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ALTOGETHER NOW

New York Times, Sunday, February 27, 1994

Author:
Bette Sue Cohen
Editor:
Will Shortz
98-Across : Western capital
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Bette Sue Cohen

This puzzle:

Rows: 23, Columns: 23 Words: 168, Blocks: 90 This is puzzle # 42 for Ms. Cohen. Sunday freshness: 72%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/27/94 ( No. 16,182 )
Across
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Made creases : SCORED
7
Brooklyn institute : PRATT
12
Filled in holes : CALKED
17
Stomach soother : SODA
21
___ Islands, British protectorate until 1965 : MALDIVE
22
She played the woman in "A Man and a Woman" : AIMEE
23
Fall off : ABATE
24
Give off : EMIT
25
Avocado : ALLIGATORPEAR
27
Opening of 1914 : PANAMACANAL
29
"Ministry of Fear" director : LANG
30
"Our Miss Brooks" actress : ARDEN
31
Spoil : TAINT
33
Disinclined : AVERSE
34
Business V.I.P. : CEO
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Temptingly tasty : DAINTY
37
Thirsty : ARID
38
Sound from Sandy : ARF
41
Roles for Oland and Toler : CHANS
43
Site of Jesus' first miracle : CANA
44
Belief : CREDENCE
48
Achieved : REACHED
50
Gather : CORRAL
52
Herds of whales : GAMS
53
"The Diamond Queen" actress : DAHL
54
Imperfect : MARRED
55
Visitor of 1986 : HALLEYSCOMET
57
Skater Babilonia : TAI
58
___ one : ADMIT
59
Foreshadows : BODES
60
Compelled to go : HALED
61
Tee, e.g. : SHIRT
63
Basslike : DEEP
64
"___ Le Moko" 1937 film : PEPE
65
Dog, in a way : TAIL
66
Foil : STOOGE
67
Train station abbr. : ARR
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Producer of motion pictures? : KALEIDOSCOPE
72
Family name on TV "Alf" : TANNER
73
Rascal : SCAMP
75
Peter of cable's VH-1 : NOONE
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Alternative to waffles : CEREAL
77
Mother-of-pearl source : ABALONE
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Western wear : TENGALLONHAT
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Cleaner, for short : VAC
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B-29 : BOMBER
86
Pulled into : CAME
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Honker : BEAK
88
Founder of the Stoics : ZENO
89
Peter Mansfield book, with "The" : ARABS
90
Mediterranean shipping center : MALTA
91
Was inattentive : SLEPT
93
River to the Caspian : VOLGA
94
___ Marino : SAN
95
X, for example : ROMANNUMERAL
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Western capital : DENVER
99
"Holy smoke!" : EGAD
101
Night times : EVES
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Architect Jones : INIGO
103
English game played with horse chestnuts : CONKERS
104
Returned-mail notation : DECEASED
106
Sweetheart : DOLL
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Singer Judd : NAOMI
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Literary inits. : TSE
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Stand : BIER
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Shakespeare's "fairy favours" : RUBIES
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1965 Ursula Andress film : SHE
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Deposed : UNMADE
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90's parties : RAVES
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"Tiny Alice" playwright and family : ALBEES
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Canvas : TARP
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Captain's superior : REARADMIRAL
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Slow method : TRIALANDERROR
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Word of woe : ALACK
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Supporter of the arts : EASEL
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Window shades of a sort : EAVES
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Turn on : AROUSE
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"Thérèse and others: Abbr. : STES
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Red and spotted, e.g. : DEERS
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Darling : DEARY
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Gossips : YENTAS
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Insignificant : SMALL
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Greenhouse bloom : CALLA
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Frigg's husband : ODIN
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Co-star of "The Avengers" : RIGG
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl : EVA
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Impartial : DETACHED
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Inmate's wish : PARDON
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Ready : RIPE
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Fix : AMEND
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___ service : TEA
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Of third rank : TERTIARY
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Per ___ : CAPITA
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Erie Canal city : ALBANY
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"Critique of Pure Reason" author : KANT
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Letter in a fraternity name : ETA
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Actor William : DEMAREST
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Withdrew : SECEDED
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Early astronomer : OMAR
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Noises : DINS
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Start of a Dickens title : ATALE
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Greek nymph : OREAD
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Keen : AVID
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Record : ANNALS
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Farmland : ACRES
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Pistol-packing : ARMED
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Loser of 1588 : ARMADA
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Lector : READER
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Popular weather forecaster : FARMERSALMANAC
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Mr. Huntley : CHET
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Burnt : SCALDED
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Kind of back or hair : CAMEL
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Movie starring "King" : NATIONALVELVET
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Accusation : CHARGE
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More noble : ELITER
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Los Angeles gang member : CRIP
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Hurrah! : OLE
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Rangers' defense : GOALIE
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Noted potters : HOPI
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Hitching post? : CHAPEL
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"Out of my way!" : BEEP
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Tee off : START
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Practice, so to speak : HONE
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Four-time Masters winner : PALMER
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Harmonizing : TONAL
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Strip, for one : STEAK
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Actress Carol et al. : KANES
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Kind of show : ONEMAN
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Unit of loudness : SONE
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Part of the works : COG
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Batting wonder, 1905-28 : COBB
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Prattle : CHAT
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Belittled : ABASED
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Blue-flowered European herb : BORAGE
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Byes : TATAS
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Titania's husband : OBERON
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Neighbor of Tibet : NEPAL
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Tees off : ANGERS
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Vulgar : COARSE
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Still : CALMED
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Knock out : ZONK
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Van line : MOVER
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Snap request? : SMILE
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Cabriole : LEG
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First of an ancient trio : VENI
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Sowed again : RESEEDED
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Daughter of Tantalus : NIOBE
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Like some numbers : UNLISTED
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"___ Book", circa 1086 : DOMESDAY
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Leaves : DEBARKS
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Comedian Myron : COHEN
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Leontyne Price role : AIDA
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Robert and Shelley : DUVALLS
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___ as ABC : ASEASY
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More collectible, maybe : RARER
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Juices : SALIVA
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Mountains south of the Kara Sea : URALS
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Groomed : NEAT
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Official's staff : MACE
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Mezzo-soprano Stevens : RISE
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Farm worker : BALER
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1982 Disney film : TRON
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In ___ (stuck) : ARUT
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Sub ___ : ROSA
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White House abbr. : PRES
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She played W.C.'s "chickadee" : MAE
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"Norma ___" : RAE
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Long intro : ERE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 9 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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