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New York Times: Monday, December 28, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 28, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick Merrell
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Actor Washington who once played Malcolm X
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Actor Washington who once played Malcolm X
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Org. for women on the links
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Org. for women on the links
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Karl Marx's "___ Kapital"
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Karl Marx's "___ Kapital"
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Mountain climber's tool
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Mountain climber's tool
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Got ___ deal (was rooked)
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Got ___ deal (was rooked)
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Mind reader's "gift"
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Mind reader's "gift"
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One word that precedes "pit," one that follows it
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One word that precedes "pit," one that follows it
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Had a bite
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Had a bite
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Antlered animal
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Antlered animal
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Grieves
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Grieves
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Cereal advertised with a "silly rabbit"
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Cereal advertised with a "silly rabbit"
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"Slipped" backbone part
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"Slipped" backbone part
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"Don't tell ___ can't ...!"
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"Don't tell ___ can't ...!"
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Sounds during medical checkups
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Sounds during medical checkups
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One word that precedes "key," one that follows it
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One word that precedes "key," one that follows it
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By eyesight
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By eyesight
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Long-nosed fish
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Long-nosed fish
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Scottish refusal
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Scottish refusal
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Infant bodysuit
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Infant bodysuit
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Countryish
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Countryish
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"Let's call ___ day"
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"Let's call ___ day"
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W.W. II female
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W.W. II female
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Pregame morale builder
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Pregame morale builder
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One word that precedes "play," one that follows it
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One word that precedes "play," one that follows it
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Suffix with pont-
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Suffix with pont-
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Cartoonist Chast
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Cartoonist Chast
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With 13-Down, "super power" glasses
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With 13-Down, "super power" glasses
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Ostrich or owl
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Ostrich or owl
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Buckaroo ___ (movie character)
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Buckaroo ___ (movie character)
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Plains tribe
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Plains tribe
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Insect with a queen
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Insect with a queen
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One word that precedes "hard," one that follows it
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One word that precedes "hard," one that follows it
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"___ bin ein Berliner"
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"___ bin ein Berliner"
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Prepare cookies or chicken, e.g.
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Prepare cookies or chicken, e.g.
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Egyptian temple site
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Egyptian temple site
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"Love ___ neighbor ..."
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"Love ___ neighbor ..."
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___-bitsy
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___-bitsy
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Evaluate
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Evaluate
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Chopped into small cubes
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Chopped into small cubes
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Food-poisoning bacteria
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Food-poisoning bacteria
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Prominent giraffe parts
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Prominent giraffe parts
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Ringo's drummer son
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Ringo's drummer son
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Test
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Test
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NBC host Jay
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NBC host Jay
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Famed tar pits whose name is Spanish for "the tar"
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Famed tar pits whose name is Spanish for "the tar"
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Clipping, as shrubs
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Clipping, as shrubs
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Guys' mates
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Guys' mates
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Hole-making tool
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Hole-making tool
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Start of a Christmas letter
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Start of a Christmas letter
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___ Spumante (wine)
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___ Spumante (wine)
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See 50-Across
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See 50-Across
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Ventriloquist's prop
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Ventriloquist's prop
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However, informally
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However, informally
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Singer Kristofferson
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Singer Kristofferson
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Sudden
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Sudden
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___ Kenobi of "Star Wars"
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___ Kenobi of "Star Wars"
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Fat substitute brand
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Fat substitute brand
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Risk taker
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Risk taker
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Train track part
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Train track part
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What a swabbie swabs
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What a swabbie swabs
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Invalidate, as a check
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Invalidate, as a check
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Fascinated by
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Fascinated by
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Fit for sailing
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Fit for sailing
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Hellish river
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Hellish river
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Music store fixtures
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Music store fixtures
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Order from Domino's
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Order from Domino's
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Silent assent
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Silent assent
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Braying animal
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Braying animal
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TV sports broadcasting pioneer Arledge
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TV sports broadcasting pioneer Arledge
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Book of maps
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Book of maps
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"Sunny" egg parts
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"Sunny" egg parts
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Worms in a can, e.g.
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Worms in a can, e.g.
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1/36 of a yard
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1/36 of a yard
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Gravy vessel
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Gravy vessel
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Paul who wrote "My Way"
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Paul who wrote "My Way"
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Actress Lupino and others
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Actress Lupino and others
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Slugger's stat
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Slugger's stat
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B&O and Reading: Abbr.
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B&O and Reading: Abbr.
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