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New York Times, Tuesday, January 27, 1998

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Taking radical action
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 69 for Mr. Nosowsky. Tuesday freshness: 18%
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© 1998, The New York Times1/27/98 ( No. 17,612 )
Across
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Prelude to a duel : SLAP
5
Not hearing : DEAF
9
Competitor for a Clio : ADMAN
14
Seat of Allen County, Kan. : IOLA
15
Unattractive fruit that sounds that way : UGLI
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Upright, e.g. : PIANO
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Taking radical action : GOINGTOEXTREMES
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Kiss mark : HICKEY
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Lamb's kin : EWE
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Wonderment : AWE
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"Bye!" : SEEYA
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Much too bright : GARISH
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Romulus's brother : REMUS
29
Rundown in appearance : SEEDY
33
Words of woe : OHME
37
"Buddy" : MAC
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"23 ___": Var. : SKIDOO
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Holing up : GOINGINTOHIDING
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Expired : RANOUT
43
Princess of operetta : IDA
44
"___ boy!" : ITSA
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One who can't go home : EXILE
46
Give quarters to : LODGE
48
Laotians, e.g. : ASIANS
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Mowed strip : SWATH
55
Breakfast staple : EGG
58
Have some tea : SIP
59
Sound investment? : STEREO
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Civil War story : GONEWITHTHEWIND
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Disconcert : ABASH
65
Theater award : OBIE
66
Peak in the "Odyssey" : OSSA
67
"Same here!" : DITTO
68
Fishing area : POND
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Lack : NEED
Down
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Lovers' sounds : SIGHS
2
Sarge's boss : LOOIE
3
Restaurant owner of song : ALICE
4
Hanky-___ : PANKY
5
Scout's pledge word : DUTY
6
I, to Claudius : EGO
7
Inn drink : ALE
8
Repairmen : FIXERS
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Like some mountain lodge activities : APRESSKI
10
Conk out : DIE
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Nursery call : MAMA
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Freshly : ANEW
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It smells a lot : NOSE
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Equipment : GEAR
19
Prefix with light : TWI
24
Dillinger fighter : GMAN
25
Setting for this puzzle's theme : AUCTION
26
Alpine heroine : HEIDI
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Give off, as light : EMIT
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Redo, as text : EDIT
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Puts on : DONS
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Eastern discipline : YOGA
33
Grimm character : OGRE
34
Martian invasion report, e.g. : HOAX
35
60's dress style : MINI
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___ Gay (W.W. II plane) : ENOLA
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Mass of hair : SHAG
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Caller's playful request : GUESSWHO
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3 : 1, 5 : 2, etc. : ODDS
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Portable computer : LAPTOP
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Renaissance name of fame : ESTE
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Certain grandson : III
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Champions' cry : WEWON
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Get up : ARISE
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Edgy : TENSE
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Nonsurfer at the beach : HODAD
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"Omigosh!" : EGAD
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Mongolian desert : GOBI
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Flying pest : GNAT
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Tool repository : SHED
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N.C. and S.C. zone : EST
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Cable channel : HBO
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Type of type : TIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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