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New York Times, Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Author:
Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Across : Elisabeth of "Cocktail"
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Jay Kaskel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Kantor. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Kaskel. Wednesday freshness: 24%
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© 2008, The New York Times4/9/8 ( No. 21,337 )
Across
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"The Divine Comedy," for one : EPIC
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Elisabeth of "Cocktail" : SHUE
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Housecat : TABBY
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It could be revolving : DOOR
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Mann of the Haus : HERR
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High-end Honda : ACURA
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Windsor princess : ANNE
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Book of Mormon book : OMNI
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Dizzy Gillespie's jazz : BEBOP
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"I asked for tomato bisque, not gazpacho!" (complaint #1) : MYSOUPISCOLD
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Place for a housecat : LAP
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___ du Diable : ILE
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Cousin of "aargh!" : ACK
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"Has our waiter even made eye contact?" (complaint #2) : AREWEINVISIBLE
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___-Magnon : CRO
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Shad ___ : ROE
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Sharpshooting Annie : OAKLEY
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Chart anew : REMAP
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14+ : UHF
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Zig and zag : WEAVE
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Money for money : ATMFEE
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Au naturel : RAW
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Something Elizabeth II has? : ZED
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"What, are they growing the food?" (complaint #3) : WHERESOURORDER
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Sevilla seasoning : SAL
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Manhandle : PAW
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Actor Stephen : REA
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Title of this puzzle : WHINEANDDINE
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Place for a barbecue : PATIO
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Titan's place : SILO
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A rock band's name often appears on it : DRUM
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Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
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Language of the Hindustan Express : URDU
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Sci-fi sage : YODA
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Al ___ (a bit firm) : DENTE
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Mulching material : PEAT
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10 C-notes : ONEG
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Mild yellow cheese : EDAM
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My Little ___ (kids' toy line) : PONY
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Charge holders : IONS
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Spicy cuisine : CREOLE
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Free local paper : SHOPPER
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Prefix with sphere : HEMI
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Mantel pieces : URNS
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13th-century king of Denmark : ERICIV
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Workshop fixture : TABLESAW
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Nailed, as a test : ACED
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Pal : BUB
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Pal : BRO
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Pie hole : YAP
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Motor City org. : UAW
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Mishmash : OLIO
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On fire : ABLAZE
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Ingenious : CLEVER
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Excited, with "up" : KEYED
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Queen of Soul, familiarly : ARETHA
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German commander at the invasion of Normandy : ROMMEL
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Marker : IOU
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___ jacket : NEHRU
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"South Park" boy : IKE
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Sticking points? : CRAWS
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It has a horn: Abbr. : AFR
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Apartment security feature : PEEPHOLE
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Distant : FAR
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Morales of "La Bamba" : ESAI
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Long past its prime : WORNOUT
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Confesses (to) : OWNSUP
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Bloodshot : RED
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Pops : DADDYO
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Suffer from the heat : WILT
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The Old Sod : EIRE
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Robert who won a Tony for "Guys and Dolls" : ALDA
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Fairway club : IRON
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Like Michelangelo's David : NUDE
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Webzine : EMAG
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Crash site? : PAD
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Had a bit : ATE
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Won ___ : TON

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