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Puzzles for December, 1956
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Sat 12/1/1956
APLOMBLESSEPS
BOTREEBEVATRON
ANDEANINEDIBLE
SDSDEMOSLIKE
MOTIFDOLLAR
INLAWSLEEP
COALSSALESTAGS
EMITLIVEDWIRE
RECATALOGCELIA
ARENARESTS
DEMANDONSET
ARABDITTOERI
VACUUMEDELATED
ISOTRONSVERNAL
DENSITYESCAPE
Sun 12/2/1956 CATCHWORDS
MASTSBRAGGWALDO
SHUTEYELISLEAROUND
HOTCAKEISSEITRABERT
IRAMENONTAGTEAMSIR
LATHESMDSNEHRUGIVE
OCEANMADAMREGARDEN
HEDYDORATIFANCIEST
DIEUTESTPAPERS
BARNDANCESOARBINDS
OROOTTODINTEDDEREK
ORALHELPINGHANDZANY
MASONDOINGSSIAMCON
STEELREALSTEVEDORE
SWINGSHIFTPINE
ROUSSEAUNOONEDBACH
ABBEYZAGKINERGUILE
TEARBAREDLEVPATROL
ERNPERDIEMWAGESTEL
DOGSAGESCAPAATTRITE
NIACINHOTELGROOMER
SCENEAREALSINCE
Mon 12/3/1956
BOROSDESKPOKE
ALONEIDEEURAL
NEVERANNEFRANK
DOEVEDAPAINTS
RIVEASKS
TIMELIMITITEMS
UNEVENROARNET
RATECHOPSANTE
INEPEONALLURE
NERVEPYGMALION
EADSOARS
SCONCEBANGCST
WONDERFULELOPE
ANCEROLELEMUR
PEERYULEYEARN
Tue 12/4/1956
GALAPHANEBLOC
EVILLEROYRIMA
MONTMARTREOMEN
NEREIDSOWNERS
UNDOAPEX
APHIDNAVELSPY
DRESSYLINDCUE
LILTOLIVECARA
ICESMOGRHODES
BENIKONSONSET
TRIPTERN
BOPEEPLOADING
ONYXPAULREVERE
OLLAUNTILEVER
TYESREEDYRAYE
Wed 12/5/1956
MOVIESTAPERS
DAVINCIAGITATE
ELECTORCREAMER
BAROLIVIERPAU
ABRAENATERAMP
TAUNTGNUBEGET
ERNESTDREAMERS
MANGANESE
IMMORTALLEERED
NOUNSTIMSTALE
NOSEMESASSTAB
AREFILMDOMLIT
TITRATEANILINE
ESTATESMATINEE
HATERSERODES
Thu 12/6/1956
CASHSTAFFOMAN
AUTOARMEEFALA
CROSSROADSLEAN
HAMAGTSTHALIA
ELPASOSCOUTS
WINEOOMETER
HOGANGOWNSRTE
OBEYCONESTORE
LOWSLIERJUMEL
DEGREESSTAR
AERATEINFACT
FAWNERDOMERHO
ARIDCHINESERED
LESEUTTERFOLD
LAHRTSARSSWAY
Fri 12/7/1956
RACEDLAPPCREW
ABATEOISEHOPI
RELAYPRINCETON
ELISLEISREESE
REFFAZEPAR
OARSSLABVPS
BERNESTARBARI
LANTERNSEVENUP
OSISEASTANDES
TEARIPEISEE
SONNINERAM
STEMSLANKEBRO
OHIOSTATEADITS
CARTODORBELIE
KNEEWERTANTES
Sat 12/8/1956
HOPCURTLASSO
AMURASIAALTAR
LOBOMACHINEAGE
FOLDUPHONDURAS
ISLASEDIT
SACTIERINIGO
ERDAGRETAGARBO
MEEDNINONNOEL
INBUSINESSSTAD
ATLESSCUMEHS
ALSOAMIES
AMATEURSMASQUE
POLICEFILETUNE
ELIOTOVERHEAL
REINSEATSSLY
Sun 12/9/1956 ALPHABETICS
AERONEOOPELOPESCALE
STEREOSCOPICLEONNOBEL
POPOCATEPETLANTEBELLUM
NONCHALANCENOHEELERS
TIROLDOLACTONEIRO
RATEYOTTITOERININRO
INSISTSBERINGBIDADIEU
MITTURNCOATIERGRI
LAMAROMNIYULBRAHE
MILESIANSSANGOATSTLO
OVERTUREILLINOISSACER
TEXEMUGRAINOFTHYOAR
TRAPSBALANCEDBRANCUSI
OWNSCARYDETTIESCORES
UDINESPYEBONTORTS
GRRELIHASBEENSAPO
ASIATICSKEENLYSTATUTE
ITALBACHALTACHETNOW
AMAHANNAHALAISSUE
ESPRITERESHENANDOAHS
BLACKEARTHCONTINENTALS
BATORCZAROLDIRONSIDES
STENOTOLUSESENTNEST
Mon 12/10/1956
ALBSSCRAMDRUB
GIRTHOURIRIPE
ELIAELSALVADOR
RIDGEOAKAIMING
GILLANNA
SPEEDFANESTOP
COPSDENNISESE
RIOTORGANTRIO
ISRFERULEWREN
METALESSBOERS
DORRRASH
TAGORESAURIANS
ALABAMIANSDUAL
DOZEUNITEETNA
SEASSALESSEAM
Tue 12/11/1956
SUVAMAIDSHATS
AXISIMBUEAGIO
LOSSSAIREYGAMP
TRIUMPHSSERVES
OMARSRAMIES
DENERISAWED
UNAAZTECNETH
BIRDEAREDSHOW
DYESBAREDEWE
CHILIBASALT
SALUTECURIE
GAMINSCONTENDS
MOUNTEBANKREAL
ANSELARGERITA
NEEDFADEDADAY
Wed 12/12/1956
DIAGAPPALSTYX
ONCENAOMIPEAR
SCHOLASTICRARA
TETRADSOCASEY
GREBCRAW
SOREMYFAIRLADY
CRISPALCESTIS
OOOORACLESPSA
UNTHRONESOAPY
ROSETATTOOERSE
LISACLAD
FORMATHELICES
EDIEPINEAPPLES
TINTINERTUELE
ENDSGOOSESOYS

