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OH, NO!

New York Times, Sunday, June 11, 2000

Author:
Nelson Hardy
Editor:
Will Shortz
96-Across : Rampaging
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Nelson Hardy

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Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {KX} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Hardy. Sunday freshness: 60%
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© 2000, The New York Times6/11/0 ( No. 18,478 )
Across
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His last film was "The Night They Raided Minsky's," 1968 : LAHR
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Work ___ : ETHIC
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Gold bug? : MIDAS
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Utter a few choice words : CUSS
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Part of a C.S.A. signature : ELEE
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Rear : RAISE
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As ___ resort : ALAST
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Squabbling : ATIT
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Comedian who has only one-liners? : CURTJESTER
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Neighbor of Fiji : TONGA
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"Bye!" : TATA
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Do-gooder's quality : ALTRUISM
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Instructions for a bottle cap? : TWISTANDSHUT
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Dynamited, maybe : RAZED
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Neur. readout : EEG
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Office squawker : INTERCOM
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Walkman batteries : AAS
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Beguilement : RUSE
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Cut out : DELETED
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Where many allowances come from? : FUNDINGFATHERS
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Like rail vis-à-vis air : SLOWER
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Diminutive suffix : ULE
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Gauche : COARSE
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South Africa's ___ Paul Kruger : OOM
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"ER" actor : WYLE
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Rent : GASH
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"That's a ___!" : WRAP
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Sandbags, often : BALLAST
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Shepherd's locale : LEA
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Premature : UNTIMELY
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Silver-tongued TV newsman? : BULLETINBARD
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Duchamp's "Mona Lisa," e.g. : DADA
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Gold braid : ORRIS
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Together, in music : ADUE
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Very cold draft? : FREEZINGPINT
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Washington display : RHETORIC
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Clear : RID
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Takes : ENDURES
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Basketful : LOAD
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Who's minding the baby, maybe : NANA
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60's TV boy : OPIE
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It has many benefits: Abbr. : SSA
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New Zealand minority : MAORIS
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Remote target : VCR
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Ranch wear : DENIMS
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Exoneration for a group of actors? : THECASTISCLEAR
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Rampaging : ONATEAR
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"Uh-uh" : NOPE
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Row producer : HOE
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Not this again! : HEREWEGO
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Alternative to a Maxwell : REO
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Adventurer's stock : TALES
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Like Erato when writing poetry? : QUIETASAMUSE
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Garrison Keillor specialty : ANECDOTE
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Feodor I, e.g. : TSAR
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1920's-30's film star Conrad : NAGEL
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What many pitched baseballs do? : MISSTHEBAT
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___ many words : INSO
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"Half ___ is better..." : ALOAF
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In a tough position : TREED
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___ v. United States (classic Supreme Court obscenity case) : ROTH
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Weak poker hand : PAIR
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Coppers : CENTS
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Gobs : SALTS
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Not a good sound for a balloonist : SSSS
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Bygone Renault : LECAR
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"Be-Bop-___" (Gene Vincent hit) : ALULA
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Budget alternative : HERTZ
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Unimaginative sequel, say : RETREAD
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"...___ saw Elba" : EREI
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Café cup : TASSE
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Casino request : HITME
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British verb ending : ISE
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Dick Francis book "Dead ___" : CERT
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Theatergoer's choice : MATINEE
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Johnny Mercer's "___ My Sugar in Salt Lake City" : ILOST
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"La vita nuova" poet : DANTE
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Home of the Norse gods : ASGARD
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Positions : STANCES
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Living end : CATSMEOW
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Golden Spike locale : UTAH
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In ___ (as found) : SITU
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"Immediately" : STAT
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Like the laws of kosher food : JUDAIC
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Well product? : WISH
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Dreamboat : DOLL
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See : GRASP
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Stranded on a mountain, say : SNOWEDIN
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Sporty truck, for short : UTE
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First name in modern dance : TWYLA
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Certain fishermen : EELER
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The willies : DREAD
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Japanese fish delicacy : FUGU
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___ Bator : ULAN
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Crane site : NEST
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Daisy chains : GARLANDS
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Scuffle : FRAY
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Free restaurant serving : ROLLS
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Exclusive : SOLE
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Infamous traitor : MATAHARI
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Mask : HIDE
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Scams but good : BURNS
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Touched ground : ALIT
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Baked beans, e.g. : SIDEDISH
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Threaded metal fastener : TNUT
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London streets, in a manner of speaking : MAZE
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Hors d'oeuvre topper : BRIE
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"___ the lookout!" : BEON
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Big name in book clubs : OPRAH
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"The Lord of the Rings" hero : FRODO
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Flower : RIPEN
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Patsy's "Absolutely Fabulous" pal : EDINA
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Heavy blow : GUST
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Origin : ROOT
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Four-star : RAVE
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Holder of ancient riches : INCA
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"It Must Be Him" singer, 1967 : CARR
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___-guided : LASER
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"Take your pick" : EITHEROR
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Plan (out) : MAP
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Nix : SCOTCH
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Satisfy : MEET
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New York's ___ Lakes : SARANAC
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Swallows up : ENGULFS
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Engages in baby talk : COOS
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Heads : LEADERS
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Antique shop deal : RESALE
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Part of a train : WAGON
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"Let ___ Cake" : EMEAT
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Stand for a portrait : EASEL
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Word go : ONSET
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Chihuahua canines : LOBOS
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___-Unis : ETATS
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Actor Green and others : SETHS
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Canal cleaner : QTIP
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Annapolis sch. : USNA
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Former capital of Romania : IASI
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Stretcher carriers, briefly : EMTS
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Sked figures : ETDS
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Playwright Levin : IRA

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