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New York Times: Friday, December 29, 2000
Below is the full solution for the Friday, December 29, 2000 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Was in the running for
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Summer dress feature
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Summer dress feature
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They often start "Here"
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They often start "Here"
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Jim Palmer, once
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Jim Palmer, once
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Where The Gazette is published
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Where The Gazette is published
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Kind of club
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Kind of club
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Hoops stat.
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Hoops stat.
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Forfeit again
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Forfeit again
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Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.
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Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.
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African pullover
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African pullover
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Schoolmarmish
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Schoolmarmish
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Mr. ___ of "Peter Pan"
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Mr. ___ of "Peter Pan"
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"There it is!"
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"There it is!"
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30
August birthstone
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August birthstone
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Siesta time
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Siesta time
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In direct competition
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In direct competition
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38
CD-___
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CD-___
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Inventor who inspired this puzzle
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Inventor who inspired this puzzle
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Get spliced
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Get spliced
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Parts left out
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Parts left out
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Fosters, for one
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Fosters, for one
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First name in mystery writing
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First name in mystery writing
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Sri Lanka export
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Sri Lanka export
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Ninny
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Ninny
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"___ Stars," #1 hit for Freddy Martin, 1934
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"___ Stars," #1 hit for Freddy Martin, 1934
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Symbol of punctuality
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Symbol of punctuality
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Ale relative
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Ale relative
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Waterside accommodations provider
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Waterside accommodations provider
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Duffel
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Duffel
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Rare birth
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Rare birth
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Weigh heavily
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Weigh heavily
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Sewer, maybe
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Sewer, maybe
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Screenwriter's start
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Screenwriter's start
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Auto gauge shower
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Auto gauge shower
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Speech enliveners
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Speech enliveners
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Rope material
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Per
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Per
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Like Errol Flynn
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Like Errol Flynn
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Old Polo Grounds favorite
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Old Polo Grounds favorite
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Hung back
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Hung back
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Take ___ (look)
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Take ___ (look)
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Muse of comedy
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Muse of comedy
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Draw game?
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Draw game?
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Valuable deposit
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Valuable deposit
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QB protectors
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QB protectors
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Hawaiian storm
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Hawaiian storm
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16-Across, for short
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16-Across, for short
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"I'm all ears"
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"I'm all ears"
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Pavement caution
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Pavement caution
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Goes over
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Goes over
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Dancer's partner?
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Dancer's partner?
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Wall St. event
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Wall St. event
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Vodka brand, informally
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Vodka brand, informally
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First lady with bangs
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First lady with bangs
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Chestnut, e.g.
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Chestnut, e.g.
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Spur part
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Spur part
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Like krypton
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Like krypton
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Lavished love (on)
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Lavished love (on)
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Comic Philips
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Comic Philips
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Elusive one
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Elusive one
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Timber tree with colored inner bark
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Timber tree with colored inner bark
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When some footballs are hiked
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When some footballs are hiked
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Like many doors
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Like many doors
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French pronoun
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French pronoun
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Good name for a girl writing a postscript?
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Good name for a girl writing a postscript?
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Beckett title name
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Beckett title name
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Athens's state, in ancient times
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Athens's state, in ancient times
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Call off
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Call off
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Euripides play
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Euripides play
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Commuter's run?
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Commuter's run?
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Pride of Israel
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Pride of Israel
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Dugout shelter
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Dugout shelter
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When half of rush hours occur: Abbr.
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When half of rush hours occur: Abbr.
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"Viva Maria!" actress, 1965
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"Viva Maria!" actress, 1965
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Play to ___
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Play to ___
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Some G.M. cars
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Some G.M. cars
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Book after Ezra: Abbr.
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Book after Ezra: Abbr.
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Part of X-X-X
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Part of X-X-X
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