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New York Times: Tuesday, December 24, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 24, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
E. C. Gorski
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___ blocker
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___ blocker
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Cabbie
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Cabbie
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Desert flora
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Desert flora
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Latin 101 word
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Latin 101 word
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Cousin of a Tony
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Cousin of a Tony
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Autumn color
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Autumn color
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Singer McEntire
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Singer McEntire
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Give the slip to
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Give the slip to
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Squirrel away
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Squirrel away
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Alien art form, some say
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Alien art form, some say
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Magnum and others, for short
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Magnum and others, for short
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Give it ___ (try)
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Give it ___ (try)
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"Now, about..."
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"Now, about..."
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Getaways
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Getaways
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Hilton Head Island, for one
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Hilton Head Island, for one
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Prohibitionists would like to prohibit it
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Prohibitionists would like to prohibit it
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Caught but good
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Caught but good
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Danish money
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Danish money
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Agreement
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Agreement
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Interrupt, as a dancer
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Interrupt, as a dancer
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Parroted
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Parroted
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Fitzgerald and others
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Fitzgerald and others
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Bee and snake products
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Bee and snake products
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Boo-boos
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Boo-boos
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Turkey moistener
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Turkey moistener
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Cartoon skunk ___ Le Pew
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Cartoon skunk ___ Le Pew
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TV ad
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TV ad
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"Norma ___"
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"Norma ___"
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SASE, e.g.
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SASE, e.g.
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Fruit pastry
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Fruit pastry
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Ravel work, with "La"
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Ravel work, with "La"
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Legal scholar Guinier
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Legal scholar Guinier
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Villa d'___
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Villa d'___
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"Give peace ___ time, O Lord": Morning Prayer
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"Give peace ___ time, O Lord": Morning Prayer
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Prime time hour
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Prime time hour
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Mets stadium
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Mets stadium
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Gently gallops
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Gently gallops
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Pub round
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Pub round
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Like a Granny Smith apple
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Where train commuters drink
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Where train commuters drink
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Come to the fore
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Come to the fore
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No-nos
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No-nos
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Pronto!
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Pronto!
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Kind of medicine
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Kind of medicine
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Call off a takeoff
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Call off a takeoff
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50's western "The ___ Kid"
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50's western "The ___ Kid"
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Ship's central beam
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Ship's central beam
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Russian horseman
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Russian horseman
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Take steps
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Take steps
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Auto disassembly site
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Auto disassembly site
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Actress Hatcher
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Actress Hatcher
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Gets one's goat
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Gets one's goat
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Singer Irene
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Singer Irene
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Building wing
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Building wing
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Quagmire
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Quagmire
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Recorded
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Recorded
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Point after deuce
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Point after deuce
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Single
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Single
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Conducted
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Conducted
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Disposable diaper brand
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Disposable diaper brand
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Bordeaux summer
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Bordeaux summer
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Foot: Lat.
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Foot: Lat.
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The works
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The works
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Carriage horse sound
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Carriage horse sound
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People who don't count
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People who don't count
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Evening meals
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Evening meals
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___ Hari
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___ Hari
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Each
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Each
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Country singer Yearwood
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Country singer Yearwood
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Resurrection Mass day
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Resurrection Mass day
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Warm up again
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Warm up again
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Escargot
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Escargot
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Tubular pasta
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Tubular pasta
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Stephen King topic
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Stephen King topic
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Prefix with second
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Prefix with second
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Arm bone
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Arm bone
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Hornets' home
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Hornets' home
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Take to court
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