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New York Times, Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Author:
Eric and Janinne Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Gigantic instrument?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
361.5223969%
Eric Berlin
TotalDebutCollabs
17/21/20041
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1.65348%
Janinne Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVWZ} This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Berlin. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Berlin. Wednesday freshness: 74%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/21/4 ( No. 19,979 )
Across
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When doubled, a seafood entree : MAHI
5
Is visibly frightened : PALES
10
Off one's trolley : BATS
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"Yeah, right!" : ASIF
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Work ___ : OFART
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Pop's Brickell : EDIE
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Gigantic instrument? : BIGFATLYRE
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"Take ___!" (track coach's order) : ALAP
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Holed up : HID
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First name in horror : LON
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Actress Sorvino : MIRA
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Instrument made in the lab? : CHEMICALCYMBAL
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Straits of ___ : FLORIDA
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Tee follower? : HEE
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Crew need : OAR
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Set alight : TORCH
33
Quattros, e.g. : AUDIS
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Greet the day : RISE
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Take your pick? : STRUM
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Federico of the Clinton cabinet : PENA
42
Touch up : EMEND
44
Up : ATBAT
46
Early fifth-century year : CDI
47
Ridge of Homeland Security : TOM
49
Like some burgers : BROILED
51
Instrument found at the Super Bowl? : QUARTERBACKSAX
56
Donald, to Dewey : UNCA
57
Opposite of paleo- : NEO
58
Order of corn : EAR
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"I'll be ___ of a gun!" : ASON
60
Missing instrument? : STOLENBASS
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Ste. Jeanne ___ : DARC
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King of Thebes slain by Theseus : CREON
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Inner: Prefix : ENTO
68
January 1 song word : SYNE
69
Surfer wannabe : HODAD
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Mail: Abbr. : LTRS
Down
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Shelley queen : MAB
2
"___ recall ..." : ASI
3
Arrogant one's place : HIGHHORSE
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More uncertain : IFFIER
5
Chips' place : POT
6
1955 merger grp. : AFL
7
Eric Clapton hit with a never-ending chorus : LAYLA
8
Flynn of "Captain Blood" : ERROL
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Dumpster emanation : STENCH
10
Request to the Enterprise : BEAMMEUP
11
Seat-of-the-pants performance : ADLIB
12
Papal wear : TIARA
13
Calyx part : SEPAL
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___ one : ADMIT
23
Miner's filing : CLAIM
24
Binding exchanges : IDOS
25
Magna ___ : CARTA
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Roll-call call : YEA
27
"Watch out!" : FORE
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P.C. part : CRT
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When repeated, a cry of approval : HUBBA
34
U.S. citizen-to-be : DECLARANT
35
The Dow, e.g. : INDEX
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Port ___ (Suez Canal city) : SAID
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Door : ENTRANCE
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1991 Grammy winner Cohn : MARC
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Point : DOT
45
Keepsake : TOKEN
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Good guy : MENSCH
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Sanford of "The Jeffersons" : ISABEL
51
Thigh muscles : QUADS
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Take back : UNSAY
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Squirrel's find : ACORN
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Old, but new again : RETRO
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Like unpopular umps : BOOED
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Mauna ___ : LOA
62
Omega : END
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Orch. section : STR
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Brillo rival : SOS

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