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New York Times: Tuesday, December 29, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 29, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Susan Harrington Smith
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Shells, for short
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Shells, for short
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"Not on ___!"
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"Not on ___!"
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Mark left by Zorro?
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Mark left by Zorro?
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Instrument for an étude
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Instrument for an étude
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Pre-stereo
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Pre-stereo
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Dramatic entrance announcement
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Dramatic entrance announcement
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Blooper
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Blooper
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Verve
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Verve
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Hertz rival
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Hertz rival
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Little guy getting the third degree?
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Little guy getting the third degree?
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Wee, to Burns
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Wee, to Burns
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"Gosh!"
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"Gosh!"
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Kind of crew
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Kind of crew
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Neatly combed curmudgeon?
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Neatly combed curmudgeon?
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Hunter in the night sky
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Hunter in the night sky
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Lamp type
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Lamp type
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Filmmaker Jacques
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Filmmaker Jacques
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Lesley of "60 Minutes"
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Lesley of "60 Minutes"
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___ Penh, Cambodia
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___ Penh, Cambodia
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Ropes, as a dogie
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Ropes, as a dogie
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Cartoon "Mr."
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Cartoon "Mr."
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Gambling locale for the taciturn?
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Gambling locale for the taciturn?
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French dramatist Antonin ___
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Sounds from Santa
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Sounds from Santa
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Fishing aid
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Fishing aid
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Bright-red unglazed china?
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Bright-red unglazed china?
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They may clash in business
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They may clash in business
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Shower
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Shower
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Addicts
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Addicts
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Letter for Gandalf
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Letter for Gandalf
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Tied
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Tied
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Sign up
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Sign up
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Caddie's bagful
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Caddie's bagful
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Withhold, as funds
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Withhold, as funds
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Concerning
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Concerning
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Mimic
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Mimic
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Russian space station
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Russian space station
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Tequila drink
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Tequila drink
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___ about (circa)
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___ about (circa)
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Sauntered
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Sauntered
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Word with crashing or tidal
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Word with crashing or tidal
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Sir Geraint's wife
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Sir Geraint's wife
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Like Cinderella's slipper, to her stepsisters
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Like Cinderella's slipper, to her stepsisters
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Jump involuntarily
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Jump involuntarily
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Quibble
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Quibble
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"...can you spare ___?"
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"...can you spare ___?"
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Grating
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Grating
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Beginning
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Beginning
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Jeans brand
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Jeans brand
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Tramp
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Tramp
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Robert Burns, for one
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Robert Burns, for one
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Subway artwork
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Subway artwork
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Louis-Philippe and others
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Louis-Philippe and others
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Gulf
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Gulf
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"Yay, team!"
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"Yay, team!"
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3.7 and 4.0, e.g.
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3.7 and 4.0, e.g.
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Train V.I.P.'s
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Train V.I.P.'s
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Nary a soul
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Nary a soul
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Fused
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Fused
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4:00 gathering
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4:00 gathering
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No longer worth discussing
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No longer worth discussing
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Hare's tail
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Hare's tail
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Poe's "The ___ of the Red Death"
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Poe's "The ___ of the Red Death"
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Climb, in a way
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Climb, in a way
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Fortune 500 listings: Abbr.
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Fortune 500 listings: Abbr.
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On the qui vive
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On the qui vive
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Scamp
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Scamp
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Dinner leftover for Bowser
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Dinner leftover for Bowser
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Donkeys
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Donkeys
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Carry on
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Carry on
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"Très ___!"
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"Très ___!"
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Annapolis sch.
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Annapolis sch.
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Twaddle
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Twaddle
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___-pitch softball
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___-pitch softball
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