28 December 1996 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 28 December 1996

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M
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L
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P
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J
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V
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D
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Out of place : MALAPROPOS
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Tiny bit : MITE
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Better : AMELIORATE
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Like Nash's lama : ONEL
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"Mansfield Park" author : JANEAUSTEN
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Tabula ___ : RASA
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Occasional : ODD
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Holiday abroad : TET
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1972 Billy Wilder film : AVANTI
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Orchestra section : REEDS
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Contemptible and not to be trusted : REPTILIAN
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Collector's items : CURIOS
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Train part : ROOMETTE
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Maintain : ASSERT
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Easter preceder : NOR
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Ivan's da : YES
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Check : STEM
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Storyteller : LIAR
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Walken's gift in "The Dead Zone" : ESP
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Gosh, British-style : GOR
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"___ House" : ANIMAL
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Soccer great Diego : MARADONA
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Setting : LOCALE
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Conditional : PROVISORY
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Desmond of "Sunset Boulevard" : NORMA
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Thin layer : LAMINA
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Mathematics writer ___ Stewart : IAN
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Chap, affectionately : LAD
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Inter ___ : ALIA
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Synthetic fabric : ULTRASUEDE
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Kind of egg : NEST
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Toon bird : ROADRUNNER
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Shoe width : EEEE
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Lifeguards wear them : SUNSCREENS
Down
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Mediterranean holiday spot : MAJORCA
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1984 Oscar winner : AMADEUS
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Banks, e.g. : LENDERS
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Porter : ALE
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Airline to Karachi : PIA
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Wipeout : ROUT
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1987 skating champ Brian : ORSER
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Paisley, e.g. : PATTERN
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Suffix with Capri : OTE
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Like some committees : SENATORIAL
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U.S.O.'s concern : MORALE
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Stupid joke : INANITY
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Having a will : TESTATE
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Renowned New York eatery : ELAINES
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Energy : VIM
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Burns out : DIES
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Kind : SORT
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Combine : POOL
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Museum of natural history exhibits : STEGOSAURS
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Kind of recording : MONO
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Not now : ANON
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Law used to fight organized crime, acronymically : RICO
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Board the Concorde: Var. : EMPLANE
40
Food industry giant : SARALEE
41
Oath : PROMISE
43
Perth Amboy's river : RARITAN
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Emil's "Blue Angel" co-star, 1930 : MARLENE
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Brand of brandy : ALMADEN
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They're followed : LEADERS
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Fly : AVIATE
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Racket : DIN
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Sports page numbers : YARDS
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Dealer's nemesis : NARC
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Bud's comedy sidekick : LOU
62
Big ___ : SUR
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French article : UNE