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NYT Crossword Answers for December 29, 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011 · 74 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Thursday, December 29, 2011: 74 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

    Wagner heroine

    3 letters Hints for Wagner heroine Clue page for Wagner heroine

  2. 4

    Eagerly expectant

    4 letters Hints for Eagerly expectant Clue page for Eagerly expectant

  3. 8

    Street ___

    4 letters Hints for Street ___ Clue page for Street ___

  4. 12

    Opportunity maker?

    4 letters Hints for Opportunity maker? Clue page for Opportunity maker?

  5. 14

    Hello and farewell

    5 letters Hints for Hello and farewell Clue page for Hello and farewell

  6. 15

    With 37-Down, complete

    4 letters Hints for With 37-Down, complete Clue page for With 37-Down, complete

  7. 16

    Facile

    4 letters Hints for Facile Clue page for Facile

  8. 17

    Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares

    10 letters Hints for Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares Clue page for Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares

  9. 19

    City in the San Gabriel Valley

    7 letters Hints for City in the San Gabriel Valley Clue page for City in the San Gabriel Valley

  10. 21

    Complete

    4 letters Hints for Complete Clue page for Complete

  11. 22

    John XI's successor

    6 letters Hints for John XI's successor Clue page for John XI's successor

  12. 23

    War of 1812 battle site

    4 letters Hints for War of 1812 battle site Clue page for War of 1812 battle site

  13. 24

    Schedule abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Schedule abbr. Clue page for Schedule abbr.

  14. 27

    Part two of the brainteaser

    15 letters Hints for Part two of the brainteaser Clue page for Part two of the brainteaser

  15. 30

    One of the Chaplins

    4 letters Hints for One of the Chaplins Clue page for One of the Chaplins

  16. 31

    Home state of the 1964 and 2008 Rep. presidential candidates

    4 letters Hints for Home state of the 1964 and 2008 Rep. presidential candidates Clue page for Home state of the 1964 and 2008 Rep. presidential candidates

  17. 32

    Part three of the brainteaser

    13 letters Hints for Part three of the brainteaser Clue page for Part three of the brainteaser

  18. 38

    Debate (with)

    4 letters Hints for Debate (with) Clue page for Debate (with)

  19. 39

    10th- to 12th-century Chinese dynasty

    4 letters Hints for 10th- to 12th-century Chinese dynasty Clue page for 10th- to 12th-century Chinese dynasty

  20. 40

    Part four of the brainteaser

    15 letters Hints for Part four of the brainteaser Clue page for Part four of the brainteaser

  21. 48

    Muckraker Tarbell

    3 letters Hints for Muckraker Tarbell Clue page for Muckraker Tarbell

  22. 49

    Harsh

    4 letters Hints for Harsh Clue page for Harsh

  23. 50

    1944 Sartre play

    6 letters Hints for 1944 Sartre play Clue page for 1944 Sartre play

  24. 51

    Lays the groundwork for?

    4 letters Hints for Lays the groundwork for? Clue page for Lays the groundwork for?

  25. 52

    Inventory

    7 letters Hints for Inventory Clue page for Inventory

  26. 53

    End of the brainteaser

    10 letters Hints for End of the brainteaser Clue page for End of the brainteaser

  27. 57

    Harem rooms

    4 letters Hints for Harem rooms Clue page for Harem rooms

  28. 58

    Nifty

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  29. 59

    Trifled (with)

    5 letters Hints for Trifled (with) Clue page for Trifled (with)

  30. 60

    Spanish muralist

    4 letters Hints for Spanish muralist Clue page for Spanish muralist

  31. 61

    Russia/Ukraine's Sea of ___

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  32. 62

    They can be batted and rolled

    4 letters Hints for They can be batted and rolled Clue page for They can be batted and rolled

  33. 63

    '60s radical grp.

    3 letters Hints for '60s radical grp. Clue page for '60s radical grp.

Down clues

  1. 1

    Communist Friedrich

    6 letters Hints for Communist Friedrich Clue page for Communist Friedrich

  2. 2

    Rudy with a megaphone

    6 letters Hints for Rudy with a megaphone Clue page for Rudy with a megaphone

  3. 3

    "The End of Eternity" author

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  4. 4

    Zoological wings

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  5. 5

    Certain cat

    3 letters Hints for Certain cat Clue page for Certain cat

  6. 6

    Start of many a bumper sticker

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  7. 7

    Peppermint ___

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  8. 8

    At the home of

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  9. 9

    Old bus maker

    3 letters Hints for Old bus maker Clue page for Old bus maker

  10. 10

    Suffix with Euclid

    3 letters Hints for Suffix with Euclid Clue page for Suffix with Euclid

  11. 11

    W.W. II gen.

    3 letters Hints for W.W. II gen. Clue page for W.W. II gen.

  12. 13

    Greater than

    5 letters Hints for Greater than Clue page for Greater than

  13. 14

    10,000, for 4, in base 10, e.g.

    7 letters Hints for 10,000, for 4, in base 10, e.g. Clue page for 10,000, for 4, in base 10, e.g.

  14. 18

    Person who's groundbreaking?

    4 letters Hints for Person who's groundbreaking? Clue page for Person who's groundbreaking?

  15. 20

    Curtain fabric

    5 letters Hints for Curtain fabric Clue page for Curtain fabric

  16. 23

    Online merchant

    7 letters Hints for Online merchant Clue page for Online merchant

  17. 24

    When tripled, a 1970 war movie

    4 letters Hints for When tripled, a 1970 war movie Clue page for When tripled, a 1970 war movie

  18. 25

    One who may say "I say" a lot

    4 letters Hints for One who may say "I say" a lot Clue page for One who may say "I say" a lot

  19. 26

    Woodworker's tool

    3 letters Hints for Woodworker's tool Clue page for Woodworker's tool

  20. 28

    Blowup: Abbr.

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  21. 29

    Cry from a crib

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  22. 32

    Popular tablet

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  23. 33

    Zola best seller

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  24. 34

    Coastal flier

    3 letters Hints for Coastal flier Clue page for Coastal flier

  25. 35

    Half a strawful, say

    3 letters Hints for Half a strawful, say Clue page for Half a strawful, say

  26. 36

    Like a house that's of interest to ghost hunters

    7 letters Hints for Like a house that's of interest to ghost hunters Clue page for Like a house that's of interest to ghost hunters

  27. 37

    See 15-Across

    5 letters Hints for See 15-Across Clue page for See 15-Across

  28. 38

    Subj. of three of the six Nobel Prizes

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  29. 41

    Aerosol target

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  30. 42

    As yet

    6 letters Hints for As yet Clue page for As yet

  31. 43

    Restaurant gofer

    6 letters Hints for Restaurant gofer Clue page for Restaurant gofer

  32. 44

    "How to" explanations

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  33. 45

    Rust and quartz

    6 letters Hints for Rust and quartz Clue page for Rust and quartz

  34. 46

    Person with a conical hat, maybe

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  35. 47

    Bikini explosions

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  36. 51

    Onetime show for John Candy

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  37. 52

    Composition of Polynésie

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  38. 53

    ___ sense

    3 letters Hints for ___ sense Clue page for ___ sense

  39. 54

    Part of a French face

    3 letters Hints for Part of a French face Clue page for Part of a French face

  40. 55

    ___ Tomé

    3 letters Hints for ___ Tomé Clue page for ___ Tomé

  41. 56

    "g2g" follower

    3 letters Hints for "g2g" follower Clue page for "g2g" follower

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