The Crossword Answers NYT - December 26, 2023

across

• Digits carried in long division Crossword Clue

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  ONES

• Lightens up? Crossword Clue

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  PALES

• Baby's first word, maybe Crossword Clue

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  DADA

• A, as in Avignon Crossword Clue

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  UNE

• Stunk Crossword Clue

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  REEKED

• Gift for a budding architect, maybe Crossword Clue

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  LEGOSET

• UPS competitor Crossword Clue

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  DHL

• "Here's a short summary," in internet lingo Crossword Clue

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  TLDR

• Govt. prosecutors Crossword Clue

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  DAS

• What Santa doesn't get much of on Christmas Eve Crossword Clue

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  SLEEP

• Quash Crossword Clue

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  END

• Alto or soprano Crossword Clue

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  VOICE

• Hand (out) Crossword Clue

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  DOLE

• Begin, as an adventure Crossword Clue

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  EMBARKON

• ___-do-well Crossword Clue

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  NEER

• Best-case scenarios Crossword Clue

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  OPTIMUMS

• Fashion designer Kamali Crossword Clue

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  NORMA

• Fella Crossword Clue

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  BUB

• Frequent object of doting attention Crossword Clue

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  GRANDKID

• Lacking pigment Crossword Clue

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  ALBINO

• Words that start a game of tag Crossword Clue

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  YOUREIT

• ___ of the Union Crossword Clue

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  STATE

• Volcanic peak ruled by Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings" Crossword Clue

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  MTDOOM

• Material for an interior renovation Crossword Clue

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  DRYWALL

• Gerund suffix Crossword Clue

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  ING

• Blouse or tee Crossword Clue

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  TOP

• Shocking fish in the Amazon Crossword Clue

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  EELS

• Soft leather Crossword Clue

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  SUEDE

• Of the kidneys Crossword Clue

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  RENAL

• Dental concern Crossword Clue

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  DECAY

• General on a Chinese menu Crossword Clue

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  TSO

• Attired like Batman or Superman Crossword Clue

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  CAPED

• Union of Hollywood performers, for short Crossword Clue

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  SAG

• Extinct birds of Mauritius Crossword Clue

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  DODOS

• "That's my ___!" ("I'm up!") Crossword Clue

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  CUE

• "I'll wait to hear from you" Crossword Clue

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  CALLME

• Health resorts Crossword Clue

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  SPAS

• ___ Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason Crossword Clue

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  ERLE

• Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares Crossword Clue

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  TOYBOXES