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New York Times, Monday, August 21, 1995

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Across : Some Belgians
TotalDebutLatest
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Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 184 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 60%
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© 1995, The New York Times8/21/95 ( No. 16,722 )
Across
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Chef's serving : DISH
5
___ a plea (works a deal with the D.A.) : COPS
9
"Skiddoo!" : SCRAM
14
Margarine : OLEO
15
Angelic topper : HALO
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Sheer cotton : TOILE
17
Pleasant tune : LILT
18
___ bomb : ATOM
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Journalist Pyle : ERNIE
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One in Mary's care : LAMB
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Hardly the life of the party : WETBLANKET
23
Ticket profiteer : SCALPER
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"Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ___" : RUM
26
Octogenarian, e.g. : OLDSTER
28
Bivouac : CAMP
32
Pester : ANNOY
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Ill temper : IRE
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Slender instrument : OBOE
37
Like many modern dorms : COED
38
Church council : SYNOD
40
Queue : LINE
41
Friendly to humans : TAME
42
Sept. preceder : AUG
43
Having no drawbacks : IDEAL
44
Like work horses : SHOD
45
Some Belgians : FLEMISH
48
Medical charge : FEE
49
F. Murray ___ : ABRAHAM
53
Refreshment for 007? : DRYMARTINI
58
Lasso : ROPE
59
In front (of) : AHEAD
60
"How much am ___?" (auction query) : IBID
61
Raymond of "Perry Mason" : BURR
62
___ of the ball : BELLE
63
Excise, as text : DELE
64
Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
65
Business job : SALES
66
Midterm, e.g. : EXAM
67
Make mad : RILE
Down
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"Guy and ___" : DOLLS
2
Ending with sacro- : ILIAC
3
60's march site : SELMA
4
Excitable : HOTBLOODED
5
Had a wad of tobacco : CHAWED
6
Horse operas : OATERS
7
Scheme : PLOT
8
Pedro's hat : SOMBRERO
9
Be plenty mad : STEAM
10
Toe woe : CORN
11
Skating oval : RINK
12
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
13
Track competition : MEET
22
Enticed : LURED
24
Ask persistently : PLY
27
Trace : TINGE
28
Virginia Civil War battle site : COLDHARBOR
29
His Rose was Irish : ABIE
30
"___ Lisa" : MONA
31
Sunburn result : PEEL
32
Book after John : ACTS
33
Ark skipper : NOAH
34
Captain for many a league : NEMO
38
More secure : SAFER
39
Noel season : YULETIDE
43
Syr. neighbor : ISR
46
Kind of folder : MANILA
47
Footnote notation : IBIDEM
48
Loses brightness : FADES
50
Beautiful woman of paradise : HOURI
51
Showery month : APRIL
52
Join : MERGE
53
Uses a powder puff : DABS
54
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
55
Scream : YELL
56
Kind of bonding : MALE
57
Wild goat : IBEX

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