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NYT Crossword Answers for December 28, 1997

Sunday, December 28, 1997 · 166 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, December 28, 1997: 166 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Heist gain

    4 letters Hints for Heist gain Clue page for Heist gain

  2. 5

    East German secret police

    5 letters Hints for East German secret police Clue page for East German secret police

  3. 10

    "Star Wars" princess

    4 letters Hints for "Star Wars" princess Clue page for "Star Wars" princess

  4. 14

    Attack moves

    6 letters Hints for Attack moves Clue page for Attack moves

  5. 20

    S

    16 letters Hints for S Clue page for S

  6. 23

    Alpo competition

    6 letters Hints for Alpo competition Clue page for Alpo competition

  7. 24

    P

    16 letters Hints for P Clue page for P

  8. 25

    Threatening finale

    6 letters Hints for Threatening finale Clue page for Threatening finale

  9. 26

    Clinton has two

    3 letters Hints for Clinton has two Clue page for Clinton has two

  10. 27

    Buys or leases

    8 letters Hints for Buys or leases Clue page for Buys or leases

  11. 28

    Miller hero

    5 letters Hints for Miller hero Clue page for Miller hero

  12. 30

    Downed

    3 letters Hints for Downed Clue page for Downed

  13. 31

    Shakespeare, e.g.

    4 letters Hints for Shakespeare, e.g. Clue page for Shakespeare, e.g.

  14. 32

    Here on the authority of

    6 letters Hints for Here on the authority of Clue page for Here on the authority of

  15. 35

    Ripken, Jr. and Sr.

    4 letters Hints for Ripken, Jr. and Sr. Clue page for Ripken, Jr. and Sr.

  16. 36

    "And I Love ___"

    3 letters Hints for "And I Love ___" Clue page for "And I Love ___"

  17. 37

    Had the know-how

    5 letters Hints for Had the know-how Clue page for Had the know-how

  18. 39

    Mo. parts

    3 letters Hints for Mo. parts Clue page for Mo. parts

  19. 40

    Hot

    6 letters Hints for Hot Clue page for Hot

  20. 42

    Knots

    4 letters Hints for Knots Clue page for Knots

  21. 43

    "Cabaret" director

    8 letters Hints for "Cabaret" director Clue page for "Cabaret" director

  22. 45

    Tract

    4 letters Hints for Tract Clue page for Tract

  23. 46

    1968 track and field gold medalist

    6 letters Hints for 1968 track and field gold medalist Clue page for 1968 track and field gold medalist

  24. 48

    Former Swedish P.M. Palme

    4 letters Hints for Former Swedish P.M. Palme Clue page for Former Swedish P.M. Palme

  25. 49

    J

    17 letters Hints for J Clue page for J

  26. 55

    Water around the Ijsselmeer

    3 letters Hints for Water around the Ijsselmeer Clue page for Water around the Ijsselmeer

  27. 56

    Wrap

    3 letters Hints for Wrap Clue page for Wrap

  28. 58

    Medium-range U.S. missiles

    5 letters Hints for Medium-range U.S. missiles Clue page for Medium-range U.S. missiles

  29. 59

    Some feasts

    6 letters Hints for Some feasts Clue page for Some feasts

  30. 60

    Dolphin leader

    9 letters Hints for Dolphin leader Clue page for Dolphin leader

  31. 62

    She's put out to pasture

    3 letters Hints for She's put out to pasture Clue page for She's put out to pasture

  32. 63

    Horror film staple

    3 letters Hints for Horror film staple Clue page for Horror film staple

  33. 66

    Vocal style

    6 letters Hints for Vocal style Clue page for Vocal style

  34. 69

    Sat at home

    5 letters Hints for Sat at home Clue page for Sat at home

  35. 70

    Either "M" of M&M's

    4 letters Hints for Either "M" of M&M's Clue page for Either "M" of M&M's

  36. 73

    Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke"

    4 letters Hints for Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" Clue page for Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke"

  37. 74

    N

    23 letters Hints for N Clue page for N

  38. 79

    Basso Pinza

    4 letters Hints for Basso Pinza Clue page for Basso Pinza

  39. 80

    Existentialist concern

    4 letters Hints for Existentialist concern Clue page for Existentialist concern

  40. 81

    From Tabriz

    5 letters Hints for From Tabriz Clue page for From Tabriz

  41. 82

    Wayne genre

    6 letters Hints for Wayne genre Clue page for Wayne genre

  42. 83

    Whitish

    3 letters Hints for Whitish Clue page for Whitish

  43. 84

    Printed

    3 letters Hints for Printed Clue page for Printed

  44. 86

    Popular museum exhibits

    9 letters Hints for Popular museum exhibits Clue page for Popular museum exhibits

