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New York Times: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 31, 2019 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Evan Kalish
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Diving gear
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Diving gear
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Home to seven "-stan" countries
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Home to seven "-stan" countries
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Drive-up bank conveniences
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Drive-up bank conveniences
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Wagner on a very valuable baseball card
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Wagner on a very valuable baseball card
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James of Her Majesty's Secret Service
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James of Her Majesty's Secret Service
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Actress Patricia of "Hud"
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Actress Patricia of "Hud"
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*Currency replaced by the euro
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*Currency replaced by the euro
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___ a soul (no one)
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___ a soul (no one)
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G.O.P. fund-raising org.
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G.O.P. fund-raising org.
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Makes a boo-boo
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Makes a boo-boo
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Apply suddenly, as brakes
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Apply suddenly, as brakes
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Not go bad
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Not go bad
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Just one small bite
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Just one small bite
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Pigeon's sound
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Pigeon's sound
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Trip through the bush
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Trip through the bush
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*Decorative garden feature with fish
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*Decorative garden feature with fish
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Many an adopted pet
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Many an adopted pet
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Star pitchers
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Star pitchers
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*Almost-identical pair, figuratively
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*Almost-identical pair, figuratively
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___ Sea (mostly dried-up lake)
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___ Sea (mostly dried-up lake)
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Country on an isthmus
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Country on an isthmus
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*It flows through Turin
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*It flows through Turin
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Big name in sunglasses
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Big name in sunglasses
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Clinch victory in
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Clinch victory in
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Result of a coup
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Result of a coup
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Top-notch
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Top-notch
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Preachers preach it
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Preachers preach it
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Oodles
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Oodles
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Periods after the fourth qtr.
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Periods after the fourth qtr.
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Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)
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Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)
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Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues
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Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues
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"Dear Santa" requests
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"Dear Santa" requests
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Like 2, 4, 6, 8 ...
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Like 2, 4, 6, 8 ...
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The mermaid in "The Little Mermaid"
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The mermaid in "The Little Mermaid"
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Magnetite and cassiterite
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Magnetite and cassiterite
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Common first word
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Common first word
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"___ after class"
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"___ after class"
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Neglects, as responsibilities
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Neglects, as responsibilities
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It's reshaped by Lasik surgery
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It's reshaped by Lasik surgery
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Humanitarian org. since 1946
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Humanitarian org. since 1946
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Clear tables in a restaurant
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Clear tables in a restaurant
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Tennis's Arthur ___ Stadium
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Tennis's Arthur ___ Stadium
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Call off, as a mission
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Call off, as a mission
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Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness?
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Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness?
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Alternative to an Airbnb
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Alternative to an Airbnb
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Supplements
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Supplements
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Elsa's sister in "Frozen"
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Elsa's sister in "Frozen"
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Fans of Conan O'Brien, colloquially
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Fans of Conan O'Brien, colloquially
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Cast away, like Crusoe
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Cast away, like Crusoe
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Subtle acknowledgments
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Subtle acknowledgments
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Give kudos
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Give kudos
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Floral necklace
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Floral necklace
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Sentence shortener
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Sentence shortener
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Yarn purchase
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Yarn purchase
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Gym lifter's unit
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Gym lifter's unit
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Tropical fruit with orange flesh
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Tropical fruit with orange flesh
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Mafia bosses
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Mafia bosses
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Olympics chant
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Olympics chant
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Like the French and Italian flags
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Like the French and Italian flags
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Silently bids adieu
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Silently bids adieu
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Limited, as a search
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Limited, as a search
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Doctors' org.
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Doctors' org.
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Thank you, in Tokyo
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Thank you, in Tokyo
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Eggs on sushi
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Eggs on sushi
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Like some teeth, pork and punches
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Like some teeth, pork and punches
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Get down on the dance floor
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Get down on the dance floor
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"God Save the Queen," for one
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"God Save the Queen," for one
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Big name in chocolate and bottled water
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Big name in chocolate and bottled water
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Zapped at a riot, perhaps
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Zapped at a riot, perhaps
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Kagan on the bench
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Kagan on the bench
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Comment at a bridge table
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Comment at a bridge table
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Herbal brews
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Herbal brews
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Egg cells
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Egg cells
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Emotion that's "raised"
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Emotion that's "raised"
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