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New York Times: Friday, December 20, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Friday, December 20, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
M. Ashwood-Smith
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Grieve bitterly
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Actress's date on Broadway?
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Actress's date on Broadway?
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It's near the bottom of a suit
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It's near the bottom of a suit
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Table d'___
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Table d'___
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Russian fighter
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Russian fighter
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Prefix with graphic
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Prefix with graphic
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Salty septet
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Salty septet
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Cyrano's nose
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Cyrano's nose
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Shoot-'em-up
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Shoot-'em-up
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28
Bores, in a way
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Bores, in a way
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Number not on a clock
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Nav. rank
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Nav. rank
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Noted publication of 1933, for short
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Noted publication of 1933, for short
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___-Magnon
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___-Magnon
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Fully gets
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Fully gets
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Yard section
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Yard section
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1947 Hope/Crosby destination
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1947 Hope/Crosby destination
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Encouraging word
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Encouraging word
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"Discreet Music" composer
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"Discreet Music" composer
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45
Cabinet Dept.
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Cabinet Dept.
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47
Pencil pushers
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Pencil pushers
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Dash instruments
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Dash instruments
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Purcell piece
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Purcell piece
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Author Ferber
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Author Ferber
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Word to the wise
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Word to the wise
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Role in Haydn's "The Creation"
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Role in Haydn's "The Creation"
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Break a leg?
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Break a leg?
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Fantastic
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Fantastic
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Place for directions
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Place for directions
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Steeplejacks' equipment
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Steeplejacks' equipment
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O.T. book
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Dumas character
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Dumas character
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Made gaudy, with "up"
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Made gaudy, with "up"
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Feature of some Gothic architecture
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Feature of some Gothic architecture
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Name-dropper's word?
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Name-dropper's word?
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Old Dead Sea kingdom
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Old Dead Sea kingdom
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Fiestas hit of 1959
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Fiestas hit of 1959
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Diamond Gil
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Diamond Gil
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"___ tu" (Verdi aria)
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"___ tu" (Verdi aria)
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Son of Telamon
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Son of Telamon
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Lover of Shakespeare
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Lover of Shakespeare
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Trunk section
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Trunk section
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Formally warned
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Formally warned
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Hamburger link?
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Hamburger link?
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Cobb et al.
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Cobb et al.
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Deep sleep
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Deep sleep
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Kind of suit
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Kind of suit
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Limerick's location
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Limerick's location
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Laugh-a-minute
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Laugh-a-minute
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Land rover
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Land rover
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Post by the stairs
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Post by the stairs
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Recipient
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Recipient
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Ukulele feature
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Ukulele feature
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Ethiopian of opera
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Ethiopian of opera
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Ignite
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Ignite
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Insect repellent?
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Insect repellent?
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Popular 80's models
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Popular 80's models
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Tropical flea
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Tropical flea
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Folk singer from Birmingham, Ala.
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Act of civility
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Act of civility
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Gamekeepers?
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Gamekeepers?
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Belt
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Belt
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Tickle
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Tickle
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"Skip ___ Lou..."
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"Skip ___ Lou..."
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Black, to Blake
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Black, to Blake
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Cries in the comics
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Old-fashioned contraction
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Old-fashioned contraction
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___ shoestring
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___ shoestring
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Morse dash
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Morse dash
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Hurricane heading
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