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NYT Crossword Answers for December 7, 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, December 7, 2014: 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

  1. 1

    Mariner's array

    4 letters Hints for Mariner's array Clue page for Mariner's array

  2. 5

    Bubs

    4 letters Hints for Bubs Clue page for Bubs

  3. 9

    "Take ___" (exec's request)

    5 letters Hints for "Take ___" (exec's request) Clue page for "Take ___" (exec's request)

  4. 14

    Get cracking on

    5 letters Hints for Get cracking on Clue page for Get cracking on

  5. 19

    "Superfood" used in smoothies

    9 letters Hints for "Superfood" used in smoothies Clue page for "Superfood" used in smoothies

  6. 21

    Devilfish

    5 letters Hints for Devilfish Clue page for Devilfish

  7. 22

    Like some college halls

    5 letters Hints for Like some college halls Clue page for Like some college halls

  8. 23

    *One who's not leading

    15 letters Hints for *One who's not leading Clue page for *One who's not leading

  9. 25

    Broad valleys

    5 letters Hints for Broad valleys Clue page for Broad valleys

  10. 26

    Group of jerks

    5 letters Hints for Group of jerks Clue page for Group of jerks

  11. 27

    Excoriates

    7 letters Hints for Excoriates Clue page for Excoriates

  12. 28

    Goes like hotcakes

    5 letters Hints for Goes like hotcakes Clue page for Goes like hotcakes

  13. 29

    *"I have some bad news ..."

    13 letters Hints for *"I have some bad news ..." Clue page for *"I have some bad news ..."

  14. 33

    Fish on many a sashimi platter

    3 letters Hints for Fish on many a sashimi platter Clue page for Fish on many a sashimi platter

  15. 35

    Bryn ___

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  16. 39

    Yankees teammate of Captain Clutch

    4 letters Hints for Yankees teammate of Captain Clutch Clue page for Yankees teammate of Captain Clutch

  17. 40

    Compos mentis

    4 letters Hints for Compos mentis Clue page for Compos mentis

  18. 41

    Relieved (of)

    3 letters Hints for Relieved (of) Clue page for Relieved (of)

  19. 42

    Bread at a restaurant, typically

    7 letters Hints for Bread at a restaurant, typically Clue page for Bread at a restaurant, typically

  20. 44

    ID provider

    3 letters Hints for ID provider Clue page for ID provider

  21. 47

    Conk out

    3 letters Hints for Conk out Clue page for Conk out

  22. 49

    Unrefined material

    3 letters Hints for Unrefined material Clue page for Unrefined material

  23. 50

    Muttered commentary

    6 letters Hints for Muttered commentary Clue page for Muttered commentary

  24. 51

    Get a cut of

    7 letters Hints for Get a cut of Clue page for Get a cut of

  25. 55

    Transplants

    6 letters Hints for Transplants Clue page for Transplants

  26. 57

    Jubilance

    4 letters Hints for Jubilance Clue page for Jubilance

  27. 58

    Middle line of many an address: Abbr.

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  28. 59

    Google statistic

    4 letters Hints for Google statistic Clue page for Google statistic

  29. 60

    Part of OTOH

    5 letters Hints for Part of OTOH Clue page for Part of OTOH

  30. 62

    Java holder

    3 letters Hints for Java holder Clue page for Java holder

  31. 63

    Two will get you turned around

    5 letters Hints for Two will get you turned around Clue page for Two will get you turned around

  32. 65

    Cereal box abbr.

    5 letters Hints for Cereal box abbr. Clue page for Cereal box abbr.

  33. 68

    Paws

    5 letters Hints for Paws Clue page for Paws

  34. 69

    *Very durable

    9 letters Hints for *Very durable Clue page for *Very durable

  35. 71

    Bartiromo of Fox Business

    5 letters Hints for Bartiromo of Fox Business Clue page for Bartiromo of Fox Business

  36. 72

    Charmin competitor

    5 letters Hints for Charmin competitor Clue page for Charmin competitor

  37. 73

    City in which "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is set

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  38. 74

    Bald spot coverer

    3 letters Hints for Bald spot coverer Clue page for Bald spot coverer

  39. 75

    Have a loan from

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  40. 76

    Charges

    4 letters Hints for Charges Clue page for Charges

  41. 78

    Content that's hard for a search engine to access

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  42. 80

    All-___

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  43. 81

    Standard of measurement

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  44. 83

    F.D.R. purchased the first one of these bonds

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  45. 84

    Sci-fi shooter

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  46. 87

    Result of a firing

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  47. 88

    Not pay attention at all

    3 letters Hints for Not pay attention at all Clue page for Not pay attention at all

  48. 90

    Was idle

    3 letters Hints for Was idle Clue page for Was idle

  49. 91

    Paid at the end, say

    7 letters Hints for Paid at the end, say Clue page for Paid at the end, say

  50. 92

    Big pitcher

    3 letters Hints for Big pitcher Clue page for Big pitcher

  51. 93

    U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front

    4 letters Hints for U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front Clue page for U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front

  52. 96

    An eternity

    4 letters Hints for An eternity Clue page for An eternity

  53. 98

    Mother of Eos and Helios

    4 letters Hints for Mother of Eos and Helios Clue page for Mother of Eos and Helios

  54. 99

    Animal's mouth

    3 letters Hints for Animal's mouth Clue page for Animal's mouth

  55. 100

    *What a massage may relieve

    13 letters Hints for *What a massage may relieve Clue page for *What a massage may relieve

  56. 105

    Ones with muses

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  57. 107

    Breather?

