The Crossword Answers NYT - December 09, 2018

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• Best seller subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English" Crossword Clue

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  WOEISI

• Pomme de ___ (French for "potato") Crossword Clue

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  TERRE

• Part (of) Crossword Clue

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  SOME

• Cabinet selection? Crossword Clue

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  FILE

• "Am not!" rejoinder Crossword Clue

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  ARETOO

• Total hunk Crossword Clue

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  STUD

• It's not your fault Crossword Clue

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  LET

• Word before and after "say" Crossword Clue

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  NEVER

• Penne ___ vodka Crossword Clue

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  ALLA

• Weather-controlling "X-Men" character Crossword Clue

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  STORM

• Starbuck's order giver Crossword Clue

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  AHAB

• Freshly painted Crossword Clue

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  WET

• When crepuscular animals are active Crossword Clue

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  DAWN

• Asian territory in Risk Crossword Clue

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  URAL

• Of service Crossword Clue

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  UTILE

• Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule Crossword Clue

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  OZS

• Failed the class Crossword Clue

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  GOTANF

• Barbie's strawberry blond sister Crossword Clue

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  STACIE

• Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided Crossword Clue

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  HIMALAYAS

• Gaelic's home Crossword Clue

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  SCOTTISHHIGHLANDS

• Fast time Crossword Clue

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  LENT

• What old army buddies might discuss Crossword Clue

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  THEWAR

• Cupboard with open shelves at the top Crossword Clue

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  HUTCH

• "Far out!" Crossword Clue

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  RAD

• Brown ___ Crossword Clue

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  ALE

• Kids' TV character who speaks in a falsetto Crossword Clue

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  ELMO

• Singer Del Rey Crossword Clue

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  LANA

• Traitor Crossword Clue

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  RAT

• Surgically remove Crossword Clue

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  RESECT

• Smallish batteries Crossword Clue

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  AAS

• P Crossword Clue

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  RHO

• Northeast state sch Crossword Clue

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  UNH

• Kingston bro Crossword Clue

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  MON

• ___ rap (music subgenre) Crossword Clue

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  EMO

• Event not intended to be repeated Crossword Clue

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  ONEOFF

• One with a backstage pass Crossword Clue

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  VIP

• Squeeze (out) Crossword Clue

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  EKE

• Cranky baby's need Crossword Clue

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  NAP

• "Inspector Gadget" antagonist Crossword Clue

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  DRCLAW

• Eschew Crossword Clue

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  AVOID

• Jersey and others Crossword Clue

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  ISLES

• Dispense Crossword Clue

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  ALLOT

• "___ bleu!" Crossword Clue

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  SACRE

• Tape or patch Crossword Clue

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  MEND

• "Happy Birthday" writer, maybe Crossword Clue

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  ICER

• It borders Iceland's eastern coast Crossword Clue

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  THENORWEGIANSEA

• Bricklayer's tool Crossword Clue

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  TROWEL

• Part of U.C.S.F Crossword Clue

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  SAN

• Cordial relations Crossword Clue

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  AMITY

• Pluck Crossword Clue

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  TWEEZE

• Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories Crossword Clue

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  IRENE

• Talk like one smitten Crossword Clue

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  COO

• Inventor Otis Crossword Clue

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  ELISHA

• Indulges in to an unhealthy degree, briefly Crossword Clue

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  ODSON

• Perfumery oil Crossword Clue

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  NEROLI

• Stagger Crossword Clue

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  REEL

• Sort with a stiff upper lip Crossword Clue

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  STOIC

• "... ___ they say" Crossword Clue

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  ORSO

• Gave two big thumbs down Crossword Clue

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  PANNED

• Capital of Kazakhstan Crossword Clue

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  ASTANA

• Cryptid of the 115-Across Crossword Clue

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  LOCHNESSMONSTER

• Cryptid of 105-Across Crossword Clue

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  THEKRAKEN

• Cryptid of the 91-Across Crossword Clue

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  ABOMINABLESNOWMAN

• With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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  FANTASTICBEASTS

• See 62-Across Crossword Clue

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  WHERETOFINDTHEM

• See 62-Across Crossword Clue

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  AND