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New York Times, Saturday, April 5, 2003

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Book named for a woman
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 26 Missing: {FQZ} Minimum word length: 4 This is puzzle # 46 for Mr. Berry. Saturday freshness: 87%
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© 2003, The New York Times4/5/3 ( No. 19,506 )
Across
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Endearing 1942 Disney character : THUMPER
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Actor Steve of "Reservoir Dogs" : BUSCEMI
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Capital of the Solomon Islands : HONIARA
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Welcomed : ASKEDIN
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While still not much has happened : EARLYON
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Alternative to calling : RAISING
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Unsupported, in a way : BRALESS
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One with better information? : TIPSTER
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Bustling : ASTIR
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Freshness indicator : ODOR
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Kaye of ballet : NORA
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"It's ___ real" : BEEN
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Without control : AMOK
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Jacques-Louis David painting "The Death of ___" : MARAT
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Board finishes : ENDGAMES
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Headache : HASSLE
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Protected from prying eyes : HIDAWAY
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Stifled, as enthusiasm : DAMPED
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Immense : GALACTIC
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Perpendicular to the keel : ABEAM
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Source material : TEXT
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Book named for a woman : RUTH
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Dixieland group? : YALL
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Subject for a speech therapist : LISP
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Not easy : TENSE
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Car thieves' door opener : SLIMJIM
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Admissions : AVOWALS
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Shared annuity : TONTINE
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Fisherman's garment : PEACOAT
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Town where Harriet Beecher Stowe is buried : ANDOVER
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In a series: Fr. : ENSUITE
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Crop workers : REAPERS
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One with forked tongue : RATTLER
Down
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1992 sports biopic : THEBABE
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Get rough : HOARSEN
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Like films in production, usually : UNRATED
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Wandering aimlessly : MILLING
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Debt clearer : PAYER
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One taking a bow? : EROS
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Like some hostages : RANSOMED
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"Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion" composer : BARTOK
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Carrier name retired in 1997 : USAIR
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Disregard : SKIP
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Certain prop planes : CESSNAS
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Word processors : EDITORS
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Word with spring or water : MINERAL
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Unjustified complainer : INGRATE
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Recommendations on bottles : DOSAGES
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At the hub of : AMID
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Palenque native : MAYA
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Slight interruption : AHEM
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Drill shout : HALT
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One of Edison's inventions : WAXPAPER
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Venus, in eastern skies : DAYSTAR
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Mother-of-pearl source : ABALONE
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Mrs. Bill Gates : MELINDA
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Battery-powered computer : PALMTOP
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Do for a soldier : CREWCUT
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Rich source of essential fatty acids : TUNAOIL
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1959 Ricky Nelson hit : ITSLATE
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"Gunsmoke" deputy : CHESTER
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Cooking aids : TIMERS
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Record holder? : LINER
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Table delivery : TOAST
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Baloney : JIVE
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___ cava : VENA

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