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New York Times, Friday, August 25, 2006

Author:
David Levinson Wilk
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : They help in making some calls
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David Levinson Wilk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQWZ} Spans: 9, (1 triple stack) Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Wilk. Friday freshness: 7%
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© 2006, The New York Times8/25/6 ( No. 20,744 )
Across
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Apes : LUGS
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Money in a Swiss bank : FRANC
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Athlete feted with a New York City ticker-tape parade in 1998 : SOSA
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Home of the philosopher Parmenides : ELEA
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Be straight : LEVEL
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Subj. of a makeup exam? : ANAT
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Cover sheet abbr. : ATTN
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Architect Jones : INIGO
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Store that offers Moo Malts : TCBY
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Single mujer: Abbr. : SRTA
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They may get engaged : GEARS
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Innovative chair designer Aarnio : EERO
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Grammy-winning violinist Hilary : HAHN
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"Iceland" star, 1942 : HENIE
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Place : LIEU
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Pennsylvanie, e.g. : ETAT
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Some hits: Abbr. : DBLS
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Seat of El Paso County : COLORADOSPRINGS
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They help in making some calls : ATANDTOPERATORS
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Norman Rockwell painted her eating a sandwich : ROSIETHERIVETER
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General character : TONE
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Way : MODE
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Knock off : HALT
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Tripartite treaty : NAFTA
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Sun worshiper : INCA
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Requiem title word : IRAE
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Not as exciting : DRIER
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Sometime today, say : SOON
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Anjou pair : DEUX
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First name in 1950's politics : ADLAI
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Up, in a way : HUNG
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Teri Garr's "Young Frankenstein" role : INGA
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Best Actor nominee for "Affliction," 1998 : NOLTE
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Coven : witches :: clutch : ___ : EGGS
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Slangy rejections : NAHS
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Bun component : TRESS
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Ready to be junked : SHOT
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Chow line? : LEASH
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Super- relative : ULTRA
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Ultimately triumph : GETTHELASTLAUGH
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Starting point of the Chisholm Trail : SANANTONIOTEXAS
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Follower of the captain's orders : FLIGHTATTENDANT
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Soprano Fleming : RENEE
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Like some zoo collections : AVIAN
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Film vamp linked to Valentino : NEGRI
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They have party restrictions : CLOSEDPRIMARIES
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Roof sights : SATELLITEDISHES
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Jacqueline Susann best seller : ONCEISNOTENOUGH
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New York skater : SABRE
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"Look ___!" : ATYOU
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Where Orlando finds Rosalind, in Shakespeare : ARDEN
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Encore elicitor : BRAVO
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One that performs best when tired? : CAR
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Iowa relative : OTO
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Cartoon cry : DOH
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Revealed, in verse : OPE
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Sun. worshiper's focus : SER
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Educ. test : GRE
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Old Black Sea borderer: Abbr. : SSR
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Used for cover : HIDIN
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Point of contention : ARENA
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Fire : ARDOR
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Dijon daughter : FILLE
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Milk dispensers : TEATS
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Pointe-Noire's home : CONGO
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Calm's opposite : ANGST

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