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New York Times, Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Author:
Sheldon Benardo
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Send a president out
TotalDebutLatest
117/6/19988/28/2008
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Sheldon Benardo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {BJQWXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Benardo. Wednesday freshness: 5%
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© 2006, The New York Times1/18/6 ( No. 20,525 )
Across
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In years past : ONCE
5
Throws on : ADDS
9
Took steps : ACTED
14
___ of faith : LEAP
15
Mirror-conscious : VAIN
16
Halt : CEASE
17
Supermarket section : DELI
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"What ___?" : ELSE
19
Film reviewers' showings : CLIPS
20
Shame a star of "Singin' in the Rain"? : DISGRACEKELLY
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Well-developed area? : OASIS
24
Words said while holding hands : IDO
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It may be brought out during a blackout : CANDLE
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Israeli legislature : KNESSET
32
Netzero.com service : EMAIL
33
Radio's "___ & Anthony Show" : OPIE
35
Corrida call : OLE
36
Pay no attention to a vampire? : DISCOUNTDRACULA
40
Santa ___ : ANA
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Essential for an investigator : LEAD
42
Sad sack : LOSER
43
Softens : RELENTS
46
Rising stars : COMERS
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"Yes, ___!" : SIR
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Rugby formation : SCRUM
50
Send a president out : DISPATCHADAMS
55
Vanishes : FADES
56
Kind of horse : IRON
57
Actor Wyle : NOAH
59
Gladiator's venue : ARENA
60
Facility : EASE
61
Spoil, with "on" : DOTE
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Tripmeter feature : RESET
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Tore : SPED
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Brain part : STEM
Down
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Antediluvian : OLD
2
Impecuniosity : NEED
3
Cartel city : CALI
4
Like a soap opera : EPISODIC
5
Against, with "to" : AVERSE
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___ Lama : DALAI
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Some are slipped : DISCS
8
Snick and ___ : SNEE
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Give in : ACCEDE
10
Big strings : CELLOS
11
Caboose, e.g. : TAIL
12
Glimpse : ESPY
13
___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
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Big name in California wines : GALLO
22
Former Pirates slugger Ralph : KINER
25
Chest material : CEDAR
26
Nitrogen compound : AMINE
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Sounding like one has a cold, say : NASAL
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N.B.A. star Jason : KIDD
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Lush : SOUSE
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Aunt ___ of "Oklahoma!" : ELLER
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A sad thing to be in : TEARS
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Wallet fillers : ONES
34
School grp. : PTA
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Prefix with sound : ULTRA
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Not silently : ALOUD
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Is in charge : COMMANDS
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Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
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Barely catches, as the heels : NIPSAT
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Stretched in order to see : CRANED
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Deep-six : SCRAP
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Selected : CHOSE
50
Bell the cat : DARE
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Fateful date : IDES
52
Lashes : TIES
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___ court, law student's exercise : MOOT
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Make full : SATE
55
Distant : FAR
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Bottom line? : HEM

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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