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New York Times, Friday, May 3, 2002

Author:
William I. Johnston
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Across : End of May?
TotalDebutLatest
151/7/19994/27/2011
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111.565550%
William I. Johnston

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 8 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Johnston. Friday freshness: 13%
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© 2002, The New York Times5/3/2 ( No. 19,169 )
Across
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Like laps in a pool : SWUM
5
Secret society : MAFIA
10
Spar : MAST
14
Mesa people : HOPI
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Superior : ELECT
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Brand that's canned : ALPO
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2000 Britney Spears hit : OOPSIDIDITAGAIN
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Sponges, so to speak : USERS
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___ viveur (man about town) : BON
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Actor Vaughn : VINCE
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Schoolbag item : THREERINGBINDER
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Frontier friend : PARD
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Gobs : ALOT
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Highway cloverleaf principle : GRADESEPARATION
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Sci-fi lip-reader : HAL
36
Babe, so to speak : FOX
37
Key letter : PHI
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Tot's song : IMALITTLETEAPOT
45
Immodest exclamation : TADA
46
"Six Feet Under" son : NATE
47
Some party decorations : CHINESELANTERNS
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End of May? : LONGA
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Blockhead : LUG
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Pain: Suffix : ALGIA
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Higgledy-piggledy : INALLDIRECTIONS
60
Staff member? : NOTE
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African grazer : RHINO
62
Northern Ireland lough : ERNE
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Western author : GREY
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Traitor : JUDAS
65
Curious George's creators : REYS
Down
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Tallyho, e.g. : SHOUT
2
Rushing sound: Var. : WOOSH
3
Historic part of Germany : UPPERPALATINATE
4
Take tit for tat? : MISREAD
5
Kind of school : MED
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Out : ALIBI
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Devoured : FEDON
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It may have flower decorations : ICING
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Part of a popular collect call number : ATT
10
Noted 1920's-30's French war minister : MAGINOT
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Former Washington duo : ALANDTIPPERGORE
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Jazz (up) : SPICE
13
Cartridge contents : TONER
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River of Grenoble : ISERE
19
Walled city of Spain : AVILA
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Ways to go: Abbr. : RDS
25
Where spirits are located : BAR
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Phone trio : GHI
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Batter : RAM
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Newt, once : EFT
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Newt, once : POL
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Fire truck item : AXE
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Exclamation of surprise : OHO
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Annual sports event: Abbr. : NIT
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NASA research center : LANGLEY
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Thumbelina doll maker : IDEAL
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Ones having the burden of prof? : TAS
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Cable sta. : TNN
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Corrode : EATAT
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Where pictures may be made : ATELIER
47
Stick : CLING
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Nobel, e.g. : HONOR
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"Rubáiyát" illustrator Vedder : ELIHU
50
Sensational : LURID
51
Booster : AGENA
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Fool : NINNY
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MS. adjuncts : SASES
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70's-80's court figure : DRJ
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A.&P. and Amex, e.g. : COS

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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