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New York Times: Thursday, December 15, 2005
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 15, 2005 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick Merrell
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Does battle
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Does battle
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Name preceding "White Label"
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Name preceding "White Label"
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Afore
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Afore
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Help hold up
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Help hold up
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They're often old and wise
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They're often old and wise
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Frame fillers in a perfect bowling game
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Frame fillers in a perfect bowling game
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Exhibited severe embarrassment
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Exhibited severe embarrassment
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Latin stars
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Latin stars
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Enfant's dream
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Enfant's dream
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Hebrides tongue
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Hebrides tongue
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Title role for Anne Baxter, 1950
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Title role for Anne Baxter, 1950
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Grimace maker, maybe
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Grimace maker, maybe
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North Pole, for Santa
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North Pole, for Santa
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It might accompany a MS.
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It might accompany a MS.
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Stock ticker maker's inits.
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Stock ticker maker's inits.
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Underclassman?
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Underclassman?
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Dele undoers
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Dele undoers
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Employees who once went up, up and away
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Employees who once went up, up and away
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Please, with "with"
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Please, with "with"
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"Your Future" sign displayer
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"Your Future" sign displayer
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Time unit in basketball: Abbr.
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Time unit in basketball: Abbr.
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Hearing figs.
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Hearing figs.
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Cheapens
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Cheapens
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Uncommercial periodicals
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Uncommercial periodicals
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Output of an arachnid
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Output of an arachnid
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Testify
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Testify
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Essayist/novelist James
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Essayist/novelist James
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Relative of a bolt
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Relative of a bolt
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Approximates the time of completion
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Approximates the time of completion
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The Eisenhower years, e.g.
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The Eisenhower years, e.g.
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Aquatic "grasses"
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Aquatic "grasses"
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"Housewife" Longoria et al.
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"Housewife" Longoria et al.
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Teresa and Helena: Abbr.
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Teresa and Helena: Abbr.
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Say forcefully
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Say forcefully
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Rear end of a slug?
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Electric guitar effect
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Tunic toppers
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Tunic toppers
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Take ten
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Take ten
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Eyer
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Eyer
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Ladies' org. since 1890
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Ladies' org. since 1890
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Ems-Weser Canal feeder
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Ems-Weser Canal feeder
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Had water up to one's ankles
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Had water up to one's ankles
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Tequila source
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Tequila source
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You push these at bowling alleys and on VCR's
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You push these at bowling alleys and on VCR's
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Lifeline for srs.
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Lifeline for srs.
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Nudge (oneself)
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Nudge (oneself)
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Originator of a popular peanut butter cup
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Originator of a popular peanut butter cup
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Dimethyl sulfate, e.g.
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Dimethyl sulfate, e.g.
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Not spend
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Not spend
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Assails
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Assails
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Start of North Carolina's motto
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Start of North Carolina's motto
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Relaxation
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Relaxation
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Encouraging start?
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Encouraging start?
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TV toon Deputy ___
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TV toon Deputy ___
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Turtledove
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Turtledove
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Embroiders
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Embroiders
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Leachman replaced her on "The Facts of Life"
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Leachman replaced her on "The Facts of Life"
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Ethel's sitcom husband
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Ethel's sitcom husband
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Honorifics for attys.
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Honorifics for attys.
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Tours head
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Tours head
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Lith. and Ukr., once
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Lith. and Ukr., once
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Lighted-candle occasions
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Lighted-candle occasions
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Animal milk source
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Animal milk source
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Sketched
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Sketched
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North and South Dakota
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North and South Dakota
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Informal letter closing
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Alphabet start
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Alphabet start
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Terrific times, slangily
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Terrific times, slangily
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Not let happen
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Not let happen
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Olympian Z's
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Olympian Z's
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"Criminy!"
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"Criminy!"
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Durable fabric
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Durable fabric
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It flows to the Elbe
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It flows to the Elbe
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Rant
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Rant
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Guesstimates at J.F.K.
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Early Hollywood sex symbol
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Early Hollywood sex symbol
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High ___ kite
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High ___ kite
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The Atl. Coast is on it
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The Atl. Coast is on it
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