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New York Times, Friday, July 13, 2001

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Wanes
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJKVWX} This is puzzle # 134 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 22%
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© 2001, The New York Times7/13/1 ( No. 18,875 )
Across
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Blue ribbon : TOPPRIZE
9
Follows, as advice : ACTSON
15
Funny bit : ONELINER
16
Least open : SLYEST
17
"Way to go!" : ATTAGIRL
18
Snapper : TURTLE
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In direct opposition : TOETOTOE
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Wanes : ABATES
21
Talk of the Gaelic : ERSE
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Haughty response : SNORT
23
Specks : IOTAS
26
Western fight site : SALOON
30
Grand : THOU
31
Destiny determiners : YINANDYANG
35
Tom Clancy subj. : CIA
36
Island whose chief port is Mahón : MINORCA
37
In the capacity of : QUA
38
Stew : HODGEPODGE
40
Skater's jump : LUTZ
41
One with encumbered property : LIENEE
42
Do not continue : CEASE
43
___-American : ASIAN
46
2000 World Series venue : SHEA
48
Shrine figure : BUDDHA
50
Gossip fodder : SCANDALS
54
Nodding : ASLEEP
55
Bucolic : PASTORAL
56
"___ playing our song" : THEYRE
57
Perfect substitute : ALTEREGO
58
Most of the kids in a certain kids' game : HIDERS
59
Crusades locale : NEAREAST
Down
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Just right : TOAT
2
Enlightened about : ONTO
3
"Our Gang" dog : PETE
4
Level off : PLATEAU
5
Hard times : RIGORS
6
J.F.K., e.g. : INITS
7
Pinpoints : ZEROESINON
8
"House of Dracula" director ___ C. Kenton : ERLE
9
Movie dog : ASTA
10
Spritzer ingredient : CLUBSODA
11
Cause for revolution : TYRANNY
12
Row : SETTO
13
Knighted Canadian physician William : OSLER
14
1998 headline event in India : NTEST
23
Problem with hives : ITCH
24
Ulysses Grant's birthplace : OHIO
25
Hopper : TOAD
27
Battery pole : ANODE
28
Massive : LARGESCALE
29
As soon as : ONCE
31
"Egad!" : YIPE
32
Plane starter? : AQUA
33
"Phooey!" : NUTS
34
See stars, maybe : GAZE
36
German address : MEINHERR
39
Come-hither look : GLADEYE
40
Galena : LEADORE
42
Snapper in a bowl : CENTER
43
Take ___ (lose big) : ABATH
44
Side order with udon : SUSHI
45
Lollygagged : IDLED
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"___ luego!" : HASTA
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Monkeys' uncles? : APES
50
Cross : SPAN
51
Surveyor's subject : AREA
52
Isn't caught up : LAGS
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Position to fill : SLOT

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