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New York Times, Saturday, December 1, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Seventh-century date
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941.595291125%
Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {HJQUZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 72 for Mr. Gordon. Saturday freshness: 13%
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© 2001, The New York Times12/1/1 ( No. 19,016 )
Across
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"The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of" speaker : SAMSPADE
9
Some Desi Arnaz offerings : MAMBOS
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Nuts, raisins, dried fruit, etc. : TRAILMIX
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East : ORIENT
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Operator's need : EARPIECE
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Red Jacket's tribe : SENECA
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___ Ben Canaan of "Exodus" : ARI
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Opposite sides : ENEMIES
22
Tour Eiffel material : FER
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Will ___ of "High Noon" : KANE
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Active : SPRY
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Refuse transportation : SCOW
27
Straws : STALKS
30
"___ Me, O Lord" (spiritual) : TIS
31
Obsidian, once : LAVA
32
Banded rock : GNEISS
34
Certain gang member : BIKER
35
Getting the point : SCORING
38
Romeo and Juliet, e.g. : ELOPERS
40
Flat sign : TOLET
41
Dwell (on) : OBSESS
43
Like some outlets : ACDC
44
___-Prest Levi's : STA
45
Sharpshooters' needs : SCOPES
49
Org. for Lord Robertson : NATO
50
Marbles game : MIBS
52
Narthex neighbor : NAVE
53
Seventh-century date : DCI
54
Luxury home features : WETBARS
57
Yom ___ (Jewish holiday) : TOV
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Part of a horse : POMMEL
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Slogan of '56 : ILIKEIKE
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The O's play in it : ALEAST
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Source of a couch potato's potatoes? : TVDINNER
64
Wheel of Fortune et al. : TAROTS
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Precedent setter : TESTCASE
Down
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Big pieces of tuna : STEAKS
2
Famous debarking locale : ARARAT
3
Place for slips : MARINA
4
Several drops : SIP
5
Knee bend : PLIE
6
Grace period? : AMEN
7
Cubes : DICES
8
Gives immunity to : EXEMPTS
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Wanders about : MOSEYS
10
Harmonia's father : ARES
11
Compass meas. : MIN
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Pictures in a Mr. Universe calendar : BEEFCAKE
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Glance : ONCEOVER
14
1977 Best Picture nominee : STARWARS
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Official blooms of Tennessee : IRISES
24
"Apostolados" artist : ELGRECO
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Gets into quickly : SLIPSON
28
Furrow : KNIT
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One in 100: Abbr. : SEN
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Catch phrase? : IGOTIT
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Pear type : BOSC
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Not draw : STANDPAT
36
"The global high sign" sloganeer, once : COCACOLA
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Veteran : OLDTIMER
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"___ Girls" : LES
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Novel set in the fictional town of Zenith : BABBITT
44
Refines : SMELTS
46
Film : PATINA
47
Calls up : EVOKES
48
Stern : SEVERE
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Unguent : SALVE
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___ Bank : WEST
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Relieves : RIDS
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Child's play, perhaps : SKIT
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Red Army chief : MAO
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Letter abbr. : ENC

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