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New York Times, Thursday, April 10, 1997

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Across : Stepping
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
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4461426601326
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16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQXYZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 85%
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© 1997, The New York Times4/10/97 ( No. 17,320 )
Across
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African scourge : TSETSE
7
Stepping : TREADING
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Ultimatum word : EITHER
16
Orderly place : HOSPITAL
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Takes in, for example : ALTERS
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Trenchant : INCISIVE
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Light on the set: Var. : KLEIG
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"It's no ___!" : USE
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Volcanic elements : GASES
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These might cover fires : NEWSMEN
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Amigos : PALS
26
Verdi masterpiece, with "La" : TRAVIATA
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Concert prop : AMP
31
"___ Said" (Neil Diamond hit) : IAMI
32
Agcy. issuance : REG
33
October handout : TREAT
36
Quick hands artist : PRESTIDIGITATOR
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"Have ___ day" : ANICE
41
___-Magnon : CRO
42
Tooth part : ROOT
43
Integration symbol : BUS
44
Lower jaw : MANDIBLE
46
Black shade : COAL
49
1951 Giant hero : THOMSON
51
"___ moi..." : APRES
53
Some clock-radios, or their settings : AMS
54
Quick : AGILE
58
Food poisoning : PTOMAINE
60
You can count on it : ABACUS
61
Jerry Seinfeld contemporary : TIMALLEN
62
Stomach corrosion : ULCERS
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Least sufficient : SCANTEST
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Sofa type : SETTEE
Down
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Shipbuilding wood : TEAK
2
Shades' stopping point : SILL
3
Suffix with disk : ETTE
4
H. G. Wells's mad scientist : THEINVISIBLEMAN
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Composer Rachmaninoff : SERGEI
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Hesitant sounds : ERS
7
Favorite 60's song of 36-Across? : THISMAGICMOMENT
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Actress Blakley : RONEE
9
Computer key: Abbr. : ESC
10
Make ___ of oneself : APIG
11
Favorite feat of 4-Down? : DISAPPEARINGACT
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"___ far, far better thing..." : ITISA
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This may be contemplated : NAVEL
14
Daly's TV co-star : GLESS
20
You, in the Yucatan : USTED
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Most cautious : WARIEST
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Olympic roster : NATIONS
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Longtime Capitol Hill nickname : TIP
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___ avis : RARA
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Revival word : AMEN
30
"D.C. Cab" actor : MRT
34
From ___ (opening bit) : ATOB
35
Drive (along) : TOOL
37
Fort Worth sch. : TCU
38
Lab units : GRAMS
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Homophone of 42-Across: Abbr. : RTE
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Within reach : DOABLE
46
Melville's Vere and others: Abbr. : CAPTS
47
Instrument's lens : OPTIC
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Bakery attraction : AROMA
50
Big name in briefs : HANES
52
1972 agreement, for short : SALT
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"Rhyme Pays" rapper : ICET
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Bait, sometimes : LURE
57
Actual being : ESSE
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View on the Seine : ILE
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Out of: Ger. : AUS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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