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New York Times, Saturday, May 16, 1998

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Sustenance
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 105 for Mr. Page. Saturday freshness: 38%
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© 1998, The New York Times5/16/98 ( No. 17,721 )
Across
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Practiced : VERSED
7
Meets head-on : BRAVES
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Some public exhibits : AQUARIA
15
Sustenance : ALIMENT
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Accountant : NUMBERSCRUNCHER
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Family man? : CAPO
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Good source of exercise : STAIRS
20
Sinatra's "___ Fool to Want You" : IMA
21
Prince Valiant's wife : ALETA
23
Tickle : ELATE
24
Year in Trajan's reign : CII
25
Bear, e.g.: Abbr. : MTN
26
Columnist Rowan : CARL
28
Like some apartments : RELET
30
Detachable container : POD
31
1975 hurricane : ELOISE
34
"Nothing ___" (bargainer's demand) : LESS
35
Matter for Poirot : BRAINCELL
37
Blame receiver? : MAME
40
Whodunit awards : EDGARS
41
Quick addenda : PSS
44
France's ___ Ré : ILEDE
46
Thrombus : CLOT
47
Gloating cry : OHO
48
Morse tap : DIT
49
Crib : STEAL
52
R. J. Reynolds brand : SALEM
54
Scale notes : RES
55
Amphitheater spot : TOPROW
57
Dollar, in slang : CLAM
58
Shot in the dark : INFRAREDPICTURE
61
"The Minstrel" poet : BEATTIE
62
More obstinate : STOUTER
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Rationality : SENSES
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Clerical sorts : TYPERS
Down
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Baked beans maker : VANCAMP
2
Ready for : EQUALTO
3
Cut of beef : RUMPEND
4
Clunky shoe : SABOT
5
Poetic preposition : ERE
6
Board members: Abbr. : DIRS
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Divulge without thinking : BLURT
8
Car wash device : RINSER
9
Cable choice : AMC
10
Way to go : VEHICLE
11
"A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his ___": Wilde : ENEMIES
12
Difficulties : STRAITS
14
Part of a belt : ASTEROID
15
"Song of the Golden Calf," e.g. : ARIA
17
Old-fashioned introduction : CALLINGCARD
22
Cannonball maker, say : ACER
27
Wings: Lat. : ALAE
29
Particular turn : ELL
32
Shore dinner : SCALLOPS
33
Architect Saarinen : EERO
35
Subsoil : BED
36
W.W. II ships: Abbr. : LSTS
37
Leaf parts : MIDRIBS
38
Property overseer : ALIENEE
39
Rooter at Shea : METSFAN
41
Foul : POLLUTE
42
"Escape" co-star, 1940 : SHEARER
43
Elke and others : SOMMERS
45
Kennedy home, e.g. : ESTATE
50
Spelling and others : TORIS
51
Three-sided sword : EPEE
53
Misbehave : ACTUP
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1984-88 skating gold medalist : WITT
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N.F.L. linemen: Abbr. : RTS
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Not forthright : COY

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