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New York Times, Tuesday, October 5, 1999

Author:
Stephanie Spadaccini
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Across : Puppeteer Lewis
TotalDebutLatest
441/27/197710/5/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54126814%
Stephanie Spadaccini

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 44 for Ms. Spadaccini. Tuesday freshness: 13%
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© 1999, The New York Times10/5/99 ( No. 18,228 )
Across
1
Special home installations : SPAS
5
After dusk : DARK
9
Boot out : EJECT
14
Aquarium : TANK
15
Black : EBON
16
With 32-Across, Best Picture nominee of 1979 : NORMA
17
Young Ron Howard role : OPIE
18
___ Strauss & Co. : LEVI
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Negative sort of person : CYNIC
20
Broadway show about a gang war at Macy's? : WESTSIDESTORE
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Standing : ERECT
24
Puppeteer Lewis : SHARI
25
Angel's topper : HALO
28
Western timber tree : REDFIR
32
See 16-Across : RAE
35
Actress Taylor of "The Nanny" : RENEE
38
German "a" : EINE
39
Broadway show about a "chewsy" cowgirl? : ANNIEGETYOURGUM
43
Bowl over : STUN
44
Aroma : SCENT
45
Look in (on) : SPY
46
"Nonsense!" : PIFFLE
49
Mix up : STIR
51
1996 Leonardo DiCaprio role : ROMEO
54
Social class : CASTE
58
Broadway show about an old Chinese gent? : MANOFLAMANCHU
61
"The Wreck of the Mary ___" : DEARE
63
Peru's capital : LIMA
64
Singer Vikki : CARR
65
The Little Mermaid : ARIEL
66
___ plaisir : AVEC
67
Sandwich cookie : OREO
68
Fine's partner : DANDY
69
Teller's stack : TENS
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5-Down loaves : RYES
Down
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Vermont ski resort : STOWE
2
Mill output : PAPER
3
Licoricelike flavor : ANISE
4
Drawing : SKETCH
5
Supermarket section : DELI
6
Under the covers : ABED
7
Gads about : ROVES
8
Jewish turnover : KNISH
9
"One more time!" : ENCORE
10
One who "borrows" a car : JOYRIDER
11
Marine eagle : ERNE
12
Roman 901 : CMI
13
Tic-___-toe : TAC
21
Gaze : STARE
22
Street material : TAR
26
Journey part : LEG
27
Teller's stack : ONES
29
Pudding ingredients : FIGS
30
___ to one's ears : INUP
31
Big name in fine wines : REMY
32
Grate : RASP
33
Voting "no" : ANTI
34
Plenty, informally : ENUF
36
Yadda-yadda-yadda... : ETC
37
Peepers : EYES
40
Like some night vision : INFRARED
41
Can. province : ONT
42
New York city : UTICA
47
Godforsaken : LONELY
48
Comic Philips : EMO
50
Resentment : RANCOR
52
Key of Beethoven's Sonata No. 26 : EFLAT
53
Martini staple : OLIVE
55
À la King : SCARY
56
DEF, on a phone : THREE
57
New money on the Continent : EUROS
58
Central : MAIN
59
"You said it!" : AMEN
60
PC alternatives : MACS
61
Pop : DAD
62
Pitcher's stat. : ERA

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