31 December 2017 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 December 2017

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O
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W
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N
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C
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C
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C
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R
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A
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G
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T
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A
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G
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F
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I
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S
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T
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S
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W
H
O
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S
W
H
O
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F
E
R
R
A
R
I
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I
N
U
I
T
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L
A
S
T
T
A
N
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G
I
N
P
A
R
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S
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B
A
M
B
A
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S
M
E
E
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S
N
E
R
T
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S
P
A
T
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S
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I
T
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B
A
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T
T
E
N
S
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P
S
I
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A
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C
U
R
A
S
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C
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E
L
L
R
E
C
I
T
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A
L
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T
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H
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E
B
A
B
E
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L
I
E
T
O
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T
E
S
L
A
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S
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I
T
E
M
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S
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A
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P
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O
N
E
H
O
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P
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I
G
U
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E
S
S
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G
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E
T
M
E
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T
E
D
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P
O
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L
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G
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R
O
U
N
D
S
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F
E
L
L
T
O
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S
U
D
A
N
E
S
E
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B
L
A
M
E
O
N
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A
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L
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F
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M
I
S
S
Y
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S
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O
L
E
R
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R
O
Y
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G
O
L
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I
A
T
H
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O
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B
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S
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E
S
S
E
D
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A
T
O
D
D
S
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I
N
E
E
D
A
H
U
G
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O
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F
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A
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N
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T
U
P
A
C
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G
O
S
T
A
G
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E
S
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P
A
N
A
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E
S
P
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A
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S
A
N
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S
L
A
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K
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E
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D
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A
H
I
N
T
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Y
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I
P
P
I
E
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S
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U
R
A
N
I
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U
M
O
R
E
O
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O
