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New York Times, Tuesday, November 16, 1999

Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Across : Sting operation
TotalDebutLatest
422/27/19881/19/2000
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57126462
ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.51392820%
Arthur S. Verdesca

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Verdesca. Tuesday freshness: 2%
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© 1999, The New York Times11/16/99 ( No. 18,270 )
Across
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James of "Brian's Song" : CAAN
5
"Hurry!" : ASAP
9
It's west of Togo : GHANA
14
Regarding : ASTO
15
Berg opera : LULU
16
"You've got nothing to worry about!" : RELAX
17
What a tough puzzle can give you : FITS
18
Sonny and Cher's "___ You Babe" : IGOT
19
Film projection : IMAGE
20
Emmy-winning newswoman of the 80's-90's : FAITHDANIELS
23
Ink, in France : ENCRE
24
Kind of artery : RENAL
25
Prince of Broadway : HAL
28
Obi-Wan player : ALEC
30
Refuse to follow suit : RENEGE
32
Onetime network of 20-Across : CBS
35
Not a nice feeling : GROPE
38
Sting operation : TRAP
39
Never say die : HOPEAGAINSTHOPE
43
The Mideast's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
44
Prefix with -hedron : TETRA
45
Fresh : NEW
46
Infrequently : SELDOM
49
Reagan Sr. and Jr. : RONS
51
Werner Erhard teaching : EST
52
Hot sauce : SALSA
55
Brewer's need : YEAST
59
1966 musical starring Gwen Verdon : SWEETCHARITY
61
Count with a keyboard : BASIE
64
Prefix with physics : META
65
Winged youth of myth : EROS
66
Honor ___ thieves : AMONG
67
Finito : OVER
68
His dying words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!" : NERO
69
Ballroom staple : TANGO
70
Wasp's home : NEST
71
First place : EDEN
Down
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Cappuccino, e.g. : CAFFE
2
One of 3.5 billion : ASIAN
3
Cobweb site : ATTIC
4
Cosa ___ : NOSTRA
5
"Put ___ on it!" : ALID
6
Make easier to swallow : SUGARCOAT
7
Without equal : ALONE
8
Enter a harbor : PUTIN
9
Prominent Edsel feature : GRILLE
10
Fashion lines : HEMS
11
In the style of : ALA
12
Carp, carp, carp : NAG
13
Can : AXE
21
Andrew Wyeth subject : HELGA
22
Canal site : EAR
25
Marsh wader : HERON
26
Wide open : AGAPE
27
Cartoon skunk : LEPEW
29
Unit of work : ERG
31
High degree : NTH
32
Event for foxhounds : CHASE
33
Portends : BODES
34
Took part in a bee : SPELT
36
Cobbler, e.g. : PIE
37
Intermissions : ENTRACTES
40
Finis : END
41
Like hit shows : SRO
42
Singer Tucker : TANYA
47
New York city, county or river : OSWEGO
48
West of films : MAE
50
Unclouded : SERENE
53
Problematic car : LEMON
54
Allen or Martin : STEVE
56
Televised : AIRED
57
Put away : STORE
58
Boxer with a nasty bite : TYSON
59
Carol : SING
60
Male deer : HART
61
Vampire ___ : BAT
62
Docs' org. : AMA
63
Last word in many company names : SON

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