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New York Times, Monday, April 18, 2005

Author:
Robert Dillman
Editor:
Will Shortz
32-Across : Dampens
TotalDebutLatest
265/16/19881/14/2008
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.49541010%
Robert Dillman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Dillman. Monday freshness: 7%
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A
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G
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N
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E
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W
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A
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F
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A
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R
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T
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E
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S
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T
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C
R
I
E
R
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D
I
R
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A
T
M
O
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T
A
K
E
I
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T
O
N
T
H
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E
C
H
I
N
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S
S
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T
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B
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E
S
T
A
T
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S
E
R
E
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P
A
T
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N
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D
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L
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I
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S
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N
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B
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R
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S
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A
G
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O
F
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W
E
T
S
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T
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H
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I
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S
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D
O
W
N
F
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O
R
T
H
E
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C
O
U
N
T
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E
R
N
E
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V
E
T
O
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A
R
E
N
A
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S
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C
E
N
E
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D
R
E
S
S
Y
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O
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N
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E
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H
R
S
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M
A
P
S
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T
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N
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D
E
R
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A
V
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S
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T
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T
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R
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N
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O
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L
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E
R
O
S
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D
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E
V
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R
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D
A
N
T
E
© 2005, The New York Times4/18/5 ( No. 20,250 )
Across
1
Vice President Spiro : AGNEW
6
Many miles away : AFAR
10
The "T" of S.A.T. : TEST
14
Colonial newscaster : CRIER
15
In ___ straits : DIRE
16
Prefix with sphere : ATMO
17
Suffer a serious blow : TAKEITONTHECHIN
20
180° from NNW : SSE
21
Words repeated in "___ or not ___" : TOBE
22
Noble's home : ESTATE
23
Withered : SERE
24
Bit of butter : PAT
25
Old film comic Sparks : NED
26
Boxer Sonny : LISTON
29
Uncovers : BARES
31
Thomas Paine's "The ___ Reason" : AGEOF
32
Dampens : WETS
33
"What Child Is ___?" : THIS
37
Out, so to speak : DOWNFORTHECOUNT
40
Sea eagle : ERNE
41
President's prerogative : VETO
42
Boxing venue : ARENA
43
Noisy fight : SCENE
45
Fancy, as clothes : DRESSY
46
Number before "Liftoff!" : ONE
49
6:00, 7:00, 8:00, etc.: Abbr. : HRS
50
Products of Hammond : MAPS
51
Sore : TENDER
53
Roof overhang : EAVE
54
Sault ___ Marie : STE
57
Give up : THROWINTHETOWEL
60
God of love : EROS
61
Shower affection (on) : DOTE
62
___ and Novak (old news partnership) : EVANS
63
Mysterious letter : RUNE
64
Always : EVER
65
"Divine Comedy" writer : DANTE
Down
1
___ of the Apostles : ACTS
2
Mardi ___ : GRAS
3
New Balance competitor : NIKE
4
Wide shoe spec : EEE
5
Cancellation of a debt : WRITEOFF
6
Hacienda material : ADOBE
7
With 8-Down, museum material : FINE
8
See 7-Down : ART
9
Practice a part : REHEARSE
10
Savoir-faire : TACT
11
Revolutionary War hero ___ Allen : ETHAN
12
Strike, in the Bible : SMITE
13
Quieted, with "down" : TONED
18
Shredded : TORN
19
Villa d'___ : ESTE
23
Jagger's group, informally, with "the" : STONES
24
Medical prefix with logical : PATHO
26
Put on board : LADE
27
Dr. Frankenstein's assistant : IGOR
28
Mended : SEWN
29
Singer Midler : BETTE
30
Mall units : STORES
32
Small songbirds : WRENS
34
Shades : HUES
35
Lodges : INNS
36
"Don't leave!" : STAY
38
Nullify, as a 41-Across : OVERRIDE
39
Covered, as a floor : CARPETED
44
Masticate : CHEW
45
Host Letterman : DAVE
46
Water-loving animal : OTTER
47
India's first P.M. : NEHRU
48
Company in a 2002 scandal : ENRON
50
Bill formerly of "Politically Incorrect" : MAHER
52
Amount of medicine : DOSE
53
Suffix with major : ETTE
54
Bird on a lake : SWAN
55
Campsite sight : TENT
56
Additional : ELSE
58
Oct. follower : NOV
59
Lab eggs : OVA

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