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EXTRA TIME

New York Times, Sunday, March 31, 2002

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Subject of a Congressional committee
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Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 73 Missing: {Z} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Lempel. Sunday freshness: 10%
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© 2002, The New York Times3/31/2 ( No. 19,136 )
Across
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Biker : PEDALER
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Source of a wake-up call : BUGLE
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Lighter alternative : MATCH
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Parrot : IMITATE
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Something to follow : ARROW
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One going door-to-door, maybe : CAROLER
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Item in a smuggler's first-aid kit? : CONTRABANDAGE
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Napping, so to speak : UNAWARE
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Kind of sandwich : STEAK
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Affronts : SNUBS
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Need for a new arrival : CRIB
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Bread at a meal : SOP
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Key abbr. : ESC
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Private area? : BASE
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Site of a noted fossil find : JAVA
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32-Across is part of it : ASIA
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Dent in a vacuum cleaner? : HOOVERDAMAGE
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Shrovetide serving : BLINI
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See 95-Down : SEA
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Ton, for one : UNIT
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Small round window : OXEYE
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Flipped (through) : LEAFED
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Performed a canticle, e.g. : INTONED
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Archaeological site : RUINS
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Kind of dish : PETRI
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Subject of a Congressional committee : ETHICS
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Firm symbols : LOGOS
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They're given money to waste : HITMEN
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Room with a vue : SALLE
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Rubdown at a mountain resort? : HIGHMASSAGE
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Like L.B.J. : DEM
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Affiliations : TIES
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Naturalness : EASE
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Jumble : HASH
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Wise guy : SAGE
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Key abbr. : ALT
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Mad rush to get out? : EXITRAMPAGE
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Fountain orders : SODAS
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Not meant to be repeated : SECRET
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Dish makers : COOKS
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Fountain orders : FLOATS
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Lewis with Lamb Chop : SHARI
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Wrap : STOLE
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Homestead holder : GRANGER
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Least risky : SAFEST
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Seek information from : QUERY
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Like some attempts : VAIN
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People who get the last word in?: Abbr. : EDS
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Like best friends : CLOSE
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Expense incurred in mailing a handbook? : GUIDEPOSTAGE
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Loads : ALOT
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Rap : CHAT
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Embarkation location : PIER
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Ticked : MAD
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Baloney : ROT
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Heavy cart : DRAY
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Jenny with a program : CRAIG
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Embarkation location : DEPOT
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Unsatisfying reply to a question : EVASION
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Take Alaska off the tour itinerary? : DROPANCHORAGE
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Classical guitar great : SEGOVIA
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Make zero, maybe : RESET
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Punch with a kick : SANGRIA
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Chill, so to speak : RELAX
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James or Jackson : JESSE
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Speaker part : TWEETER
Down
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Photos : PICS
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Be theatrical : EMOTE
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Takes to Sardi's, say : DINES
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Sew on, e.g. : ATTACH
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Symbol of happiness : LARK
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Terminal info : ETA
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Yiddish Mr. : REB
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Newspaper attention-getter : BANNER
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Language of Lahore : URDU
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Capture : GRAB
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Fireplace fill : LOGS
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Fleecing target : EWE
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Beatle follower? : MANIA
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Hussein I, for one : ARAB
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Stalled driver's request : TOW
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Proverb not meant to be repeated? : CLASSIFIEDADAGE
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Emma or Jane Eyre : HEROINE
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Pinup feature : CURVE
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No longer outstanding, in a way : REPAID
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Black ink item : ASSET
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Pet pad : CAGE
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Leakey discovery : BONES
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Gung-ho : AVID
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Crows' cousins : JAYS
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Firebox feature : ALARM
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Prevention measure? : OUNCE
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Mazuma : DOUGH
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Principle : AXIOM
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Brains belong to it : MENSA
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Wide-eyed Davis : BETTE
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Break of day? : SIESTA
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Necessitates : ENTAILS
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Film shot at the Olympics? : ATHLETESFOOTAGE
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O'Hara's portrayer : LEIGH
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Art store stock : OILS
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With 67-Down, "Moonraker" star : ROGER
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Period : PHASE
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Santa's reference : LIST
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Voided : NEGATED
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Santa Maria wreck site : HAITI
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Fountain order : SHAKE
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Doesn't hold up well : SAGS
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Abbr. before multiple surnames : MESSRS
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Put forth : EXERT
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By and by : SOON
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Obliterate : ERASE
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Entered the picture? : ACTED
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See 48-Down : MOORE
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Coral producer : POLYP
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Bad, for good : SLANG
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Place for a medal : CHEST
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Frock sporter : FRIAR
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Something to follow : SUIT
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Scandal suffix : GATE
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Finds, with "up" : SCARES
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Finished : ALLOVER
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Jetty : QUAY
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Triumphant gesture : VSIGN
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Gold Coast locale : GHANA
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Narcotic : OPIATE
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Materialize : EMERGE
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St. ___ (river to the Mississippi) : CROIX
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In pieces : APART
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Stray on the range : DOGIE
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Met attraction : DIVA
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Algonquian language : CREE
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With 40-Across, McMurdo Sound locale : ROSS
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Captors in a sci-fi classic : APES
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Accomplished : DONE
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Floor it : TEAR
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Helios's Roman counterpart : SOL
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Hoops legend : DRJ
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Chi hrs. : CST
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Command to Dobbin : HAW

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

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