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New York Times: Wednesday, December 16, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 16, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Nancy Salomon
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Compact data holders
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Compact data holders
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Do something
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Do something
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Highest deg.
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Highest deg.
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Work ___ (code of the dedicated)
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Work ___ (code of the dedicated)
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Causing goose bumps
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Causing goose bumps
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Bud's buddy
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Bud's buddy
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Fashion designer's work?
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Fashion designer's work?
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Total idiot
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Total idiot
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One way to cook spaghetti
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One way to cook spaghetti
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Drill master?
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Drill master?
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Wife of Charlie Chaplin
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Wife of Charlie Chaplin
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A billion years
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Sequel writer's work?
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Sequel writer's work?
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Clock sound
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Clock sound
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Something to shoot for
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Something to shoot for
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It'll drop your jaw
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It'll drop your jaw
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Just says no
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Just says no
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Changed from green to red
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Changed from green to red
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Common lunch time
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Common lunch time
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"Lid"
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"Lid"
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Heater
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Heater
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Animal lab technician's work?
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Animal lab technician's work?
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Went underground
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Went underground
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Fountain order
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Fountain order
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Frost-free zone
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Frost-free zone
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Three-masted ship
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Three-masted ship
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Wet behind the ears
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Cake maker's work?
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Cake maker's work?
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Well-kept secret, for some
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Well-kept secret, for some
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Cleo of jazz
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Cleo of jazz
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Gal's guy
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Gal's guy
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Each
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Each
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Wrapped up
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Wrapped up
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Span. misses
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Span. misses
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Ten, for openers
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Ten, for openers
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"___ be a cold day..."
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"___ be a cold day..."
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Like Clydesdales
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Like Clydesdales
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Wind instrument?
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Wind instrument?
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Dopes
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Dopes
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Forward
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Forward
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Electrifying swimmer
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Electrifying swimmer
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Rainless
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Rainless
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Movie theater
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Movie theater
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High schooler
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High schooler
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Hardly beauty pageant types
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Hardly beauty pageant types
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"Bonanza" brother
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"Bonanza" brother
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Run a cloth over
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Run a cloth over
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Kind of collar
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Kind of collar
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Delivery from Santa
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Nile biter
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Nile biter
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Dictation taker
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Dictation taker
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50's leader
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50's leader
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201, classically
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201, classically
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Black gunk
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Black gunk
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"...___ shall die" ("It Must Be Him" lyric)
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"...___ shall die" ("It Must Be Him" lyric)
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1936 track gold medalist
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1936 track gold medalist
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Night spot
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Night spot
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Neighbor of Bulg.
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Neighbor of Bulg.
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Crack, so to speak
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Crack, so to speak
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Hero
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Hero
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Vatican figures
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Vatican figures
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First lady
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First lady
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Filling danger
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One of the buddies of "Bosom Buddies"
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One of the buddies of "Bosom Buddies"
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Safe to consume
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Safe to consume
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Like some vows
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Like some vows
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Troubles
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Troubles
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Green flanker
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Green flanker
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Vogue
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Vogue
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"The Godfather" co-star
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"The Godfather" co-star
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Veer out of control
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Place on piles
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Bombard
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Bombard
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Scat artist Fitzgerald
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Scat artist Fitzgerald
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Vitamin bottle info
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Vane dir.
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