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New York Times: Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 25, 2013 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jacob Stulberg
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Punched-out parts of paper ballots
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Punched-out parts of paper ballots
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It's difficult to see through
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It's difficult to see through
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Writes as a postscript, say
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Writes as a postscript, say
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Monsieur ___ (Jacques Tati role)
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Monsieur ___ (Jacques Tati role)
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It's east of Europe
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It's east of Europe
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Quite an achievement
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Quite an achievement
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Cara of "Fame"
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Cara of "Fame"
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Senseless
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Senseless
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Prefix with present
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Prefix with present
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Stronger and harder
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Stronger and harder
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Hullabaloo
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Hullabaloo
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Common desk shape
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Common desk shape
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Tea type
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Tea type
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Barn ___
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Barn ___
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Locale for an ibex
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Locale for an ibex
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Error
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Error
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"___ is not a lasting teacher of duty": Cicero
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"___ is not a lasting teacher of duty": Cicero
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Senseless
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Senseless
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___ vie
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___ vie
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One set of gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" ... as suggested by the shaded squares?
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One set of gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" ... as suggested by the shaded squares?
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Hint
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Hint
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Ukraine and others, once: Abbr.
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Ukraine and others, once: Abbr.
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Nuts and fruit, in part, for squirrels
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Nuts and fruit, in part, for squirrels
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Rebellious region of the Caucasus
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Rebellious region of the Caucasus
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Method: Abbr.
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Method: Abbr.
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Sellout sign
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Sellout sign
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Via ___ (main street of ancient Rome)
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Via ___ (main street of ancient Rome)
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The Big Apple, for short
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The Big Apple, for short
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Second-highest peak in the Cascades
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Second-highest peak in the Cascades
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Sport not played officially in the Olympics since 1908
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Sport not played officially in the Olympics since 1908
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"Me neither"
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"Me neither"
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Devastation
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Devastation
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Fuming
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Fuming
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"Yikes!"
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"Yikes!"
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Not new
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Not new
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Christmas tree decoration
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Christmas tree decoration
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Godsend
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Godsend
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Memory Stick manufacturer
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Memory Stick manufacturer
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Anatomical sacs
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Anatomical sacs
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X X X
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X X X
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Offended
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Offended
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Sheltered, at sea
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Sheltered, at sea
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Gift recipient
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Gift recipient
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___ Artois (beer)
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___ Artois (beer)
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Shock of hair
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Shock of hair
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Seize
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Seize
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Backboard attachment
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Backboard attachment
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Japanese dance-drama
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Japanese dance-drama
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Raised above?
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Raised above?
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Infomercial part
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Infomercial part
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___ Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary
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___ Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary
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Kool-Aid instruction
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Kool-Aid instruction
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"___ Anything" (1994 Nick Nolte/Albert Brooks film)
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"___ Anything" (1994 Nick Nolte/Albert Brooks film)
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Baffling problem
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Baffling problem
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Poker targets?
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Poker targets?
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Leaving for
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Leaving for
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Small dams
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Small dams
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Aa and pahoehoe
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Aa and pahoehoe
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Distant radiation source
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Distant radiation source
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North African capital
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North African capital
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Lawn tool
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Lawn tool
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Sauce made with pine nuts
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Sauce made with pine nuts
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Downturn
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Downturn
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E.R. figures
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E.R. figures
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Suggest
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Suggest
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"This I Promise You" group, 2000
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"This I Promise You" group, 2000
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Hubristic flier of myth
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Hubristic flier of myth
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Ancient Mideast language
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Ancient Mideast language
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Bizarre
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Bizarre
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Not subtle, as humor
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Not subtle, as humor
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Hardly the hoi polloi type
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Hardly the hoi polloi type
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Syllables from Santa
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Syllables from Santa
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Florence's river
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Florence's river
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Humorist Rooney
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Humorist Rooney
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Downturns
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Downturns
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Typesetting direction
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Typesetting direction
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Sushi fish
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Sushi fish
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Tour grp.
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Tour grp.
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