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New York Times: Monday, December 5, 2022
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 5, 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Tracy Gray
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Center of an ear of corn
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Center of an ear of corn
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Met the golf course standard
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Met the golf course standard
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X, to Greeks
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X, to Greeks
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"Wise" bird
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"Wise" bird
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Last car on classic trains
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Last car on classic trains
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Word repeated before "hurray!"
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Word repeated before "hurray!"
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Only three-letter zodiac sign
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Only three-letter zodiac sign
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'Bama rival
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'Bama rival
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Letters on a wanted poster
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Letters on a wanted poster
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Mexican marinade made with chili peppers
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Mexican marinade made with chili peppers
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Craving
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Craving
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Officiated at a baseball game
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Officiated at a baseball game
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Bit of banking documentation
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Bit of banking documentation
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"Let me inquire about that"
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"Let me inquire about that"
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"Finally!"
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"Finally!"
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Modernist architect I. M. ___
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Modernist architect I. M. ___
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Coins used in 19 countries
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Coins used in 19 countries
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Status ___
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Status ___
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Cause of many California earthquakes
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Cause of many California earthquakes
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"Aida" or "Lohengrin"
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"Aida" or "Lohengrin"
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Lead-in to "for a moment" or "for profit"
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Lead-in to "for a moment" or "for profit"
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Ways reporters get some secret information
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Ways reporters get some secret information
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Stadium cheer
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Stadium cheer
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Oily roofing material
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Oily roofing material
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Former moniker of reality TV child star Alana Thompson
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Former moniker of reality TV child star Alana Thompson
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Cole ___
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Cole ___
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Scottish estate owner
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Scottish estate owner
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Letters on love letters
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Letters on love letters
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Bottle stopper
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Bottle stopper
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"Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across
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"Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across
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"This round's ___"
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"This round's ___"
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Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen"
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Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen"
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Like a margarita glass rim
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Like a margarita glass rim
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Gravy glob
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Gravy glob
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Flushed, as cheeks
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Flushed, as cheeks
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"Didn't I tell you?!"
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"Didn't I tell you?!"
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Dry cleaner's target
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Dry cleaner's target
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Pepsi or RC
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Pepsi or RC
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Had bills to pay
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Had bills to pay
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Concern for a horse breeder
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Concern for a horse breeder
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Ice cream cone portions
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Ice cream cone portions
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Shakespearean prince
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Shakespearean prince
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Earns a dog treat, say
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Earns a dog treat, say
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Actress Marisa of "The Wrestler"
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Actress Marisa of "The Wrestler"
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Pencil tip
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Pencil tip
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Beast of burden
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Beast of burden
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Outcome
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Outcome
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Town in Westchester County, N.Y., where the Clintons live
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Town in Westchester County, N.Y., where the Clintons live
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Walk with a backpack, maybe
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Walk with a backpack, maybe
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Amazon Fire competitor
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Amazon Fire competitor
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Actress Arthur of "The Golden Girls"
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Actress Arthur of "The Golden Girls"
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Thousand G's
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Thousand G's
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Gave approval
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Gave approval
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Back talk
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Back talk
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___ facto
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___ facto
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Big jump
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Big jump
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Act like a sore loser
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Act like a sore loser
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Many "PAW Patrol" watchers
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Many "PAW Patrol" watchers
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Caterer's coffee vessel
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Caterer's coffee vessel
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Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud and Royale
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Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud and Royale
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Cheerios grain
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Cheerios grain
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It's pressed to go left, right, up or down on a computer
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It's pressed to go left, right, up or down on a computer
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Flatbread in Indian cooking
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Flatbread in Indian cooking
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Makeup of a "muffin top"
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Makeup of a "muffin top"
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Some hairsprays
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Some hairsprays
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Steering equipment on ships
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Steering equipment on ships
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Hot boozy beverage
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Hot boozy beverage
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Unlike rabbits, their young are born open-eyed and hopping
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Unlike rabbits, their young are born open-eyed and hopping
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"Get Yer ___ Out!" (Rolling Stones album)
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"Get Yer ___ Out!" (Rolling Stones album)
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Book used at inaugurations
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Book used at inaugurations
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Speak at length
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Speak at length
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Confess (to)
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Confess (to)
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Surgical souvenir
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Surgical souvenir
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Bull's-eye for Target, e.g.
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Bull's-eye for Target, e.g.
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Water balloons at summer camp, maybe
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Water balloons at summer camp, maybe
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Hung on to
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Hung on to
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