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New York Times, Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Author:
Norm Guggenbiller
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Rehearsed for a concert?
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Norm Guggenbiller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Guggenbiller. Wednesday freshness: 59%
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© 2004, The New York Times12/8/4 ( No. 20,119 )
Across
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Touches up : EDITS
6
Sound of relief : SIGH
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High-five, e.g. : SLAP
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Place to lounge : PATIO
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Plot part : ACRE
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Hotel feature : HALL
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"That's all ___!" : INEED
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Four Freedoms subject : FEAR
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Spot : ESPY
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Rehearsed for a concert? : COMPAREDNOTES
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"What ___ now?" : ISIT
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Hard to comprehend : DEEP
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Org. : ASSN
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Poe's Arthur Gordon ___ : PYM
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The scarlet letter, e.g. : STIGMA
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Shooting marble : TAW
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Like most urban land : ZONED
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Canadian physician Sir William ___ : OSLER
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Performed in a concert? : BLEWONESOWNHORN
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Follow ___ (sleuth) : ALEAD
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"Soap" family : TATES
43
Uris hero : ARI
44
Arcade game : TETRIS
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F.I.C.A. funds it : SSA
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Eye problem : STYE
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Commercial name suffix : RAMA
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Jazz group, often : TRIO
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Listened to a concert? : FACEDTHEMUSIC
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Bell curve figure : MEAN
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Pre-euro money : LIRE
60
Therapeutic treatment, maybe : AROMA
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Jump over : OMIT
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Sainted fifth-century pope : LEOI
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Very cold : GELID
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Put under? : BURY
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Brewski : SUDS
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Elysian spots : EDENS
Down
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Bigger than big : EPIC
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Linda of soaps : DANO
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Doohickey : ITEM
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Men's accessory : TIEPIN
5
Drink mixes : SODAS
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Medicaid, for one : SAFETYNET
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Clinched : ICED
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K : GRAND
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Medal winners : HEROES
10
Like some grins : SHEEPISH
11
Maiden : LASS
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Saint Moritz sight : ALP
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Work at : PLY
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Wisconsin college : RIPON
22
Rockies range : TETONS
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Taking one's cuts : ATBAT
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French explorer La ___ : SALLE
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Like dessert wines : SWEET
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Flat spots : MESAS
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Be a bad winner : GLOAT
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___-andrew (buffoon) : MERRY
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Golfer with an army : ARNIE
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Signs in the sky : ZODIAC
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Tends to details, figuratively : DOTSTHEIS
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It may be extended : WARRANTY
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"Here ___" (arrival words) : WEARE
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Seems suspicious : SMELLS
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Went bad : SOURED
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Parting word : ADIEU
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Public relations concern : IMAGE
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"Eh" : FAIR
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Walked on : TROD
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Exclusive : SOLE
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Poker player's declaration : IMIN
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Scoundrels : CADS
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F.B.I. target, with "the" : MOB
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Grounded Aussie : EMU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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