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New York Times: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 17, 2013 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Paula Gamache
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"___ Poetica"
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"___ Poetica"
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Alerts to cruisers, for short
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Alerts to cruisers, for short
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Footlong sandwich maker
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Footlong sandwich maker
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Fraternity T
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Fraternity T
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In fashion
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In fashion
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"Seinfeld" ex-girlfriend
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"Seinfeld" ex-girlfriend
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*Sheriff's insignia, in old westerns
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*Sheriff's insignia, in old westerns
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How to make money "the old-fashioned way"
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How to make money "the old-fashioned way"
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Like trees during the spring
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Like trees during the spring
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Privy to
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Privy to
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Shot from an air gun
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Shot from an air gun
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Burns black
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Burns black
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L.B.J. or J.F.K., but not D.D.E.
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L.B.J. or J.F.K., but not D.D.E.
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Speak on the stump
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Speak on the stump
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Old coll. entrance hurdle
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Old coll. entrance hurdle
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*Actor named in a "Six Degrees" game
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*Actor named in a "Six Degrees" game
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Hemingway novel title location
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Hemingway novel title location
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Oaxaca uncle
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Oaxaca uncle
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Piece next to a bishop: Abbr.
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Piece next to a bishop: Abbr.
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Word with sister and story
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Word with sister and story
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Some appliances, for short
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Some appliances, for short
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Alley-___ (hoops play)
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Alley-___ (hoops play)
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"Nope, not interested"
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"Nope, not interested"
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Ironfisted ruler
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Ironfisted ruler
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*Tangy breakfast item
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*Tangy breakfast item
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Stock exchange debuts, briefly
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Stock exchange debuts, briefly
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Author James
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Author James
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Sounds from Santa
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Sounds from Santa
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Surgically implanted tube
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Surgically implanted tube
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Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue
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Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue
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Swiss river
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Swiss river
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Italian granny
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Italian granny
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Supercute marsupials
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Supercute marsupials
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*Packers' hometown
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*Packers' hometown
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"Good enough for me"
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"Good enough for me"
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"... happily ___ after"
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"... happily ___ after"
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Carbon-dating estimation
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Carbon-dating estimation
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Have faith in
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Have faith in
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Shoulder muscle, for short
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Shoulder muscle, for short
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The "R" of Roy G. Biv
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The "R" of Roy G. Biv
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Where webs may accumulate
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Where webs may accumulate
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Galoshes go-with
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Galoshes go-with
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*Tanning method
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*Tanning method
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Prep schools: Abbr.
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Prep schools: Abbr.
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M.A. follow-up, maybe
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M.A. follow-up, maybe
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Grandiose proposal
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Grandiose proposal
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Part of many a Shakespearean act
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Part of many a Shakespearean act
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Observed
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Observed
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Suffix meaning "little one"
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Suffix meaning "little one"
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Singer Streisand
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Singer Streisand
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*Recover, as lost love
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*Recover, as lost love
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Jennifer of "Friends"
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Jennifer of "Friends"
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"Not ___" ("Be patient")
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"Not ___" ("Be patient")
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Puts underground
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Puts underground
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Neglect to mention
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Neglect to mention
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Wind instruments
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Wind instruments
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"The Lord of the Rings" creature
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"The Lord of the Rings" creature
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Serving on a skewer
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Serving on a skewer
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Bruce who played Dr. Watson
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Bruce who played Dr. Watson
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Bub
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Bub
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Show disdain for, in a way
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Show disdain for, in a way
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"___-la-la!"
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"___-la-la!"
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Lacking in variety
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Lacking in variety
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*Tommy's game in the Who's rock opera "Tommy"
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*Tommy's game in the Who's rock opera "Tommy"
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Response to a wisecrack
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Response to a wisecrack
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Merit
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Merit
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*Feature of many a charity gala
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*Feature of many a charity gala
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Ship's carrying capacity
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Ship's carrying capacity
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How some temperatures - and tests - are taken
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How some temperatures - and tests - are taken
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Stuffed
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Stuffed
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Didn't go
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Didn't go
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"Hägar the Horrible" dog
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"Hägar the Horrible" dog
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"He's like ___ to me"
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"He's like ___ to me"
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___ Royale (cocktail)
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___ Royale (cocktail)
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Hubbub
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Hubbub
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Sinuous fish
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Sinuous fish
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