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New York Times, Tuesday, January 7, 1997

Author:
J. Schmalzbach
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Farm trough
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
312/15/19945/16/20181
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131512000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5211218%
Jonathan Schmalzbach

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Schmalzbach. Tuesday freshness: 12%
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© 1997, The New York Times1/7/97 ( No. 17,227 )
Across
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Rushes (along) : ZIPS
5
Amassed : PILED
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They cover Highland heads : TAMS
14
Neglect : OMIT
15
Mes numero uno : ENERO
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"In a cowslip's bell ___": "The Tempest" : ILIE
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One nourished by daydreams? : LOTUSEATER
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Rotten to the ___ : CORE
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One of "Them!" things : ANT
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Author O'Brien : EDNA
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Ready for framing : MATTED
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Genealogical chart : TREE
25
New Rochelle college : IONA
26
One who counts calories? : NUMBERCRUNCHER
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Perspiration perforations : PORES
33
Alternative to a watering can : HOSE
34
Khan married to Rita Hayworth : ALY
35
Detective Charlie : CHAN
36
Dress style : ALINE
38
Classic art subject : NUDE
39
Elephant's weight, maybe : TON
40
Israeli Abba : EBAN
41
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
42
One with a high-iron diet? : SWORDSWALLOWER
46
Hollywood giants? : EGOS
47
Jemima, for one : AUNT
48
Farm trough : FEEDER
51
___ .45 : COLT
52
Dallas school, for short : SMU
55
Strip of wood : LATH
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One fond of dining on tongue? : BOOTLICKER
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Florence's river : ARNO
60
Destroy : ERASE
61
Motion supporters : AYES
62
High schooler's test, briefly : PSAT
63
Went out with : DATED
64
Key letter : BETA
Down
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"J'accuse" author : ZOLA
2
Springsteen's "___ Fire" : IMON
3
English P.M. called "The Great Commoner" : PITT
4
Alphabet trio : STU
5
Carolina river : PEEDEE
6
More ridiculous : INANER
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"I ___ Song Go Out of My Heart" : LETA
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Before, to a poet : ERE
9
Member of Alice's tea party : DORMOUSE
10
Popular breath mint : TICTAC
11
Loads : ALOT
12
Slough : MIRE
13
Burpee's bit : SEED
18
Some Bosnians : SERBS
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___ Morrow Lindbergh : ANNE
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Feds : TMEN
25
Clothes presser : IRON
26
Not at all : NOHOW
27
Heavens: Prefix : URANO
28
Tableware : CHINA
29
___ cuisine : HAUTE
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Presbyter : ELDER
31
Deli loaves : RYES
32
Election numbers: Abbr. : PCTS
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Sucked up : ABSORBED
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Statutes : LAWS
38
Its eye is needed in a "Macbeth" recipe : NEWT
40
Slight advantage : EDGE
41
Sophia's Carlo : PONTI
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Boiling mad : REDHOT
44
"Tao Te Ching" author : LAOTSE
45
Quieted : LULLED
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Part of an envelope : FLAP
49
Auricles : EARS
50
Lab burner : ETNA
51
Layer : COAT
52
Hebrides island : SKYE
53
Make the acquaintance of : MEET
54
Twinkling bear : URSA
57
Man-mouse link : ORA
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Taxi : CAB

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