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NYT Crossword Answers for December 6, 1998

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Sunday, December 6, 1998 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, December 6, 1998: 140 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

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You can get a grip on it
4 letters Hints for You can get a grip on it Clue page for You can get a grip on it
5
Thunder sound
4 letters Hints for Thunder sound Clue page for Thunder sound
9
Jitterbug, e.g.
6 letters Hints for Jitterbug, e.g. Clue page for Jitterbug, e.g.
15
Uttered with contempt
4 letters Hints for Uttered with contempt Clue page for Uttered with contempt
19
Filmmaker Wertmuller
4 letters Hints for Filmmaker Wertmuller Clue page for Filmmaker Wertmuller
20
Mediterranean city known anciently as Ptolemaïs
4 letters Hints for Mediterranean city known anciently as Ptolemaïs Clue page for Mediterranean city known anciently as Ptolemaïs
21
Joe Orton play "Entertaining Mr. ___"
6 letters Hints for Joe Orton play "Entertaining Mr. ___" Clue page for Joe Orton play "Entertaining Mr. ___"
22
Ready, to Shakespeare
4 letters Hints for Ready, to Shakespeare Clue page for Ready, to Shakespeare
23
Medical suffix
4 letters Hints for Medical suffix Clue page for Medical suffix
24
Feature of some skirts
4 letters Hints for Feature of some skirts Clue page for Feature of some skirts
25
Memoirs of a psychology lab maze builder?
11 letters Hints for Memoirs of a psychology lab maze builder? Clue page for Memoirs of a psychology lab maze builder?
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Libido
4 letters Hints for Libido Clue page for Libido
28
Implied
5 letters Hints for Implied Clue page for Implied
30
Famed aviator
8 letters Hints for Famed aviator Clue page for Famed aviator
31
Book about gold medalists who dump their spouses?
14 letters Hints for Book about gold medalists who dump their spouses? Clue page for Book about gold medalists who dump their spouses?
36
Imitative behavior
5 letters Hints for Imitative behavior Clue page for Imitative behavior
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Quirk
3 letters Hints for Quirk Clue page for Quirk
38
Author of "The Female Eunuch"
5 letters Hints for Author of "The Female Eunuch" Clue page for Author of "The Female Eunuch"
39
It gave out nos.
3 letters Hints for It gave out nos. Clue page for It gave out nos.
40
Television plugs
3 letters Hints for Television plugs Clue page for Television plugs
43
Tale of a frightening encounter with a lion?
17 letters Hints for Tale of a frightening encounter with a lion? Clue page for Tale of a frightening encounter with a lion?
51
Testifiers
8 letters Hints for Testifiers Clue page for Testifiers
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Take in
5 letters Hints for Take in Clue page for Take in
54
Light-feather filler?
3 letters Hints for Light-feather filler? Clue page for Light-feather filler?
55
Waugh or Guinness
4 letters Hints for Waugh or Guinness Clue page for Waugh or Guinness
56
Indigo-yielding shrubs
5 letters Hints for Indigo-yielding shrubs Clue page for Indigo-yielding shrubs
60
Like most fine wines
8 letters Hints for Like most fine wines Clue page for Like most fine wines
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Perennial trouble spot
7 letters Hints for Perennial trouble spot Clue page for Perennial trouble spot
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Running a few minutes behind
6 letters Hints for Running a few minutes behind Clue page for Running a few minutes behind
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Makeup items
6 letters Hints for Makeup items Clue page for Makeup items
70
Study on anthropoid regimentation?
15 letters Hints for Study on anthropoid regimentation? Clue page for Study on anthropoid regimentation?
73
Literally, "way of the gods"
6 letters Hints for Literally, "way of the gods" Clue page for Literally, "way of the gods"
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"Don't ___ anything!"
6 letters Hints for "Don't ___ anything!" Clue page for "Don't ___ anything!"
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Twin sister of Apollo
7 letters Hints for Twin sister of Apollo Clue page for Twin sister of Apollo
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Tapioca sources
8 letters Hints for Tapioca sources Clue page for Tapioca sources
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Yellowish brown
5 letters Hints for Yellowish brown Clue page for Yellowish brown
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Individual
4 letters Hints for Individual Clue page for Individual
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The Braves: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for The Braves: Abbr. Clue page for The Braves: Abbr.
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Tropical Asian palm
5 letters Hints for Tropical Asian palm Clue page for Tropical Asian palm
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Seven-time Orange Bowl champs
8 letters Hints for Seven-time Orange Bowl champs Clue page for Seven-time Orange Bowl champs
93
Story of a Fed. narcotics inspectors' raid on a sauna?
17 letters Hints for Story of a Fed. narcotics inspectors' raid on a sauna? Clue page for Story of a Fed. narcotics inspectors' raid on a sauna?
99
Neighbor of Isr.
3 letters Hints for Neighbor of Isr. Clue page for Neighbor of Isr.
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Takes too much
3 letters Hints for Takes too much Clue page for Takes too much
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When repeated, a 1963 hit
5 letters Hints for When repeated, a 1963 hit Clue page for When repeated, a 1963 hit
102
Morse code click
3 letters Hints for Morse code click Clue page for Morse code click
104
Mirror ___
5 letters Hints for Mirror ___ Clue page for Mirror ___
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Confessions of a drag queen?
14 letters Hints for Confessions of a drag queen? Clue page for Confessions of a drag queen?
113
Prying
8 letters Hints for Prying Clue page for Prying
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Muscat resident
5 letters Hints for Muscat resident Clue page for Muscat resident
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Bird shelter
4 letters Hints for Bird shelter Clue page for Bird shelter
118
Basic training manual for Marines?
11 letters Hints for Basic training manual for Marines? Clue page for Basic training manual for Marines?
122
Have ___ for
4 letters Hints for Have ___ for Clue page for Have ___ for
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Burden
4 letters Hints for Burden Clue page for Burden
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Smell ___
4 letters Hints for Smell ___ Clue page for Smell ___
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Least wild
6 letters Hints for Least wild Clue page for Least wild
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"Soap" family name
4 letters Hints for "Soap" family name Clue page for "Soap" family name
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Portend
4 letters Hints for Portend Clue page for Portend
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Bill's opponents
4 letters Hints for Bill's opponents Clue page for Bill's opponents
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Compact
6 letters Hints for Compact Clue page for Compact
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Cartoonist Drake
4 letters Hints for Cartoonist Drake Clue page for Cartoonist Drake
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Harness-racing legend ___ Hanover
4 letters Hints for Harness-racing legend ___ Hanover Clue page for Harness-racing legend ___ Hanover

