7 December 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 7 December 2015

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Pirate's "Stop!" : AVAST
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Cry that means "I want some milk" (or who knows what?) : MEOW
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It blocks Superman's X-ray vision : LEAD
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Wood used in shingles : CEDAR
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Guns & ___ magazine : AMMO
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What a wheel rotates on : AXLE
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He quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to three 1990s Super Bowl wins : TROYAIKMAN
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"___ be all right" : ITLL
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Things checked by the T.S.A. : IDS
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"Um ... that is ..." : IMEAN
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Hanoi is its capital : VIETNAM
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Unhealthily thin : GAUNT
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Animated TV character who cries "D'oh!" : HOMERSIMPSON
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Chávez or Romero : CESAR
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Morays and congers : EELS
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Abbr. ending a co. name : INC
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Tons : ALOT
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Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across : ILIAD
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Centers of attention : FOCI
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G.O.P.'er: Abbr. : REP
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Yemeni port city : ADEN
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Candy ___ (Christmas decorations) : CANES
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Key vulnerability : ACHILLESHEEL
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Rich cake : TORTE
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Freeway access points : ONRAMPS
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Juliet's lover : ROMEO
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Yorba ___, Calif. : LINDA
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Slangy affirmative : YEP
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Elvis ___ Presley : ARON
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French underground : PARISMETRO
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Indian dress : SARI
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Shakespeare's stream : AVON
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Comment made while fanning oneself : IMHOT
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Baldwin of "30 Rock" : ALEC
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Telephoned : RANG
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Salaries, raw materials, advertising, etc. : COSTS
Down
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When Otello dies in "Otello" : ACTIV
2
"Otello" composer : VERDI
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Give ___ of one's own medicine : ADOSE
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Utter : SAY
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Singer Meghan : TRAINOR
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"You and what army?!" : MAKEME
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Jane Austen novel on which "Clueless" is based : EMMA
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Muscat's land : OMAN
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Triumphed : WON
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Bedridden : LAIDUP
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File name add-on : EXTENSION
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Suddenly : ALLATONCE
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"The Farmer in the ___" : DELL
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Mosque leader : IMAM
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Dog food brand : IAMS
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"All About ___ Bass" (2014 #1 hit by 5-Down) : THAT
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___ the lily : GILD
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Bridle straps : REINS
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Caribbean, e.g. : SEA
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Formerly top-rated show starring Mark Harmon : NCIS
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___ mia (Italian term of endearment) : CARA
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Kind of map often colored red and blue : ELECTORAL
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Many a junior varsity player : SOPHOMORE
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Out of a job : IDLE
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Big name in jeans : LEE
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Old presidential dog whose name starts a Christmas carol refrain : FALA
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Voice above tenor : ALTO
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Made from clay : CERAMIC
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Peaceful : IRENIC
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Sharpening : HONING
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Finishes : ENDS
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The "fact" that the Great Wall of China is visible from space, and others : MYTHS
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1990s candidate H. Ross ___ : PEROT
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Features of Dalmatians : SPOTS
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Tabula ___ (blank slate) : RASA
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Volcanic output : LAVA
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Club that's usually numbered from 3 to 9 : IRON
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Golfing standard : PAR
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Jimmy Eat World genre : EMO