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New York Times: Monday, December 9, 2002
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 9, 2002 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Sarah Keller
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Approach with a question or remark
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Approach with a question or remark
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Restaurant listings
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Restaurant listings
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Sombrero, e.g.
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Sombrero, e.g.
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Riot participant, maybe
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Riot participant, maybe
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Its symbol is Fe
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Its symbol is Fe
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Bustle
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Bustle
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Metal fusers
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Metal fusers
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Solemn promise
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Solemn promise
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20
Capital on a fjord
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Capital on a fjord
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Pas' mates
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Pas' mates
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Decorate
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Decorate
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Stamp sellers
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Stamp sellers
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Crop growers
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Crop growers
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31
Greek war god
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Greek war god
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Sign before Taurus
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Sign before Taurus
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When said three times, a dance move
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When said three times, a dance move
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___ to one's word
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___ to one's word
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Peaks
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Peaks
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Rams' mates
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Rams' mates
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Topper for 60-Across
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Topper for 60-Across
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44
Opposing group
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Opposing group
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River to the Caspian Sea
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River to the Caspian Sea
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Dog or cat breed
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Dog or cat breed
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Be very responsive, as a car
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Be very responsive, as a car
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Gorge
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Gorge
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Glacier composition
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Glacier composition
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Has debts
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Has debts
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Hockey great Bobby
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Hockey great Bobby
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Kitchen vessels
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Kitchen vessels
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Lawyer's payment
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Lawyer's payment
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65
Guitarist Clapton
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Guitarist Clapton
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Like many a grandparent
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Like many a grandparent
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Part of F.D.I.C.: Abbr.
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Part of F.D.I.C.: Abbr.
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Possible result of nonpayment
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Possible result of nonpayment
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Six-line poem
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Six-line poem
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Down
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Besides
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Besides
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Robbers' partner
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Robbers' partner
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"Neato!"
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"Neato!"
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Conductor Klemperer
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Conductor Klemperer
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Emulate Betsy Ross
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Emulate Betsy Ross
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It's earthshaking
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It's earthshaking
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Central position
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Central position
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Before, to bards
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Before, to bards
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"... see hide ___ hair of"
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"... see hide ___ hair of"
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Risky
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Risky
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Mayhem
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Mayhem
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Worship
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Worship
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Burgs
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Burgs
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Girl
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Girl
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Aloof
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Aloof
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Mexican moolah
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Mexican moolah
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Home to Honolulu
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Home to Honolulu
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Kukla, ___ and Ollie
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Kukla, ___ and Ollie
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It may be tempted
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It may be tempted
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In ___ (aligned)
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In ___ (aligned)
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Red, as an apple
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Red, as an apple
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Goofs
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Goofs
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Fish-and-chips fish
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Fish-and-chips fish
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Bris or confirmation
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Bris or confirmation
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États-___
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États-___
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In ___ (actually)
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In ___ (actually)
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Custard dessert
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Custard dessert
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"___ 18" (Leon Uris book)
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"___ 18" (Leon Uris book)
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It may be tall
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It may be tall
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Toddler's jumpsuit
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Toddler's jumpsuit
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Flexible mineral
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Flexible mineral
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Changes, as the Constitution
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Changes, as the Constitution
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Scorn
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Scorn
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Full complement of Stooges or Wise Men
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Full complement of Stooges or Wise Men
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Rowed
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Rowed
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Place to do the hustle
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Place to do the hustle
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Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme]
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Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme]
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"Don't go yet!"
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"Don't go yet!"
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57
Feminine suffix
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Feminine suffix
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Army N.C.O.
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Army N.C.O.
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Mine find
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Mine find
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Overturn
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Overturn
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John ___
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