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New York Times, Wednesday, August 11, 1999

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Knapsack for a popular torch singer?
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} This is puzzle # 108 for Mr. Norris. Wednesday freshness: 44%
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© 1999, The New York Times8/11/99 ( No. 18,173 )
Across
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"Casablanca" heroine : ILSA
5
Fool : DOPE
9
Cavalry weapon : SABER
14
Prime-time time, informally : NITE
15
Copies : APES
16
Mescal ingredient : AGAVE
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Independent counsel vs. Clinton? : STARRWARS
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Old Testament part : TORAH
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Slick : ICY
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End of a citation : UNQUOTE
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Composition of some chains : RNA
24
Acupressure technique : SHIATSU
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"My Cup Runneth Over" singer : EDAMES
28
Anchovy containers : TINS
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Important times : ERAS
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Wartime acronym : MASH
33
Bubblehead : ASS
36
Plant of the myrtle family : ALLSPICE
38
Final act on stage? : BOW
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Knapsack for a popular torch singer? : KITTBAG
43
___ Plaines : DES
44
Modest swimsuit : ONEPIECE
46
Sloppy place : STY
48
N.Y.P.D. calls : APBS
49
Waves to a wahine : SURF
51
Hollywood canine : ASTA
55
Typewriter feature : TABSET
57
Descendant of Mohammed : AGAKHAN
60
S.A.T. takers : SRS
61
Chatterboxes : MAGPIES
64
Ancient : OLD
65
Wavelike design : MOIRE
67
What "Death in Venice" demonstrates? : MANNPOWER
69
Shorten, maybe : ALTER
70
Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE
71
Ivy feature : VINE
72
Destitute : NEEDY
73
Arbor abode : NEST
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Opponent : ANTI
Down
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Be emphatic : INSIST
2
Chinese nut : LITCHI
3
Not go anywhere : STAYIN
4
___ Lingus : AER
5
Beginnings : DAWNS
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Hard to understand : OPAQUE
7
Incas' land : PERU
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Acronym formed from "Standard Oil" : ESSO
9
Fully gratified : SATED
10
Past : AGO
11
"Roseanne" star's employee? : BARRMAID
12
Fade away : EVANESCE
13
Goes over again : REHASHES
18
Furrow : RUT
22
Magnetic induction units : TESLAS
25
Big-house connector : ASA
27
Band trailer item : AMP
30
Critic, at times : RATER
31
Church vestment : ALB
34
Hit the slopes : SKI
35
Reason for a temporary shop closure : SIESTA
37
___ Pepper : SGT
38
Marina employee : BOATSMAN
39
Conditionally released : ONPAROLE
40
"Dragnet" set? : WEBBSITE
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The Horned Frogs' sch. : TCU
45
Ltr. additions : PSS
47
Talk and talk : YAK
50
Swoons : FAINTS
52
Greet warmly : SHOWIN
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Scout's quest : TALENT
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Peace Nobelist Sakharov : ANDREI
56
Board material : EMERY
58
Playwright Jean : GENET
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Nile reptile : ASP
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Fed. agent : GMAN
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Trim : PARE
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Old ideological rival : RED
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Eggs : OVA

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

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