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New York Times: Monday, December 18, 2023
Below is the full solution for the Monday, December 18, 2023 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joe Marquez
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Parishioners' bench
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Parishioners' bench
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Spanish "Bye!"
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Spanish "Bye!"
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Unexpected plot development
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Unexpected plot development
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Before, in poetry
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Before, in poetry
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Variety show with skits and songs
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Variety show with skits and songs
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Got out of bed
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Got out of bed
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Preliminary tournament stage
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Preliminary tournament stage
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Commotion
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Commotion
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Campus figure with a "list"
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Campus figure with a "list"
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1960s soul singer Redding
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1960s soul singer Redding
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Filipino or Laotian
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Filipino or Laotian
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Fig. on a college transcript
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Fig. on a college transcript
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"Spring forward" clock setting
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"Spring forward" clock setting
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Snake oil salesman's offering
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Snake oil salesman's offering
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Move just a little
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Move just a little
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Got hitched in Vegas, perhaps
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Got hitched in Vegas, perhaps
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Cause for a produce recall
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Cause for a produce recall
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Lawyers' org.
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Lawyers' org.
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2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
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2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
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1989's "Honey, I ___ the Kids"
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1989's "Honey, I ___ the Kids"
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Wonderland visitor
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Wonderland visitor
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Woman temporarily serving as monarch
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Woman temporarily serving as monarch
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Ice cream amts.
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Ice cream amts.
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Disorderly bunch
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Disorderly bunch
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Beginning phase
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Beginning phase
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Last word in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
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Last word in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
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Actress ___ Skye
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Actress ___ Skye
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Passes into law
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Passes into law
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Financial statement issued every three months
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Financial statement issued every three months
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Railroad property in Monopoly
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Railroad property in Monopoly
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Actress Davis of "Thelma & Louise"
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Actress Davis of "Thelma & Louise"
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20-sided game piece in Dungeons & Dragons
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20-sided game piece in Dungeons & Dragons
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Intelligence
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Intelligence
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Important agent in bread dough and beer fermentation
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Important agent in bread dough and beer fermentation
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Guinness book suffix
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Guinness book suffix
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Captain Ahab's ship in "Moby-Dick"
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Captain Ahab's ship in "Moby-Dick"
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Shoots lava
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Shoots lava
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What to do "if the shoe fits"
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What to do "if the shoe fits"
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Prima donna's chance to shine
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Prima donna's chance to shine
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Swindle
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Swindle
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Poison ___ (plant)
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Poison ___ (plant)
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French assent
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French assent
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Maurice who wrote "Where the Wild Things Are"
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Maurice who wrote "Where the Wild Things Are"
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Olympic figure skating champion Lipinski
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Olympic figure skating champion Lipinski
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Ill-advised maneuver
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Ill-advised maneuver
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Debtor's note
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Debtor's note
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ID with two hyphens
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ID with two hyphens
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TV's "___ Lasso"
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TV's "___ Lasso"
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The "L" of U.C.L.A.
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The "L" of U.C.L.A.
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Sci-fi or romance
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Sci-fi or romance
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Story that spans generations
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Story that spans generations
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Swelling reducers for sprains
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Swelling reducers for sprains
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Pet name for José
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Pet name for José
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Gulf of ___ (waters off the coast of Yemen)
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Gulf of ___ (waters off the coast of Yemen)
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Anthony who played Zorba in "Zorba the Greek"
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Anthony who played Zorba in "Zorba the Greek"
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Put into power
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Put into power
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Football distances
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Football distances
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Colorful symbols of hope and happiness
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Colorful symbols of hope and happiness
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Lawyer's title
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Lawyer's title
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Pal
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Pal
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Cookie in cookies and cream
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Cookie in cookies and cream
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Opposite of aweather, to a sailor
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Opposite of aweather, to a sailor
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Coin of Denmark
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Coin of Denmark
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Summer office workers
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Summer office workers
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Pep
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Pep
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Scannable black-and-white square … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across
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Scannable black-and-white square … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across
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Video game with falling blocks
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Video game with falling blocks
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Six lines in a sonnet
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Six lines in a sonnet
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Percussive dance style
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Percussive dance style
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Great Plains tribe
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Great Plains tribe
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"Super-cool!"
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"Super-cool!"
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Over half of all Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short
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Over half of all Super Bowl M.V.P.s, for short
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Dubai's country, for short
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Dubai's country, for short
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___ Arbor, Mich.
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___ Arbor, Mich.
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Stan who co-created the Marvel Universe
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Stan who co-created the Marvel Universe
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Vote of support
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Vote of support
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