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New York Times, Thursday, July 20, 1995

Author:
Gerald R. Ferguson
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Cousin of slander
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Gerald R. Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 35 Missing: {FJQVWZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Ferguson. Thursday freshness: 97%
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© 1995, The New York Times7/20/95 ( No. 16,690 )
Across
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Over-the-shoulder item : STRAP
6
Beliefs : TENETS
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Conciliatory : IRENIC
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Euphoria : ELATION
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Sour note : CLINKER
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Comeback : RIPOSTE
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Cousin of slander : LIBEL
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More than encourages : ABETS
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"___ Stoops to Conquer" : SHE
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Hospital inits. : ICU
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Journalism, for one : ESTATE
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Sought reparations from : SUED
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Mill locale : POND
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Animals in Pharaoh's dream, in Genesis : KINE
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Dear, in Dijon : CHERE
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Kind of suspicion : SNEAKING
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Brought up : RAISED
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Bean-sprout bean : MUNG
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Kind of loser : BORN
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Mystery awards : EDGARS
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Feature of Sinatra and Newman : BLUEEYES
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Drive out : ROUST
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Codger : COOT
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"Two Years Before the Mast" writer : DANA
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Insurance agent's calculation : RISK
46
"Swann's Way" novelist : PROUST
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16th-century date : MDX
49
Pretend : ACT
50
Water pipes : MAINS
51
Oklahoma tribe : OSAGE
53
Carpenters' devices : NAILERS
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Singer Kitt et al. : EARTHAS
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Danger for a low-flying plane : TREETOP
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Hemingway's "Island in the ___" : STREAM
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Children's author Le Cain et al. : ERROLS
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It might be past : TENSE
Down
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___ Valley : SILICON
2
Roman officer : TRIBUNE
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Peace Nobelist Cassin : RENE
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Horse's hock : ANKLE
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Chart shape : PIE
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Cylindrical and tapered : TERETE
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Typewriter type : ELITE
8
Cats catch them : NAPS
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W.W. II front: Abbr. : ETO
10
Sneezer's needs : TISSUES
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Gloater's phrase : SOTHERE
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Packing, as fruit : CRATING
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Not optional : NEEDED
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Desk items : CLIPS
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Kaboom! : BANG
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Trappers' wares : SKINS
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Used a buffer : SHINED
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Linen fabric : DAMASK
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Supervision : CARE
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Russell of Hollywood : KURT
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Shellackings : ROUTS
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Tops, of a sort : BLOUSES
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Roving : ERRANT
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Kin of "So what?" : DOICARE
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More breezy : GUSTIER
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Largess : BOON
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Some road bikes : YAMAHAS
40
Chess finale : ENDGAME
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Instruments for Clarence Clemens : SAXES
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Baked desserts : CRISPS
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Word of mouth : PAROL
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1971 batting champ Joe : TORRE
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"Take ___ your leader" : METO
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Light submachine gun : STEN
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Celtic Neptune : LER
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Blue-chip symbol : ATT

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

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