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New York Times: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, December 30, 2015 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Mary Lou Guizzo,
Jeff Chen
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"No ___" ("Sure thing")
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"No ___" ("Sure thing")
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Big ray
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Big ray
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At the home of, abroad
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At the home of, abroad
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Last performer at Woodstock, informally
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Last performer at Woodstock, informally
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Letter-shaped construction piece
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Letter-shaped construction piece
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Competent
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Competent
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Palm starch
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Palm starch
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Chutzpah
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Chutzpah
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Bloodhound's asset
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Bloodhound's asset
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Physics Nobelist who pioneered in quantum mechanics
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Physics Nobelist who pioneered in quantum mechanics
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TV monitors?
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TV monitors?
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Antarctica, so to speak
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Antarctica, so to speak
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Dead-on
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Dead-on
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Old knockoff of an IBM product
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Old knockoff of an IBM product
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Vast expanse
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Vast expanse
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Everglades transport
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Everglades transport
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Sinful
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Sinful
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Federal Reserve chairman under four presidents
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Federal Reserve chairman under four presidents
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Sums: Abbr.
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Sums: Abbr.
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"That's really cool!"
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"That's really cool!"
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Many rushers
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Many rushers
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Maestro Zubin
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Maestro Zubin
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The shakes, for short
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The shakes, for short
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Moon in "Return of the Jedi"
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Moon in "Return of the Jedi"
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Equipment at fast-food restaurants
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Equipment at fast-food restaurants
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Big shrimp
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Big shrimp
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Football Hall-of-Famer with a nickname befitting his elusiveness on the field
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Football Hall-of-Famer with a nickname befitting his elusiveness on the field
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Bamako is its capital
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Bamako is its capital
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String quartet member
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String quartet member
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Lip-puckering
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Lip-puckering
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"___ on both your houses!"
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"___ on both your houses!"
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"At-ten-SHUN!," e.g.
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"At-ten-SHUN!," e.g.
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Part of Y.S.L.
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Part of Y.S.L.
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With 65- and 66-Across, when to sing the song in the shaded squares
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With 65- and 66-Across, when to sing the song in the shaded squares
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See 64-Across
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One- or two-piece attire, for short
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Small inlet
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Small inlet
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Modern version of "Jumping Jehoshaphat!"
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Modern version of "Jumping Jehoshaphat!"
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"Lincoln" or "Gandhi"
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"Lincoln" or "Gandhi"
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Something that makes a difference?
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Something that makes a difference?
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Man's name that's a homophone of 16-Across
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Man's name that's a homophone of 16-Across
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Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory"
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Almost any character on "The Big Bang Theory"
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Rikki-tikki-___
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Rikki-tikki-___
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Yanqui
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Yanqui
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Nix
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Nix
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"Game of Thrones" airer
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"Game of Thrones" airer
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Center of excellence?
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Center of excellence?
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Letter after wye
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Letter after wye
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Beelike
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Beelike
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Sales reps maintain them: Abbr.
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Sales reps maintain them: Abbr.
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No. 2s
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No. 2s
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Nondairy coffee additive
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Nondairy coffee additive
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Ruddiness
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Ruddiness
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Try to avoid getting punched, say
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Try to avoid getting punched, say
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Incessantly
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Incessantly
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Struck (out)
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Struck (out)
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Goofed
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Goofed
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See 35-Down
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With 32-Down, 1950s counterculture figures
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With 32-Down, 1950s counterculture figures
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French comic series that has sold 350+ million copies worldwide
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French comic series that has sold 350+ million copies worldwide
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Fine, e.g.
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Fine, e.g.
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Big inits. in bowling
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Big inits. in bowling
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Soon-to-be grads
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Soon-to-be grads
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The Who's "Who ___ You"
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The Who's "Who ___ You"
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Long time
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Long time
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Last royal house of Italy
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Last royal house of Italy
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Some still-life fruit
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Some still-life fruit
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Royal title
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Royal title
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Film character who says "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things"
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Film character who says "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things"
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Met or Card
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Met or Card
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Simian cousin of a 56-Down
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Simian cousin of a 56-Down
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Simian cousin of a 55-Down
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Simian cousin of a 55-Down
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Title for M.L.K. Jr.
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Title for M.L.K. Jr.
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Trading place in Japan: Abbr.
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