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New York Times: Wednesday, December 9, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 9, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
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Reprimand, with "out"
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Reprimand, with "out"
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Capital on the Willamette River
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Capital on the Willamette River
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Full mark
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Full mark
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Inter ___
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Inter ___
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Three-time A.L. batting champ
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Three-time A.L. batting champ
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Relax
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Relax
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TV series?
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TV series?
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Made hot?
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Made hot?
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Intertwined
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Intertwined
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City half an hour north of Des Moines
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City half an hour north of Des Moines
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Mentally twisted
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Mentally twisted
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Facial movement
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Facial movement
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Off the job
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Off the job
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Football squad
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Football squad
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Mountain in Crete
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Mountain in Crete
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Slumber rumble
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Slumber rumble
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William Howard Taft's alma mater
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William Howard Taft's alma mater
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World Series?
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World Series?
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Popular restaurant chain, briefly
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Popular restaurant chain, briefly
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Tear
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Tear
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D.C. summer clock setting
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D.C. summer clock setting
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Spoonful, say
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Spoonful, say
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Virgin Islands, e.g.: Abbr.
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Virgin Islands, e.g.: Abbr.
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___ Plaines, Ill.
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___ Plaines, Ill.
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Mideast hot spot
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Mideast hot spot
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Prescription info
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Prescription info
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Widespread
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Widespread
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City ESE of Rome
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City ESE of Rome
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Mini-series?
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Mini-series?
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Fiend
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Fiend
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No longer ineffable
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No longer ineffable
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A party to
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A party to
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Unloading site
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Unloading site
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Puts on display, with "out"
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Puts on display, with "out"
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Guitar accessory
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Guitar accessory
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Word with blue or sea
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Word with blue or sea
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Plenty
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Plenty
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Bowery denizen
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Bowery denizen
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Eric Clapton hit with a seemingly endless chorus
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Eric Clapton hit with a seemingly endless chorus
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Assn.
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Assn.
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Like
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Like
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Many a twist
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Many a twist
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Rogers's partner
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Rogers's partner
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The Barber of the old Polo Grounds
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The Barber of the old Polo Grounds
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Stigma
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Stigma
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Angel's delight
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Angel's delight
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Big name in menswear
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Big name in menswear
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Neighbor of Guat.
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Neighbor of Guat.
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Negligent
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Negligent
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Table salt
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Table salt
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Mystery writer Buchanan
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Mystery writer Buchanan
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Vegas equipment
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Vegas equipment
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Shrinking
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Shrinking
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Potato choice
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Potato choice
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Seasonal song
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Seasonal song
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Appear suddenly
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Appear suddenly
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Like many barns
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Like many barns
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Give the slip
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Give the slip
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Settles down
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Settles down
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Committed a faux pas
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Committed a faux pas
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Kind of group
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Kind of group
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Detective Wolfe
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Detective Wolfe
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Against
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Against
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Pitcher Hershiser
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Pitcher Hershiser
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Disney, to ABC
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Disney, to ABC
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Gulf emirate
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Gulf emirate
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Set of values
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Set of values
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"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" musical
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"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" musical
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Peut-___ (maybe, in France)
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Peut-___ (maybe, in France)
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Fancy wheels
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Fancy wheels
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Macbeth's burial place
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Macbeth's burial place
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Cut off
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Cut off
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___ extra cost
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___ extra cost
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Cut (off)
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Cut (off)
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Take home
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Take home
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Gridiron gains: Abbr.
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Gridiron gains: Abbr.
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