Original 32-Down clue had "Beglian"; corrected it to "Belgian."

Thu 12/13/1956
YIPSMADAMAQUA
ABETARENASUMP
WAKEISLANDPEPE
PREACHERERIES
DOESSTERN
REBINDCHIMESIN
AYRESALAMOLOA
BROSANODECANT
AINEDNASMANIA
TEXTBOOKSANDAL
CHARYPERT
CHINAMONTANAN
CAENBLOODSTONE
ORELLILLEAROW
WARYELDERSANS
Fri 12/14/1956
ALIENCAPAUTAH
MINNESOTANNORA
MONTGOMERYSTAN
ONERABLEAHABS
REFRAINVALSE
HOMERTETHER
ADOOVERIMPOST
RESNEDBFANOR
ESTATEVAIRTHO
CASPARISHOT
SOBIGINGRATE
WILDELIRARITA
ALIIILLINOISAN
LENTWALLAWALLA
EDDYORALLEEKS

Original 33-Down clue had "Twas"; corrected it to "'Twas."

Sat 12/15/1956
FEZARISESPOT
PETEMODELCUBE
HEARTBREAKHOTEL
ITSONLYASHANTY
HUESORC
SCOOTSPRUDENCE
HONUSMOONYOHS
AVERPOUNDOMIT
REBTROTSSPADE
DRYGOODSSCENES
ISTWEAR
HOMEONTHERANGE
NOPLACELIKEHOME
EPEEOVATEAMEN
WENTLACERTEN
Sun 12/16/1956 RHYME TIME
CHEFSTAVEACHEDAQUA
HAVEPHIALDRAMATURF
ANEWHARUMSCARUMTINA
INNHEWEDTONEPACER
RASHERSHACKMATACK
TONIBUNKSLOCKSUP
STEERCLEARTANKARA
CAPRIIRIDRANDYSANDY
OCHSHOITYTOITYALDUS
THEINKGAWDSPCT
SENORESBUNDECAKEPAN
RODPORGYDALREO
PEDALLARDYDARDYNERO
TEENYWEENYOSEESATIN
ANEPAARWHITEKITES
HYPNOIDBEADYLIVY
SILLYBILLYRAMEKIN
SALTYERSEALISPIRO
CHEWFLEETSTREETSTEM
OMEIDERMOAMATIETNA
WEPTRISENTYPICEYED

The NYT incorrectly printed the letter at the 103-Across/98-Down crossing as an L in the answer key. Changed to an H.

