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New York Times, Thursday, May 6, 2004

Author:
Kevan Choset
Editor:
Will Shortz
50-Across : Charlotte ___ (Caribbean city)
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Kevan Choset

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQVX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Choset. Thursday freshness: 15%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/6/4 ( No. 19,903 )
Across
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Where people move 31-Acrosses back and forth : ABACI
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"Qué ___?" : PASA
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1969 movie with an exclamation point in its name : CHE
13
Rich alumnus, perhaps : DONOR
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What a folder doesn't say : IMIN
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Portuguese king, 1861-89 : LUIZ
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Hemingway novel, with "The" : OLDMANANDTHESEA
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Bully : MEANIE
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Place for a drink : OASIS
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Unconvincing : LAME
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"Congratulations!" : GOODFORYOU
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They're in : TRENDS
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Beehive State native : UTE
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___ Nast : CONDE
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See 1-Across : BEAD
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___ purpose : DUAL
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Org. in old spy novels : OSS
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Hit sitcom of 1994-2004 whose name can follow the first word of 17-, 25-, 51- or 61-Across : FRIENDS
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Support provider : BRA
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Detective's need : LEAD
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Unfair? : UGLY
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Only sch. to win both the men's and women's N.C.A.A. basketball titles in the same year : UCONN
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Crimson rival : ELI
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Charlotte ___ (Caribbean city) : AMALIE
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2000 "mockumentary" about dogs : BESTINSHOW
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Fr. holy women : STES
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Stomach woe : ULCER
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Drive-in worker : CARHOP
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"Not quite" : CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
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Sediment : SILT
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Prefix with logical : IDEO
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Modern workout system : TAEBO
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Harris and Asner : EDS
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Fence's utterance : PSST
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A wee hour : ONEAM
Down
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Stir : ADO
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S. Amer. land : BOL
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Further : AND
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Speak highly of : COMMEND
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"Dies ___" : IRAE
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Bench site : PIANO
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Obstetric test, for short : AMNIO
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Allied (with) : SIDED
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Hill dweller : ANT
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Dropped charges against : CLEARED
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Impudent girl : HUSSY
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Children's song refrain : EIEIO
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Actress Pitts : ZASU
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Bothers : NAGS
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Knee-slapper : HOOT
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Silver maple leaf wearer: Abbr. : LTCOL
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Stood : AROSE
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Smart set : MENSA
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Warner Bros. cartoon name : FUDD
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Cool, in 80's slang : DEF
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Famous : BIG
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Electric ___ : EEL
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Whichever : ANY
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Fastener : UBOLT
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"L.A. Law" lawyer : ARNIE
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Bowling sites : LANES
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Destroy : RUIN
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Adder's product : SUM
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More than 55-Down : DETESTS
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Volga's outlet : CASPIAN
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Pre-euro money : LIRE
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Seuss's "Horton Hears ___" : AWHO
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Tampa Bay players, for short : BUCS
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"Dallas" Miss : ELLIE
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Upbraid : SCOLD
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Mideast missiles : SCUDS
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Has no love for : HATES
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It can precede or follow "to be" : ORNOT
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Numerical prefix : OCTO
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Heart monitor sound : BIP
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"How about that?!" : GEE
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Advocates' org. : ABA
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CD-___ : ROM

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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