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New York Times: Saturday, December 26, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Saturday, December 26, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Kevin G. Der
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Sailing ship
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Sailing ship
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Early education
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Early education
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Edward James Olmos's directorial debut, 1992
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Edward James Olmos's directorial debut, 1992
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Split fish?
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Split fish?
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Frames that take shape?
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Frames that take shape?
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Scrooge's nephew
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Scrooge's nephew
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Media ___
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Media ___
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"Gotcha!"
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"Gotcha!"
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Vocal quality
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Vocal quality
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Cleared
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Cleared
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Like some noisy cats
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Like some noisy cats
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Hitch
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Hitch
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One who's hitched, in Hidalgo
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One who's hitched, in Hidalgo
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Cause of rage against the machine?
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Cause of rage against the machine?
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Homer Simpson's dad
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Homer Simpson's dad
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Indiana and others
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Indiana and others
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Schmo
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Schmo
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Pretend
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Pretend
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Acupuncturist's energy
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Acupuncturist's energy
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Sunburn remedies
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Sunburn remedies
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"Universe Symphony" composer
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"Universe Symphony" composer
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Sequoias, e.g.
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Sequoias, e.g.
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Something to move with
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Something to move with
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Homer Simpson's mom
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Homer Simpson's mom
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Chinese cuisine style
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Chinese cuisine style
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Stretcher fetcher, briefly
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Stretcher fetcher, briefly
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Social instability
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Social instability
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"House of Dracula" director ___ C. Kenton
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"House of Dracula" director ___ C. Kenton
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Mocking fun
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Mocking fun
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Siege of ___ (opening of the Third Crusade)
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Siege of ___ (opening of the Third Crusade)
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Operatic princess
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Operatic princess
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Confines
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Confines
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Holy line
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Holy line
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Moves erratically
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Moves erratically
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Tearing
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Tearing
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Sorbet ingredient
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Sorbet ingredient
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Bartles & Jaymes product
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Bartles & Jaymes product
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Flakes
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Flakes
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Start of many a comment in Valspeak
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Start of many a comment in Valspeak
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Pick up around
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Pick up around
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Drink request
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Drink request
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First name at Woodstock
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First name at Woodstock
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Evangeline, e.g.
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Evangeline, e.g.
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Après-midi preceder
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Après-midi preceder
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1999 Oscar nominee for both direction and screenwriting
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1999 Oscar nominee for both direction and screenwriting
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Alternative to grunge
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Alternative to grunge
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Some DVDs
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Some DVDs
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Satellite precursor
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Satellite precursor
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Shots after shots?
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Shots after shots?
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Guardians of Eden, in Genesis
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Guardians of Eden, in Genesis
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Some blackjack action
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Some blackjack action
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Defendant in a 1970s antitrust suit: Abbr.
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Defendant in a 1970s antitrust suit: Abbr.
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Schools where students wear white
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Schools where students wear white
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Letters after many animal names
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Letters after many animal names
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Friend of Hermione at Hogwarts
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Friend of Hermione at Hogwarts
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Cut-rate, commercially
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Cut-rate, commercially
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Old cigarette ad buzzword
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Old cigarette ad buzzword
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Some lounge entertainment
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Some lounge entertainment
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Saint in "Exodus"
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Saint in "Exodus"
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They're driven around campsites
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They're driven around campsites
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Vietnam's ___ Dai
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Vietnam's ___ Dai
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He played Beaver's big brother
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He played Beaver's big brother
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Onetime snake venom antidote
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Onetime snake venom antidote
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Nick, e.g.
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Nick, e.g.
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Like some fears
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Like some fears
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Senectitude
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Senectitude
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Viewer drawer
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Viewer drawer
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Words of empathy
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Words of empathy
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Near ___
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Near ___
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Must-have toy of 1996
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Must-have toy of 1996
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Gracklelike bird
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V-mail handler
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V-mail handler
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