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New York Times: Thursday, December 20, 2001
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 20, 2001 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Rich Norris
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Mastered
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Mastered
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Scissor
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Scissor
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Red Sea vessel
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Red Sea vessel
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"Deathtrap" co-star, 1982
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"Deathtrap" co-star, 1982
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Cairo debut of 1871
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Bounty rival
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Conquer one's phobias?
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Conquer one's phobias?
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___ impulse
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___ impulse
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Eugene Debs, e.g.: Abbr.
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Eugene Debs, e.g.: Abbr.
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Team members
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Team members
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Sour
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Sour
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Peloponnesian War victor
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Peloponnesian War victor
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Brine-cured cheeses
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Brine-cured cheeses
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#1 producer of a leafy vegetable?
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#1 producer of a leafy vegetable?
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Fail to work
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Speaker of baseball
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Speaker of baseball
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Prefix with graphic
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Prefix with graphic
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Pupil's place
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Pupil's place
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Goes through
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Goes through
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Go after
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Go after
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View from Marseille
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View from Marseille
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Secluded spot
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Secluded spot
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1988 swimming gold medalist Kristin
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1988 swimming gold medalist Kristin
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Treatment for an English earl?
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Treatment for an English earl?
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Fold
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Fold
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Peek
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Peek
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Basis of a comparison
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Basis of a comparison
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Jellystone Park resident
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Jellystone Park resident
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Fish delicacy
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Fish delicacy
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Hubs
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Hubs
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Extra time to finish a written test?
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Extra time to finish a written test?
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"... two fives for ___?"
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"... two fives for ___?"
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Sorry sort
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Sorry sort
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Roadside offer
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Roadside offer
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Not great
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Not great
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Men
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Men
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Induction motor inventor
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Induction motor inventor
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Ear cover, maybe
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Noted didacticist
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Noted didacticist
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Travelers' destination
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Travelers' destination
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl
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Stops on a line
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Stops on a line
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It may be alfresco
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It may be alfresco
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Debt protection
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Debt protection
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Writer Tarbell
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Writer Tarbell
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Distribute, with "out"
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Distribute, with "out"
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"Rusalka" composer
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"Rusalka" composer
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20-20 ability?
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20-20 ability?
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Lap path, perhaps
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Lap path, perhaps
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Taper off
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Demands
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Demands
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Foe of the Navajo
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Foe of the Navajo
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Court figures
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Court figures
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Best Actress for "The Accused," 1988
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Best Actress for "The Accused," 1988
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Properly
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Properly
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Search and rob
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Search and rob
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Like some drinks
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Like some drinks
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Energetic
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Gimlet flavoring
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Gimlet flavoring
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They're found in streaks
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They're found in streaks
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National security concerns
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National security concerns
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Like rosebushes
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Like rosebushes
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Versatile bean
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Versatile bean
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Weather newsmaker
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Weather newsmaker
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Crossed (out)
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Crossed (out)
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Governments, by their nature
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Governments, by their nature
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Tough spot
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Tough spot
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Some tides
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Some tides
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Rhodes known for his scholarship
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Rhodes known for his scholarship
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Ecuador's Santa ___ Bay
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Ecuador's Santa ___ Bay
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Le Sage's "Gil ___"
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Le Sage's "Gil ___"
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Prefix with gravure
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W.W. I locale
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W.W. I locale
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They're used during a row
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They're used during a row
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___ generis
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Eggs
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