Down clues

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Kind of light
5 letters Hints for Kind of light Clue page for Kind of light
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Rocket fuel ingredient, for short
5 letters Hints for Rocket fuel ingredient, for short Clue page for Rocket fuel ingredient, for short
3
Florentine : spinach :: lyonnaise : ___
5 letters Hints for Florentine : spinach :: lyonnaise : ___ Clue page for Florentine : spinach :: lyonnaise : ___
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Multicolored dog
6 letters Hints for Multicolored dog Clue page for Multicolored dog
5
Bit of this and that
8 letters Hints for Bit of this and that Clue page for Bit of this and that
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Razzle-dazzle
5 letters Hints for Razzle-dazzle Clue page for Razzle-dazzle
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"If I Were ___ Man"
5 letters Hints for "If I Were ___ Man" Clue page for "If I Were ___ Man"
8
"This isn't worth arguing about!"
7 letters Hints for "This isn't worth arguing about!" Clue page for "This isn't worth arguing about!"
9
Brit. award
3 letters Hints for Brit. award Clue page for Brit. award
10
Politician Landon
3 letters Hints for Politician Landon Clue page for Politician Landon
11
Jean Paul, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Jean Paul, e.g. Clue page for Jean Paul, e.g.
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Kind of terrier
5 letters Hints for Kind of terrier Clue page for Kind of terrier
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Noun-making suffix
4 letters Hints for Noun-making suffix Clue page for Noun-making suffix
14
College in Portland, Ore.
4 letters Hints for College in Portland, Ore. Clue page for College in Portland, Ore.
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Gap between neurons
7 letters Hints for Gap between neurons Clue page for Gap between neurons
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Military chaplain
5 letters Hints for Military chaplain Clue page for Military chaplain
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Tanks and such
5 letters Hints for Tanks and such Clue page for Tanks and such
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Wee
5 letters Hints for Wee Clue page for Wee
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Disconcert
5 letters Hints for Disconcert Clue page for Disconcert
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Drive-___
4 letters Hints for Drive-___ Clue page for Drive-___
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It's good to have these about you
4 letters Hints for It's good to have these about you Clue page for It's good to have these about you
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Fabric name suffix
3 letters Hints for Fabric name suffix Clue page for Fabric name suffix
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Bonds
4 letters Hints for Bonds Clue page for Bonds
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Big oil supplier
4 letters Hints for Big oil supplier Clue page for Big oil supplier
39
First-rate
7 letters Hints for First-rate Clue page for First-rate
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One of TV's Cartwrights
4 letters Hints for One of TV's Cartwrights Clue page for One of TV's Cartwrights
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Place for a hero
4 letters Hints for Place for a hero Clue page for Place for a hero
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Flew
4 letters Hints for Flew Clue page for Flew
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A Muse
5 letters Hints for A Muse Clue page for A Muse
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Bank acct. datum
3 letters Hints for Bank acct. datum Clue page for Bank acct. datum
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Kind of chip
5 letters Hints for Kind of chip Clue page for Kind of chip
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Rap's Dr. ___
3 letters Hints for Rap's Dr. ___ Clue page for Rap's Dr. ___
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Meter reading
4 letters Hints for Meter reading Clue page for Meter reading
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Junkie
4 letters Hints for Junkie Clue page for Junkie
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Physics units
4 letters Hints for Physics units Clue page for Physics units
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Vast amounts
6 letters Hints for Vast amounts Clue page for Vast amounts
57
Breeds, so to speak
4 letters Hints for Breeds, so to speak Clue page for Breeds, so to speak
58
Parts of a code
4 letters Hints for Parts of a code Clue page for Parts of a code
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Solidly built
5 letters Hints for Solidly built Clue page for Solidly built
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Fluff
