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New York Times: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 27, 2011 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
John Dunn
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Head off
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Head off
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See 13-Across
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Deviate from a course
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Deviate from a course
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Sprays, as a crowd in a 6-Across
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Sprays, as a crowd in a 6-Across
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Petrol amount
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Petrol amount
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A pitcher should have a low one, in brief
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A pitcher should have a low one, in brief
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1954 monster film setting
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1954 monster film setting
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Busiest airport on the West Coast, informally
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Busiest airport on the West Coast, informally
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Franc replacement
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Franc replacement
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Immense, in poetry
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Immense, in poetry
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Friend in war
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Friend in war
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1948 John Wayne western
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1948 John Wayne western
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Frozen waffle brand
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Frozen waffle brand
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Drinker's road offense, for short
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Drinker's road offense, for short
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It may have an arch or a lintel
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It may have an arch or a lintel
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What buoys do
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What buoys do
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Battery terminal
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Battery terminal
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Course that you waltz through
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Course that you waltz through
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It gives a hoot
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It gives a hoot
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Formidable opponents
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Formidable opponents
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Nightfall, in poetry
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Nightfall, in poetry
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___ Ste. Marie
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___ Ste. Marie
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Baker who sang "Giving You the Best That I Got"
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Baker who sang "Giving You the Best That I Got"
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"___ not what your country ..."
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"___ not what your country ..."
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Brahma, in Hinduism
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Brahma, in Hinduism
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PC's brain
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PC's brain
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The Bible, e.g.
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The Bible, e.g.
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City that's home to the winner of the first two Super Bowls
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City that's home to the winner of the first two Super Bowls
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Pod contents
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Pod contents
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Catcher's position
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Catcher's position
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Ontario tribe
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Ontario tribe
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Dartmouth or Brown
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Dartmouth or Brown
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Some Winslow Homer art ... or what five answers in this puzzle are?
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Some Winslow Homer art ... or what five answers in this puzzle are?
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Prefix with natal
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Prefix with natal
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Sambuca flavoring
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Sambuca flavoring
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Tighten, as laces
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Tighten, as laces
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Wildebeest
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Wildebeest
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Reasons for braces
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Reasons for braces
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Hearth waste
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Hearth waste
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Color of honey
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Color of honey
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Cherish
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Cherish
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Virtual holiday greeting
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Virtual holiday greeting
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3 minutes 43 seconds for running a mile, e.g.
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3 minutes 43 seconds for running a mile, e.g.
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"Ba-a-ad!"
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"Ba-a-ad!"
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Harshness
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Harshness
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"Like ___ not ..."
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"Like ___ not ..."
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Start of a cry by Juliet
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Start of a cry by Juliet
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Start of the end of a countdown
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Start of the end of a countdown
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It's between Korea and China
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It's between Korea and China
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Name on a map of Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan
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Name on a map of Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan
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Like some crayons
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Like some crayons
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Swim meet assignment
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Swim meet assignment
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James of the Met
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James of the Met
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Taj Mahal site
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Taj Mahal site
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"Count me in!"
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"Count me in!"
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Loses it altogether
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Loses it altogether
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Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"
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Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"
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Affirmatives
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Affirmatives
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Bronx Bomber
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Bronx Bomber
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Pear variety
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Pear variety
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Man ___ (A.P.'s Horse of the Century)
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Man ___ (A.P.'s Horse of the Century)
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Linda Ronstadt hit co-written by Roy Orbison
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Linda Ronstadt hit co-written by Roy Orbison
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"ER" actor Epps
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"ER" actor Epps
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Room with few or no windows
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Room with few or no windows
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"Blah, blah, blah ..."
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"Blah, blah, blah ..."
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Neighbor of Thailand
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Neighbor of Thailand
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___ Baiul, 1994 Winter Olympics gold medalist
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___ Baiul, 1994 Winter Olympics gold medalist
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Fester and Remus
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Fester and Remus
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Take a stab
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Take a stab
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Hard to come by
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Hard to come by
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Very thin soup
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Very thin soup
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Eagle's nest
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Eagle's nest
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Affirmatives
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Radar sound
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Radar sound
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Deadlocked
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Deadlocked
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Stick in a medicine cabinet
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Stick in a medicine cabinet
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Joker
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Joker
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___ pro nobis (pray for us: Lat.)
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___ pro nobis (pray for us: Lat.)
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