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New York Times: Monday, December 16, 2019
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 16, 2019 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Howard Barkin,
Kevin Christian
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___ hostel (inexpensive accommodations)
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___ hostel (inexpensive accommodations)
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Err
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McEntire of country music
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McEntire of country music
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Links legend Palmer, familiarly
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Links legend Palmer, familiarly
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Actor Epps of "House"
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Actor Epps of "House"
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Wicked
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Wicked
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Recurring Tyler Perry movie role
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Recurring Tyler Perry movie role
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Miller ___ (low-calorie beer)
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Miller ___ (low-calorie beer)
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Hair on a horse or a lion
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Hair on a horse or a lion
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*Trilogy set in Middle-earth, with "The"
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*Trilogy set in Middle-earth, with "The"
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A.M.A. members
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A.M.A. members
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Candlemaker's supply
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Candlemaker's supply
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Nag, nag, nag
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Nag, nag, nag
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Unite
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Unite
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Banned insecticide
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Banned insecticide
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Early April zodiac sign
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Early April zodiac sign
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[Just like that, it's gone!]
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[Just like that, it's gone!]
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Otherworldly glow
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Otherworldly glow
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*Container for a Kellogg's cereal
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*Container for a Kellogg's cereal
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Folk singer and protester Joan
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Folk singer and protester Joan
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Singer/songwriter Redding
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Singer/songwriter Redding
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Author Zora ___ Hurston
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Author Zora ___ Hurston
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Cunning
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Cunning
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Muscle pain
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Muscle pain
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Is of use to
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Is of use to
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Wine barrel wood
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Wine barrel wood
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One more than bi-
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One more than bi-
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*Reputed place at the North Pole
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*Reputed place at the North Pole
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"The ___ thickens"
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"The ___ thickens"
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Words before and after "or not" in a Shakespeare quote
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Words before and after "or not" in a Shakespeare quote
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Choreographer Alvin
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Choreographer Alvin
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Wander about
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Wander about
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Bell-ringing makeup company
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Bell-ringing makeup company
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Harsh light
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Harsh light
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Once around the sun
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Once around the sun
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Marsh plant
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Marsh plant
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What the answer to each of the starred clues has
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What the answer to each of the starred clues has
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Orange root vegetable
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Kind of test whose answers can't be erased
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Kind of test whose answers can't be erased
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Computer command to go back
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Computer command to go back
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Arena section
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Arena section
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Physical expression of frustration, in modern lingo
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Physical expression of frustration, in modern lingo
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Plays a round
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Plays a round
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Leave off, as the last letter in this clu
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Leave off, as the last letter in this clu
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Words at a swearing-in ceremony
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Words at a swearing-in ceremony
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Amenity at most hotels and airports
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Amenity at most hotels and airports
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Altered version of a song
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Altered version of a song
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"Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway hit)
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"Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway hit)
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Google alternative
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Google alternative
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Pub offerings
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Pub offerings
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Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby
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Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby
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Published
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Published
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Nasty comments
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Nasty comments
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Typeface alternative to Helvetica
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Typeface alternative to Helvetica
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Unpredictable, in an unwanted way
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Unpredictable, in an unwanted way
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"Unbelievable!"
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"Unbelievable!"
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Animated lead singer of the Pussycats
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Animated lead singer of the Pussycats
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"My bad!"
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"My bad!"
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Largest city in the United Arab Emirates
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Largest city in the United Arab Emirates
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Wryly humorous
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Wryly humorous
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What the I.R.S. collects
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What the I.R.S. collects
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The white stuff in an orange
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The white stuff in an orange
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Riding the waves
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Riding the waves
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Jon Bon Jovi or Simon Le Bon
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Jon Bon Jovi or Simon Le Bon
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Make a mental image of
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Make a mental image of
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Grp. to call for a tow
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Grp. to call for a tow
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Biblical boat
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Biblical boat
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Furry swimmer
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Furry swimmer
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Poll finding, perhaps
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Poll finding, perhaps
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Lively for one's age
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Lively for one's age
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Spiky plant with soothing juice
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Spiky plant with soothing juice
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Celestial explosion
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Celestial explosion
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Created a tapestry
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Created a tapestry
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Slender woodwind
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Slender woodwind
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Ending with Capitol or Faith
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Ending with Capitol or Faith
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Name of many Norwegian kings
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Name of many Norwegian kings
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___ Noël (boss of 65-Across, in France)
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___ Noël (boss of 65-Across, in France)
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Positive response
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