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New York Times: Thursday, December 22, 2016
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, December 22, 2016 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Mark MacLachlan
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Hitchcock, for one
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Hitchcock, for one
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Leave rolling in the aisles
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Leave rolling in the aisles
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Divulge
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Divulge
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Women's beauty magazine
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Women's beauty magazine
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Zilch
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Zilch
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Army V.I.P.
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Army V.I.P.
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Islands attire
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Islands attire
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Certain football pass
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Certain football pass
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Bright-eyed
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Bright-eyed
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Fencing option
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Fencing option
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Huge
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Huge
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Narrow valley
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Narrow valley
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Buddy
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Buddy
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TV character who says "You know I wouldn't talk in front of anyone but you"
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TV character who says "You know I wouldn't talk in front of anyone but you"
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Like some sex
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Like some sex
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Support group for adolescents
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Support group for adolescents
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What may be dispensed from a dispenser
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What may be dispensed from a dispenser
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Phone button
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Phone button
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International prize first awarded to Stephen Hawking in 1979
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International prize first awarded to Stephen Hawking in 1979
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Claim
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Claim
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Things that may all be off
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Things that may all be off
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Conclude negotiations
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Conclude negotiations
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Taverns and such
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Taverns and such
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Buildup behind a dam
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Buildup behind a dam
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___ bran
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___ bran
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Pirate captain mentioned in Poe's "The Gold-Bug"
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Pirate captain mentioned in Poe's "The Gold-Bug"
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With 42-Down, home construction material ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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With 42-Down, home construction material ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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Modest skirt
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Modest skirt
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50
Perfect
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Perfect
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Whales like the one in "Moby-Dick"
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Whales like the one in "Moby-Dick"
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Prudish
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Prudish
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Checks for the ex
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Checks for the ex
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Actor Ken
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Actor Ken
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Like arrangements for some wedding receptions
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Like arrangements for some wedding receptions
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Pilgrims John and Priscilla
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Pilgrims John and Priscilla
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Leader between Mao and Jiang
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Leader between Mao and Jiang
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Not dressy
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Not dressy
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Arctic shipping hazard
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Arctic shipping hazard
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Region in western Germany
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Region in western Germany
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Part of Q.E.D.
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Part of Q.E.D.
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From abroad?
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From abroad?
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Took potshots (at)
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Took potshots (at)
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Actress Sophia
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Actress Sophia
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A penny is a small one
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A penny is a small one
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Word cried 15 times in a row by Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally ..."
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Word cried 15 times in a row by Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally ..."
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Not a knockoff
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Not a knockoff
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Inner: Prefix
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Inner: Prefix
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Some aerial show formations
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Some aerial show formations
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Bungles
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Bungles
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Melancholy
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Melancholy
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Moon of Saturn that's a French woman's name
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Moon of Saturn that's a French woman's name
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Brunch option
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Brunch option
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Fairy tale sister
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Fairy tale sister
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Teacher's handfuls
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Teacher's handfuls
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Database manager's option
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Database manager's option
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Writes on a blog
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Writes on a blog
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One of the founders of Westworld, on HBO's "Westworld"
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One of the founders of Westworld, on HBO's "Westworld"
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Prepare for framing again, say
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Prepare for framing again, say
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Fingered
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Fingered
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Big-selling Procter & Gamble product
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Big-selling Procter & Gamble product
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Competent
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Competent
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Course requirements?
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Course requirements?
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Dog in the funnies
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Dog in the funnies
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Girder also known as a rolled-steel joist
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Girder also known as a rolled-steel joist
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Victor's cry
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Victor's cry
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Punk
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Punk
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See 45-Across
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See 45-Across
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Competitor of Sapporo
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Competitor of Sapporo
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Competitor of eBay
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Competitor of eBay
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Act out
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Act out
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A party to
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A party to
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Rennes rejections
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Rennes rejections
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Lounging slipper
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Lounging slipper
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"To Live and Die ___" (1985 film)
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"To Live and Die ___" (1985 film)
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God, in Granada
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God, in Granada
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Neutral shade
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Neutral shade
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Peeved, informally
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Peeved, informally
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Steelers' grp.
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Steelers' grp.
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