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New York Times: Tuesday, December 22, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 22, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Adam Cohen
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"In"
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"In"
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Faint flicker
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Hits with a ray gun
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Author ___ Neale Hurston
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Author ___ Neale Hurston
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"Amazing" magician
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"Amazing" magician
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Together, musically
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Together, musically
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Protein components
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Protein components
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___ Strip
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___ Strip
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Paraphrased
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Latter-day Saint
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Latter-day Saint
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Nature goddess
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Nature goddess
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Fruit of the Loom competitor
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Fruit of the Loom competitor
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Openings
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Openings
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Information accessed on a computer
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Water sources
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Water sources
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Assumed
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Assumed
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1968 hit "Harper Valley ___"
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1968 hit "Harper Valley ___"
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Hangover?
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Hangover?
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Roebuck's partner
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Roebuck's partner
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Mimic
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Mimic
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Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
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Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
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Observe Yom Kippur
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Observe Yom Kippur
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Speck of land in the sea
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Speck of land in the sea
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Deserter
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Deserter
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Coat of many colors wearer
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Coeur d'___, Idaho
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Coeur d'___, Idaho
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"Stand By Me" singer ___ King
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"Stand By Me" singer ___ King
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Beefed
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Beefed
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Xylophone-like instruments
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Xylophone-like instruments
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Singer Falana
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Singer Falana
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East African capital
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East African capital
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Takes advantage of
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Takes advantage of
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"Good Times" actress Esther
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"Good Times" actress Esther
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Stew ingredient
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Stew ingredient
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Deli jarful
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Deli jarful
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Symbol of freshness
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Symbol of freshness
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Art Deco artist
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Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
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Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
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"Where the heart is"
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Eye part
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Eye part
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Biblical hymn
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Biblical hymn
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Without charge
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Without charge
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Shoestrings
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Shoestrings
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Writer Bagnold
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Writer Bagnold
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Put a wing (on)
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Slips up, as a dating service
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Slips up, as a dating service
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Croatian capital
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It might bob up in conversation
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It might bob up in conversation
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"The Godfather" author
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"The Godfather" author
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Penn name
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Penn name
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Filling stations?
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Filling stations?
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"Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire"
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"Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire"
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Le ___, France
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Le ___, France
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Take an oath
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Take an oath
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Positive thinking proponent
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Positive thinking proponent
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American Dance Theater founder
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Steak ___
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Steak ___
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Pricey
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Pricey
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Our planet
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Our planet
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Crystal rock
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Crystal rock
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Run of the mill
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Run of the mill
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Come together
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Come together
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Pulitzer-winning writer James
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Pulitzer-winning writer James
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Ancient part of Asia Minor
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Ancient part of Asia Minor
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Rio Grande city
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Rio Grande city
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It's across the Hudson from New York
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It's across the Hudson from New York
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Jumps (out)
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Jumps (out)
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Dejected
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Dejected
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Sub ___ (secretly)
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Sub ___ (secretly)
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1551, in monuments
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1551, in monuments
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1930's heavyweight champ Max
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1930's heavyweight champ Max
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Aid in crime
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Aid in crime
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Sushi bar drink
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Sushi bar drink
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___ 180 (turn around, in slang)
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___ 180 (turn around, in slang)
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