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New York Times: Friday, December 24, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Friday, December 24, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Evan Kalish
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Retreated
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Retreated
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Drop
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Artificial intelligence system modeled on the human brain
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Artificial intelligence system modeled on the human brain
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Something that gets passed around a lot
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Something that gets passed around a lot
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Golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, for two
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Golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, for two
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So much
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So much
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All the king's men?
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All the king's men?
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Simple and glib
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Simple and glib
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School with the slogan "Ex scientia tridens," familiarly
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School with the slogan "Ex scientia tridens," familiarly
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Ancient symbols of life
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Ancient symbols of life
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Velcro alternative
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Velcro alternative
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Democratic leader?
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Democratic leader?
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Recipe direction
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Recipe direction
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Strong, dark quaff
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Strong, dark quaff
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The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot
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The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot
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Some abbey attire
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Some abbey attire
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Up
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Up
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"I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ..."
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"I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ..."
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Crew
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Crew
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Many a confession on a theater stage
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Many a confession on a theater stage
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Throws, informally
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Throws, informally
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"I'm game"
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"I'm game"
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Last ___
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Last ___
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___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores
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___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores
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Currency units in Peru
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Currency units in Peru
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Puccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere
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Puccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere
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What Twix bars are sold in
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What Twix bars are sold in
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Companion of the droid BB-8, in the "Star Wars" universe
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Companion of the droid BB-8, in the "Star Wars" universe
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Ear hair?
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Ear hair?
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Calculus calculation
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Calculus calculation
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Gained some courage
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Gained some courage
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What Shøp on "The Simpsons" is a parody of
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What Shøp on "The Simpsons" is a parody of
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Agronomic analyses
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Agronomic analyses
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A cold wave can produce one
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A cold wave can produce one
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Yule log?
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Yule log?
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Sequencing locale
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Sequencing locale
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Polish
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Polish
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Triumphant shout
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Triumphant shout
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"Black Boy" memoirist Richard
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"Black Boy" memoirist Richard
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Gets the batter out, say
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Gets the batter out, say
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"___ poor Romeo!": Shak.
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"___ poor Romeo!": Shak.
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Wolf's home
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Wolf's home
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Monitor
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Monitor
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Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate
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Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate
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Creation date, file size and location, for an iPhone photo
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Creation date, file size and location, for an iPhone photo
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"That doesn't bother me anymore"
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"That doesn't bother me anymore"
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Like an F.B.I. director's term
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Like an F.B.I. director's term
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Fast fashion?
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Fast fashion?
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Office address abbr.
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Office address abbr.
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Ones making insulting offers
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Ones making insulting offers
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Part of many university names
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Part of many university names
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Flamboyant prop
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"Black" follower
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"Black" follower
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"The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal
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"The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal
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Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no"
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Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no"
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Two-wheeler at a charging station
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Two-wheeler at a charging station
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"___ away!"
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"___ away!"
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Cardinal points?: Abbr.
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Cardinal points?: Abbr.
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Alternative to litmus paper
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Alternative to litmus paper
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It's the truth!
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It's the truth!
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Noted basilica town
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Noted basilica town
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Things picked up on a trail
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Things picked up on a trail
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Most likely to burn, maybe
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Most likely to burn, maybe
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Kind of chart, informally
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Kind of chart, informally
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Decorum
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Decorum
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Underground band
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Underground band
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One end of the Mohs scale
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One end of the Mohs scale
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GameCube successor
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GameCube successor
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