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New York Times, Thursday, April 1, 2010

Author:
Lee Glickstein
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Across : As a grasshopper prepares
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Lee Glickstein

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQYZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Glickstein. Thursday freshness: 51%
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© 2010, The New York Times4/1/10 ( No. 22,059 )
Across
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Talks little : CHATS
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Short chest, for muscles : PECS
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Funny co-star in "Barbra's Girl" : OMAR
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Washington's Sound ___ : PUGET
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Main contents of the Spanish : AGUA
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Clothing court : ROBE
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Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle : REARRANGED
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The Terrible ___ : IVAN
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As a grasshopper prepares : MIXES
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Food process : DIGEST
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Faith without a person : INFIDEL
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Years of plenty : DECADES
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Fine with choked sand : SILTED
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Date for many a place : CINEMA
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Visitor space : ALIEN
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Drive off the top? : PAVE
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"___ Dies" : IRAE
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Music backdrop of "The Sound" : ALP
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Alley ___ : TORNADO
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General program for a future, maybe: Abbr. : OCS
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Of kind society : CAFE
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Supply nursery : POTS
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Faces sulky : POUTS
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Places small American flags for : LAPELS
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Mouse ___ : MINNIE
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Old like some painted cars : TWOTONE
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Cleared home at the plate? : DINEDIN
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Tool fencing : RAPIER
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Union in the European capital : SOFIA
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Channel game : ESPN
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Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle : OUTOFORDER
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Some served veterans there: Abbr. : VIET
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Cry ___ : AFAR
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Brief blowup, in "Big" : NTEST
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Opening China? : INDO
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Example, for boxers : DOGS
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For one square : SHAPE
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Revival of a cause, briefly : CPR
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Cry of partner : HUE
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Respect of Eastern title : AGA
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Of a colony member : TERMITE
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Having a sound grating : STRIDENT
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Show part of a game : PANEL
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With spurs on : EGGS
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Go on to signal : CUE
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Low on the side : SADDENED
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Craft paper : ORIGAMI
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Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle : MOVEDAROUND
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In lower rank : ABASE
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Letters for checks : RENTS
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In a split way : AXED
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Cooler drink : ICE
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Stern violinist : ISAAC
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Wafer ___ : NILLA
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Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle : FLIPFLOPPED
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Attitude with singers : DIVAS
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Secret thieves of slang : CANTS
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Worker routine : PROLE
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Half of a musical second : ACTII
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City steel in Europe : ESSEN
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Drivers of love : OPENROAD
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Judges of written works : OPINIONS
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Part of drain : EATINTO
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Heaven, not in here : ONEARTH
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A dreary poet upon midnight, once : POE
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Off tee : MIFF
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Fountain ___ : TREVI
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"When Flower ___ Knighthood" (1922 film) : WASIN
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Opportunities to speak so : DOORS
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Does partner for : STAG
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Light sky, maybe : UFO
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Traffic group that may stop: Abbr. : DEA
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To know one way : ESP
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Offering G.P.S. : RTE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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