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New York Times: Thursday, December 10, 2015
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 10, 2015 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Timothy Polin
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Young wolves
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Young wolves
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Unenviable situation
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Unenviable situation
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Bloke
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Bloke
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Blues chanteuse Washington
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Blues chanteuse Washington
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That señora
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That señora
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Build up
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Build up
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Geopolitical term introduced in the 2002 State of the Union
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Geopolitical term introduced in the 2002 State of the Union
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Game box specification
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Game box specification
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Infernal
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Infernal
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One drawing alluring images
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One drawing alluring images
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Wipes (out)
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Wipes (out)
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Phoenician or Palestinian
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Phoenician or Palestinian
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Treacherous bend
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Treacherous bend
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School of thought
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School of thought
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Greasy spoon
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Greasy spoon
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White-tailed eagles
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White-tailed eagles
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Succession within an ethnic group?
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Succession within an ethnic group?
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Question thoroughly
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Question thoroughly
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Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle's completed grid?
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Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle's completed grid?
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___ toast
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___ toast
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Disney friend of Flounder and Sebastian
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Disney friend of Flounder and Sebastian
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Verbalize
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Verbalize
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___ Stavro Blofeld (Bond archvillain)
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___ Stavro Blofeld (Bond archvillain)
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Onetime NBC parent
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Onetime NBC parent
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"Get a room" elicitor, for short
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"Get a room" elicitor, for short
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Accrue hand over fist
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Accrue hand over fist
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Swirls
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Swirls
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Something lost and returned in a fairy tale
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Something lost and returned in a fairy tale
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City ENE of Cleveland, OH
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City ENE of Cleveland, OH
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Setting for the George Clooney film "The Descendants"
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Setting for the George Clooney film "The Descendants"
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Poet who won a 1967 Pulitzer for "Live or Die"
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Poet who won a 1967 Pulitzer for "Live or Die"
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Reputation
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Reputation
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"It"
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"It"
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One-named R&B singer with the hit "1, 2 Step"
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One-named R&B singer with the hit "1, 2 Step"
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Have a dinner for, say
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Have a dinner for, say
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Actor McGregor
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Actor McGregor
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A crucible is a hard one
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A crucible is a hard one
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Spots for computer users
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Spots for computer users
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Hooks up
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Hooks up
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Turkish pooh-bah
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Turkish pooh-bah
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Worker at a stable
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Worker at a stable
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Series of races
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Series of races
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Singer befriended by a young Forrest Gump
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Singer befriended by a young Forrest Gump
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Was an errant driver?
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Was an errant driver?
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Sub choice
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Sub choice
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Go on and on and on
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Go on and on and on
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Salubrious
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Salubrious
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Pithecological study
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Pithecological study
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Trying type
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Trying type
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Terpsichore's domain
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Terpsichore's domain
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Bone to pick?
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Bone to pick?
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Head of a conspiracy
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Head of a conspiracy
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Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Famer
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Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Famer
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"Surely not ME!?"
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"Surely not ME!?"
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Northern game
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Northern game
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Classic Mercedes roadsters
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Classic Mercedes roadsters
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Honey-colored
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Honey-colored
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Early afternoon ora
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Early afternoon ora
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Flynn of film
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Flynn of film
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Dallas institution, for short
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Dallas institution, for short
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Lunar celebration
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Lunar celebration
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Like the core of the sun
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Like the core of the sun
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Chow line?
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Chow line?
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"Guns"
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"Guns"
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Opening word
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Opening word
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Thus far, informally
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Thus far, informally
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Several works of Michelangelo
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Several works of Michelangelo
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Order out?
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Order out?
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Lotus position in yoga, e.g.
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Lotus position in yoga, e.g.
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Removal
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Removal
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Storied assassin
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Storied assassin
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Song of the South
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Song of the South
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Typo, e.g.
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Typo, e.g.
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Bring aboard
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Bring aboard
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Low hand?
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Low hand?
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Build
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Build
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