The Crossword Answers NYT - December 09, 2015

across

• Slant skyward Crossword Clue

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  UPTILT

• Luftwaffe attack on the British Midlands, 1940-43 Crossword Clue

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  BIRMINGHAMBLITZ

• Brainiac Crossword Clue

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  WHIZ

• Make a mouse hole, say Crossword Clue

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  GNAW

• Honda Accord, e.g Crossword Clue

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  SEDAN

• Gladiator's weapon Crossword Clue

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  SPEAR

• Record producer Brian Crossword Clue

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  ENO

• Staples of bank counters Crossword Clue

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  PENS

• Fudge, as a rule Crossword Clue

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  BEND

• Mushy fare Crossword Clue

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  PAP

• Fertility clinic cell Crossword Clue

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  OVUM

• Awaken Crossword Clue

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  ROUST

• Neckline shape Crossword Clue

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  VEE

• Org. advocating breath-testing ignition locks Crossword Clue

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  MADD

• One of the Baldwins Crossword Clue

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  ALEC

• Israeli P.M. before Ariel Sharon Crossword Clue

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  EHUDBARAK

• Randomizing cube Crossword Clue

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  DIE

• Can't do without Crossword Clue

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  NEEDS

• Play like Phish, say Crossword Clue

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  JAM

• World's fair, e.g Crossword Clue

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  EXPO

• Grp. formed in a 1955 merger Crossword Clue

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  AFLCIO

• Female warrior in a Disney movie Crossword Clue

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  MULAN

• Taking habitually Crossword Clue

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  USING

• Woodwind descended from the shawm Crossword Clue

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  OBOE

• Give a face-lift Crossword Clue

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  REDO

• Taper off Crossword Clue

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  ABATE

• In a heap Crossword Clue

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  PILED

• Custard-filled treat Crossword Clue

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  CHOCOLATEECLAIR

• Sometimes-pierced body part Crossword Clue

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  NOSE

• Worshiper of Jah, for short Crossword Clue

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  RASTA

• Word on "Wanted" posters Crossword Clue

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  ALIAS

• Wino's affliction, for short Crossword Clue

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  DTS

• Seemingly endless Crossword Clue

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  VAST

• Locale of many emerging markets Crossword Clue

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  ASIA

• What the ends of 16-, 26- and 42-Across mean in Hebrew, French and German, respectively Crossword Clue

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  LIGHTNING

• With 40-Down, enter gradually Crossword Clue

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  EASE

• See 17-Down Crossword Clue

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  TIE