3 December 2016 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 3 December 2016

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M
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A
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S
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T
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E
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R
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C
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R
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A
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F
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T
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S
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M
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A
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N
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C
R
E
A
T
U
R
E
F
E
A
T
U
R
E
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V
E
S
T
E
D
I
N
T
E
R
E
S
T
S
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I
N
T
E
R
N
E
T
A
D
D
R
E
S
S
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E
T
O
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N
E
D
S
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L
I
N
D
T
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L
I
R
A
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S
O
S
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O
U
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I
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O
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N
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S
E
T
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B
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O
O
T
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D
V
D
S
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M
O
L
D
Y
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O
R
Y
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S
E
E
I
T
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A
T
E
E
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H
U
M
P
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A
F
R
O
S
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R
A
E
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R
A
T
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R
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A
N
T
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S
P
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I
E
S
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P
O
N
D
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E
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T
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A
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M
A
N
C
I
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P
A
T
I
O
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N
D
A
Y
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R
A
I
S
E
D
O
N
E
S
V
O
I
C
E
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E
N
D
E
D
I
N
D
I
S
A
S
T
E
R
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S
Y
S
T
E
M
S
A
N
A
L
Y
S
T
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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True artisan : MASTERCRAFTSMAN
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"Them!" or "The Fly" : CREATUREFEATURE
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Personal stakes : VESTEDINTERESTS
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Something a server can give you : INTERNETADDRESS
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Where many saw action in the '40s : ETO
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Nickelodeon's "___ Declassified School Survival Guide" : NEDS
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Swiss chocolate brand : LINDT
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Currency replaced by the euro : LIRA
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Message that might be spelled with rocks : SOS
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Foreign agreement : OUI
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Start : ONSET
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Start up, in a way : BOOT
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Some library offerings : DVDS
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Old-fashioned : MOLDY
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Suffix with transit : ORY
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Get the picture : SEEIT
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Perfectly, after "to" : ATEE
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Distinctive part of a bison : HUMP
37
"Naturals" : AFROS
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___ Sremmurd, hip-hop duo with the 2016 #1 hit "Black Beatles" : RAE
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Squeal : RAT
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Bit of blogorrhea : RANT
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Spooks : SPIES
44
Giverny backdrop for Monet : POND
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You may give it when you are running late for a meeting, informally : ETA
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Juneteenth : EMANCIPATIONDAY
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Shouted : RAISEDONESVOICE
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Crashed and burned : ENDEDINDISASTER
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Some STEM jobs : SYSTEMSANALYSTS
Down
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John or Christine of Fleetwood Mac : MCVIE
2
"___ you coming?" : ARENT
3
Sixth: It. : SESTO
4
London tourist destination, with "the" : TATE
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What you've been waiting for, you might think : ETERNITY
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Comic Rita : RUDNER
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Bemoaned : CRIEDABOUT
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Gets things on time? : RENTS
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Skin Bracer alternative : AFTA
10
Place to take stock? : FEEDLOT
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Time machine on "Doctor Who" : TARDIS
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Back : STERN
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Pondered : MUSEDOVER
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Oil production site : ARTSTUDIO
15
Noted Volstead Act enforcer : NESS
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Start of a news story, in journalism lingo : LEDE
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Refined nutritional ingredient in many cereals and meat products : SOYPROTEIN
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Followers: Suffix : ISTS
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___ Little, stickup man on "The Wire" : OMAR
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Fewer : NOTASMANY
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They can be helpful after retiring : SLEEPAIDS
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Agatha Christie's "N ___?" : ORM
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Skillful : DEFT
34
Pablo ___, 2012 World Series M.V.P. nicknamed "The 44-Down" : SANDOVAL
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Orthodox group : HASIDIM
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Fall back : RECEDE
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Child actress Jones of "Family Affair" : ANISSA
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Many a map of Hawaii : INSET
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See 34-Down : PANDA
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Drops a line, maybe : EDITS
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"It is silent," musically : TACET
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Bill of the 1960s-'70s Weather Underground : AYERS
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Part of the conjugation of the Spanish "to be" : ERES
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Lily of the opera : PONS
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Asking too many questions : NOSY