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New York Times: Thursday, December 15, 2016
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 15, 2016 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jacob Stulberg
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Kickoff
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Kickoff
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"For shame!"
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"For shame!"
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Only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam event at least four times
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Only tennis player to have won each Grand Slam event at least four times
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Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
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Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
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Reuters competitor
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Reuters competitor
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Words to live by
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Words to live by
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Bombing, as a joke
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Bombing, as a joke
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Parties hard, in modern lingo
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Parties hard, in modern lingo
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Doc's image, e.g.?
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Doc's image, e.g.?
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Drunks
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Drunks
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Windows that are usually closed
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Windows that are usually closed
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Singer with the 2008 album "And Winter Came ..."
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Singer with the 2008 album "And Winter Came ..."
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Trendy type
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Trendy type
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Spoil
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Spoil
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Say with a raised hand
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Say with a raised hand
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Tidy oneself
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Tidy oneself
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Slipper part
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Slipper part
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It's not allowed in many classrooms
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It's not allowed in many classrooms
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Discriminatory part of post-Reconstruction legislation
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Discriminatory part of post-Reconstruction legislation
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Biblical beast
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Biblical beast
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Slim ___ (snack sticks)
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Slim ___ (snack sticks)
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To date
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To date
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"That hurts!"
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"That hurts!"
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Chippendales dancers have nice ones
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Chippendales dancers have nice ones
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Short-stemmed vessel
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Short-stemmed vessel
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Actor Epps
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Actor Epps
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Bygone record label
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Bygone record label
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Is worth doing
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Is worth doing
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Had something
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Had something
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Title character who never appears
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Title character who never appears
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Christmastime refrain
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Christmastime refrain
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___ paper (abrasive)
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___ paper (abrasive)
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Ill. neighbor
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Ill. neighbor
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Plot feature of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida"
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Plot feature of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida"
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Bolt
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Bolt
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Lines on some maps: Abbr.
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Lines on some maps: Abbr.
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Glide
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Glide
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Cover with graffiti, say
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Cover with graffiti, say
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1990s sitcom about a bookstore owner
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1990s sitcom about a bookstore owner
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Kid's father
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Kid's father
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Mideastern heat?
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Mideastern heat?
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Whups
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Whups
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School whose mascot is Jumbo the elephant
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School whose mascot is Jumbo the elephant
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Juicy front-page story
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Juicy front-page story
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___ bag
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___ bag
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Fragrant Italian brandy
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Fragrant Italian brandy
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Joe Six-Pack
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Joe Six-Pack
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Crack
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Crack
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Bob who directed the 1966 musical "Sweet Charity"
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Bob who directed the 1966 musical "Sweet Charity"
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Witch
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Witch
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Be successful
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Be successful
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Word with trip or strip
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Word with trip or strip
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"You said it!"
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"You said it!"
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British ___
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British ___
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"So what?"
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"So what?"
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Sports org. with pitching
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Sports org. with pitching
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Lines on some maps: Abbr.
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Lines on some maps: Abbr.
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1969 film whose working title was "The Loners"
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1969 film whose working title was "The Loners"
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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Volt per ampere
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Volt per ampere
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"I will speak daggers to her, but ___ none": Hamlet
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"I will speak daggers to her, but ___ none": Hamlet
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Came together
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Came together
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Dish in a tortilla
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Dish in a tortilla
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Part of a truck
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Part of a truck
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Rope
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Rope
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To some degree
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To some degree
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Like bon mots
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Like bon mots
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Safe spaces
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Safe spaces
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Summoned
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Summoned
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Factor in a wine rating
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Factor in a wine rating
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Home to the Sami people
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Home to the Sami people
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Green sides
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Green sides
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British protectorate until 1957
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British protectorate until 1957
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"Finally!"
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"Finally!"
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Tell
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Tell
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Window coverings
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Window coverings
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Middling
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Middling
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Escapade
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