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New York Times, Monday, June 9, 2003

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Exercise for the abs
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVX} This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Hartman. Monday freshness: 31%
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© 2003, The New York Times6/9/3 ( No. 19,571 )
Across
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Vineyard fruit : GRAPE
6
Goes on and on : LASTS
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Pale : WAN
14
Rand McNally product : ATLAS
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Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
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Pres. Lincoln : ABE
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Enjoy summer air-conditioning, say : BEATTHEHEAT
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Dieters' units: Abbr. : LBS
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Sigma's follower : TAU
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Right on a map : EAST
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Frontiersman Carson : KIT
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1970 Beatles chart-topper : LETITBE
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Strikes out : DELETES
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Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
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Cenozoic and Paleozoic : ERAS
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Brother of Cain and Abel : SETH
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Squid's squirt : INK
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"Alas" and "alack" : SIGHS
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Thorns' places : STEMS
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Felt bad about : RUED
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Party list : SLATE
43
The Beehive State : UTAH
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Exercise for the abs : SITUP
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African antelope : ELAND
48
Southern constellation : ARA
49
___ d'oeuvre : HORS
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Green shade : LIME
52
Can topper : LID
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Washing machine cycle : PRESOAK
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Surgeon who pioneered the artificial human heart implant : DEBAKEY
58
Driver's need: Abbr. : LIC
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Gymnast's feat : FLIP
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Film locale : SET
62
"Put ___ Happy Face" : ONA
63
Be entirely satisfactory : FILLTHEBILL
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"For shame!" : TSK
69
Former Chinese premier Zhou ___ : ENLAI
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Walkie-talkie : RADIO
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Actress Caldwell : ZOE
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Breathers : RESTS
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Guinness, e.g. : STOUT
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Go on and on : GAB
2
Hwy. : RTE
3
Pie ___ mode : ALA
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Page who sang "How much is that doggie in the window?" : PATTI
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Fancy homes : ESTATES
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Director Spike : LEE
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Queens's ___ Stadium : ASHE
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It precedes fast and follows farm : STEAD
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Coquettes : TEASES
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Takes up residence (in) : SETTLES
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Live up to one's word : WALKTHETALK
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Hoffman who wrote "Steal This Book" : ABBIE
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Hatching posts? : NESTS
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Arrogance : HUBRIS
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Lions' dens : LAIRS
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The blahs : ENNUI
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Top everything else : TAKETHECAKE
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Birdie beater : EAGLE
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"___, Brute?" : ETTU
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"I ___ return" : SHALL
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Not flighty : STAID
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One of the Osmonds : MARIE
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Disreputable : SHADY
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Chad & Jeremy and others : DUOS
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Catch, as in a net : ENMESH
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Suggest, as a deal : PROFFER
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Big name in diamonds : DEBEERS
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Like ocean water : SALINE
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Fall over in a faint : PLOTZ
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Classic laundry detergent : RINSO
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Spikes, in volleyball : KILLS
57
Up, in baseball : ATBAT
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Surveyor's map : PLAT
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"___ the season ..." : TIS
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Altar vow : IDO
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Lucy of "Charlie's Angels," 2000 : LIU
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Auction grouping : LOT

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