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New York Times, Monday, November 24, 1997

Author:
Alex K. Justin
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : "So that's what you meant!"
TotalDebutLatest
195/21/19924/2/1998
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.54103557%
Alex K. Justin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FMQVZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Justin. Monday freshness: 4%
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N
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A
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B
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S
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L
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H
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R
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C
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A
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O
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N
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D
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B
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N
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C
K
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P
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G
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W
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C
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© 1997, The New York Times11/24/97 ( No. 17,548 )
Across
1
Catches in the act : NABS
5
Composer Franz : LEHAR
10
R.N.'s "touch" : TLC
13
Singer Guthrie : ARLO
14
Kind of daisy : OXEYE
15
Where the Mets play : SHEA
16
1934 Shirley Temple musical : STANDUPANDCHEER
19
Volcano spew : ASH
20
Protest that gets out of hand : RIOT
21
Bizarre : OUTRE
22
Striped fish : BASS
23
Uses to achieve later success : PARLAYS
25
Infuriate : ENRAGE
28
Place to get all steamed up : SAUNA
29
Hideaway : LAIR
30
Mode : STYLE
31
President Lincoln : ABE
34
Take time out : SITBACKANDRELAX
38
Hearty mugful : ALE
39
Batter's position : PLATE
40
Battering wind : GALE
41
Mailman's beat : ROUTE
42
Plant reproductive bodies : SPORES
44
One just let out of jail : PAROLEE
47
Couples : DUOS
48
Perfect : IDEAL
49
Bushels : GOBS
50
"So that's what you meant!" : AHA
53
Goldbrick : LIEDOWNONTHEJOB
57
Not so much : LESS
58
Kareem ___-Jabbar : ABDUL
59
Back of the neck : NAPE
60
Take to court : SUE
61
Social position : CASTE
62
Mandated safety sign : EXIT
Down
1
Mars Pathfinder launcher : NASA
2
Partner of crafts : ARTS
3
Ho-hum : BLAH
4
Prodigal ___ : SON
5
1991 buddy film "Thelma & ___" : LOUISE
6
Montréal team : EXPOS
7
Miami team : HEAT
8
Writer Rand : AYN
9
Deeply blushing : RED
10
Eta follower : THETA
11
Skeptical : LEERY
12
Gives a hoot : CARES
15
Six-time Super Bowl coach Don : SHULA
17
Downer : DRAG
18
Safe place in the ring : CORNER
22
Fishhook's end : BARB
23
"Band of Gold" singer Freda : PAYNE
24
"___ Lang Syne" : AULD
25
"Born Free" lioness : ELSA
26
It gets hit on the head : NAIL
27
___ of passage : RITE
28
Condition : STATE
30
Rink need : SKATE
31
Outlawed spray : ALAR
32
Cotton bundle : BALE
33
"First Wives Club" members : EXES
35
Moon-landing program : APOLLO
36
Tip-off : CLUE
37
Subjects of psychoanalysis : EGOS
41
Highways and byways : ROADS
42
Nonobvious : SUBTLE
43
Deluxe : POSH
44
Multivitamins, e.g. : PILLS
45
Goodbye : ADIEU
46
Shortstop Pee Wee : REESE
47
Glazed food item : DONUT
49
Olympus dwellers : GODS
50
Rival of Bon Ami : AJAX
51
Southwest Indian : HOPI
52
Help in a heist : ABET
54
Servicewoman, briefly : WAC
55
Hawks' and Bucks' org. : NBA
56
Opposite WSW : ENE

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