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New York Times, Monday, May 3, 1999

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Army shelters
TotalDebutLatest
265/3/19996/25/2012
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.588713%
Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JQW} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Kavanaugh. Monday freshness: 19%
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© 1999, The New York Times5/3/99 ( No. 18,073 )
Across
1
Keep ___ on (watch) : TABS
5
Largest city in Nebraska : OMAHA
10
Computer operator : USER
14
Lifetime Oscar winner Kazan : ELIA
15
Bars of soap : CAKES
16
Botanical joint : NODE
17
"American Graffiti" actress : CANDYCLARK
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Thwart : FOIL
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Where bandits hole up : HIDEOUT
21
Caulking material : PUTTY
22
Hot rod : DRAGSTER
26
Steps that cross a fence : STILE
30
Mountain in Rio de Janeiro : SUGARLOAF
34
Place for washing instructions : LABEL
35
Ambulance personnel, for short : EMTS
36
___ Baba : ALI
37
Can't stop thinking about something : OBSESS
39
Vampire slayers : STAKES
42
It may test the waters : TOE
43
Shade trees : ELMS
47
Bring to bear : EXERT
48
Newlyweds' trip : HONEYMOON
51
Army shelters : TENTS
52
Rudolph and teammates : REINDEER
54
Gush : SPOUT
57
Flow (from) : EMANATE
62
Magnificent display : POMP
63
Like eyes during a boring speech : GLAZEDOVER
66
Subdivision : UNIT
67
Sea duck : EIDER
68
Swerve : VEER
69
Circus safety equipment : NETS
70
Woman's undergarment : TEDDY
71
Equips for war : ARMS
Down
1
"Rambling Wreck From Georgia ___" : TECH
2
Jai ___ : ALAI
3
Fasten : BIND
4
Marquis de ___ : SADE
5
Take place : OCCUR
6
Digestive enzyme : MALTASE
7
Letters before an alias : AKA
8
Part of H.M.S. : HER
9
Inquire : ASK
10
Roll out : UNFURL
11
Combustion byproduct : SOOT
12
Not leave alone : EDIT
13
Have faith : RELY
18
Alpine songs : YODELS
21
For each one : PER
23
It comes in sticks : GUM
24
Three-striper: Abbr. : SGT
25
Soviet news agency : TASS
26
Indolence : SLOTH
27
No-no : TABOO
28
"Peer Gynt" playwright : IBSEN
29
Businessman Iacocca : LEE
31
Like some sturdy furniture : OAKEN
32
Notify of danger : ALERT
33
Punchers : FISTS
38
Tractor-trailer : SEMI
40
Foursome : TETRAD
41
Lizzie Borden used one : AXE
44
Creepy Chaney : LON
45
"The ___ Squad" : MOD
46
Reacted to dust, maybe : SNEEZED
49
Spews lava : ERUPTS
50
Still : YET
53
Nail file : EMERY
54
Made a web : SPUN
55
Corn bread : PONE
56
Leave out : OMIT
58
Spectacular star : NOVA
59
Declare : AVER
60
Swarm : TEEM
61
Makes a boo-boo : ERRS
63
Receive : GET
64
Tell a tall tale : LIE
65
Build (on) : ADD

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