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New York Times, Tuesday, November 19, 1996

Author:
G. E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
57-Across : In a precarious situation
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FGJZ} This is puzzle # 40 for Mr. Paul. Tuesday freshness: 18%
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© 1996, The New York Times11/19/96 ( No. 17,178 )
Across
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Help in a heist : ABET
5
Neighbor of St. Pete : TAMPA
10
___ podrida : OLLA
14
Etna output : LAVA
15
"Our Town" role : EMILY
16
Close : NEAR
17
Cereal "for kids" : TRIX
18
Pitcher Ryan : NOLAN
19
Restrain : BATE
20
John Stuart Mill treatise : ONLIBERTY
22
Senator Hatch : ORRIN
23
Airport sched. abbr. : ETA
24
"Erotica" singer : MADONNA
26
Part of a place setting : SPOON
30
Angola's capital : LUANDA
32
Stinging wasp : HORNET
34
Amtrak stop: Abbr. : STA
35
Colorless : DRAB
39
Party to a defense treaty : ALLY
40
Old-time anesthetic : ETHER
42
Cunning trick : WILE
43
Fluctuate repeatedly : YOYO
44
West of Hollywood : MAE
45
Sadistic sort : MEANIE
47
Diamond arbiter : UMPIRE
50
Small fry : TYKES
51
Spat : QUARREL
54
Early Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
56
Single entities : UNITS
57
In a precarious situation : ONTHINICE
63
"Make ___" (captain's directive) : ITSO
64
Astronomer Tycho : BRAHE
65
Just : ONLY
66
Scrabble piece : TILE
67
Russo and Magritte : RENES
68
Christmas tree topper : STAR
69
Bullring cheers : OLES
70
Idolize : ADORE
71
Bill Clinton's birthplace : HOPE
Down
1
Like Charlie Parker's sax : ALTO
2
Farm building : BARN
3
Wicked : EVIL
4
It's hailed by city dwellers : TAXI
5
Principle : TENET
6
Lacking principles : AMORAL
7
Jazz bassist Hinton : MILT
8
Schoolyard friend : PLAYMATE
9
Novelist Rand : AYN
10
1963 Drifters song : ONBROADWAY
11
Live's partner : LEARN
12
What Mr. Chips taught : LATIN
13
Gladiator's place : ARENA
21
Nota ___ : BENE
22
Peculiar : ODD
25
Cost ___ and a leg : ANARM
26
Open carriage : SHAY
27
Sport shirt : POLO
28
Paris airport : ORLY
29
Rodgers and Hart musical : ONYOURTOES
31
Theater employee : USHER
33
Site of Super Bowl XXX : TEMPE
36
Milieu for Lemieux : RINK
37
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
38
Hive dwellers : BEES
41
Fitted : TAILORED
46
Sundries case : ETUI
48
"___ Doubtfire" : MRS
49
Book before Job : ESTHER
51
Capital just south of the equator : QUITO
52
"Wait ___ Dark" : UNTIL
53
Supermarket section : AISLE
55
"___ Eyes" (1969 song) : THESE
58
Prefix meaning "one-billionth" : NANO
59
Snack : NOSH
60
Passionately studying : INTO
61
Thunder sound : CLAP
62
Bronte heroine : EYRE
64
Maidenform product : BRA

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