7 December 2022 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 7 December 2022

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J
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Iconic sportswear logo that was commissioned for $35 in 1971 : SWOOSH
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Stories that can get pretty hot : ATTICS
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Northernmost capital in continental South America : CARACAS
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___ Achebe, "Things Fall Apart" author : CHINUA
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Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English : OLDTIMER
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In a spooky way : EERILY
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Get out fast : FLEE
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G.I. food packs : MRES
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Six-time M.L.B. All-Star Mookie : BETTS
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Famine's counterpart : FEAST
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High school, in Danish ... or building for indoor sports, in English : GYMNASIUM
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The Cards, on scoreboards : STL
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Teeny : WEE
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One hearing things? : EAR
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"___ you serious?" : ARE
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When doubled, like a good situation : WIN
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Relatives, slangily : FAM
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Scarfed down : ATE
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Competition, in French ... or agreement, in English : CONCURRENCE
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Tooth holder : JAW
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Unspecified amount : ANY
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Certain real estate purchase : LOT
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Verizon sale of 2021 : AOL
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Hummer maker : GMC
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Regard : EYE
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___ Gatos, Calif. : LOS
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Plywood, in Dutch ... or theater with several screens, in English : MULTIPLEX
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Smidgen : SKOSH
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Spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, say : PREEN
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Engrave with an acid : ETCH
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Queens stadium eponym : ASHE
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Inflame : ENRAGE
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Vacation, in Swedish ... or half of an academic year, in English : SEMESTER
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Boosted : RAISED
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Light punch : LOVETAP
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So-called "wisdom-keepers" : ELDERS
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Savory South Asian pastry : SAMOSA
Down
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Says "Hah!," say : SCOFFS
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Place for some bills : WALLET
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Flying a commercial airline, often : ORDEAL
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Hall's partner in pop : OATES
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Grade school subj. : SCI
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Jon who played Don in "Mad Men" : HAMM
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Big name in hardware stores : ACE
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Something to pass, legally : THEBAR
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Exhausts : TIRES
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Kick off : INITIATE
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Something grown in a lab : CULTURE
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"Because that's what I want!" : SAYSME
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Twilled suit fabric : SERGE
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Reina's chess "mate" : REY
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Glasses annoyance : SMEAR
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An identical one isn't 100% identical : TWIN
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That is to say : NAMELY
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Set up a temporary base : ENCAMP
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Amaze : WOW
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Overheat, as a circuit : FRY
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Do something : ACT
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It might say "Scam Likely" : CALLERID
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Scrooge McDuck vis-à-vis Donald : UNCLE
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Rejections : NOES
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Blog, perhaps : JOURNAL
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Current unit : AMPERE
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Ingredient in some holiday cookies : GINGER
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Get all A's, say : EXCEL
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Was defeated by : LOSTTO
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Vegas casino with bars named Dublin Up, Lucky and Blarney : OSHEAS
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Tibetan ethnic group : SHERPA
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Kid : TEASE
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H.S. exam org. : ETS
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Casey in the National Radio Hall of Fame : KASEM
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Some med. plans : HMOS
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Sheeran and Sullivan : EDS
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Little ___, who sang "The Loco-Motion" : EVA