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New York Times: Wednesday, December 4, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 4, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
M. E. Skolsky
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Receded
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Namesakes of 57-Down
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Namesakes of 57-Down
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"Begone!"
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"Begone!"
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Suspect's need
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Suspect's need
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Converted apartment
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Converted apartment
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Time piece
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Time piece
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Maugham novel made into a 1946 movie, with "The"
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Maugham novel made into a 1946 movie, with "The"
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Bout of debauchery
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Bout of debauchery
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Not now
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Not now
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Driver's club, for short
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Driver's club, for short
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Unwanted look
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Unwanted look
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57-Down's predecessor
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Popular cable channel
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Before, informally
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Bled
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Bled
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Dernier ___
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Worse than bad
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Worse than bad
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Habit
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Habit
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The Man
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The Man
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Rossini opera, with "The"
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Rossini opera, with "The"
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Sailing
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Sailing
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Part of Q.E.D.
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Part of Q.E.D.
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Bottomless pit
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Bottomless pit
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Monique, e.g.: Abbr.
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Horse's tidbit
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Horse's tidbit
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Towel stitching
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"The Amityville Horror" actress
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"The Amityville Horror" actress
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Cap with a pompom
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Ancient greetings
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O.S.S. successor
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O.S.S. successor
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Prix ___
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Prix ___
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Ian Fleming title
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Facing danger
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Facing danger
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Wallop
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Wallop
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Highlander
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Highlander
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"___ ears"
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"___ ears"
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Modern pentathlon event
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1987 Costner role
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What a will, e.g., may indicate?
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Home base, in sci-fi
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Ennui, with "the"
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"The Pearl Fishers" composer
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"The Pearl Fishers" composer
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Poet's black
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Poet's black
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Heading: Abbr.
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Heading: Abbr.
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Of an intestine
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Of an intestine
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Film maker
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Film maker
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Alphabetic run
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Star-shaped
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Star-shaped
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Did a blacksmith's job
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Did a blacksmith's job
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"If I remember ___..."
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"If I remember ___..."
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Summer time: Abbr.
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Summer time: Abbr.
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Have a go at
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Have a go at
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Spinnaker, e.g.
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Long time
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Shade of green
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Artist Max
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Artist Max
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Doctoral dread
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Doctoral dread
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WXY phone buttons
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March instrument
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March instrument
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Embarrass
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Embarrass
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Futile effort
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Like many writers
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Mary of the comics
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Mary of the comics
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Birds-feather connector
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Fam. members
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Transfer
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Transfer
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Heraldic fur
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Heraldic fur
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"A Chorus Line" finale
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Radiator output
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Elicit
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Elicit
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Pains' partner
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Pains' partner
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Some strings
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Some strings
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Giant
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Giant
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Skaters' jumps
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Skaters' jumps
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Actress Oberon
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Actress Oberon
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Notability
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Notability
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34th Pres.
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Agent, for short
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Agent, for short
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Highlander's negative
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Highlander's negative
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Seinfeld, e.g.
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