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New York Times, Monday, February 19, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Letterman's nightly list
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KQX} This is puzzle # 51 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 78%
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© 2001, The New York Times2/19/1 ( No. 18,731 )
Across
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Affixed in a scrapbook, say : PASTED
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Julius Erving's nickname : DRJ
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Barbershop quartet part : BASS
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___ Shriver, sister of J.F.K. : EUNICE
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Fish eggs : ROE
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Navel buildup? : LINT
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Announce officially : PROMULGATE
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Nabisco cookie : OREO
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Toothed tool : SAW
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GRASS CUTTER WITH ZIP : POWERMOWER
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Sympathetic pity : PATHOS
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Astound : AMAZE
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Shoulder muscle : DELTOID
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Garage contents : CAR
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"You betcha!" : YES
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Souped-up engine sound : VROOM
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April 1 prankster : FOOLER
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Sunup : DAWN
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Wanders : ROAMS
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Capital on a fjord : OSLO
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Winnie-the-Pooh's donkey friend : EEYORE
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Run, as colors : BLEED
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Opposite ENE : WSW
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Club ___ resort : MED
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Nation famous for tulips : HOLLAND
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Video game company : ATARI
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Letterman's nightly list : TOPTEN
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What the answer to each capitalized clue is : SIGHTRHYME
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Sheep's cry : BAA
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Florence's river : ARNO
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"The Battleship Potemkin" director : EISENSTEIN
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"Très ___" ("very well," in Paris) : BIEN
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Fuss : ADO
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Secretary General before Kurt Waldheim : UTHANT
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Memo starter : INRE
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Family room : DEN
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Bandleader Tito : PUENTE
Down
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Livens (up) : PEPS
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Atmosphere : AURA
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POST-BLIZZARD VEHICLE : SNOWPLOW
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Dickens's Tiny ___ : TIM
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Old French coin : ECU
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Noted oracle site : DELPHI
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Doesn't stand pat : DRAWS
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Memorization method : ROTE
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Raspberry : JEER
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Flower : BLOOM
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Vent : AIRWAY
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Blessed event? : SNEEZE
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Mall units : STORES
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WHAT A GOURMET ENJOYS : GOODFOOD
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Mature filly : MARE
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Make amends (for) : ATONE
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Male turkey : TOM
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Home movie format : DVD
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Pitcher's stat : ERA
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"LASSIE ___" (1943 FILM) : COMEHOME
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Gore and Roker : ALS
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Rowing need : OAR
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Actress Esther : ROLLE
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Deli loaf : RYE
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ACTOR IN "PATRIOT GAMES" AND "GOLDENEYE" : SEANBEAN
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Spy novelist Deighton : LEN
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Peculiar : ODD
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Give off : EMIT
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Lunch sandwich, for short : BLT
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Sushi condiment : WASABI
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Recipe direction : STIRIN
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Ring cycle composer : WAGNER
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Cry of the police while pounding a door : OPENUP
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River of Lyon : RHONE
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1980's-90's boxing champ : TYSON
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Use a book : READ
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Seek's opposite : HIDE
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"___ Too Proud to Beg" (1966 hit) : AINT
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Poker stake : ANTE
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R-V link : STU
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"___ end" : THE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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