3 December 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 3 December 2021

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

Across
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This and that : BOTH
5
God of fertility, agriculture and the afterlife : OSIRIS
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"Love Life" network : HBO
14
Cassowary kin : RHEA
15
Doing something wrong : UPTONOGOOD
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Objectives : AIMS
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Fresh burst of energy : SECONDWIND
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Five-star : TOPNOTCH
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Class structures? : DESKS
22
Makeup palette assortment : TONES
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Coruscates : GLINTS
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Less likely to happen : IFFIER
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You might seek forgiveness for this : LOAN
28
Scans, say : READS
29
New parents' purchases to block off staircases : BABYGATES
34
Actress Mara of "Pose" : KATE
35
Empanadas and patatas bravas : TAPAS
36
"Happy to help!" : SURE
37
Nice position to be in? : STEADYGIG
39
Kind of cup : DIXIE
40
Just gets (by) : EKES
41
Go to bat for : DEFEND
42
San ___, seat of California's Marin County : RAFAEL
45
Not expired : VALID
46
Everything one could possibly offer, with "the" : WORLD
47
Mariah Carey and Madonna, for two : GAYICONS
50
"Later, dude!" : ADIOSAMIGO
53
___ oil, extract obtained from the Amazon rainforest : ACAI
54
Reverent : RESPECTFUL
55
Pirate's activity : RAID
56
"Five Guys Named ___" (1992 Broadway musical) : MOE
57
Back-combed : TEASED
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Oh, to be in France! : ETRE
Down
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Challenge while sitting : BRAT
2
Answer to the old riddle "What's round on the ends and high in the middle?" : OHIO
3
Play with fire : TEMPTFATE
4
Blanks : HASNOIDEA
5
Out-of-office procedure? : OUSTER
6
72 answers and 34 black squares, for this puzzle : SPECS
7
Hankering : ITCH
8
Quintana __, Mexican state that's home to Cancún : ROO
9
Spot for the night : INN
10
Covering some ground? : SODDING
11
Vertical dimension of a flag : HOIST
12
Bops : BONKS
13
"___ are ..." : ODDS
16
Longtime newswoman Ifill : GWEN
20
Gender-neutral possessive : ONES
23
Holder of emergency supplies : GOBAG
24
Giant in chip manufacturing : LAYS
25
Gets to : IRKS
26
Many a Guinness Book record : FEAT
27
Shade akin to royal blue : LAPIS
29
6-0 set, in tennis slang : BAGEL
30
"Whatever!" : ASIFICARE
31
Pet that's mostly black with a white chest : TUXEDOCAT
32
Ellie Kemper's role on "The Office" : ERIN
33
___ money : SEED
35
Kid : TYKE
38
Firmly fixed : DEADSET
39
Offerer of fresh cuts : DELI
41
Made last night, say : DAYOLD
42
Its participants are in for a wild ride : RODEO
43
Pop up : ARISE
44
Completely bomb : FLOP
45
Fuzzy : VAGUE
46
Not cool - not cool at all! : WARM
47
Some Twitter postings : GIFS
48
Brand that offers "Leg Mask" products : NAIR
49
One of nine for a traditional Baha'i temple : SIDE
51
Pro : ACE
52
Org. at Grand Central Terminal : MTA