8 December 2013 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 8 December 2013

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M
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U
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K
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E
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B
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W
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D
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R
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L
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A
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T
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D
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G
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K
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L
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M
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R
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H
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D
R
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S
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N
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Z
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N
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L
Y
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W
A
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L
A
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D
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A
D
O
P
T
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D
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P
A
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N
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M
L
O
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T
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B
R
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T
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D
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P
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R
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G
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L
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K
Y
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M
Y
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M
A
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W
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X
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K
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L
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P
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F
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H
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B
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D
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B
R
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B
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L
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C
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H
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N
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D
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G
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B
R
A
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D
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A
N
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L
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A
R
N
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C
M
O
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S
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Palindromic band name : ABBA
5
Tosca's feeling for Cavaradossi : AMORE
10
Spring for a vacation : SPA
13
Hawaiian tourist purchases : UKES
17
"___ yourself" : BRACE
19
Cow catcher : ROPER
20
Red wine drinker's paradise? : SHANGRILA
22
Employee at the Ron Paul Archive? : LIBERTARIAN
24
Pitch that fixes everything? : CURVEBALL
25
"Strange Magic" band, briefly : ELO
26
Dollar bill featuring a portrait of Duran Duran's lead singer? : SIMONLEBON
28
IRS Form 5498 subject : IRA
29
Street caution : SLOW
31
Ball with a yellow stripe : NINE
32
Shiner? : SUN
33
Willowy : SLENDER
37
Like a robot's voice : TONELESS
39
Still : ATREST
41
Architect Saarinen : EERO
42
Blue expanse : SEA
43
Follow closely : DOG
44
Hair-raising shout : EEK
46
"___ te absolvo" (priest's phrase) : EGO
47
The one puppy that can read? : LITTERMATE
53
Creator of perfect whirlpools? : MAELSTROM
56
Baath Party member : ARAB
57
Uncommunicative : SILENT
59
Political title of the 1930s-'40s : ILDUCE
60
Counter formations : LINES
62
Mix in a tank : GASOHOL
64
Overextend oneself? : STRETCH
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Classical guitarist Segovia : ANDRES
70
Adds to the batter, say : STIRSIN
72
In a kooky manner : ZANILY
73
Buttonholed : WAYLAID
75
Given a home : ADOPTED
77
Triumphant song : PAEAN
78
"This isn't making sense" : IMLOST
80
Whom John Bull symbolizes : BRITON
82
Have an objection : MIND
83
Minor-league championship flag? : PENNYANTE
86
Alienate a New Jersey city? : EASTORANGE
88
Biblical priest of Shiloh : ELI
89
Blue expanse : SKY
90
"Man of Steel" actress Adams : AMY
92
Sully : MAR
93
Go on strike : WALK
95
Film crowd : EXTRAS
97
CBS spinoff that ran for 10 seasons : CSIMIAMI
102
How sports cars are contoured : SLEEKLY
105
"Cover ___ Face" (P. D. James's first novel) : HER
106
Distress : PAIN
107
Actor Jack of oaters : ELAM
108
Cousin of a crumble : PIE
109
Begat a soft place to sleep? : FEATHERBED
112
Burlesque garment : BRA
113
"Charge!," to Duracells? : BATTLECRY
117
Satisfying finale coming to pass? : HAPPYENDING
119
Labeled idiotic? : BRAINDEAD
120
First name in photography : ANSEL
121
Nickname for Palmer : ARNIE
122
"Don't be a spoilsport!" : CMON
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Savory condiment : SOY
124
Variety show fodder : SKITS
125
Trader ___ : JOES
Down
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Most qualified : ABLEST
2
Relative of S.O.S : BRILLO
3
Galoot : BABOON
4
One-hit wonder? : ACE
5
Friend of d'Artagnan : ARAMIS
6
Thick bunch? : MORONS
7
Venture a thought : OPINE
8
Unfeigned : REAL
9
Miranda of the Miranda warning : ERNESTO
10
Avoid : SHUN
11
Course listing : PAR
12
Percussion instrument in "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" : ANVIL
13
Sophisticated : URBANE
14
Automaker that started as a bicycle company : KIA
15
Bent pipe : ELL
16
"She's a good old worker and a good old pal," in song : SAL
18
Med. workplaces : ERS
20
Tea go-with : SCONE
21
"Days of Heaven" co-star : GERE
23
Would-be singers' liabilities : TINEARS
27
Little town : BURG
30
Site of a 1963 J.F.K. speech : WESTBERLIN
33
Chargers and coursers : STEEDS
34
Forest game : DEER
35
"By that logic ..." : ERGO
36
Boarder's domain : ROOM
38
Director Daniels of "The Butler" : LEE
39
Of the lymph glands : ADENOID
40
Signet ring feature : SEAL
45
Dropper? : KLUTZ
47
Steven Bochco series : LALAW
48
Youngest of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" : IRINA
49
Eldest Best Actress winner : TANDY
50
Acronymic aircraft name : MIG
51
Wistful remark : ALAS
52
With a will : TESTATE
53
It's "well regulated" in the Constitution : MILITIA
54
Quarrel : SCRAP
55
"Lovergirl" singer : TEENAMARIE
58
Pulsation : THROB
61
Morally degraded : SEAMY
63
Fish hawks : OSPREYS
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Cross-promotion : TIEIN
66
Streetcar sound : CLANG
67
Chrissie in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : HYNDE
69
Start of a George Eliot title : SILAS
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N.B.A. team originally called the Americans : NETS
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Elephant's opposite, symbolically : DONKEY
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URL component : DOT
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Zeus swore oaths upon it : STYX
81
Excited Oscars attendee : NOMINEE
83
Nave furniture : PEWS
84
Airline that doesn't fly on religious holidays : ELAL
85
Khartoum's river : NILE
87
Run headlong into : RAM
90
Datum in a house listing : AREA
91
___ Vineyard : MARTHAS
94
Confined : KEPTIN
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"I thought ___ never leave!" : THEYD
97
Pile on the floor : CARPET
98
Soothsayers of old : SIBYLS
99
Person prone to sunburn : ALBINO
100
Last Hitchcock film with Tippi Hedren : MARNIE
101
Some Google search results : IMAGES
103
Hot pot locale : KILN
104
English film festival city : LEEDS
106
It "hits the spot," per old radio ads : PEPSI
109
Begin to show wear : FRAY
110
Yarn quantity : HANK
111
Hair strands? : DNA
113
"EastEnders" network : BBC
114
Shot spot : ARM
115
Metaphysical concept : TAO
116
Fortune cover subj. : CEO
118
Longtime Sixers nickname : DRJ