9 December 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 9 December 2023

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A
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C
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T
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N
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A
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T
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U
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R
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A
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L
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S
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T
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E
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W
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B
L
U
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D
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N
U
B
E
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H
M
E
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C
A
N
C
O
N
F
I
R
M
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D
E
B
T
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T
R
E
K
S
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O
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O
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R
E
A
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R
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V
A
R
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A
L
S
A
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C
E
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P
G
A
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H
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A
N
D
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D
U
C
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K
E
G
G
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S
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K
I
T
T
E
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R
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R
H
I
M
E
S
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N
O
T
T
O
D
A
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Y
S
A
T
A
N
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B
O
W
M
E
N
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W
O
O
L
E
N
S
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A
R
T
E
M
I
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S
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U
R
L
S
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T
K
O
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P
O
E
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T
R
Y
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C
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A
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L
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P
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W
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T
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R
O
T
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P
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R
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O
L
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N
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A
B
U
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L
A
R
A
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A
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L
E
N
D
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O
P
E
R
A
C
A
P
E
S
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E
D
G
Y
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W
H
Y
N
O
T
B
O
T
H

Hints & Clues

Across
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"Try not to attract attention" : ACTNATURAL
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This and that : STEW
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Geographical inspiration for Strauss : BLUEDANUBE
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"Alas!'" : AHME
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"100% correct!" : CANCONFIRM
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Tab, essentially : DEBT
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Safaris, e.g. : TREKS
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Fish also known as wahoo : ONO
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Play again : REAIR
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Not std. : VAR
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Border region along the Rhine : ALSACE
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___ Championship : PGA
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Bit of assistance : HAND
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Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue : DUCKEGG
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Run like a mouse : SKITTER
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Founder of the Shondaland production company : RHIMES
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Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio : NOTTODAYSATAN
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Most of the English force at Agincourt : BOWMEN
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Itchy layers : WOOLENS
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"Goddess of the loud hunt," in Homer's "Iliad" : ARTEMIS
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Safari destinations : URLS
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M.M.A. decision : TKO
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Pulitzer category : POETRY
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Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr. : CAL
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Northern lapwing : PEWIT
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Break down, in a way : ROT
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Break down, in a way : PARSE
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Swedish actress Lena : OLIN
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Chance to start fresh : TABULARASA
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Make advances : LEND
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19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves : OPERACAPES
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Tense : EDGY
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"Let's have our cake and eat it, too!" : WHYNOTBOTH
Down
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Disney channel : ABCTV
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"The Nutcracker" role : CLARA
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One pulling some strings : TUNER
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Long part of a bouzouki : NECK
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Big deals : ADOS
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Amy who wrote "The Kitchen God's Wife" : TAN
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Played out : UNFOLDED
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Dig locale : RUINS
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Not here : ABROAD
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The Eagle, e.g., for short : LEM
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First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy : SADE
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Epithet for Tarzan : THEAPEMAN
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Causes to grow, humorously : EMBIGGENS
14
Car-washing equipment : WETRAGS
21
Locale for Ping-Pong, foosball, dancing, etc. : RECHALL
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U.N. secretary general Guterres : ANTONIO
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Quick : CURSORY
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What might be heard before a bust : HITME
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Stab : ATTEMPT
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Toys with strings : KITES
30
Did some shallow breathing? : SNORKELED
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Bootlicker's specialty : KOWTOWING
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Word with data or deal : RAW
35
Words to end a play : YOURTURN
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Pillar of the superhero community : BATPOLE
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Heavenly being : SERAPH
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Maguire of 2009's "Brothers" : TOBEY
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Idaho senator Mike : CRAPO
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It's a good thing : ASSET
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Spot check? : LEASH
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Fictional Dr. Jones, familiarly : INDY
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Big deal : PACT
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Many a North African : ARAB
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Use a hitch on : TOW
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People with a language of the same name : LAO