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New York Times: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, December 7, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Margaret Seikel
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Truck weigh station unit
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Truck weigh station unit
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Enter one's password
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Enter one's password
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Contents of an hourglass
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Contents of an hourglass
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Boston's Mass. ___
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Boston's Mass. ___
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Birth announcement units
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Birth announcement units
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Charlie's Angels, e.g.
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Charlie's Angels, e.g.
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'Tis the season: Abbr.
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'Tis the season: Abbr.
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One remedy for a hangover, supposedly
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One remedy for a hangover, supposedly
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Place to attach a surfboard leash
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Place to attach a surfboard leash
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Big ___ (cheapo's opposite)
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Big ___ (cheapo's opposite)
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Place to pick up a pepperoni pie, perhaps
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Place to pick up a pepperoni pie, perhaps
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Card in Uno or action on Spotify
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Card in Uno or action on Spotify
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Actress Glazer of "Broad City"
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Actress Glazer of "Broad City"
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U.F.C. sport
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U.F.C. sport
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Popeye's Olive ___
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Popeye's Olive ___
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Thorny part of a rose
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Thorny part of a rose
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Listens to
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Listens to
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Close follower of the "horse race"
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Close follower of the "horse race"
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Poker-faced
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Poker-faced
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"Oh, OK"
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"Oh, OK"
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Sinister fish in "The Little Mermaid"
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Sinister fish in "The Little Mermaid"
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Reactions to stepping on Legos, say
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Reactions to stepping on Legos, say
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Late-night coffee order
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Late-night coffee order
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What's stronger than "might"
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What's stronger than "might"
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Aircraft that's 1% full?
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Aircraft that's 1% full?
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Farm measure
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Farm measure
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Astronomer Hubble
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Astronomer Hubble
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Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across
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Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across
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Keats's "To Autumn," e.g.
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Keats's "To Autumn," e.g.
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Worry
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Worry
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63
Distribute cash at the end of a shift, in restaurant lingo
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Distribute cash at the end of a shift, in restaurant lingo
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"Oedipus ___"
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"Oedipus ___"
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Snafu
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Snafu
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Snapple cap fodder
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Snapple cap fodder
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Kit ___ bar
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Kit ___ bar
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Self-congratulatory cry
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Have a bun in the ___
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Have a bun in the ___
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Aid for sleeping on a plane
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Aid for sleeping on a plane
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Singer/actress Jennifer
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Singer/actress Jennifer
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"Yes, madame!"
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"Yes, madame!"
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Big inits. in protein powder
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Big inits. in protein powder
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"Gross!"
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"Gross!"
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Half ___ (wrestling hold)
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Half ___ (wrestling hold)
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Fall guys?
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Fall guys?
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Like Death Valley
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Like Death Valley
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Pleasant French city?
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Pleasant French city?
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Go-getter
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Go-getter
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Filter that gives photos a vintage look
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Filter that gives photos a vintage look
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Biden White House press secretary Psaki
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Biden White House press secretary Psaki
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Sass
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Sass
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Pasta popular on "The Sopranos"
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Pasta popular on "The Sopranos"
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Smart ___
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Smart ___
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Birthplace of Rastafarianism
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Birthplace of Rastafarianism
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Absorbs, as with bread
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Absorbs, as with bread
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Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years
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Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years
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Iconic encouragement from Tim Gunn on "Project Runway"
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Iconic encouragement from Tim Gunn on "Project Runway"
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The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid
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Teen's bedroom, stereotypically
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Teen's bedroom, stereotypically
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Peach or periwinkle
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Peach or periwinkle
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Vend
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Vend
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Checks out
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Checks out
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Challenge for a future atty.
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Challenge for a future atty.
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Spanish boss, with "el"
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Spanish boss, with "el"
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8 or 9, but not 10
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8 or 9, but not 10
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Were it possible that
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Were it possible that
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Get hitched
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Get hitched
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When doubled, enthusiastic
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When doubled, enthusiastic
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Jokes around
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Jokes around
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Radio switch
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Radio switch
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Safekeeping
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Safekeeping
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Google Maps might provide several of them: Abbr.
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Google Maps might provide several of them: Abbr.
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Starting place for an inventor
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Starting place for an inventor
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In the on-deck circle, say
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In the on-deck circle, say
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4.0 is an excellent one
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4.0 is an excellent one
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African American or Asian American, e.g., for short
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African American or Asian American, e.g., for short
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Stick (out)
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Stick (out)
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