5 December 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 5 December 2022

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C
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O
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B
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S
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H
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O
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T
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P
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A
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R
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C
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H
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I
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O
W
L
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C
A
B
O
O
S
E
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H
I
P
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L
E
O
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O
L
E
M
I
S
S
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A
K
A
20
A
D
O
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B
O
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Y
E
N
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U
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M
P
E
D
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D
E
P
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O
S
I
T
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S
L
I
P
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I
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L
L
A
S
K
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A
T
L
A
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S
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T
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P
E
I
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E
35
U
36
R
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O
S
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Q
U
O
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S
A
N
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A
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N
D
R
E
A
S
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F
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A
U
L
T
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O
P
E
R
A
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N
O
T
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L
E
A
K
S
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R
A
48
H
49
T
A
R
50
H
O
N
E
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Y
52
B
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O
O
B
O
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O
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S
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L
A
W
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L
A
I
R
D
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S
W
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A
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K
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C
O
R
K
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M
Y
B
A
D
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O
N
M
E
64
A
G
E
E
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S
A
L
T
Y
66
L
U
M
P
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R
O
S
Y
68
S
E
E
69
S
P
O
T

Hints & Clues

Across
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Center of an ear of corn : COB
4
Met the golf course standard : SHOTPAR
11
X, to Greeks : CHI
14
"Wise" bird : OWL
15
Last car on classic trains : CABOOSE
16
Word repeated before "hurray!" : HIP
17
Only three-letter zodiac sign : LEO
18
'Bama rival : OLEMISS
19
Letters on a wanted poster : AKA
20
Mexican marinade made with chili peppers : ADOBO
22
Craving : YEN
23
Officiated at a baseball game : UMPED
25
Bit of banking documentation : DEPOSITSLIP
28
"Let me inquire about that" : ILLASK
30
"Finally!" : ATLAST
33
Modernist architect I. M. ___ : PEI
34
Coins used in 19 countries : EUROS
38
Status ___ : QUO
39
Cause of many California earthquakes : SANANDREASFAULT
44
"Aida" or "Lohengrin" : OPERA
45
Lead-in to "for a moment" or "for profit" : NOT
46
Ways reporters get some secret information : LEAKS
47
Stadium cheer : RAH
49
Oily roofing material : TAR
50
Former moniker of reality TV child star Alana Thompson : HONEYBOOBOO
55
Cole ___ : SLAW
57
Scottish estate owner : LAIRD
58
Letters on love letters : SWAK
61
Bottle stopper : CORK
62
"Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across : MYBAD
63
"This round's ___" : ONME
64
Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen" : AGEE
65
Like a margarita glass rim : SALTY
66
Gravy glob : LUMP
67
Flushed, as cheeks : ROSY
68
"Didn't I tell you?!" : SEE
69
Dry cleaner's target : SPOT
Down
1
Pepsi or RC : COLA
2
Had bills to pay : OWED
3
Concern for a horse breeder : BLOODLINE
4
Ice cream cone portions : SCOOPS
5
Shakespearean prince : HAL
6
Earns a dog treat, say : OBEYS
7
Actress Marisa of "The Wrestler" : TOMEI
8
Pencil tip : POINT
9
Beast of burden : ASS
10
Outcome : RESULT
11
Town in Westchester County, N.Y., where the Clintons live : CHAPPAQUA
12
Walk with a backpack, maybe : HIKE
13
Amazon Fire competitor : IPAD
21
Actress Arthur of "The Golden Girls" : BEA
24
Thousand G's : MIL
26
Gave approval : OKED
27
Back talk : SASS
28
___ facto : IPSO
29
Big jump : LEAP
31
Act like a sore loser : SULK
32
Many "PAW Patrol" watchers : TOTS
35
Caterer's coffee vessel : URN
36
Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud and Royale : REO
37
Cheerios grain : OAT
40
It's pressed to go left, right, up or down on a computer : ARROWKEY
41
Flatbread in Indian cooking : NAAN
42
Makeup of a "muffin top" : FLAB
43
Some hairsprays : AEROSOLS
48
Steering equipment on ships : HELMS
49
Hot boozy beverage : TODDY
50
Unlike rabbits, their young are born open-eyed and hopping : HARES
51
"Get Yer ___ Out!" (Rolling Stones album) : YAYAS
52
Book used at inaugurations : BIBLE
53
Speak at length : ORATE
54
Confess (to) : OWNUP
55
Surgical souvenir : SCAR
56
Bull's-eye for Target, e.g. : LOGO
59
Water balloons at summer camp, maybe : AMMO
60
Hung on to : KEPT