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New York Times: Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 15, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick Jordan
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Garden crasher
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Gather up
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Gather up
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Mary ___ cosmetics
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Mary ___ cosmetics
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Less inept
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Less inept
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Futuristic slave
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Futuristic slave
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"___ Gotta Be Me"
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"___ Gotta Be Me"
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Addition to the family
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Addition to the family
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Replayed tennis shot
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Replayed tennis shot
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Recent hires
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Recent hires
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New Zealand tribesman
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New Zealand tribesman
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Hog heaven?
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Hog heaven?
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Ques. counterpart
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Ques. counterpart
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Rolling Stone Richards
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Rolling Stone Richards
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Colloquialism for 17-Across
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Shattered pane piece
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Shattered pane piece
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Individuals
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Individuals
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"Blame It on ___" (Caine comedy)
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"Blame It on ___" (Caine comedy)
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Game with mallets
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Game with mallets
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Religious law
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Religious law
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"___ never fly!"
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"___ never fly!"
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"Sure thing, skipper!"
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"Sure thing, skipper!"
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German car
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German car
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Disconcerted
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Colloquialism for 17-Across
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Fool (around)
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Fool (around)
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Jerusalem is its cap.
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Jerusalem is its cap.
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Quiz
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Quiz
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Crockett's last stand
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Crockett's last stand
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Poshness
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Poshness
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Square dance partner
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Colloquialism for 17-Across
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Colloquialism for 17-Across
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Adam's madam
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Adam's madam
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Public persona
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Public persona
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Ten ___ (long odds)
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Ten ___ (long odds)
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When it's light
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When it's light
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Behind bars
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Behind bars
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Like many a mistake
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Like many a mistake
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Desires
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Desires
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Thumbs up/thumbs down critic
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Broncos QB John
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Figure skater Thomas
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Figure skater Thomas
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Marshal Dillon's portrayer
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Marshal Dillon's portrayer
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Unruly crowds
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Unruly crowds
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Lawyer's org.
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Lawyer's org.
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Blubber
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Blubber
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Thwarts
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Thwarts
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Unit of frequency
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Unit of frequency
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Declare firmly
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Declare firmly
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Himalayan legend
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Himalayan legend
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George's predecessor
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George's predecessor
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Russo of "Get Shorty"
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Russo of "Get Shorty"
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Versatile transport, for short
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Versatile transport, for short
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Bingo relative
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Bingo relative
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Utopia
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Utopia
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Sis's sib
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Kind of boom
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Aswan Dam locale
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Narrated
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Narrated
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Bickering
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Bickering
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Boxer Oscar De La ___
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Boxer Oscar De La ___
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"Roots" writer
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"Roots" writer
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Cows' mouthfuls
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Together, in music
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Together, in music
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Author Fleming
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Author Fleming
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Like some exercises
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Like some exercises
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Drew a blank
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Drew a blank
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___ Perignon
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___ Perignon
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Worked the soil
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Worked the soil
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"Gotcha"
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"Gotcha"
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Pear variety
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Pear variety
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Teatime treat
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Teatime treat
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Tensed, with "up"
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Tensed, with "up"
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Not young
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Not young
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Volcanic flow
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Volcanic flow
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Cutting part
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Cutting part
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Get an ___ effort
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Get an ___ effort
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Actress Thurman
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Actress Thurman
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Broken-down 47-Across
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