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New York Times: Monday, December 24, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 24, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
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Kiss, in Spanish
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Kiss, in Spanish
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Cooper of hard rock
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Cooper of hard rock
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"That was a bear!"
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"That was a bear!"
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Reclined
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Reclined
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Snake poison
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Snake poison
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Shovel's creation
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Shovel's creation
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Dog in "The Thin Man"
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Dog in "The Thin Man"
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First ex-wife of Donald Trump
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First ex-wife of Donald Trump
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One of the Great Lakes
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One of the Great Lakes
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Features of some eco-friendly vehicles
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Features of some eco-friendly vehicles
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Give the go-ahead
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Give the go-ahead
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Comes to understand
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Comes to understand
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___ the chips fall where they may
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___ the chips fall where they may
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City near Scottsdale
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City near Scottsdale
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Dry region covering most of Botswana
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Dry region covering most of Botswana
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Swamp
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Swamp
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Similar
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Similar
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Battery for a remote
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It may or may not correspond with one's birth sex
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It may or may not correspond with one's birth sex
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More crafty
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More crafty
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"Delicious!"
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"Delicious!"
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Former attorney general Jeff
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Former attorney general Jeff
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Involving warships
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Involving warships
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Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing?
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Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing?
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Partly open, as a door
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Partly open, as a door
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One way to commute
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One way to commute
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Jane Austen title woman
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Jane Austen title woman
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Broad valley
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Broad valley
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Clement C. ___, writer of "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
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Clement C. ___, writer of "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
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One twixt 12 and 20
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One twixt 12 and 20
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Birds that hoot
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Birds that hoot
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In a pouty mood
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In a pouty mood
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George H. W. Bush had four
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George H. W. Bush had four
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Bored feeling, with "the"
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Bored feeling, with "the"
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Course you're almost guaranteed to get a good grade in
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Course you're almost guaranteed to get a good grade in
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Not get involved while something's happening
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Not get involved while something's happening
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Really cookin'
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Really cookin'
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Rah-rah
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Rah-rah
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Pry bar, e.g.
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Pry bar, e.g.
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Silly
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Silly
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Dance done in a line
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Dance done in a line
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One might end "Sent from my iPhone"
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One might end "Sent from my iPhone"
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Asthmatic noises
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Asthmatic noises
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Taboo alternative to beef
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Taboo alternative to beef
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Manning with a good throwing arm
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Manning with a good throwing arm
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Tiny
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Tiny
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Furniture giant founded in Sweden
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Furniture giant founded in Sweden
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Time after dark, in commercials
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Time after dark, in commercials
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Apply, as pesticides
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Apply, as pesticides
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Them ___ hills
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Them ___ hills
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Info on an airline website
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Info on an airline website
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Falls (over)
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Falls (over)
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Woody Allen comedy that won Best Picture
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Woody Allen comedy that won Best Picture
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Mahershala ___, co-star of 2018's "Green Book"
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Mahershala ___, co-star of 2018's "Green Book"
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Cleanse (of)
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Cleanse (of)
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Eisenhower, informally
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Eisenhower, informally
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Say it isn't so
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Say it isn't so
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Some fourth down scores: Abbr.
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Some fourth down scores: Abbr.
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Wishes
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Wishes
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Once, back in the day
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Once, back in the day
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Sandwich fish
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Sandwich fish
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Ottoman inns
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Ottoman inns
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Parts of a Cold War arsenal, for short
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Parts of a Cold War arsenal, for short
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Words to a josher
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Words to a josher
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Actor Williamson
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Actor Williamson
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Sarcastic comments
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Sarcastic comments
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Alternative to YouTube
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Alternative to YouTube
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Some jingle writers
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Some jingle writers
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Favors one side
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Favors one side
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___ Poupon mustard
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___ Poupon mustard
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Hullabaloo
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Hullabaloo
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Scary part of a T. rex
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