Answer:

dec

Answer	Crossword Clue
DEC	Knitting direction
DEC	Year-end abbr.
DEC	Yule mo.

DEC	Last mo.
DEC	Mistletoe mo.
DEC	Mo. with a long break, often
DEC	Cold month abbr.
DEC	Winter solstice mo.
DEC	Xmas time
DEC	Mo.
DEC	Ult. mo.

DEC	Yr. ender
DEC	Twelfth mo.
DEC	End of the yr.
DEC	Last of the mos.
DEC	Kwanzaa mo.
DEC	Boxing Day mo.
DEC	Cal. closer
DEC	Year ender, for short

DEC	Month that S.C. seceded
DEC	Boston Tea Party mo.
DEC	Forefathers' Day mo.
DEC	Fourth-quarter mo.
DEC	Christmas mo.
DEC	Winter mo.
DEC	Yr.-end month
DEC	Yr.-ending month

DEC	Hanukkah's mo.
DEC	Present mo.
DEC	Solstice mo.
DEC	Last-qtr. month
DEC	School vacation mo.
DEC	Yr.-end period
DEC	Fourth-qtr. month
DEC	New Year's Eve mo.

DEC	Sagittarian's mo., probably
DEC	Present time?: Abbr.
DEC	Yule's mo.
DEC	Pearl Harbor mo.
DEC	Calendar abbr.

Crossword

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