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New York Times, Thursday, May 25, 2000

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Rings
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
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30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {GX} This is puzzle # 54 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 75%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/25/0 ( No. 18,461 )
Across
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Eyeball, say : ASSESS
7
___ attack : SHAQ
11
Vatican vestment : ALB
14
Pertaining to elementary substances : CHEMIC
15
Gatehouse cry : HALT
16
22-Across's currency : SOL
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"O" follower : CANADA
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Problems, problems : ILLS
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Afternoon time : TWO
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"Baby Hold On" singer : EDDIEMONEY
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Big copper exporter : PERU
23
Rings : PEALS
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Own (up) : FESS
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Hill of ___ (site near the Acropolis) : ARES
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"For shame!" : TSK
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Hurt : AIL
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"Crazy" singer : CLINE
30
Icelandic literary works : EDDAS
32
Some hot suppers : ROASTS
33
1982 Albert Finney film role : DADDYWARBUCKS
36
Old "S.N.L." character : MRBILL
37
River past Fontainebleau : SEINE
38
Sprang forth : AROSE
39
Transatlantic cruiser : SST
40
"Evita" role : CHE
43
De ___ (again) : NOVO
44
Origins of earthquakes : FOCI
47
Like old candles at Christmas : RELIT
49
Revenuers : TMEN
50
"Man in Black" autobiographer : JOHNNYCASH
52
Criminal charge : RAP
53
Not be alert : DOZE
54
Riding : AHORSE
55
Santa ___ Mountains : ANA
56
Didn't stand pat : DREW
57
Motormouth : TALKER
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___ favor : POR
59
Turning point : EDDY
60
Mideast council members : EMEERS
Down
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Welcome : ACCEPT
2
Secret Service accessories : SHADES
3
Writer-illustrator Maurice : SENDAK
4
Modern virus carrier : EMAIL
5
Rider's position : SIDESADDLE
6
Ripoff : SCAM
7
Excel : SHINE
8
Forces to go : HALES
9
Sheedy and McBeal : ALLYS
10
Milk units: Abbr. : QTS
11
Part of an impolite word? : ASTERISK
12
New York City rarities : LOWRENTS
13
Separates, perhaps : BLOUSES
21
Court ___ (legal venue) : OFLAW
22
Classic theater name : PALACE
28
Old-fashioned poem : IDYL
29
It may be smoked : COUNTRYHAM
30
One full of ideas : EDISON
31
Carrier to Oslo : SAS
32
Fenway Park stats : RBIS
33
Paul McCrane's "ER" role : DRROMANO
34
Better than average : ABOVEPAR
35
Pine product : RESIN
36
Siren : MANTRAP
40
Jazz bassist Stanley : CLARKE
41
Many a snake : HISSER
42
Early anesthetics : ETHERS
44
Greenland sight : FJORD
45
Moved like goo : OOZED
46
Like granola : CHEWY
48
Place for un étudiant : ECOLE
51
___ the Great (boy detective) : NATE
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Presidential inits. : DDE

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