Mon 12/17/1956
FUADPASTEPLAN
ARNEARIELROSA
TINTORETTOONES
EMERSONENTREAT
ATLASGEAR
SPECIEPHANTASM
MALTAMEETANTA
ETASENSEGOT
LEGSPACTSCENE
TRACTILESTARED
BEENRAWER
ANAPESTREMARKS
BELTTHOMASMANN
BLUREELERERIE
ELSEREEDSLATE
Tue 12/18/1956
PAWNDOWSEBACH
AGIOACRIDORAE
CERVTHESEAWOLF
TREEFERNNITWIT
LIREATLI
SPOILSTEASELED
HORSECARTAEAR
ALITMAXIEBARE
RABBASIEHOSTS
PRIMATESBOOTHS
AGASPOLK
ABASEDOROMETER
JACKLONDONNOGO
ANTEREINEDOGS
REEDSONGSSKYE
Wed 12/19/1956
ACTAOSSAMIMIS
RAINMAKERADAME
OPENSKIESSERRA
MOPESPRODSGET
ATISSPENDLINT
SENFEESTRINAL
FEARSOFAGE
SPLATSCOMELY
MIRESCUBES
EDICTSOREOPSS
NECKHARRYPOUT
ALEGENOAMETRO
CITERINNKEEPER
ENARESATELLITE
DEGASELSASEED
Thu 12/20/1956
HACKSLOTBULK
ALAESTEVEALLEN
ROSYTETONRANGE
PETARMSERASE
INCASTONE
REGARDNEVADANS
ADAGEVINESCOO
PITYNIXONSCOW
ILEMISERGEESE
DESCANTSMILLER
AREACABLE
CHARMDOTERAW
CAIROEGYPTWACO
ILLITERATEETTU
ISEEROKSDESK
Fri 12/21/1956
CAWSEDDASFIFI
ANATMARNEIRID
PYLEELENANOSE
SALESRESISTANCE
SLUGSEOUL
MUTINEERNESTER
APRESPERESAXE
DOERBIHARDRIP
ALEJOSEFTOALL
MUTTERATTORNEY
RADARALIT
BUSINESSASUSUAL
ALIXROAMSDLII
ANTIELLIEAARE
LAZEDOSESYSER
Sat 12/22/1956
SCARBEDSSCALP
ERNAOLIOERROR
LITHENESSCARGO
FBIDECKPETAIN
TWISTCADENCE
SHOOTERORES
TEXASTOWERSCAY
IBIDLAXARNO
RECUNIFICATION
KNEESUBTEND
SLANDERTROYS
COWARDPERUWIT
ABOVEMUNITIONS
MAKESONCECLIP
PRESSWYESAFTS

Original clue for 20-Across was for the 22-Across entry and vice versa. Switched the clues to correct this mistake.

