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New York Times: Monday, December 24, 2001
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 24, 2001 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Nancy Salomon,
Marjorie Berg
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Cry a river
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Cry a river
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Hair untangler
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Hair untangler
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High school jrs. take them
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High school jrs. take them
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Buffalo's lake
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Buffalo's lake
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"Hard ___!" (ship command)
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"Hard ___!" (ship command)
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To whom a Muslim prays
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To whom a Muslim prays
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"Rambling Wreck From Georgia ___"
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"Rambling Wreck From Georgia ___"
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Sponsor's spiel
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Sponsor's spiel
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Turkish capital
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Turkish capital
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Key of Schubert's Symphony No. 5
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Key of Schubert's Symphony No. 5
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Apple co-founder Jobs
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Apple co-founder Jobs
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Smart ___ whip
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Smart ___ whip
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Inventor Elias
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Inventor Elias
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Slobber
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Slobber
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N.Y. Islanders' org.
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N.Y. Islanders' org.
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Rob of "The West Wing"
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Rob of "The West Wing"
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Vintners' vessels
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Vintners' vessels
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Loud, as a crowd
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Loud, as a crowd
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Bi- halved
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Bi- halved
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Scratch inducer
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Scratch inducer
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To and ___
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To and ___
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Dismiss
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Dismiss
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"Uh-huh"
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"Uh-huh"
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Uncertain
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Uncertain
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Clear, as a drain
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Roman Empire conquerors
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Roman Empire conquerors
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Big Apple gallery district
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Big Apple gallery district
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Lawyers' org.
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Lawyers' org.
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Hawkish
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Hawkish
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Train tracks
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Train tracks
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On one's back
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On one's back
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Bit of a bug
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Bit of a bug
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Sicilian spouter
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Sicilian spouter
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Desert brick
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Desert brick
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Spanish Surrealist Joan
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Spanish Surrealist Joan
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Gulf war missile
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Gulf war missile
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Handled clumsily
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Handled clumsily
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Item in an actor's hand
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Item in an actor's hand
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"Egad!"
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"Egad!"
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Alphas' followers
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Alphas' followers
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"You ___ kidding!"
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"You ___ kidding!"
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"The Wizard of Oz" figure
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"The Wizard of Oz" figure
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French port
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French port
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Ladies' man
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Ladies' man
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Suffix with pay
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Suffix with pay
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Peach ___
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Peach ___
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Gripes
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Gripes
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One of the Three Bears
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One of the Three Bears
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Move like a snake
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Move like a snake
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Height: Abbr.
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Height: Abbr.
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Tic-___-toe
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Tic-___-toe
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"Pipe down!"
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"Pipe down!"
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Bed board
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Bed board
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Antique auto
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Antique auto
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Two-way toggler
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Two-way toggler
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Fishing spot
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Fishing spot
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Crazy Legs Hirsch
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Crazy Legs Hirsch
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Lord's mate
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Lord's mate
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"That's a laugh!"
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"That's a laugh!"
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Doozies
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Doozies
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Bridge bid, briefly
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Bridge bid, briefly
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7 up, e.g.
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7 up, e.g.
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Like bachelor parties
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Like bachelor parties
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Ghostly greeting
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Ghostly greeting
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Hot car garage
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Hot car garage
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"Good gracious!"
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"Good gracious!"
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"Let it be true"
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"Let it be true"
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Author Sheehy
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Author Sheehy
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Capote, to friends
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Capote, to friends
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Dirigible
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Dirigible
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Up and about
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Up and about
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Per ___ (yearly)
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Per ___ (yearly)
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Query before "Here goes!"
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Query before "Here goes!"
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Got gray
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Got gray
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Kind of dance
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Kind of dance
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Lupino of "High Sierra"
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Lupino of "High Sierra"
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This instant
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This instant
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___-Magnon
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___-Magnon
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