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NYT Crossword Answers for December 29, 2001

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Saturday, December 29, 2001 · 66 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Saturday, December 29, 2001: 66 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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Center's position
5 letters Hints for Center's position Clue page for Center's position
6
"Peanuts" character
9 letters Hints for "Peanuts" character Clue page for "Peanuts" character
15
Obviously amazed
5 letters Hints for Obviously amazed Clue page for Obviously amazed
16
Heaven
9 letters Hints for Heaven Clue page for Heaven
17
Game needs
5 letters Hints for Game needs Clue page for Game needs
18
Massage therapists, e.g.
9 letters Hints for Massage therapists, e.g. Clue page for Massage therapists, e.g.
19
Corrupt
5 letters Hints for Corrupt Clue page for Corrupt
20
Actress Gray and others
5 letters Hints for Actress Gray and others Clue page for Actress Gray and others
21
Hard to keep in stock, say
3 letters Hints for Hard to keep in stock, say Clue page for Hard to keep in stock, say
22
Obligation
4 letters Hints for Obligation Clue page for Obligation
23
Candle holders?
5 letters Hints for Candle holders? Clue page for Candle holders?
24
Bold competitor
3 letters Hints for Bold competitor Clue page for Bold competitor
25
Sing
9 letters Hints for Sing Clue page for Sing
27
Roosevelt brain truster Adolf
5 letters Hints for Roosevelt brain truster Adolf Clue page for Roosevelt brain truster Adolf
29
Like some souls
5 letters Hints for Like some souls Clue page for Like some souls
30
Dapper Dans
6 letters Hints for Dapper Dans Clue page for Dapper Dans
31
Worn down
7 letters Hints for Worn down Clue page for Worn down
34
Orchestra section
7 letters Hints for Orchestra section Clue page for Orchestra section
35
Ready
6 letters Hints for Ready Clue page for Ready
36
Like tree leaves
5 letters Hints for Like tree leaves Clue page for Like tree leaves
37
Delirious person, often
5 letters Hints for Delirious person, often Clue page for Delirious person, often
38
Youth
9 letters Hints for Youth Clue page for Youth
42
Like Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
3 letters Hints for Like Beethoven's Seventh Symphony Clue page for Like Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
43
Pilot's guidepost
5 letters Hints for Pilot's guidepost Clue page for Pilot's guidepost
44
Turgenev's birthplace
4 letters Hints for Turgenev's birthplace Clue page for Turgenev's birthplace
45
Spock, e.g.: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Spock, e.g.: Abbr. Clue page for Spock, e.g.: Abbr.
46
Kind of wrap
5 letters Hints for Kind of wrap Clue page for Kind of wrap
47
Tooth trouble
5 letters Hints for Tooth trouble Clue page for Tooth trouble
48
Alternative to a steak fry
9 letters Hints for Alternative to a steak fry Clue page for Alternative to a steak fry
50
Practice
5 letters Hints for Practice Clue page for Practice
51
Shot past?
9 letters Hints for Shot past? Clue page for Shot past?
52
Banquets
5 letters Hints for Banquets Clue page for Banquets
53
Made more attractive
9 letters Hints for Made more attractive Clue page for Made more attractive
54
Skittish move
5 letters Hints for Skittish move Clue page for Skittish move

Down clues

1
"Steel Magnolias" co-star
6 letters Hints for "Steel Magnolias" co-star Clue page for "Steel Magnolias" co-star
2
Galápagos Islands shore dweller
6 letters Hints for Galápagos Islands shore dweller Clue page for Galápagos Islands shore dweller
3
Calmer
6 letters Hints for Calmer Clue page for Calmer
4
Access provider
10 letters Hints for Access provider Clue page for Access provider
5
Makeup, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Makeup, e.g. Clue page for Makeup, e.g.
6
Jumped off the page, maybe
8 letters Hints for Jumped off the page, maybe Clue page for Jumped off the page, maybe
7
Followed in Cratchit's footsteps
7 letters Hints for Followed in Cratchit's footsteps Clue page for Followed in Cratchit's footsteps
8
Sacred sites
6 letters Hints for Sacred sites Clue page for Sacred sites
9
Archaeologist's destination
5 letters Hints for Archaeologist's destination Clue page for Archaeologist's destination
10
___ of Solomon (noncanonical book)
4 letters Hints for ___ of Solomon (noncanonical book) Clue page for ___ of Solomon (noncanonical book)
11
It may have a window: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for It may have a window: Abbr. Clue page for It may have a window: Abbr.
12
Irreconcilables
8 letters Hints for Irreconcilables Clue page for Irreconcilables
13
Program participant
8 letters Hints for Program participant Clue page for Program participant
14
Pacing, say
8 letters Hints for Pacing, say Clue page for Pacing, say
23
Gave up, slangily
5 letters Hints for Gave up, slangily Clue page for Gave up, slangily
26
2000 candidate
5 letters Hints for 2000 candidate Clue page for 2000 candidate
27
Unlikely to excite
5 letters Hints for Unlikely to excite Clue page for Unlikely to excite
28
"Down, boy!"
10 letters Hints for "Down, boy!" Clue page for "Down, boy!"
30
___ Boru, Irish king who defeated the Norse
5 letters Hints for ___ Boru, Irish king who defeated the Norse Clue page for ___ Boru, Irish king who defeated the Norse
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They may be in a jam
8 letters Hints for They may be in a jam Clue page for They may be in a jam
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Just out
8 letters Hints for Just out Clue page for Just out
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Located along a large stream
8 letters Hints for Located along a large stream Clue page for Located along a large stream
34
Fit in
8 letters Hints for Fit in Clue page for Fit in
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Canopy curtain
7 letters Hints for Canopy curtain Clue page for Canopy curtain
38
Mideast's ___ Desert
6 letters Hints for Mideast's ___ Desert Clue page for Mideast's ___ Desert
39
Secrets
6 letters Hints for Secrets Clue page for Secrets
40
1947 sound-barrier breaker
6 letters Hints for 1947 sound-barrier breaker Clue page for 1947 sound-barrier breaker
41
Least ingenuous
6 letters Hints for Least ingenuous Clue page for Least ingenuous
43
Break down, in a way
5 letters Hints for Break down, in a way Clue page for Break down, in a way
46
Pet
4 letters Hints for Pet Clue page for Pet
47
They don't go off
4 letters Hints for They don't go off Clue page for They don't go off
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Starting square
3 letters Hints for Starting square Clue page for Starting square

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