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World Capitalism

New York Times, Sunday, April 19, 1998

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
114-Across : Move stealthily
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 82 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 80 for Mr. Norris. Sunday freshness: 30%
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© 1998, The New York Times4/19/98 ( No. 17,694 )
Across
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Lemony, say : CITRIC
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"Time Cycle" composer Lukas ___ : FOSS
11
One of a secretive trio : LAMPPOST
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Utica's county : ONEIDA
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"Yeah, sure" : IBET
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School part : CAFETERIA
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Eastern European hill? : KIEVINCLINE
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West African fliers? : ACCRABATS
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Subjects for special fx artists : ETS
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Alley prowler : TOM
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Afford without a problem : SPARE
29
Smudge : BLOT
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Driver's invitation : HOPIN
33
Most hectic : BUSIEST
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Coeur d'___ : ALENE
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Oriental Miss Universe? : BEIJINGBEAUTY
39
Pretentious : ARTY
41
"Domani" singer : LAROSA
42
Boxers' beefs : YELPS
43
Fax cover-page word : FROM
44
"Married to the ___" (1988 film) : MOB
47
Six-time N.L. home run champ : OTT
48
Bumped into : MET
49
Break out : LAM
50
Increase in strength, with "up" : TONE
51
Suspected : WASONTO
55
Restored photo, perhaps : SEPIA
59
Means : AVENUE
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Resting place : ROOST
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Central European sensors? : PRAGUENOSES
65
Southeast Asian go-getter? : TAIPEIPERSONALITY
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Eastern European vestments? : MINSKSTOLES
68
Hint : TRACE
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Five-time Emmy-winning actress : BERGEN
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Similarity symbol, in math : TILDE
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Lure with music : TWEEDLE
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On the quiet side? : ALEE
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"To what do I ___..." : OWE
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Hip friend : BRO
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Yet, poetically : EEN
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Contribute : ADD
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Turmoil : STIR
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Shade of brown : COCOA
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Fastened, in a way : HASPED
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Hung. neighbor : AUST
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Mideast exam administrators? : CAIROPROCTORS
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Western law enforcement group : POSSE
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Gorilla : HOODLUM
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City on the Allegheny : OLEAN
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London's ___ of Court : INNS
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Glorify : BLESS
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Hackneyed : OLD
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Bygone pol. cause : ERA
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Far Eastern nourishment? : SEOULFOOD
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South central Asian gems? : KABULSTONES
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Deviations : ANOMALIES
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Promising words : IDOS
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Move stealthily : TIPTOE
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Office supply items : NOTEPADS
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Succeeding : NEXT
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"Potemkin" setting : ODESSA
Down
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Furnace fuel : COKE
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Letter of approval?: Abbr. : INIT
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Souvenir shop items : TEESHIRTS
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Mo. or Miss. : RIV
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First name in exiles : IDI
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Saloon : CANTINA
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Shoot : FILM
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Oriental tie : OBI
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Epicurean : SENSUAL
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Increases : STEPSUP
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Spikes : LACES
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Patriots' grp. : AFC
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Nice view : MER
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School grp. : PTA
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Hard on the feet : PEBBLY
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Papal vestment : ORALE
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Squelch : SITON
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Kind of test : TASTE
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1990 Best New Artist Grammy winner : CAREY
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Attached houses?: Abbr. : CONG
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Isles : AITS
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Spanish seer? : OJO
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Tecs : PIS
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Sugar source : BEET
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Royal residence of early Ireland : TARA
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It can help if you're short : ATM
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Throw away : BLOW
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"I can't ___ thing" : EATA
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Tournament helper : BYE
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The Twelve Tables' contents : ROMANLAW
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Hardly hide : FLAUNT
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Bucks : MONEY
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___ probandi : ONUS
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Buzzer : BEE
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Noted Charlton Heston role : MOSES
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Student, at times : TESTEE
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Color on the Irish flag : ORANGE
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Hullabaloo : NOISE
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Kewpie doll features : TOPKNOTS
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Period of time : SPELL
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Messed up : ERRED
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Out : PASSE
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"___ to Pieces" (1965 hit) : IGO
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Style of expression : VOICE
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Self-conscious laugh : TITTER
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Keep an ___ the ground : EARTO
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Stale : TIRED
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Islands dish : POI
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Combine : MELD
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Farm call : BAA
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Witnesses : DEPONENTS
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Lecherous look : LEER
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Parts to tie : ENDS
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Dating : WITH
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[Sans warning!] : BOOM
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Blame : RAP
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Word of lawyerly advice : SUE
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Suffix with motor : CADE
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Rain gear material : OILSKIN
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Campaign : CRUSADE
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Maintains : HOLDSTO
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Whiz : ACE
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Penn, e.g.: Abbr. : STA
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Take on : ASSUME
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Attendance preventers : COLDS
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Go around in circles : ROLL
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Galileo, for one : PISAN
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Bridge call, for short : ONENO
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Condescending type : SNOOT
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Handheld instruments : OBOES
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Bounce : OUST
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Old Oldses : REOS
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Fishing, perhaps : ASEA
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Spot for a computer : LAP
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St. Augustine's locale: Abbr. : FLA
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Suffix with fact : OID
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Swing in a ring : BOX
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Thrice daily, in prescriptions : TID
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Expose, poetically : OPE

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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