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New York Times, Tuesday, October 30, 2001

Author:
Barbara Olson
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Las Palmas locale
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Barbara Olson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Olson. Tuesday freshness: 1%
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© 2001, The New York Times10/30/1 ( No. 18,984 )
Across
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Evildoing Norse god : LOKI
5
Get through one's head : LEARN
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Totally nuts : GAGA
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"___ go bragh" : ERIN
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Roast host : EMCEE
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Greek war god : ARES
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Make, as one's way : WEND
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Horripilation : GOOSEFLESH
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Motherless calf : DOGIE
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Fix up : REDO
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When Dijon is hot : ETE
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Principal principles : CARDINALRULES
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Summer sign : LEO
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Stick up : ROB
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Many a Boy Scout : TEEN
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Sun or moon : ORB
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Garfield's foil : ODIE
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"We're in trouble" : UHOH
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Shirley Jones sitcom, with "The" : PARTRIDGEFAMILY
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Son of Isaac : ESAU
45
Latch (onto) : GLOM
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"Waking ___ Devine" (1998 film) : NED
47
Thai cash : BAHT
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"Chances ___" : ARE
52
Anonymous John : DOE
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Las Palmas locale : CANARYISLANDS
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Foreman KO'er : ALI
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Fast time : LENT
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Bores, informally : DRIPS
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Sorter's slot : PIGEONHOLE
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Taj Mahal locale : AGRA
68
Sonar comeback : ECHO
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Composer Copland : AARON
70
Timely question? : WHEN
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Gels : SETS
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Stand in good ___ : STEAD
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Eye affliction : STYE
Down
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Not decent : LEWD
2
Stackable cookie : OREO
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Largest venomous snake : KINGCOBRA
4
Kipling setting, often : INDIA
5
Trip segment : LEG
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Comic Philips : EMO
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Something squirreled away : ACORN
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Move to the front row, maybe : RESEAT
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Tone arm attachment : NEEDLE
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Guy's date : GAL
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Staggering : AREEL
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"Beau ___" : GESTE
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Hibachi residue : ASHES
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Driver's warning : FORE
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Bad throw, e.g. : ERROR
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___ al-Fayed (friend of Diana) : DODI
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Footnote abbr. : IBID
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Latin word on a penny : UNUM
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Run easily : LOPE
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Stretches of time : ERAS
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Bird-to-be : EGG
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It may be 20-20 : HINDSIGHT
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Toast topper : OLEO
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London's ___ Park : HYDE
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Big brass : TUBA
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Lander at Ben-Gurion : ELAL
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"My kingdom ___ horse!" : FORA
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Make better : AMEND
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A Guthrie : ARLO
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"Laughing" scavengers : HYENAS
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G.I.'s headgear, slangily : TINHAT
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Bullfighters' accessories : CAPES
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Ralph's missus : ALICE
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Time for some shifts : NIGHT
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Keep for later : STORE
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Many chess outcomes : DRAWS
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The hunted : PREY
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Of sound mind : SANE
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Dawn goddess : EOS
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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Finis : END

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