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New York Times: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 21, 2005 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Corday's victim
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Corday's victim
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Billiard shot
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Billiard shot
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Convenience store sign
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Convenience store sign
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Classic game company
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Classic game company
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Like World Cup crowds
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Like World Cup crowds
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Charles X, e.g.
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Charles X, e.g.
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59-Across and others
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59-Across and others
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Dispenser of 47-Across
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Dispenser of 47-Across
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Irritate
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Irritate
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Where to spend kips
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Where to spend kips
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Mid fourth-century year
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Mid fourth-century year
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Results of ties: Abbr.
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Results of ties: Abbr.
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___-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
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___-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
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Cheer
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Cheer
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Shelley's "___ Skylark"
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Shelley's "___ Skylark"
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Old Chevy
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Old Chevy
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Professional grp.
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Professional grp.
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Comment made while fanning oneself
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Comment made while fanning oneself
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Cyclades island
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Cyclades island
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Classic Dickens title (from whose 10 letters this puzzle was constructed)
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Classic Dickens title (from whose 10 letters this puzzle was constructed)
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___ polloi
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___ polloi
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Itsy bits
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Itsy bits
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Must
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Must
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Casual walk
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Casual walk
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Show
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Show
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See 19-Across
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See 19-Across
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Commandment word
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Commandment word
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___ Poly
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___ Poly
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Wreck
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Wreck
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Sail supporter
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Sail supporter
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Colombian city
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Colombian city
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Coach Parseghian
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Coach Parseghian
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Ebenezer Scrooge player in a 1951 movie version of 38-Across
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Ebenezer Scrooge player in a 1951 movie version of 38-Across
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___ chi ch'uan
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___ chi ch'uan
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Conductor Georg
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Conductor Georg
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Portuguese colony until 1999
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Portuguese colony until 1999
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Entirely
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Entirely
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Kind of energy
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Kind of energy
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Pile up
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Pile up
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Introduction to economics?
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Introduction to economics?
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On ___ (carousing)
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On ___ (carousing)
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"Groundhog Day" director
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"Groundhog Day" director
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Seed covering
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Seed covering
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Start of a winning combination
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Start of a winning combination
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Major export of Ivory Coast
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Major export of Ivory Coast
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Movie droid, familiarly
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Movie droid, familiarly
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Perch
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Perch
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Stick in the water
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Stick in the water
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Tiny Tim's mother in 38-Across
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Tiny Tim's mother in 38-Across
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Places for theorizers?
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Places for theorizers?
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Shed item
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Shed item
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Rodolfo's love in "La Bohème"
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Rodolfo's love in "La Bohème"
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___ mater
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___ mater
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Suffix with mini or Web
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Working poor, e.g., in 38-Across
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Working poor, e.g., in 38-Across
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Rocky hill
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Rocky hill
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1980's-90's TV nickname
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Cheer (for)
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Cheer (for)
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Kon-Tiki Museum site
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Kon-Tiki Museum site
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Cries of delight
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Cries of delight
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59-Across, e.g.
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59-Across, e.g.
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It's usually tucked in
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It's usually tucked in
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"Am ___ believe ...?"
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"Am ___ believe ...?"
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"Dee-lish!"
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"Dee-lish!"
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Joke responses
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Joke responses
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Cards, on the scoreboard
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Cards, on the scoreboard
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Berne's river
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Berne's river
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Commercial suffix with Rock
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Commercial suffix with Rock
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Utah ski resort
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Utah ski resort
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Trivial
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Trivial
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"___ mañana"
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"___ mañana"
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Moving
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Moving
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Conspirator against Caesar
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Conspirator against Caesar
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Popular spy show
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Popular spy show
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Line at an airport
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Line at an airport
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"Bye now"
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"Bye now"
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Spoken
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Spoken
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Jampack
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Jampack
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John
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John
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"Well, ___ monkey's uncle!"
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"Well, ___ monkey's uncle!"
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