU
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Friar known for his patronage of animals : STFRANCIS
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What had a major impact on this puzzle's theme? : ASTEROID
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Notwithstanding : ALBEIT
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Guinness records, typically : FEATS
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Some handoff recipients in football, for short : RBS
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Some investments, in brief : IRAS
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Boston, Amherst and others : COLLEGES
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Immune response trigger : ANTIGEN
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"Great" 10th-century emperor : OTTOI
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Features of many ceratopsians : HORNS
13
Something possibly triggered during a mass extinction event : SEISM
21
Blue material : SMUT
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"___ favor" : POR
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Accelerated H.S. English course : APLIT
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First dog on an orbital spaceflight : LAIKA
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Novelist King who wrote "Caretakers" and "One on One" : TABITHA
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Applications : USES
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Some W.S.J. topics : IPOS
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Writer's reference … or what each row of shaded letters is missing? : THESAURUS
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It helps keep a tight ship tight : RIVET
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Beethoven's "Für ___" : ELISE
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Spooked by : SCAREDOF
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Annual architecture award : PRITZKER
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Ancient method of encipherment with a message wrapped around a cylinder : SCYTALE
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Pants, but half off? : TROU
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List follower : ETC
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Newspaper supplement : INSERT
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Come together : MERGE
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Common typeface : ARIAL
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Ruler's dimensions? : REALM
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Crystalline mineral deposits in some caves : NITER
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Like Beethoven, by his mid-40s : DEAF
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West Coast airport code : SFO
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Music producer Gotti who worked with Ja Rule and J.Lo : IRV
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Soak (up) : SOP