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L
D
B
O
Y
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L
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O
P
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P
E
N
N
A
N
T
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B
A
I
O
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S
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A
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D
A
T
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E
L
M
E
R
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E
R
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L
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E
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E
P
S
O
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N
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S
E
V
E
114
N
D
A
Y
S
I
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N
M
A
Y
O
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Y
U
C
K
Y
117
H
A
I
R
P
I
N
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O
P
T
E
D
I
N
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S
P
O
S
E
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E
N
C
O
R
E
121
N
E
H
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E
N
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Have : OWN
4
New Deal org. : CCC
7
Motley : RAGTAG
13
"Dukes" : FISTS
18
V.I.P. list : WHOSWHO
20
Lamborghini rival : FERRARI
21
Arctic people : INUIT
22
Result of a French powdered drink shortage? : LASTTANGINPARIS
24
1959 Ritchie Valens hit, with "La" : BAMBA
25
Hook's right hand : SMEE
26
Hägar the Horrible's hound : SNERT
27
Short rows : SPATS
29
Nincompoop : TWIT
30
Secures at sea : BATTENS
32
Fig. checked during re-tire-ment? : PSI
33
Legends in the automotive world : ACURAS
35
List of things said by Siri? : CELLRECITAL
38
1920s-'30s Yankees nickname : THEBABE
41
Deceive : LIETO
42
Sights at charging stations : TESLAS
44
Thingamajig : ITEM
45
Softhead : SAP
48
What an infielder might field a ball on : ONEHOP
50
"Reckon so" : IGUESS
52
"Savvy?" : GETME
54
___ Conference : TED
55
Washington, D.C.? : POLGROUNDS
59
Was beaten by : FELLTO
60
Neighbors of Egyptians : SUDANESE
61
Attribute to, in a way : BLAMEON
62
Three-foot 1980s sitcom character : ALF
65
Grammy winner ___ Elliott : MISSY
66
Cobbler, at times : SOLER
68
Cowboy Rogers : ROY
69
Giant : GOLIATH
71
Not just focused : OBSESSED
75
Butting heads : ATODDS
76
Struggling sci-fi writer's plea for recognition? : INEEDAHUGO
78
Blade runner? : FAN
81
Hip-hop's Shakur : TUPAC
82
Attend without a date : GOSTAG
83
Country that Menorca is part of : ESPANA
85
If you have it, you might know what this answer is without reading the clue : ESP
86
Middle of a simile : ASAN
88
Quenched : SLAKED
92
"Give me ___" : AHINT
93
Some 1960s radicals : YIPPIES
96
Treat that gives a glowing complexion? : URANIUMOREO
98
Chap : OLDBOY
100
Work as a branch manager? : LOP
102
Flag : PENNANT
103
Scott of "Happy Days" : BAIO
104
Nasser's successor as Egypt's leader : SADAT
107
"What's Opera, Doc?" antagonist : ELMER
108
Film director ___ C. Kenton : ERLE
111
Canon competitor : EPSON
113
Weeklong Irish vacation? : SEVENDAYSINMAYO
116
Gross : YUCKY
117
Like some turns : HAIRPIN
118
Chose to take part : OPTEDIN
119
What if, informally : SPOSE
120
___ performance : ENCORE
121
Book before Esther: Abbr. : NEH
122
Neuron's ends? : ENS
Down
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"Wise" sorts : OWLS
2
"Pow!" : WHAM
3
Result of a haymaker, maybe : NOSEBLEED
4
1/20 of a ton: Abbr. : CWT
5
Pure : CHASTE
6
Couple : CONNECT
7
Torn : RENT
8
Dadaist Jean : ARP
9
Wimbledon surface : GRASS
10
Archaeological treasure trove : TARPIT
11
"Nessun dorma," for one : ARIA
12
Drift : GIST
13
Statement made while crossing the fingers, maybe : FIB
14
Like the three men of the "Rub-a-dub-dub" nursery rhyme : INATUB
15
One having trouble with basic arithmetic? : SUMWRESTLER
16
Neighbor of the talus : TIBIA
17
Much of a sports recap : STATS
19
Good hunting skill : STEALTH
20
Some Guinness Book records : FIRSTS
23
Lamp polisher's surprise? : GENIE
28
"Quién ___?" : SABE
31
Batch of Brownies? : TROOP
32
Harass incessantly : PLAGUE
34
Photog's bagful? : CAMGEAR
35
Feature of Devonshire cream : CLOT
36
Article in Der Spiegel : EINE
37
"March comes in like ___ ..." : ALION
39
Cottonmouth's warning : HISS
40
Targets in "Men in Black," informally : ETS
43
Stars : SUNS
46
Childish retort : AMTOO
47
Indiana's state flower : PEONY
49
Puts forth : POSITS
51
Historic Mesopotamian city : EDESSA
53
Wand material in the Harry Potter books : ELM
56
Thick and green : LUSH
57
Merchandise: Abbr. : GDS
58
Artificial silks : RAYONS
59
Grow feathers : FLEDGE
61
Like the French sky : BLEU
62
Colorful quartz : AGATE
63
___ position : LOTUS
64
Some loose dancing? : FLOPPYDISCO
65
Godfather after being double-crossed? : MADCAPO
67
Kyrgyz city : OSH
70
Panhandle state: Abbr. : IDA
72
Action in FanDuel and DraftKings : BETS
73
Close tightly : SEALUP
74
"King Lear" role : EDGAR
76
"The Last Days of Pompeii" heroine : IONE
77
___ bin Laden : OSAMA
78
Legitimate business practices : FAIRTRADE
79
Last Stuart queen : ANNE
80
Kind of alphabet : NATO
82
Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
84
"Sh," "th" or "ou" : PHONEME
87
1974 C.I.A. spoof : SPYS
89
Big name in test prep : KAPLAN
90
Opposite side : ENEMY
91
Makes a meal of : DINESON
94
Apple app for viewing reading material : IBOOKS
95
Polish, e.g. : SLAVIC
97
Green : UNRIPE
98
Heeds : OBEYS
99
Eagerly accept : LAPUP
101
County in New Mexico or Colorado : OTERO
105
Court legend Arthur : ASHE
106
Eldest member of an organization : DEAN
107
Falco of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
109
The Eagles' "___ Eyes" : LYIN
110
Forever and ever : EONS
112
December 31: Abbr. : NYE
114
D.C.-based media giant : NPR
115
1st, 2nd, 3rd ... ___ : NTH