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New York Times, Monday, March 10, 1997

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Spigot
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 44 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 2%
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A
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L
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R
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N
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A
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R
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D
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© 1997, The New York Times3/10/97 ( No. 17,289 )
Across
1
"Too bad!" : ALAS
5
Sen. Lott : TRENT
10
Hardly colorful : DRAB
14
Parks who wouldn't take discrimination sitting down : ROSA
15
12-inch stick : RULER
16
Superb : AONE
17
Water conduit : MAIN
18
China's Zhou ___ : ENLAI
19
Do, re or mi, e.g. : NOTE
20
"Little Orphan Annie" character : DADDYWARBUCKS
23
"There ___ young..." (common limerick start) : WASA
24
WNW's reverse : ESE
25
Plant dripping : RESIN
28
___ Kippur : YOM
31
Newsman Pyle : ERNIE
35
Puts up : ERECTS
37
Spigot : TAP
39
Switch positions : ONS
40
Santa Claus : FATHERCHRISTMAS
44
Noted business conglomerate : ITT
45
Great Lakes cargo : ORE
46
C2H6 : ETHANE
47
Sweetie : TOOTS
50
1040 grp. : IRS
52
Last name in cosmetics : ARDEN
53
Photo ___ (media events) : OPS
55
Supreme Court Justice Black : HUGO
57
Nobel author, informally : PAPAHEMINGWAY
63
Pack (down) : TAMP
64
To no ___ (worthless) : AVAIL
65
Snake eyes : ONES
67
Lemon go-with : LIME
68
Menu at Chez Jacques : CARTE
69
One of the corners at Four Corners Monument : UTAH
70
Blockhead : CLOD
71
Gouged sneakily : KNEED
72
Akron product : TIRE
Down
1
It may be slung in a sling : ARM
2
Dumptruckful : LOAD
3
Where China is : ASIA
4
B.L.T., e.g. : SANDWICH
5
Deuce toppers : TREYS
6
Takeoff site : RUNWAY
7
Actress Raines : ELLA
8
Not distant : NEAR
9
Cree or Crow : TRIBE
10
Martha Graham, e.g. : DANCER
11
Castle, in chess : ROOK
12
Orkin targets : ANTS
13
Quilting party : BEE
21
"The Divine Comedy" poet : DANTE
22
Take advantage of : USE
25
Install to new specifications : REFIT
26
Poet's Muse : ERATO
27
Brawl : SETTO
29
Partner for this and that, with "the" : OTHER
30
Spoil : MAR
32
Wanderer : NOMAD
33
Absurd : INANE
34
Ruhr Valley city : ESSEN
36
Box-office letters : SRO
38
Bit of Trivial Pursuit equipment : PIE
41
Dernier ___ : CRI
42
Coach Amos Alonzo ___ : STAGG
43
Discard : THROWOUT
48
Went one better than : TOPPED
49
Place for a little R and R : SPA
51
Devout Iranian : SHIITE
54
Rough cabin : SHACK
56
Proceeding independently : UNLED
57
Item for Jack and Jill : PAIL
58
Bullets and such : AMMO
59
Writer Hunter : EVAN
60
Stallion's mate : MARE
61
The "A" in ABM : ANTI
62
Vintage : YEAR
63
Special attention, for short : TLC
66
"___ Drives Me Crazy" (1989 #1 hit) : SHE

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