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New York Times, Tuesday, May 1, 2001

Author:
Stanley Newman
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Homework excuse #1
TotalDebutLatest
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Stanley Newman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Newman. Tuesday freshness: 23%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/1/1 ( No. 18,802 )
Across
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Helpful hints : TIPS
5
Head off : AVERT
10
Greater likeliness to win : EDGE
14
High draft rating : ONEA
15
Home of La Scala : MILAN
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"Hercules" TV spinoff : XENA
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Homework excuse #1 : ILEFTITONTHEBUS
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River embankment : LEVEE
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Additionally : AND
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Pretentious, as a display : ARTSY
23
Breastbone : STERNUM
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News item for a scrapbook : OBIT
27
Wide-brimmed hat : SKIMMER
29
401(k) alternative : IRA
32
Financial predicament : HOLE
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Dos preceder : UNO
37
Nike rival : ADIDAS
39
Homework excuse #2 : ABURGLARSTOLEIT
42
Bob Marley's music : REGGAE
43
S.A.T. administrator : ETS
44
Composer Schifrin : LALO
45
Easter egg application : DYE
46
Winter Olympics races : SLALOMS
49
Radio-active driver : CBER
50
Newscast segment : WEATHER
55
Sunny farewell : ALOHA
58
Civil War side: Abbr. : CSA
60
Tabriz resident : IRANI
61
Homework excuse #3 : MYDOGCHEWEDITUP
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Prissy : PRIM
65
Corporate department : LEGAL
66
Big copper exporter : PERU
67
Flow slowly : SEEP
68
Dental records : XRAYS
69
Get ready, for short : PREP
Down
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Works hard : TOILS
2
Arm of the sea : INLET
3
Annoy : PEEVE
4
"60 Minutes" reporter : SAFER
5
Bordeaux beau : AMI
6
Popular antioxidant : VITAMINA
7
Carolina college : ELON
8
Like an "eeny meeny, miney, mo" selection : RANDOM
9
AOL Time Warner network : TNT
10
Bring to bear : EXERT
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Red ink : DEBT
12
Bearded beasts : GNUS
13
Like falling off a log : EASY
18
Till compartment : TENS
19
Bob, e.g. : HAIRDO
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Tiny Tim's instrument : UKULELE
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"I have no idea!" : BEATSME
28
Certain mushroom : MOREL
29
Flash of inspiration : IDEA
30
Commuter line : RAIL
31
Concerning : ASTO
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Stony : HARD
33
Toe the line : OBEY
34
Winter Olympics vehicle : LUGE
35
Joule fraction : ERG
38
Feeling off : ILL
40
Chatterbox : GASBAG
41
Groucho, in "Monkey Business" : STOWAWAY
47
William Tell, e.g. : ARCHER
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Remarked : SAID
49
Eat like a horse : CHOMP
51
"Tubby the Tuba" lyricist Paul : TRIPP
52
Misanthrope : HATER
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Become accustomed (to) : ENURE
54
Tear to shreds : RIPUP
55
Word on a fuse : AMPS
56
Orpheus's instrument : LYRE
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Garfield's foil : ODIE
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Nintendo competitor : SEGA
62
XX times VIII : CLX
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Overhead trains : ELS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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