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New York Times, Thursday, June 28, 2007

Author:
Joseph Crowley
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Way down
TotalDebut
16/28/2007
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1.60413%
Joseph Crowley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Crowley. Thursday freshness: 4%
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© 2007, The New York Times6/28/7 ( No. 21,051 )
Across
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Greta Garbo, by birth : SWEDE
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Title name after the lyric "What's it all about when you sort it out" : ALFIE
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Title for a guru : SRI
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Colorful opening course : MIXEDGREENSALAD
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Colorful spread : ORANGEMARMALADE
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Sparkler : GEM
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"The Dukes of Hazzard" deputy : ENOS
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Big spender, maybe : YUPPIE
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Journey : TREK
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Those, to Teodoro : ESOS
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Circulating : ASTIR
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Carnival sights : RIDES
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Neighbor of Ivory Coast : GHANA
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"A Mighty Fortress ___ God" (hymn) : ISOUR
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French intimate : AMI
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With 39-Across, colorful dessert : RAINBOW
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See 37-Across : SHERBET
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Pointed tool : AWL
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Oscar-nominated Icelandic singer : BJORK
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Way down : CHUTE
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Moon of Saturn : DIONE
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Wood carving : TOTEM
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Sock style : CREW
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Bit of Madison Ave. planning : TVAD
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Beat at a hot dog contest : OUTEAT
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Gay Nineties and Roaring Twenties : ERAS
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Foofaraw : ADO
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Colorful breakfast food : BLUEBERRYMUFFIN
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Colorful entree : REDBEANSANDRICE
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Beverage suffix : ADE
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Place for a swirl : DRAIN
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www.yahoo.com and others : SITES
Down
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Possible cause of heavy breathing : SMOG
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Finish line, maybe : WIRE
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Means of assessment : EXAM
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Place to display trophies : DEN
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Just beat : EDGE
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Protection provider : ARMOR
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Not owners : LEASERS
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___-de-lance : FER
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The Beatles' "___ Life" : INMY
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"___ Wood would saw wood ..." (part of a classic tongue twister) : ESAU
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"Snap out of it!" actions : SLAPS
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Part of a beach kit : RADIO
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What philosophes get : IDEES
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Lady's partner : GENT
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Suisse peaks : ALPES
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Mall station : KIOSK
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Taj Mahal's home : AGRA
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"Major Barbara" playwright : SHAW
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Detective, at times : TAIL
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Resting place : INN
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Harry Kemelman sleuth David Small, e.g. : RABBI
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"Well, obviously!" : DUH
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Pitch : ERECT
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Obstreperous child's cry : IWONT
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Go up against : ABUT
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Deal (out) : METE
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Twosome : ITEM
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Spanish eye : OJO
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Fraternity character : RHO
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Game on an 8 x 8 board : REVERSI
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Nerd : DWEEB
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U.S. attack helicopter : COBRA
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Like some notepaper : RULED
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Chopin piece : ETUDE
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Indo-___ : ARYAN
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Curse : DAMN
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Not up : ABED
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Wrest : TEAR
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Beer, slangily : SUDS
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Throw ___ : AFIT
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Gambling aids : DICE
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Kind of place : ONES
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Biochemistry abbr. : RNA
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Busy airport time: Abbr. : FRI

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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