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New York Times, Friday, October 15, 2004

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Across : Choice in hair removal
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
436/23/200211/29/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1413521521
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
361.5223969%
Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {BJQXZ} Spans: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Berlin. Friday freshness: 56%
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© 2004, The New York Times10/15/4 ( No. 20,065 )
Across
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Spare parts : PINS
5
Choice in hair removal : NEET
9
Plant problem : EDEMA
14
Record problem : SKIP
15
Cole Porter's "Well, Did You ___!" : EVAH
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Now alternative : NEVER
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Like some town ordinances : ANTINOISE
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Ran over : SPILT
20
"Kiss of the Spider Woman" Tony winner : TERRENCEMCNALLY
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Certifies : SWEARSTO
23
Chum in chaps : PARD
24
Statute, in Soissons : LOI
25
Levi Stubbs's group, with "the" : FOURTOPS
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Girls, e.g. : SHES
32
It's not bought : GIFT
34
Grinding stuff : EMERY
35
Purring, say : CONTENT
37
Have dishes delivered : ORDERIN
39
"... has ___ and hungry look": Julius Caesar : ALEAN
40
It's spoken in Stornoway : ERSE
42
Tiny time period: Abbr. : NSEC
43
Like some provinces : MARITIME
45
Recipe spec. : AMT
47
Cubism pioneer Juan : GRIS
48
Makes waves : SPLASHES
53
Scary weather phenomenon : ELECTRICALSTORM
56
Like some signs and statistics : VITAL
57
Tubes in an oven : MANICOTTI
58
Dedicatee of a piano classic : ELISE
59
Hebrew leader? : ALEF
60
Film part : REEL
61
Shoe store stock : LACES
62
Hand over : CEDE
63
More : ELSE
Down
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Hurdles for jrs. : PSATS
2
"___ it!" ("Didn't fool me!") : IKNEW
3
Saltpetre : NITRE
4
One way to get up and around? : SPIRALSTAIRCASE
5
Attention-grabbing advertisement : NEONSIGN
6
Not allow to stay : EVICT
7
Let up : EASEOFF
8
The other side : THEM
9
In a net, e.g. : ENSNARED
10
Part of a mall : DEPARTMENTSTORE
11
Saints they ain't : EVILDOERS
12
Cartoonist Lazarus : MELL
13
Pretentious : ARTY
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Octavia's offer? : NERO
21
Important chip, briefly : CPU
26
People of the Platte : OTOS
27
___-dieu : PRIE
28
Match, informally : SYNC
29
One may take you in : SCAM
30
Overseas greeting : HOLA
31
Go-go : ENERGETIC
33
One counted in an express checkout : ITEM
36
Licenses : ENTITLES
38
Actual : REALLIFE
41
Downsize, e.g. : RESCALE
44
Acre's place: Abbr. : ISR
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Like some pronouns: Abbr. : MASC
49
Having multiple sections : PANED
50
Airport shuttle stop : HOTEL
51
Some Deco pieces : ERTES
52
Use one's zygomatic muscles : SMILE
53
First name in stunts : EVEL
54
Wallace of Reader's Digest : LILA
55
Apple variety : IMAC

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