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New York Times: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 21, 2011 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ron,
Nancy Byron
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Hold back
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Egg pouches
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Bus. cards in commercial mailings, e.g.
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Janowitz who wrote "Slaves of New York"
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Janowitz who wrote "Slaves of New York"
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Dept. of Labor agency
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Dept. of Labor agency
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"M*A*S*H" setting
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"M*A*S*H" setting
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"Little Caesar" gangster
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"Little Caesar" gangster
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Movie about La Brea Tar Pits' formation?
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Movie about La Brea Tar Pits' formation?
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Sharp-tongued
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Sharp-tongued
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Does a post-meal chore
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Does a post-meal chore
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Movie about a Nobel-winning chemist?
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Movie about a Nobel-winning chemist?
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Our sun
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Our sun
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Word after Farm or Live
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Word after Farm or Live
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Craving
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Craving
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Humble oneself
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Humble oneself
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Curtain material
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Curtain material
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Surfer wannabe
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Surfer wannabe
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Movie about Wall Streeters' excesses?
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So far
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So far
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Bridge bid, briefly
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Bridge bid, briefly
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Wild West badge
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Wild West badge
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William Tell's canton
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William Tell's canton
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Brit. military honor
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Brit. military honor
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___ Tomé
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___ Tomé
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Movie about the early life of Lassie?
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___ Creed of A.D. 325
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___ Creed of A.D. 325
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Nonsense word said while pointing a finger
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Nonsense word said while pointing a finger
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Movie about the memoirs of the Duke?
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Movie about the memoirs of the Duke?
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Saint Philip ___
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Saint Philip ___
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Packing heat
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Packing heat
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The "a" in a.m.
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The "a" in a.m.
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Baseball analyst Hershiser
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Baseball analyst Hershiser
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"Siddhartha" author
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"Siddhartha" author
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River through Belgium
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River through Belgium
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Seasonal song ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 52- and 59-Across
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Geologic layers
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Geologic layers
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Meditative exercises
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Acted the host
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Acted the host
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New Zealand native
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New Zealand native
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Boozehound
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Boozehound
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Bat wood
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Bat wood
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"S.N.L." alum Oteri
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"S.N.L." alum Oteri
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Texas/Louisiana border river
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Texas/Louisiana border river
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Ticker tests, for short
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Ticker tests, for short
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Snoop (around)
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Snoop (around)
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Bygone Toyota sedan
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Bygone Toyota sedan
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Jeans brand
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Jeans brand
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Syrup base
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Syrup base
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"Young Frankenstein" woman
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"Young Frankenstein" woman
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Certain protest
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Certain protest
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Soft ball brand
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Put in stitches
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Put in stitches
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"The Plague" setting
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"The Plague" setting
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Bygone Fords
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Precarious place, metaphorically
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Precarious place, metaphorically
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___ death (overwork)
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___ death (overwork)
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Dams and does
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Dams and does
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Unit now known as a siemens
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Unit now known as a siemens
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Musical with Mungojerrie and Jennyanydots
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Musical with Mungojerrie and Jennyanydots
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Home to billions
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Home to billions
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Prim and proper, e.g.
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Prim and proper, e.g.
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Plenty, informally
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Garr who played 19-Down
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Garr who played 19-Down
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Knuckle draggers
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Knuckle draggers
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Takeoff site
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Takeoff site
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Do-re-mi
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Do-re-mi
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Evening affair
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Evening affair
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"The Iceman Cometh" playwright
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"The Iceman Cometh" playwright
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Lowly laborers
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Lowly laborers
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Mortise's mate
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Mortise's mate
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Supermodel Sastre
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Supermodel Sastre
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Hand over
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Hand over
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Cartoon baby's cry
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Cartoon baby's cry
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"Chances ___," 1957 #1 hit
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"Chances ___," 1957 #1 hit
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Address abbr.
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___ Spiegel
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___ Spiegel
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