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New York Times: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 10, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joe Krozel
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Cavern
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Cavern
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Famous
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Famous
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Bone: Prefix
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Bone: Prefix
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Mimicked some farm animals
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Mimicked some farm animals
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Application
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Application
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"___ to please"
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"___ to please"
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Song of praise
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Song of praise
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Longtime morning TV host
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Longtime morning TV host
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Iowa, for one
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Iowa, for one
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"From my perspective ..."
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"From my perspective ..."
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Remote mail service: Abbr.
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Remote mail service: Abbr.
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"And the ___ goes to ..."
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"And the ___ goes to ..."
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Ranch extension?
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Ranch extension?
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Award place for a green ribbon
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Award place for a green ribbon
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Discern
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Discern
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Stretched much too far, as language
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Stretched much too far, as language
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Invite for
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Invite for
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"Yes"
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"Yes"
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Soviet military force
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Soviet military force
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A, as in Augsburg
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A, as in Augsburg
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Part of U.N.C.F.
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Part of U.N.C.F.
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Hors ___
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Hors ___
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Mesopotamia, today
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Mesopotamia, today
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___ luxury
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___ luxury
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Call letters?
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Call letters?
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Fab
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Fab
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Lots of caresses, e.g., for short
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Lots of caresses, e.g., for short
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Relative of a kingfisher
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Relative of a kingfisher
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Had dinner at a restaurant
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Had dinner at a restaurant
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Be idle
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Be idle
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Rubbish
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Rubbish
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Query at a poker table
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Query at a poker table
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E-mail suffix
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E-mail suffix
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Expected
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Expected
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Prom coif
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Prom coif
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___-pitch
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___-pitch
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"Funny Girl" composer
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"Funny Girl" composer
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Band boosters
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Condition in outer space
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Condition in outer space
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Ingredient in a witches' brew
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Ingredient in a witches' brew
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Check again, as the books
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Check again, as the books
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"Enid and ___ dine" (palindrome)
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"Enid and ___ dine" (palindrome)
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Cadge
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Cadge
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Prolific Asimov
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Prolific Asimov
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Intimates
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Intimates
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Mice catchers
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Mice catchers
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Congers
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Congers
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Kraut modifier
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Kraut modifier
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Kid's song refrain
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Kid's song refrain
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Mohawked actor of 1980s TV
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Mohawked actor of 1980s TV
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It rotates ... and may be rotated
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It rotates ... and may be rotated
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___ Dame
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___ Dame
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Lose hair
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Lose hair
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Uproar
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Uproar
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Easy two-pointer
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Easy two-pointer
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Common alloy component
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Common alloy component
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Literature class reading
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Literature class reading
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Pop
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Pop
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Out of whack
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Out of whack
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Liaison
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Liaison
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Slip-___ (some shoes)
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Slip-___ (some shoes)
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It must be cast
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It must be cast
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Stiller's partner
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Stiller's partner
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Walgreens rival
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Walgreens rival
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Reject, as an incumbent in an election
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Reject, as an incumbent in an election
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Memo start
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Memo start
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Lines
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Lines
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Language quintet comprising the only elements in the circled boxes
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Language quintet comprising the only elements in the circled boxes
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Prepare for a drive
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Prepare for a drive
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Gearshift sequence
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Gearshift sequence
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Make aware
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Make aware
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Globe circler of 1889-90
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Globe circler of 1889-90
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River through Pisa
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River through Pisa
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Seminary degs.
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Seminary degs.
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Actress Daly
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Actress Daly
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Husband-and-wife team, e.g.
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