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New York Times: Tuesday, December 10, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 10, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
D. Niles
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Charlie Chan portrayer Warner
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Charlie Chan portrayer Warner
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Letters after a proof
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Letters after a proof
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1908 Peace Nobelist Fredrik
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1908 Peace Nobelist Fredrik
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Auger or drill
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Auger or drill
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___ Today
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___ Today
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A McCoy, to a Hatfield
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A McCoy, to a Hatfield
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747 and DC-10
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747 and DC-10
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"___ which will live in infamy": F.D.R.
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"___ which will live in infamy": F.D.R.
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Greek earth goddess
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Greek earth goddess
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British submachine gun
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British submachine gun
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Temporary stay
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Temporary stay
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Literally, face to face
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Literally, face to face
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Accents in "resume"
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Accents in "resume"
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Precooking solution
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Precooking solution
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18-wheelers
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18-wheelers
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Founder of a French dynasty
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Founder of a French dynasty
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Meadow
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Meadow
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Ninnies
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Ninnies
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Seeker of the Golden Fleece
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Seeker of the Golden Fleece
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Take ___ at (criticize)
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Take ___ at (criticize)
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Singer Kamoze
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Singer Kamoze
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Spanish gent
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Spanish gent
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"Zorba the Greek" setting
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"Zorba the Greek" setting
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Genius
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Genius
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Attired for a frat party
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Attired for a frat party
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Convertibles
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Convertibles
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Additional helpings
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Additional helpings
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Moonshine containers
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Moonshine containers
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Phnom ___
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Phnom ___
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Old adders
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Old adders
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Nickname for DiMaggio
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Nickname for DiMaggio
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Italian bowling game
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Italian bowling game
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Record speed: Abbr.
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Record speed: Abbr.
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Role for Valentino
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Role for Valentino
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Some sharks
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Some sharks
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Caribbean, e.g.
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Caribbean, e.g.
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Circumvent
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Circumvent
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Goal: Abbr.
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Goal: Abbr.
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Singer Rawls or Reed
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Singer Rawls or Reed
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Pitcher's pride
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Pitcher's pride
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Lincoln's state: Abbr.
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Lincoln's state: Abbr.
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Small parachutes
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Small parachutes
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Wicked "Snow White" figure
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Wicked "Snow White" figure
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"Como ___ usted?"
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"Como ___ usted?"
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Prosecutors, for short
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Prosecutors, for short
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Skedaddles
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Skedaddles
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Like the Incas
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Like the Incas
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"Les Miserables" protagonist
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"Les Miserables" protagonist
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C.P.R. administrant
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C.P.R. administrant
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Deli bread
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Deli bread
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See 30-Down
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See 30-Down
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Theda Bara, e.g.
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Theda Bara, e.g.
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With more attitude
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With more attitude
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Pacific islands, collectively
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Pacific islands, collectively
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Single calisthenic
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Single calisthenic
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Big name in elevators
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Big name in elevators
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Gaseous mist
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Gaseous mist
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Conceptualized
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Conceptualized
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Where oysters sleep?
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Where oysters sleep?
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With 18-Down, home canning items
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With 18-Down, home canning items
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___ Major (southern constellation)
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___ Major (southern constellation)
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Army vehicles
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Army vehicles
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35-Across's vessel
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35-Across's vessel
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Cheap cigars
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Cheap cigars
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Apache chief
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Apache chief
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Plaster finish
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Plaster finish
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Camp sight
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Camp sight
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Alabama city
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Alabama city
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Pontiff
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Pontiff
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Defense syst.
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Defense syst.
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Feathered stole
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Feathered stole
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Some namesakes, for short
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Some namesakes, for short
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Gretzky's grp.
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Gretzky's grp.
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Game, in France
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Game, in France
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Ending with human or planet
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Supplement, with "out"
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