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New York Times: Thursday, December 18, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 18, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Michael Vuolo
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"Numb3rs" airer
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"Numb3rs" airer
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Bearded
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Bearded
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In ___ (quickly)
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In ___ (quickly)
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Where to go in Greenwich?
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Where to go in Greenwich?
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It may be tragic
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It may be tragic
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They start in the middle
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They start in the middle
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Keeper of confidential information
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Keeper of confidential information
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Noodle
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Noodle
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Sneaking
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Sneaking
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Wrongs
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Wrongs
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The last King Edward of England
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The last King Edward of England
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"O terra, addio," e.g.
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"O terra, addio," e.g.
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Like a keeper of confidential information
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Like a keeper of confidential information
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Title role for Valentino
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Title role for Valentino
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___ Majesty
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___ Majesty
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Fruit used in English jelly
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Fruit used in English jelly
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Slippery one
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Slippery one
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Subject of Exodus 20:10
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Subject of Exodus 20:10
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"Can't fool me!"
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"Can't fool me!"
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___ fides (bad faith)
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___ fides (bad faith)
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Cause of a scare
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Cause of a scare
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Daisylike flower
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Daisylike flower
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With 60-Across, what a keeper of confidential information might say
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With 60-Across, what a keeper of confidential information might say
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Leeway
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Leeway
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Unoccupied
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Unoccupied
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Scammer's skill
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Scammer's skill
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Certain qualifications
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Certain qualifications
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Djinn's home in a popular tale
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Djinn's home in a popular tale
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See 46-Across
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See 46-Across
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Bring out
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Bring out
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Buck for a song?
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Buck for a song?
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Slippery one?
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Slippery one?
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Harnesses
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Harnesses
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Like the sun
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Like the sun
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Davy Jones's locker, with "the"
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Listing in a high-school yearbook
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Listing in a high-school yearbook
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Something to pick
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Something to pick
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Part of many a drink order
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Part of many a drink order
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Bearer of cones
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Bearer of cones
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Inverse trig function
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Inverse trig function
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"Enough!"
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"Enough!"
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Part of a famous septet
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Part of a famous septet
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Alter, in a way
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Alter, in a way
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With French, one of two official languages of Chad
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With French, one of two official languages of Chad
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Porsche alternatives
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Porsche alternatives
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Day of destiny
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Day of destiny
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Numismatist's classification
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Numismatist's classification
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They may be thrown
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They may be thrown
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Poetic coda
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Poetic coda
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Most prized, often
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Most prized, often
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Gets to
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Gets to
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Part of a famous septet
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Part of a famous septet
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Stack of papers
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Stack of papers
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"___ never!"
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"___ never!"
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"Yippee!"
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"Yippee!"
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Lift up
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Lift up
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Singer/songwriter Leonard
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Singer/songwriter Leonard
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Sophomores, e.g.
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Sophomores, e.g.
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Rest stop sight
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Rest stop sight
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Wear away, as a metallic surface
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Wear away, as a metallic surface
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Factor in a wine rating
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Factor in a wine rating
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Bad feeling?
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Bad feeling?
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Tranquil
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Tranquil
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Hard case
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Hard case
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Tapenade ingredients
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Tapenade ingredients
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Out of tune
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Out of tune
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Bearish
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Bearish
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Legislature
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Legislature
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Icelandic volume
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Icelandic volume
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Confidant
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Confidant
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Home of Private Ryan in "Saving Private Ryan"
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Home of Private Ryan in "Saving Private Ryan"
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First side to vote
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First side to vote
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Spicy chocolate sauce
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Spicy chocolate sauce
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Big brand in athletic footwear
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Big brand in athletic footwear
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Rocky peak
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Rocky peak
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Cause of tripping?
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Cause of tripping?
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