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New York Times: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 30, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Doug Peterson
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Pretense
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Pretense
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Big name in grills
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Big name in grills
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Youngster
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Youngster
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Actress Petty
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Actress Petty
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Light on one's feet
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Light on one's feet
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Commuter option
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Commuter option
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Slugger Rodriguez
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Slugger Rodriguez
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Foaming at the mouth
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Foaming at the mouth
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Nocturnal hunters
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Nocturnal hunters
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Incentive aimed at golden agers
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Incentive aimed at golden agers
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Massachusetts tourist spot
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Massachusetts tourist spot
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Bit of work
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Bit of work
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Powerful Pontiac
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Powerful Pontiac
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Key element
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Key element
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Chocolate-coated candy
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Chocolate-coated candy
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Hubbub
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Hubbub
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Before too long
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Before too long
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Laptop key
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Laptop key
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Margarine
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Margarine
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Modern navigational aid, for short
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Modern navigational aid, for short
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1949 Orson Welles film
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1949 Orson Welles film
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Easy dupes
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Easy dupes
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Thoroughfare
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Thoroughfare
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School of thought
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School of thought
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Designed to increase traction
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Designed to increase traction
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Ivan Turgenev novel ... and a hint to 20-, 31- and 40-Across
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Ivan Turgenev novel ... and a hint to 20-, 31- and 40-Across
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Squander
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Squander
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Ammo unit
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Ammo unit
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Sicilian hot spot
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Sicilian hot spot
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Norse trickster
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Norse trickster
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In readiness
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In readiness
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Power co.
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Power co.
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Clinical study
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Clinical study
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Marathon handout
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Marathon handout
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Look to be
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Look to be
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Reduce drastically, as prices
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Needing darning, maybe
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Needing darning, maybe
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Fight site
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Fight site
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Adding, as an ingredient
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Adding, as an ingredient
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Samurai, e.g.
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Samurai, e.g.
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Antiquated exclamation
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Antiquated exclamation
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Nickname of Israel's Netanyahu
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Nickname of Israel's Netanyahu
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Some Ivy Leaguers
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Some Ivy Leaguers
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Insignificant amount
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Insignificant amount
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Slop container
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Slop container
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Sign of fatigue
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Sign of fatigue
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"Braveheart" getup
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"Braveheart" getup
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Overhead RRs
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Overhead RRs
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Not duped by
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Not duped by
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Tolkien brutes
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Tolkien brutes
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Most of Santa's mail
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Most of Santa's mail
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Creep (along)
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Creep (along)
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Conceal in the hand
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Conceal in the hand
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"What's the big ___?"
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"What's the big ___?"
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Midday
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Midday
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Sporty cars, briefly
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Sporty cars, briefly
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Potentially offensive
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Potentially offensive
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Light snack
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Light snack
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Humbly patient
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Humbly patient
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He devised the Trojan horse
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He devised the Trojan horse
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Nonsense, to a Brit
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Nonsense, to a Brit
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Where touch typists begin
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Where touch typists begin
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"Hmmm ..."
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"Hmmm ..."
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Cape Town currency
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Cape Town currency
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Chowderhead
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Chowderhead
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Jack of "Twin Peaks"
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Jack of "Twin Peaks"
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Tony winner Lenya
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Tony winner Lenya
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Certain navel
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Certain navel
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Song of David
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Song of David
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Arctic mass
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Arctic mass
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"Thumbs-up" responses
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"Thumbs-up" responses
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Barrett or Jaffe
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Barrett or Jaffe
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Spades, for example
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Spades, for example
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Diner order, briefly
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