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New York Times: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 12, 2017 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Either of the World Series winners of 2004 and '05
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Either of the World Series winners of 2004 and '05
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Pickle variety
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Pickle variety
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Talk about ad nauseam
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Talk about ad nauseam
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James ___, founder of the auction house that sold 38-Across
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James ___, founder of the auction house that sold 38-Across
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First name in solo flying
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First name in solo flying
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Gets excited about, e.g.
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Gets excited about, e.g.
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Dietetic restriction
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Dietetic restriction
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Pot thickener?
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Pot thickener?
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Desires
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Desires
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Mucky mess
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Mucky mess
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Basketball tactic
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Basketball tactic
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Jazz Appreciation Mo.
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Jazz Appreciation Mo.
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Anita of jazz
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Anita of jazz
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Cartoonist Hoff of The New Yorker
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Cartoonist Hoff of The New Yorker
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Beginning stage
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Beginning stage
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Painter Magritte
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Painter Magritte
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Mountain nymph
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Mountain nymph
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Morphine, e.g.
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Morphine, e.g.
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Renaissance painting that was sold in November 2017 for a record $450.3 million
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Renaissance painting that was sold in November 2017 for a record $450.3 million
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___ retriever
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___ retriever
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"Nothing ___" (slangy refusal)
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"Nothing ___" (slangy refusal)
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First name?
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First name?
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How some fish are caught
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How some fish are caught
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Clunky boat
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Clunky boat
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Actress Turner
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Actress Turner
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"Mazel ___!"
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"Mazel ___!"
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Excel
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Excel
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Make a request
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Make a request
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Sagacious
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Sagacious
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Some Shoshonean speakers
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Some Shoshonean speakers
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Shut down
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Shut down
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100-page stories, say
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100-page stories, say
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Passionate
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Passionate
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English king who once owned 38-Across
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English king who once owned 38-Across
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Some may be flying
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Some may be flying
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College in Westchester County, N.Y.
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College in Westchester County, N.Y.
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Colorant
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Colorant
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Leftovers
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Leftovers
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Author known for twist endings
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Author known for twist endings
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Pornographic
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Pornographic
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Observance that begins in March: Abbr.
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Observance that begins in March: Abbr.
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Teeny, for short
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Teeny, for short
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Lo-cal
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Lo-cal
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Creator of 38-Across
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Creator of 38-Across
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First name in Solo flying?
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First name in Solo flying?
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Author Oz
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Author Oz
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Eliminating the effects of wear and tear on, as was done to 38-Across
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Eliminating the effects of wear and tear on, as was done to 38-Across
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Lie on one's back and not move, maybe
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Lie on one's back and not move, maybe
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38-Across, for one
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38-Across, for one
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Met rival from D.C.
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Met rival from D.C.
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Finishes, as a cake
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Finishes, as a cake
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Someone with intelligence?
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Someone with intelligence?
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Do military duty
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Do military duty
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Pad sharer
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Pad sharer
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Not with
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Not with
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"___-haw!"
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"___-haw!"
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Make a declaration with a straight face
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Make a declaration with a straight face
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Vampire ___
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Vampire ___
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7-Down, for one
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7-Down, for one
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Boats propelled by poles
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Boats propelled by poles
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Mixer at a party
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Mixer at a party
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"M*A*S*H" actor
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"M*A*S*H" actor
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"Grant" biographer Chernow
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"Grant" biographer Chernow
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Gadot of "Justice League"
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Gadot of "Justice League"
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Word said before "then," oxymoronically
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Word said before "then," oxymoronically
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Like a dame or earl
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Like a dame or earl
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On pins and needles
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On pins and needles
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Blues great Smith
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Blues great Smith
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Main part of a ship
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Main part of a ship
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Superman without a cape
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Superman without a cape
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Gallery district in Manhattan
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Gallery district in Manhattan
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Former senator Bayh
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Former senator Bayh
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Is provided with
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Is provided with
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Work of ___ (38-Across, e.g.)
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Work of ___ (38-Across, e.g.)
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Sot's problem
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Sot's problem
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The Renaissance, e.g.
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The Renaissance, e.g.
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