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New York Times, Saturday, June 13, 1998

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Hurried, musically
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 71 for Mr. Silvestri. Saturday freshness: 48%
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© 1998, The New York Times6/13/98 ( No. 17,749 )
Across
1
Begin with a Nobel : MENACHEM
9
Italian marble city : MASSA
14
Kind of surgery : OPENHEART
16
Taking turns? : AREEL
17
With reserve : DISTANTLY
18
Demolish : TOTAL
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Aretha's partner in a 1989 pop hit : ELTON
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Dine : SUP
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Stockpile : AMASS
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Screwball : LOON
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Put through a sieve : RICED
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Pit passage : ADIT
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Cabinet Dept. : AGR
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Over the top : BONKERS
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Drillers' org. : ADA
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L.A.'s ___ Museum : GETTY
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Kind of seal : EASTER
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Hurried, musically : AGITATO
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Auto shop supplies : FILTERS
37
Poe poem : LENORE
38
Red Sea republic : SUDAN
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Neighbor of Scorpius : ARA
40
Spoke "We-e-ell"? : DRAWLED
42
White House monogram : HCH
45
Plastic alternative : CASH
47
Common sense? : SMELL
48
Hacking tool : BOLO
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Caper : ANTIC
51
Highland John : IAN
52
Wearing less : BARER
53
Dogie catcher : RIATA
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Leader in national affairs : STATESMAN
56
After-class aide : TUTOR
57
Whole note : SEMIBREVE
58
Correct : EMEND
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Withdrew formally : REPEALED
Down
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Classic car : MODELA
2
Postscript : EPILOG
3
Trojan War figure : NESTOR
4
"Goldengirl" star, 1979 : ANTON
5
"Sky Dragon" detective : CHAN
6
Party member : HEN
7
Erodes : EATSINTO
8
1943 Cary Grant title role : MRLUCKY
9
Spydom name : MATA
10
Kitchen enticer : AROMA
11
Make wedding plans : SETADATE
12
Shore dweller : SEASIDER
13
Athletic elite : ALLSTARS
15
1846 novel set on an island of cannibals : TYPEE
23
No-good blokes : ROTTERS
24
December spinner : DREIDEL
27
Garfield feature : BEARD
28
Leaves for lunch? : SALAD
30
Onetime Camaro rival : GTO
32
Bus term. : STN
33
One way to order : ALACARTE
34
Cranesbill : GERANIUM
35
Perturbed : INASTATE
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Application request : FULLNAME
38
Place for a letter : SWEATER
41
Not right : AMISS
42
Spam maker : HORMEL
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Stick or split : CLEAVE
44
Bull-like : HORNED
46
Try to pick up : HITON
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Iraqi port : BASRA
50
Jack, for one : CARD
52
Daniels of early films : BEBE
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End : TIP

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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