The Crossword Answers NYT - December 22, 2011

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• Mideast bigwig: Var Crossword Clue

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  AMIR

• 1951 historical role for Peter Ustinov Crossword Clue

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  NERO

• Sound on Old MacDonald's farm Crossword Clue

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  MOO

• Part of a baseball Crossword Clue

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  SEAM

• Depose Crossword Clue

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  OUST

• Topic of Objectivism Crossword Clue

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  EGO

• Mo. of the hunter's moon Crossword Clue

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  OCT

• "Shine On, Harvest Moon," e.g Crossword Clue

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  OLDIE

• Red-haired ogress of film Crossword Clue

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  FIONA

• Nothingness Crossword Clue

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  VOID

• Early Beatles tune subtitled "Go to Him" Crossword Clue

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  ANNA

• Playlet Crossword Clue

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  SKIT

• Title cartoon boy Crossword Clue

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  CALVIN

• Khan married to Rita Hayworth Crossword Clue

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  ALY

• 7/5/75 winner over Connors Crossword Clue

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  ASHE

• Close-knit group at a popular island destination? Crossword Clue

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  BERMUDACIRCLE

• Lite Crossword Clue

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  LOWCAL

• Minnesota's St. ___ College Crossword Clue

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  OLAF

• Autumn shade Crossword Clue

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  OCHRE

• Percussion instrument owned by a New York newspaper? Crossword Clue

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  TIMESTRIANGLE

• Who wrote "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea ..." Crossword Clue

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  POE

• Fair Crossword Clue

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  EXPO

• Brim Crossword Clue

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  TEEM

• It can make the face red Crossword Clue

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  ACNE

• ___-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 2010 Crossword Clue

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  DODD

• "Nope!" Crossword Clue

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  IXNAY

• "The Big Chill" director Crossword Clue

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  KASDAN

• Aphrodite's love Crossword Clue

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  ADONIS

• Champagne chum Crossword Clue

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  AMI

• Opera that premiered on Christmas Eve of 1871 Crossword Clue

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  AIDA

• Pink ___ Crossword Clue

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  FLOYD

• Small spade, maybe Crossword Clue

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  DEUCE

• Beaut of a butte? Crossword Clue

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  MESA

• Uncool Eskimo? Crossword Clue

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  ARCTICSQUARE

• Original Beatles bassist Sutcliffe Crossword Clue

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  STU

• Company car, maybe Crossword Clue

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  PERK

• Werewolf, e.g. ... or the one responsible for 20-, 34- and 41-Across? Crossword Clue

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  SHAPESHIFTER