  45. 88

    Anatomical cavities

    6 letters Hints for Anatomical cavities Clue page for Anatomical cavities

  46. 91

    Irk

    5 letters Hints for Irk Clue page for Irk

  47. 92

    Big dictionary section

    3 letters Hints for Big dictionary section Clue page for Big dictionary section

  48. 93

    Break

    3 letters Hints for Break Clue page for Break

  49. 96

    L

    17 letters Hints for L Clue page for L

  50. 101

    Pinball paths

    4 letters Hints for Pinball paths Clue page for Pinball paths

  51. 102

    Hill and Bryant

    6 letters Hints for Hill and Bryant Clue page for Hill and Bryant

  52. 103

    Horseshoer's need

    4 letters Hints for Horseshoer's need Clue page for Horseshoer's need

  53. 104

    Hostilities

    8 letters Hints for Hostilities Clue page for Hostilities

  54. 107

    Greek architectural feature

    4 letters Hints for Greek architectural feature Clue page for Greek architectural feature

  55. 108

    Circus

    6 letters Hints for Circus Clue page for Circus

  56. 110

    Wheat part

    3 letters Hints for Wheat part Clue page for Wheat part

  57. 112

    Old-time actresses Markey and Bennett

    5 letters Hints for Old-time actresses Markey and Bennett Clue page for Old-time actresses Markey and Bennett

  58. 113

    Oscar-winning Gibson

    3 letters Hints for Oscar-winning Gibson Clue page for Oscar-winning Gibson

  59. 114

    Moravian, e.g.

    4 letters Hints for Moravian, e.g. Clue page for Moravian, e.g.

  60. 116

    Some clouds

    6 letters Hints for Some clouds Clue page for Some clouds

  61. 118

    Bit of fancy footwork

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  62. 119

    Live

    3 letters Hints for Live Clue page for Live

  63. 120

    Correo ___ (airmail)

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  64. 122

    Make eights, maybe

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  65. 124

    Kind of hotel

    3 letters Hints for Kind of hotel Clue page for Kind of hotel

  66. 127

    Unlearned

    6 letters Hints for Unlearned Clue page for Unlearned

  67. 129

    M

    16 letters Hints for M Clue page for M

  68. 133

    Made out

    6 letters Hints for Made out Clue page for Made out

  69. 134

    G

    16 letters Hints for G Clue page for G

  70. 135

    Positions

    6 letters Hints for Positions Clue page for Positions

  71. 136

    The best

    4 letters Hints for The best Clue page for The best

  72. 137

    Call it quits

    5 letters Hints for Call it quits Clue page for Call it quits

  73. 138

    Complete

    4 letters Hints for Complete Clue page for Complete

Down clues

  1. 1

    "Dog Day Afternoon" character

    4 letters Hints for "Dog Day Afternoon" character Clue page for "Dog Day Afternoon" character

  2. 2

    Blame

    4 letters Hints for Blame Clue page for Blame

  3. 3

    Switch settings

    3 letters Hints for Switch settings Clue page for Switch settings

  4. 4

    "The Crucifixion" painter

    7 letters Hints for "The Crucifixion" painter Clue page for "The Crucifixion" painter

  5. 5

    Tariff co-sponsor of 1930

    5 letters Hints for Tariff co-sponsor of 1930 Clue page for Tariff co-sponsor of 1930

  6. 6

    Common powder

    4 letters Hints for Common powder Clue page for Common powder

  7. 7

    When the sun goes down

    6 letters Hints for When the sun goes down Clue page for When the sun goes down

  8. 8

    Near misses, maybe

    6 letters Hints for Near misses, maybe Clue page for Near misses, maybe

  9. 9

    "Wie geht es ___?" (German greeting)

    5 letters Hints for "Wie geht es ___?" (German greeting) Clue page for "Wie geht es ___?" (German greeting)

  10. 10

    Flight

    3 letters Hints for Flight Clue page for Flight

  11. 11

    Two or more periods

    3 letters Hints for Two or more periods Clue page for Two or more periods

  12. 12

    "___ be all right"

    4 letters Hints for "___ be all right" Clue page for "___ be all right"

  13. 13

    Partner-to-be

    9 letters Hints for Partner-to-be Clue page for Partner-to-be

  14. 14

    Toast

    5 letters Hints for Toast Clue page for Toast

  15. 15

    Alerts

    5 letters Hints for Alerts Clue page for Alerts

  16. 16

    "Bravo!"

    3 letters Hints for "Bravo!" Clue page for "Bravo!"