Sun 12/23/1956 YULE PARADE
PINATABEVIESMOMEDSEL
ADORESARISTAARMENIANS
SELMALAGERLOFREMBRANDT
TAASAGAGENESISBOLES
MENOTTISTOAMELT
BOGARTERNAYANKEDONES
EPICSFLAILSPAIRANIME
LIFEOILPAINTSERLEGIT
TATACREOBIAHLYTEHGT
ETONIANWHIPSAWMAESTRO
DEFERSCHASSNIPEREVES
TOYBIENSTANTAI
SOHNHERALDSETHFOLSOM
CRESSETLOOSELYPENSIVE
RAMERRSNEHRUPRAYTEN
ENATEOUFREINDEERCORN
EGGEDTEOSSEDANSTARDE
NEINTHROATSGTSDOBSON
ICESTROPRETAINS
SHEOLCHARLIEOWLSTOE
GIANCARLOSANTACLAUSIND
EDITORIALONDECKTRADED
TILESODDSTYLESEELERY
Mon 12/24/1956
FISHAWAREHIST
IDLELIBELEROO
LEARPLEADLONG
LABOREDSERINGA
IONDORIC
STANCHIONTORCH
HOLEODDSENORA
AVEBROGUESBUS
MERLINERNPOET
ESTESARISTOTLE
GOODSEEL
LORENZOPLAYBOY
AKINORALEGALA
MINDNEGUSONER
PEGSEDAMSNEON
Tue 12/25/1956
NOVPLUTOACTE
ICESKATESMULES
CHRISTMASCAROLS
KOBSIOSORACLE
TANSBRISK
ESSEXTBONERAW
SPIREAEREBALI
SILLNEVERADML
ENVYTRASERIAL
SEEPOINTCOOSA
RELICWAAC
LAWSONSITCLAY
XMASDECORATIONS
XERESDOLLHOUSE
IREDSTYLEDAR
Wed 12/26/1956
SANESTSCARAB
SAMARIAFURCOLO
ABUSINGARIETTA
LESSEESTEMCOT
TREESEERED
RUSHEDAREAS
ACHNOOKSNUBBY
LAUSCHELOWBORN
ANGELOLAMANIE
STOREBOWERS
AVALONHESS
MAEALITFIASCO
ANTONINNORSTAD
STRAYEDORATORS
KIERANMENACE
Thu 12/27/1956
OVERAGEDENSEST
MADEIRAEXACTLY
ENIGMASLIMITER
NENAFIATSSADO
LITERATES
ALIENISTSFORDS
SENANTSAFREET
PALINGRESCUE
EVADESBARNUCA
NEWELFOREDATED
AYEAYESIR
FALLRESATMESS
AVOIDERWIRETAP
KENSICOAVERAGE
EREMITEYEASTED
Fri 12/28/1956
TALCACTSSCRAM
ALIASLUETHULE
PENNSTATERUBIN
COOPERSCARES
PARKSHIC
JAVITSTEETHING
ARIESCEDESDOR
BETSFRANKPITE
ONACAAMAMOOSE
TALMADGEMORTON
ARERHETT
THIRSTOROIDE
BUENOREVERCOMB
INALLORELOZMA
BERYLDALYSEAT
Sat 12/29/1956
WEBBOFFERSAFE
OVERBLASETIER
LILIJANOSKADAR
FLANDERSTILERS
KITECOLE
CALLASPORTSAID
URIELGALESFRO
BEVYORRISSTEP
ICESKEINSHONE
CARSALESOPENED
TUANFLAP
SHEATHELDRIDGE
WEEGEORDIELENO
BALEMINESOLAN
DRYSAPARTVATS

Original 43-Across had "Premiered" with an acute accent over the second "e"; should be a grave accent, but Webster has it with no accent, so removed the accent altogether.

Sun 12/30/1956 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SCRAPERCOSTAEASTON
QUIXOTICATHENSGREECE
ULTERIORCHIMNEYSWEEP
ALTTOGETHERERPSHAM
REELRARERDARTSENE
ENROLASISCILICREON
BARNESGOPSPAU
WORSTEDSSOPHHUNTERS
ONETIMEMULETEERSDEO
RIPENSBANDSHELLNOLI
DOORSBARNSTORMHEMER
ANISPARSIMONYDEVINE
GENFORTUNINGCOLETTE
ETTRICKPETESUPPRESS
USOFISHSPREES
DASNTNIASHULLDARCS
IRCSTALLLEROYYEAH
SCOWUNIDOROTHEADVI
MOTHERNATURECELLARER
ALTERNATIONSHALLMARK
LAYERSESSAYDESIGNS
Mon 12/31/1956
HUMSTIBERSPAT
UNITORATELAVA
EDDYTOSCAIRON
SOILBANKGAPING
EELYDANK
WARSAWBANKNOTE
RUETAPEDHOPON
ADAMRURALTEST
PILEDRESITNEE
SOMERSETVASSAR
KATENELL
LEANTOLOWLANDS
OGLEALIBICOOL
AGESTAPIRKALE
DYESSPODESHED
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