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  58. 108

    Big Three conference site

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  59. 113

    Create, as a canyon

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  60. 114

    *Not shirk a difficult task

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  61. 117

    Warren who wrote "The War of the Roses"

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  62. 118

    One with dreads

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  63. 119

    Engineers' competition set in a ring

    9 letters Hints for Engineers' competition set in a ring Clue page for Engineers' competition set in a ring

  64. 120

    Director Almodóvar

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  65. 121

    Arches in Gothic architecture

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  66. 122

    Be a busy beaver?

    4 letters Hints for Be a busy beaver? Clue page for Be a busy beaver?

  67. 123

    Written paeans

    4 letters Hints for Written paeans Clue page for Written paeans

Down clues

  1. 1

    Force/acceleration

    4 letters Hints for Force/acceleration Clue page for Force/acceleration

  2. 2

    Small bra specification

    4 letters Hints for Small bra specification Clue page for Small bra specification

  3. 3

    Smurf in red

    4 letters Hints for Smurf in red Clue page for Smurf in red

  4. 4

    Nurses

    4 letters Hints for Nurses Clue page for Nurses

  5. 5

    French sea

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  6. 6

    It's often left hanging

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  7. 7

    It's been shortening since 1911

    6 letters Hints for It's been shortening since 1911 Clue page for It's been shortening since 1911

  8. 8

    Matched up

    6 letters Hints for Matched up Clue page for Matched up

  9. 9

    Operatic baritone Pasquale

    5 letters Hints for Operatic baritone Pasquale Clue page for Operatic baritone Pasquale

  10. 10

    ___ Picchu (Peruvian high spot)

    5 letters Hints for ___ Picchu (Peruvian high spot) Clue page for ___ Picchu (Peruvian high spot)

  11. 11

    Crosses a threshold

    6 letters Hints for Crosses a threshold Clue page for Crosses a threshold

  12. 12

    Greek high spot

    6 letters Hints for Greek high spot Clue page for Greek high spot

  13. 13

    Sculling implement

    3 letters Hints for Sculling implement Clue page for Sculling implement

  14. 14

    Like some TVs, informally

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  15. 15

    Track, often

    4 letters Hints for Track, often Clue page for Track, often

  16. 16

    *Comfort provider during difficult times

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  17. 17

    Concert souvenir

    8 letters Hints for Concert souvenir Clue page for Concert souvenir

  18. 18

    Has way too much, briefly

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  19. 20

    Flame out

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  20. 24

    Jocund

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  21. 28

    Christmas gift holder

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  22. 30

    Rear

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  23. 31

    Is for two?

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  24. 32

    Armageddon

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  25. 34

    Day to beware

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  26. 35

    Juilliard deg.

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  27. 36

    MGM motto opener

    3 letters Hints for MGM motto opener Clue page for MGM motto opener

  28. 37

    *Crushing burden

    16 letters Hints for *Crushing burden Clue page for *Crushing burden

  29. 38

    Having special significance

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  30. 43

    Something handled in a bar

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  31. 44

    Dollop

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  32. 45

    *Arnold Schwarzenegger, once

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  33. 46

    Perturbed

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  34. 48

    She played Joanie on "Joanie Loves Chachi"

    9 letters Hints for She played Joanie on "Joanie Loves Chachi" Clue page for She played Joanie on "Joanie Loves Chachi"

  35. 51

    Goes viral, say

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  36. 52

    Puff the Magic Dragon's land

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  37. 53

    Imbues, as with flavor

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  38. 54

    Option in "Hamlet"

    7 letters Hints for Option in "Hamlet" Clue page for Option in "Hamlet"

  39. 56

    Corroded

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  40. 60

    Mantra sounds

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  41. 61

    Idiosyncrasy

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  42. 62

    Sounds edited out of some audio

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  43. 64

    Barrett of Pink Floyd

    3 letters Hints for Barrett of Pink Floyd Clue page for Barrett of Pink Floyd

  44. 66

    Native ___

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  45. 67

    Chinese "way"

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  46. 70

    Zigs or zags

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  47. 77

    April foolers, e.g.

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  48. 79

    Like some bars and blankets

    3 letters Hints for Like some bars and blankets Clue page for Like some bars and blankets

  49. 80

    "The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes"

    5 letters Hints for "The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes" Clue page for "The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes"

  50. 81

    The "m" of "yes'm"

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  51. 82

    Deed of derring-do

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  52. 85

    Mideast inits.

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  53. 86

    Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy

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  54. 89

    Vim

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  55. 91

    It contains uracil

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  56. 94

    "The Little Mermaid" villainess, for one

    6 letters Hints for "The Little Mermaid" villainess, for one Clue page for "The Little Mermaid" villainess, for one

  57. 95

    Melodious

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  58. 96

    "La Dolce Vita" actress

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  59. 97

    Coordinated gene cluster

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  60. 100

    Gestating, after "in"

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  61. 101

    Nasty sort

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  62. 102

    Mythological figure hinted at by the answers to the eight starred clues as well as this puzzle's design

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  63. 103

    Something to chew on

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  64. 104

    Da's opposite

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  65. 106

    Eternally

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  66. 109

    "Not to mention ..."

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  67. 110

    Forte

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  68. 111

    Break

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  69. 112

    Kerfuffles

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  70. 113

    Ceiling

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  71. 114

    Sign of success?

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  72. 115

    Scheduling placeholder

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  73. 116

    "And ___!"

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