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New York Times: Friday, December 9, 2005
Below is the full solution for the Friday, December 9, 2005 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
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Pizza order
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Pizza order
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It may be used to put on a brave face
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It may be used to put on a brave face
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Bewitch
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Bewitch
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1955 Gloria Grahame musical role
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1955 Gloria Grahame musical role
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Paternal kinsman
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Paternal kinsman
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Forgathers
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Forgathers
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Not let run wild
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Not let run wild
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1973 Toni Morrison novel
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1973 Toni Morrison novel
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Well-put
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Well-put
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Splits
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Splits
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Distinctly representative
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Distinctly representative
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19th-century urban transportation
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19th-century urban transportation
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Betel palm
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Betel palm
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Ones who'd like to get the goods on you
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Ones who'd like to get the goods on you
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The U.N.'s Kofi ___ Annan
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The U.N.'s Kofi ___ Annan
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Smooth over
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Smooth over
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It may be used for many unhappy returns: Abbr.
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It may be used for many unhappy returns: Abbr.
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Indirect object?
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Indirect object?
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Textile trademark
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Textile trademark
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Feeling one's oats
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Feeling one's oats
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Winning words?
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Winning words?
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They whistle while they work
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They whistle while they work
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Church matters: Abbr.
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Church matters: Abbr.
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Let off steam, maybe
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Let off steam, maybe
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"You ___ kidding!"
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"You ___ kidding!"
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Famous last words?
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Famous last words?
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Go up, up and away
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Go up, up and away
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Raspberries
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Raspberries
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Missile datum
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Missile datum
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Snail feature
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Snail feature
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Logs
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Logs
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"___ me!"
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"___ me!"
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"Measure for Measure" villain
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"Measure for Measure" villain
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N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Willie
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N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Willie
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Some kitchen appliances
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Some kitchen appliances
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Whys and wherefores
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Whys and wherefores
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Singer/actress with an Oscar, two Grammys and a Golden Globe
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Singer/actress with an Oscar, two Grammys and a Golden Globe
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W.W. II group
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W.W. II group
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Deuce follower
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Deuce follower
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___ Martins, main character in Graham Greene's "The Third Man"
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___ Martins, main character in Graham Greene's "The Third Man"
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Like the "y" sound in "yes"
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Like the "y" sound in "yes"
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See 30-Down
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See 30-Down
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Privately
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Privately
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Has little to complain about
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Has little to complain about
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It may be unprecedented
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It may be unprecedented
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Hawthorne's home
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Hawthorne's home
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Start of a Cockney toast
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Start of a Cockney toast
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Lower the price of, maybe
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Lower the price of, maybe
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Popular TV host, seller of many 11-Down
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Popular TV host, seller of many 11-Down
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Concern for Batman
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Concern for Batman
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Not for free
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Not for free
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Like some weekends
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Like some weekends
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Vintage toy material
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Vintage toy material
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Without ___ (dangerously)
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Without ___ (dangerously)
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Give a look that could kill
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Give a look that could kill
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Wipe out an old score
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Wipe out an old score
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Absolute
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Absolute
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Ingredient in some soaps
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Ingredient in some soaps
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Lead by the hand
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Lead by the hand
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Perfumery compounds
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Perfumery compounds
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1972 top 10 hit that was over 7 minutes long
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1972 top 10 hit that was over 7 minutes long
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Mound
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Mound
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Mammoth growth
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Mammoth growth
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Pops in the fridge?
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