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New York Times, Monday, May 29, 2000

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Academic accomplishment, redundantly
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 34 for Mr. Hartman. Monday freshness: 5%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/29/0 ( No. 18,465 )
Across
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Bygone pay phone amount : DIME
5
Hunk : SLAB
9
Biblical betrayer : JUDAS
14
"Exodus" author : URIS
15
Essence : CORE
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Wear away : ERODE
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Academic accomplishment, redundantly : DOCTORATEDEGREE
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WSW's reverse : ENE
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1975-76 World Series champs : REDS
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Regions : AREAS
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Norma ___ (Sally Field role) : RAE
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Bellicose deity : ARES
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Not many, redundantly : FEWINNUMBER
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Possesses : HAS
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Honor ___ thieves : AMONG
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Chuck : TOSS
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"Oh, heck!" : DARN
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Mississippi River transport : BARGE
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Bullring cheer : OLE
38
Semisheer fabric : VOILE
39
Prom night rental : LIMO
40
Golden Gate section : SPAN
41
Printing press gizmo : INKER
42
Trains that go clickety-clack : ELS
43
Avoid, redundantly : SKIRTAROUND
45
Inter ___ : ALIA
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Disfigure : MAR
47
Craft for Sacajawea : CANOE
49
Drink from a flask : SWIG
51
Bro's partner : SIS
54
Leading character, redundantly : MAINPROTAGONIST
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Provide, as with some quality : ENDUE
58
Faux pas : NONO
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Pavarotti solo : ARIA
60
Projection room items : REELS
61
Has markers out : OWES
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Brief letter sign-off : BEST
Down
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Fancy dresser : DUDE
2
Wrinkle remover : IRON
3
Cheese nibblers : MICE
4
Winter hours in N.Y.C. : EST
5
Drive-in feature : SCREEN
6
Burden : LOAD
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___ and sciences : ARTS
8
Spelling contest : BEE
9
Heckler : JEERER
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Prods : URGES
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David Copperfield's first wife : DORA
12
Summer drinks : ADES
13
"Didn't I tell you?" : SEE
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Halloween color : ORANGE
19
Tempts fate : DARES
23
Fab Four member : RINGO
24
Not in class : ABSENT
25
Aesop tale : FABLE
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Modern memo : EMAIL
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A lot of bait : WORMS
28
Perfect world : UTOPIA
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Back tooth : MOLAR
30
Japanese verse : HAIKU
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"Over the Rainbow" composer : ARLEN
32
Dummy Mortimer : SNERD
35
Organ transplant need : DONOR
38
Shrew : VIRAGO
40
Winter Olympian : SKIER
43
Places for a 40-Down : SLOPES
44
Mexican pals : AMIGOS
45
Invalidate : ANNUL
47
Christmas sweet : CANE
48
Right-hand person : AIDE
49
Pack (away) : STOW
50
Diminish : WANE
51
What to call a king : SIRE
52
Mother of Horus : ISIS
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Career home runs, e.g. : STAT
54
Debussy's "La ___" : MER
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The Plastic ___ Band, of 60's-70's music : ONO
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Catch red-handed : NAB

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