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New York Times: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Saturday, December 8, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Barry C. Silk
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A flat alternative
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A flat alternative
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Like some alibis and stomachs
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Like some alibis and stomachs
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Green wheels
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Green wheels
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Oscar-nominated player of Sonny Wortzik
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Oscar-nominated player of Sonny Wortzik
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Salsa brand
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Salsa brand
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Telephone connectors
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Telephone connectors
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One for the team?
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One for the team?
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Better
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Better
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Fig. on some applications
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Fig. on some applications
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1935 Cagney crime film
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1935 Cagney crime film
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Rich sources of vitamin K
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Rich sources of vitamin K
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Diamond with many cuts
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Diamond with many cuts
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"Use ta Be My Girl" group, with "the"
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"Use ta Be My Girl" group, with "the"
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They're crunchable: Abbr.
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They're crunchable: Abbr.
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Seminal name in science fiction
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Seminal name in science fiction
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Mr. Pricklepants in "Toy Story 3," e.g.
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Mr. Pricklepants in "Toy Story 3," e.g.
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How many are chosen?
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How many are chosen?
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Pentateuch peak
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Pentateuch peak
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Least legitimate
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Least legitimate
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Rich or poor: Abbr.
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Rich or poor: Abbr.
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Its members are in order
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Its members are in order
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Toolbar lineup
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Toolbar lineup
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Going rate?: Abbr.
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Going rate?: Abbr.
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Deadening device
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Deadening device
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Experience ecdysis
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Experience ecdysis
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One of the Jonas brothers
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One of the Jonas brothers
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"Dracula" heroine Harker
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"Dracula" heroine Harker
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Series after the opener?
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Series after the opener?
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Wings
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Wings
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Unpleasant sound in nature
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Unpleasant sound in nature
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Woman who's hard to reach
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Woman who's hard to reach
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Seat of New York's Chemung County
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Seat of New York's Chemung County
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Part of many a detour
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Part of many a detour
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"Fudge!"
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"Fudge!"
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Like some martinis
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Like some martinis
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Beer hall turn-on?
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Beer hall turn-on?
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German resistance leader?
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German resistance leader?
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Boeing X-51 engine, e.g.
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Boeing X-51 engine, e.g.
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They snap easily
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They snap easily
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One in play?
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One in play?
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Frequent feeling for 3-Down
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Frequent feeling for 3-Down
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Shoe-lacing, e.g.
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Shoe-lacing, e.g.
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Made-to-order item?
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Made-to-order item?
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Wear with flares
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Wear with flares
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Processor speed, hard disk space, etc.
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Processor speed, hard disk space, etc.
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It's often handed down
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It's often handed down
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Where you may be in France
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Where you may be in France
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Player who's way too good, say
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Player who's way too good, say
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Part of a lane arrangement
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Part of a lane arrangement
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Deal-killing declaration
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Deal-killing declaration
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Bank of ___ (institution the A-Team was jailed for robbing)
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Bank of ___ (institution the A-Team was jailed for robbing)
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Big Blue member, for short
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Big Blue member, for short
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Washington attraction with a punny name
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Washington attraction with a punny name
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Radios, e.g.
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Radios, e.g.
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Soft palate
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Soft palate
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Fifth pillar of Islam
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Fifth pillar of Islam
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Newbie's resource
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Newbie's resource
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Cartoon character that was one of the first images transmitted on TV
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Cartoon character that was one of the first images transmitted on TV
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Like sirens
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Like sirens
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Novel creation
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Novel creation
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A whole lot of juice?
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A whole lot of juice?
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Ytterbium's atomic number
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Ytterbium's atomic number
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Tipple
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Tipple
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Sacrum neighbor
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Sacrum neighbor
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Senior
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Senior
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Front
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Front
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Hit below the belt
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Hit below the belt
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Calls for
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Calls for
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Mystique
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Mystique
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"How dare you!" accompanier
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"How dare you!" accompanier
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One ends on Sept. 30
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One ends on Sept. 30
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Anatomy test, briefly?
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