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New York Times, Monday, December 6, 1993

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Across : One 39-Across
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941.595201125%
Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 46 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 37%
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© 1993, The New York Times12/6/93 ( No. 16,099 )
Across
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Like Ike : BALD
5
Wellesley student : COED
9
One 39-Across : PENN
13
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
14
Heraldic band : ORLE
15
Sandbags, maybe : LEVEE
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Holds up : ROBS
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Cafe additive : LAIT
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Chemically nonreactive : INERT
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Chiffonier : BUREAU
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One 39-Across : HARVARD
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One 39-Across : DARTMOUTH
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Verboten: Var. : TABU
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Cantankerous : ORNERY
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Rep.'s rival : DEM
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"___ be a cold day in Hell..." : ITLL
38
Ancient region of Asia Minor : IONIA
39
Each of eight in this puzzle : IVYLEAGUESCHOOL
43
Like measles : VIRAL
44
Elliptical : OVAL
45
Compass dir. : SSE
46
Home to Denali National Park : ALASKA
48
Teases : RIBS
51
One 39-Across : PRINCETON
56
One 39-Across : CORNELL
60
Stay informed : KEEPUP
62
Island group near Fiji : SAMOA
63
Periodical of haute couture : ELLE
65
Small dog breed, for short : PEKE
66
One 39-Across : BROWN
67
Plaintiff : SUER
68
Get ready : PREP
69
Fusses : ADOS
70
Orly birds? : SSTS
71
Lighten up : EASE
Down
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Fishhook part : BARB
2
One way to read : ALOUD
3
Sign of autumn's beginning : LIBRA
4
Go AWOL : DESERT
5
One 39-Across : COLUMBIA
6
___ pro nobis : ORA
7
Statesman Root : ELIHU
8
Coup___ : DETAT
9
Transportation Secretary Federico ___ : PENA
10
Penultimate fairy tale word : EVER
11
Wonk, maybe : NERD
12
Pocket : NET
15
Actress Ullmann : LIV
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One-time link : ATA
22
Symbol for density : RHO
24
Expenditure : OUTGO
27
Singer Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
28
Classic drama of Japan : NOH
29
Seth's son : ENOS
30
Ocho___, Jamaica : RIOS
31
One 39-Across : YALE
32
1982 movie thriller : DIVA
33
lniquitous : EVIL
34
Pianist Hess : MYRA
36
Broadway comedy of 1964 : LUV
37
Live's partner : LEARN
40
___Palmas (Canary Islands seaport) : LAS
41
Benevolent guy : ELK
42
Macs : SLICKERS
47
King Kong, e.g. : APE
49
Quilt-making gathering : BEE
50
Treeless plain : STEPPE
52
Like the Boston-accented pronunciation of many words : RLESS
53
Card catalogue abbr. : ILLUS
54
Where the fat lady sings : OPERA
55
Zaps : NUKES
56
Ask to produce proof of age : CARD
57
Melville novel : OMOO
58
Participates in a regatta, perhaps : ROWS
59
One of the Bobbsey twins : NAN
61
___ Le Pew : PEPE
62
Loan-granting Fed.agcy. : SBA
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Fill a flat? : LET

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