4 letters Hints for Fluff Clue page for Fluff
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Activist Davis
6 letters Hints for Activist Davis Clue page for Activist Davis
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Records
4 letters Hints for Records Clue page for Records
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Neighbors of Ukrainians
7 letters Hints for Neighbors of Ukrainians Clue page for Neighbors of Ukrainians
67
Soprano in "Louise"
4 letters Hints for Soprano in "Louise" Clue page for Soprano in "Louise"
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Misrepresent
4 letters Hints for Misrepresent Clue page for Misrepresent
71
Like warehouse goods
5 letters Hints for Like warehouse goods Clue page for Like warehouse goods
72
Like a child's drawing of the sun
5 letters Hints for Like a child's drawing of the sun Clue page for Like a child's drawing of the sun
73
"Get out!"
4 letters Hints for "Get out!" Clue page for "Get out!"
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"Hell ___ no fury..."
4 letters Hints for "Hell ___ no fury..." Clue page for "Hell ___ no fury..."
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Welcome sight after a shipwreck
4 letters Hints for Welcome sight after a shipwreck Clue page for Welcome sight after a shipwreck
78
Bryologist's study
4 letters Hints for Bryologist's study Clue page for Bryologist's study
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Blackened
4 letters Hints for Blackened Clue page for Blackened
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Blacken, in a way
4 letters Hints for Blacken, in a way Clue page for Blacken, in a way
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"Men ___ From Mars..."
3 letters Hints for "Men ___ From Mars..." Clue page for "Men ___ From Mars..."
84
Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir.
3 letters Hints for Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir. Clue page for Anchorage-to-Fairbanks dir.
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Waveless
4 letters Hints for Waveless Clue page for Waveless
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In good time
4 letters Hints for In good time Clue page for In good time
91
Sheets and pillowcases
8 letters Hints for Sheets and pillowcases Clue page for Sheets and pillowcases
92
Air alternative
4 letters Hints for Air alternative Clue page for Air alternative
94
Request on some invitations
7 letters Hints for Request on some invitations Clue page for Request on some invitations
95
Gland: Prefix
5 letters Hints for Gland: Prefix Clue page for Gland: Prefix
96
Batman and Robin, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Batman and Robin, e.g. Clue page for Batman and Robin, e.g.
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Anti-Nazi leader of W.W. II
4 letters Hints for Anti-Nazi leader of W.W. II Clue page for Anti-Nazi leader of W.W. II
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Stay-at-homes
7 letters Hints for Stay-at-homes Clue page for Stay-at-homes
103
Holder of the highest career batting average in baseball history
6 letters Hints for Holder of the highest career batting average in baseball history Clue page for Holder of the highest career batting average in baseball history
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Alpaca tender
5 letters Hints for Alpaca tender Clue page for Alpaca tender
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Fate, in Greek myth
5 letters Hints for Fate, in Greek myth Clue page for Fate, in Greek myth
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Analyze
5 letters Hints for Analyze Clue page for Analyze
107
"This ___ of those things..."
5 letters Hints for "This ___ of those things..." Clue page for "This ___ of those things..."
108
Bother
5 letters Hints for Bother Clue page for Bother
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Santa ___
5 letters Hints for Santa ___ Clue page for Santa ___
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Ten or higher
5 letters Hints for Ten or higher Clue page for Ten or higher
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Chopin piece
5 letters Hints for Chopin piece Clue page for Chopin piece
112
Put back
5 letters Hints for Put back Clue page for Put back
114
In the past, in the past
4 letters Hints for In the past, in the past Clue page for In the past, in the past
115
Duel souvenir
4 letters Hints for Duel souvenir Clue page for Duel souvenir
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Mens ___ (criminal intent)
3 letters Hints for Mens ___ (criminal intent) Clue page for Mens ___ (criminal intent)
120
S.F. setting
3 letters Hints for S.F. setting Clue page for S.F. setting
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Hog's home
3 letters Hints for Hog's home Clue page for Hog's home

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