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New York Times, Friday, December 10, 1999

Author:
Gilbert H. Ludwig
Editor:
Will Shortz
32-Across : Word after sand or sound
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Gilbert H. Ludwig

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JQUXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Ludwig. Friday freshness: 32%
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H
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A
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M
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C
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A
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G
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E
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T
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A
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R
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T
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A
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N
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E
V
I
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L
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W
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N
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E
B
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C
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N
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P
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K
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S
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R
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D
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C
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N
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V
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E
D
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B
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T
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R
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S
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L
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D
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L
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R
C
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L
A
Y
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T
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E
D
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T
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G
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D
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A
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N
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S
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O
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C
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N
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W
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F
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D
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© 1999, The New York Times12/10/99 ( No. 18,294 )
Across
1
It may be part of a club : HAM
4
Pet store purchase : CAGE
8
Bagpiper's wear : TARTAN
14
Classic object of blame-shifting : EVILTWIN
16
Glenn Miller protégé Ray : EBERLE
17
Salon worker : COLORIST
18
Indian's neighbor : NEPALI
19
Narc's find, perhaps : KILO
20
Köln or Nürnberg : STADT
22
Mideast money : RIAL
23
Deep-six : DITCH
25
Way to storm off : IRATELY
27
Proscholastic org. : NEA
28
"___ Restaurant" : ALICES
29
Swore : AVERRED
32
Word after sand or sound : BLASTER
36
Gent : SIR
37
Narc's find, perhaps : LSD
38
The Eagle that landed : LEM
39
Satellite dish producer : RCA
40
Set for the nursery : LAYETTE
42
One may be limited : EDITION
44
Skilled in : GOODAT
46
Big inits. in video games : NES
47
Reagan Supreme Court nominee : OCONNOR
49
1973 resignee : AGNEW
51
Order : FIAT
52
Going to get : INFOR
54
Overexercising result : ACHE
56
Where Mark Twain is buried : ELMIRA
58
Some people are convicted in it : ABSENTIA
60
1998 "Les Misérables" star : NEESON
61
They may arouse a farmer : ROOSTERS
62
Courses, in combinations : DROMES
63
Sloughs : FENS
64
Unlike 63-Across : DRY
Down
1
Dickens : HECK
2
Go around : AVOID
3
Pillboxes and such : MILLINERY
4
Court position: Abbr. : CTR
5
"Make ___!" (birthday cry) : AWISH
6
Substance : GIST
7
Involve : ENTAIL
8
Like a medusa : TENTACLED
9
Globetrotters founder Saperstein : ABE
10
Forget for years? : REPRESS
11
Bridle path : TRAIL
12
Put to rest : ALLAY
13
QB O'Donnell : NEIL
15
One who takes inventory? : LOOTER
21
Pittance : DRIBLET
24
Only N.L. pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards : CARLTON
26
Linking (up) : TEAMING
28
Appended : ADDEDON
29
Deaf talk: Abbr. : ASL
30
Road that leads to Rome? : VIA
31
Dwellers on the Gulf of Finland : ESTONIANS
33
In three parts : TRISECTED
34
System starter : ECO
35
Bled : RAN
41
Far from humility : EGOTISM
43
Ricky Ricardo vis-à-vis Fred Mertz : TENANT
45
Pound notes? : ARFARF
47
Crude carrier : OILER
48
Tiny part : CAMEO
49
Unlawful firing? : ARSON
50
Fan's noise : WHIRR
51
Provide (for) : FEND
53
Kind of concerto : OBOE
55
It may come before going : EASY
57
Eggs : ROE
59
The first of several? : ESS

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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