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New York Times, Monday, April 19, 1999

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Trunk item
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 69 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 24%
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© 1999, The New York Times4/19/99 ( No. 18,059 )
Across
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Lent activity : FAST
5
Ages and ages : EONS
9
Tin Pan Alley grp. : ASCAP
14
It connects to the wrist : ULNA
15
___ gin fizz : SLOE
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String quartet member : VIOLA
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Trunk item : SPARETIRE
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Bogeymen : OGRES
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Psychic power : ESP
21
Restroom, for short : LAV
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Plains tribe : PAWNEES
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Mythological trio, with "the" : FATES
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Grazing ground : LEA
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Well-behaved : POLITE
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Lacking trees : WOODLESS
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Love, Italian-style : AMORE
36
Workplaces for Edison : LABS
37
Dog biter : FLEA
38
Veterans Day solo : TAPS
39
Where trunks are : AUTOS
40
Boys : LADS
41
Newsman Huntley : CHET
42
Do a critic's job : RATE
43
Copenhageners : DANES
44
Severe scolding : HARANGUE
46
Hang out on the line : AIRDRY
47
Debtor's note : IOU
48
Ballet : DANCE
50
Love ___ : HANDLES
54
TV's "Science Guy" Bill : NYE
55
Maple fluid : SAP
58
"___ and Sing!" (1935 play by 65-Across) : AWAKE
59
Trunk item : LUGWRENCH
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Weekend wear : LEVIS
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On the Aegean, say : ASEA
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Filly's father : SIRE
65
See 58-Across : ODETS
66
Crèche figure : MARY
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Release, as lava : SPEW
Down
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Electrical safeguard : FUSE
2
"The Sound of Music" backdrop : ALPS
3
Ginger cookie : SNAP
4
Part of cigarette smoke : TAR
5
Jefferson's Monticello, e.g. : ESTATE
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Kind of branch offered in peace : OLIVE
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Neither's partner : NOR
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Trickle : SEEP
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Declared : AVOWED
10
Trunk item : SIGNALFLARE
11
Apple leftover : CORE
12
Out of the wind : ALEE
13
Quarterback's option : PASS
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Overjoy : ELATE
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At ___ for words : ALOSS
24
Trunk item : FIRSTAIDKIT
25
Went after houseflies : SWATTED
27
Quilt square : PATCH
28
D-Day beach : OMAHA
29
Easygoing gazelle, e.g. : LOPER
31
Sweet-toned musical instrument : OBOE
32
Safari sighting : ELAND
33
Passover meal : SEDER
34
Pert : SASSY
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Meal accompanied by a hula : LUAU
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Debate : ARGUE
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Kitchen gadget : DICER
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As a surprising fact : NOLESS
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No matter what : ANYWAY
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A deadly sin : ANGER
50
Light ring : HALO
51
Overwhelmed : AWED
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Pews' place : NAVE
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Cutting criticism : SLAM
55
Use scissors : SNIP
56
Farm unit : ACRE
57
"That was close!" : PHEW
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Top medals winner at the 1996 Olympics : USA
61
Swirly letter : ESS

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