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New York Times: Thursday, December 17, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 17, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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"___ first you..."
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Sgt. of 50's TV
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Sgt. of 50's TV
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Cousin of "Phooey!"
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Cousin of "Phooey!"
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Emergency CB channel
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Emergency CB channel
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Some former dictators, e.g.
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Some former dictators, e.g.
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Skating champion Midori
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Skating champion Midori
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Some Broadway performances
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Some Broadway performances
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Hoedown participant
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Hoedown participant
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Braided
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Braided
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With indifference
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With indifference
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Crackerjack
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Crackerjack
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Chi paper, with "The"
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Chi paper, with "The"
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Jeer
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Jeer
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Actress Oberon
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Actress Oberon
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Chunk or clunk
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Chunk or clunk
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Slam-dance, 90's-style
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Slam-dance, 90's-style
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Put together, in a way
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Put together, in a way
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___-Altaic languages
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___-Altaic languages
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Nashville inst.
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Nashville inst.
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Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme
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Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme
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Bird of legend
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Bird of legend
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Linguist Chomsky
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Linguist Chomsky
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Cockney's abode
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Cockney's abode
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Word on a coin
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Word on a coin
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Fac. member
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Fac. member
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Kitchen gizmo
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Kitchen gizmo
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When repeated, a vitamin B deficiency
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When repeated, a vitamin B deficiency
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Alliance since 1949
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Alliance since 1949
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Compass dir.
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Compass dir.
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Football stat
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Football stat
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Betrayed
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Betrayed
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Prefix with angular
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Prefix with angular
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Dilettantes, maybe
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Dilettantes, maybe
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Adaptable truck, for short
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Adaptable truck, for short
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Encroach on
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Encroach on
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Superiority
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Superiority
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Surprised comments
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Surprised comments
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1966 Fonda-Robards movie
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1966 Fonda-Robards movie
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Guatemala natives
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Guatemala natives
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Fashion line
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Fashion line
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Ring bearer?
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Ring bearer?
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Horn
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Horn
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Puccini melody, e.g.
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1996 A.L. Rookie of the Year
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1996 A.L. Rookie of the Year
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Like rust
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Like rust
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German article
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German article
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Kind of bag
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Kind of bag
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It might wind up on a boat
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It might wind up on a boat
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"That ___ you!"
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"That ___ you!"
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Yeti-like creatures
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Yeti-like creatures
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Puzzled
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Puzzled
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Pre-Easter time
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Pre-Easter time
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Followed, as an impulse
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Followed, as an impulse
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Man with a law
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Man with a law
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Post-weekend letdown
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Post-weekend letdown
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___-di-dah
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___-di-dah
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Onetime Esposito teammate
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Onetime Esposito teammate
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Pedestal part
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Pedestal part
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Word with anchor or dead
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Harvard tradition
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Harvard tradition
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Hightails it
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Hightails it
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Bluejacket
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Bluejacket
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Voice vote
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Voice vote
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1967 Rolling Stones hit
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1967 Rolling Stones hit
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Here, not in heaven
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Here, not in heaven
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Term start?
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Term start?
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Pretense
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Pretense
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California locale whose name is an anagram of 52-Down
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California locale whose name is an anagram of 52-Down
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Oomph
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Oomph
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Biblical locale
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Biblical locale
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Heard in court
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Heard in court
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Where Myanmar is
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Where Myanmar is
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"Treasure Island" character
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"Treasure Island" character
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It's a sin
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It's a sin
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Main part of a word
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Main part of a word
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Hand, slangily
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Hand, slangily
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