  17. 17

    Choctaw for "red people"

    8 letters Hints for Choctaw for "red people" Clue page for Choctaw for "red people"

  18. 18

    Attached, in a way

    8 letters Hints for Attached, in a way Clue page for Attached, in a way

  19. 19

    Derisive

    8 letters Hints for Derisive Clue page for Derisive

  20. 20

    Not just any

    3 letters Hints for Not just any Clue page for Not just any

  21. 21

    Remnants

    6 letters Hints for Remnants Clue page for Remnants

  22. 22

    Ski run

    5 letters Hints for Ski run Clue page for Ski run

  23. 29

    "Buddy"

    3 letters Hints for "Buddy" Clue page for "Buddy"

  24. 31

    Bit of a drag

    4 letters Hints for Bit of a drag Clue page for Bit of a drag

  25. 33

    Thin nails

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  26. 34

    Yesteryear

    4 letters Hints for Yesteryear Clue page for Yesteryear

  27. 37

    King ___ Trio (popular 40's combo)

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  28. 38

    ___ d'amore

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  29. 39

    Baby

    3 letters Hints for Baby Clue page for Baby

  30. 41

    Actress Harper

    4 letters Hints for Actress Harper Clue page for Actress Harper

  31. 42

    Bettors bet on them

    4 letters Hints for Bettors bet on them Clue page for Bettors bet on them

  32. 43

    Dickens alias

    3 letters Hints for Dickens alias Clue page for Dickens alias

  33. 44

    Traveled horizontally

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  34. 46

    Cold one

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  35. 47

    Heroine of 1847

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  36. 50

    Alley mewers

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  37. 51

    Lover of Pyramus

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  38. 52

    The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"

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  39. 53

    Armor-plated warship

    9 letters Hints for Armor-plated warship Clue page for Armor-plated warship

  40. 54

    Black Sea port, new-style

    5 letters Hints for Black Sea port, new-style Clue page for Black Sea port, new-style

  41. 56

    Kind of path or pay

    4 letters Hints for Kind of path or pay Clue page for Kind of path or pay

  42. 57

    ___ about (approximately)

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  43. 60

    Karate school

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  44. 61

    Blows away

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  45. 63

    Run for it

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  46. 64

    First name in bridge

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  47. 65

    Pinup features

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  48. 66

    Over

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  49. 67

    Shah ___ Pahlavi

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  50. 68

    Game-ending pronouncement

    4 letters Hints for Game-ending pronouncement Clue page for Game-ending pronouncement

  51. 70

    Have it in mind

    6 letters Hints for Have it in mind Clue page for Have it in mind

  52. 71

    When shadows almost disappear

    6 letters Hints for When shadows almost disappear Clue page for When shadows almost disappear

  53. 72

    Grand slam foursome

    4 letters Hints for Grand slam foursome Clue page for Grand slam foursome

  54. 73

    Lawyers: Abbr.

    4 letters Hints for Lawyers: Abbr. Clue page for Lawyers: Abbr.

  55. 75

    Touch, say

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  56. 76

    Largest Greek island, to locals

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  57. 77

    Rawls and Reed

    4 letters Hints for Rawls and Reed Clue page for Rawls and Reed

  58. 78

    1968 Chemistry Nobelist Onsager

    4 letters Hints for 1968 Chemistry Nobelist Onsager Clue page for 1968 Chemistry Nobelist Onsager

  59. 84

    Santa ___

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  60. 85

    Egyptian menaces

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  61. 87

    Seemingly forever

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  62. 88

    Greek cheese

    4 letters Hints for Greek cheese Clue page for Greek cheese

  63. 89

    Reaches

    9 letters Hints for Reaches Clue page for Reaches

  64. 90

    On-line periodical, for short

    4 letters Hints for On-line periodical, for short Clue page for On-line periodical, for short

  65. 91

    Subject of a 1982 best seller

    5 letters Hints for Subject of a 1982 best seller Clue page for Subject of a 1982 best seller

  66. 93

    Mapmaker's aid

    4 letters Hints for Mapmaker's aid Clue page for Mapmaker's aid

  67. 94

    Crackerjacks

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  68. 95

    They follow signatures

    3 letters Hints for They follow signatures Clue page for They follow signatures

  69. 96

    Underground network

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  70. 97

    Forum locale

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  71. 98

    R-rating reason

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  72. 99

    Followers

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  73. 100

    Late evening

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  74. 101

    End in ___

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  75. 105

    What to do "in St. Louis"

    6 letters Hints for What to do "in St. Louis" Clue page for What to do "in St. Louis"

  76. 106

    An Acura

    7 letters Hints for An Acura Clue page for An Acura

  77. 108

    Ingot

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  78. 109

    Geometrical solid

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  79. 110

    Major command

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  80. 111

    Minerva's domain

    6 letters Hints for Minerva's domain Clue page for Minerva's domain

  81. 114

    Full

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  82. 115

    English university town

    5 letters Hints for English university town Clue page for English university town

  83. 117

    Took steps

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  84. 118

    Quick holiday

    5 letters Hints for Quick holiday Clue page for Quick holiday

  85. 121

    Very

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  86. 123

    New Zealander

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  87. 124

    London's ___ Square

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  88. 125

    Runner Rosie

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  89. 126

    On the other side of the street: Abbr.

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  90. 128

    Alias

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  91. 130

    Unproven facility

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  92. 131

    Hung. neighbor

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  93. 132

    Alphabet trio

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