31 December 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 31 December 2023

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Hints & Clues

Across
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"That guy?" : HIM
4
Not in gear : IDLE
8
Soccer kickoff? : ESS
11
Cheese used in spanakopita : FETA
15
Antidiscrimination measure of 1990, in brief : ADA
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Signified : MEANT
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"Hang loose" hand sign : SHAKA
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Sonicare competitor : ORALB
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Before midnight: Sloth, e.g. : HERBIVORE
25
Before midnight: One with major influence : POWERBROKER
27
Like about 60% of the world's population : ASIAN
28
Sloth, e.g. : SIN
29
When to see the 86-Down : NEWYEARSEVE
30
Blanche's sister in "A Streetcar Named Desire" : STELLA
32
Reality star Theresa of "Long Island Medium" : CAPUTO
34
Blonde or brown quaff : ALE
35
___ Lingus : AER
36
After midnight: Ointments infused with cottonwood or calendula, e.g. : HERBALLOTIONS
38
Fleece : ROB
40
After midnight: Journey's "Open Arms" and Guns N' Roses' "November Rain," e.g. : POWERBALLADS
42
See 71-Down : POP
45
TikTok post, informally : VID
46
Prepared, as a report : TYPEDUP
49
Actress Lindsay : LOHAN
52
Chai, for one : SPICETEA
55
Cedar Rapids college : COE
56
"Despicable Me" supervillain : GRU
58
Hookup that might get kinky? : HOSE
59
Big acronym in purifying filters : HEPA
60
"What hath ___ to do with sleep?": Milton : NIGHT
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Before midnight: Devices with warm water and massaging rollers : FOOTBATHS
64
Kind of rock … or where to see it : ARENA
66
Bygone Palm smartphone : TREO
67
Saint ___ (Caribbean nation) : LUCIA
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Before midnight: Some household expenses : WATERBILLS
70
Branch offices, e.g. : SATELLITES
75
Journalist Couric : KATIE
76
Wagering sites that closed in N.Y.C. in 2010, in brief : OTBS
77
After midnight: Event for Cowboys or Broncos : FOOTBALLGAME
78
"Can't win 'em all" : THATSLIFE
82
Some adobe abodes : CASAS
83
Clarified butter variety : GHEE
84
Fourth ingredient in a classic three-ingredient sandwich : MAYO
85
After midnight: Synchronized swimming : WATERBALLET
86
Forbid : BAR
87
Before midnight: Surpass : GOBEYOND
90
Run up, as debts : INCUR
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Mexican shawls : SERAPES
95
Beam : RAY
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Ice cream name : EDY
97
___ Spring (2010s protests) : ARAB
99
Drag queen and TV personality Bianca ___ Rio : DEL
100
Potter's pal at Hogwarts : WEASLEY
103
ESE or NNW : DIR
105
Conjunction used in logic : NOR
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Eddie Bauer competitor : LLBEAN
109
After midnight: Totally lose it : GOBALLISTIC
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"Ack! All these options sound great!" : ICANTDECIDE
116
Middle name for musician Sean Lennon : ONO
118
Unacquainted with : NEWTO
119
Where to see the 86-Down : TIMESSQUARE
120
Star sign? : AUTOGRAPH
122
Final image in a preschooler's book, maybe : ZEBRA
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Toledan title : SENOR
124
Japanese crispy cutlet : KATSU
125
Vexation : IRE
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Rapid transit? : RAFT
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Pranks with rolls, informally : TPS
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Bring (in) : LOOP
129
Start to make fiction fact? : NON
Down
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Laughs : HAHAS
2
Latin expression that's almost always abbreviated : IDEST
3
Condo-organizing Kondo : MARIE
4
Romantic profession : IMINLOVE
5
App coder, for short : DEV
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Home to the Wat Xieng Thong temple : LAOS
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Physicist Fermi : ENRICO
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College athletics channel : ESPNU
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Device placed under a tongue : SHOETREE
10
Snore, idiomatically : SAWWOOD
11
"Seriously?" : FORREAL
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Greek god whose name is an anagram of a flower : EROS
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Try : TAKEASHOT
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Aspirin alternative : ALEVE
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Sublet offerer : TENANT
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It's got all the answers : KEY
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BART part : AREA
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___ Rabbit : BRER
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Event for Cinderella : BALL
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Foot part : BALL
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Fighting : ATIT
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Title roles for Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman : PSYCHOS
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Phishing targets : IDENTITIES
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Evacuation survival pack : BUGOUTBAG
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Qatar's capital : DOHA
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"Balderdash!" : PSHAW
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Word with space or rock : OPERA
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Lab tube with a bulb : PIPET
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Mary Jane : POT
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Computer circuitry components : PROCESSORS
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Wildfire debris : ASH
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Duck Hunt console, in brief : NES
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Sugar source : CANE
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Transported, as some emergency goods : AIRLIFTED
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Gas, e.g.: Abbr. : UTIL
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Cosmetic goop : GELEE
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Bike ride mishaps : FLATS
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Great time : BALL
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Holy chambers in Judaism : ARKS
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Wad (up) : BALL
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"Same for us!" : SOAREWE
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With 42-Across, "Lust for Life" singer : IGGY
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Chevy S.U.V. : TAHOE
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Make edits to : EMEND
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Like some dives or jams : SEEDY
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"I didn't need to know all that!" : TMI
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Largest ethnic group of China : HAN
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Bart Simpson catchphrase : AYCARAMBA
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Go all over : TOUR
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A mushroom's is called a pileus : CAP
86
End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzle : BALLDROP
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Umpire's call : BALL
89
Giving a once-over : EYEINGUP
91
Subjects to a tirade : RANTSAT
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Hinging (on) : RELIANT
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Form of algae also known as rockweed : SEAOAK
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Physiques, for short : BODS
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Like most award shows : ANNUAL
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Belgian river in a W.W. I battle : YSER
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Spacey sort : DITZ
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Less welcoming : ICIER
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Nonelective courses: Abbr. : REQS
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Brewskis : BEERS
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"The father of American literature," per Faulkner : TWAIN
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Geek Squad specialist, informally : ITPRO
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TV and radio host Andy : COHEN
114
Brand owned by Hasbro : NERF
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Pool accessory : CUE
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Mathematician Neugebauer : OTTO
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Spanish bear : OSO