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New York Times, Saturday, September 14, 2002

Author:
Bruce L. Bliven
Editor:
Will Shortz
59-Across : Sure to fail
TotalDebut
19/14/2002
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1.50297%
Bruce L. Bliven

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Bliven. Saturday freshness: 83%
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© 2002, The New York Times9/14/2 ( No. 19,303 )
Across
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Seat of Silver Bow County : BUTTE
6
It may be pulled or pumped : MUSCLE
12
Strip : UNROBE
14
Bump along the way? : ANTHILL
16
One striking out, maybe : EDITOR
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Took off on : PARODIED
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Catholic devotion : NOVENA
20
48-Down military group member : SEAL
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Swimmer with a long snout : GAR
22
Shaman's doctrine : ANIMISM
24
Enumerate : SPECIFY
26
Right of passage : EASEMENT
28
Russian mint product : RUBLE
29
Soft, twilled silk : SURAH
30
Less likely to make mistakes : ABLER
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Supermodel Veronica : WEBB
35
Two for the record : SIDES
37
Three in a match, maybe : SETS
38
Caseharden : INURE
40
Portion for the plate : TITHE
42
Advice to a type-A person : RELAX
43
Like some old film sleuths : ORIENTAL
47
Transistor electrode : EMITTER
49
Nitpicky person : CAVILER
51
Net supporter : RIM
52
Pelvic bones : ILIA
54
Get rid of the holes in, maybe : REPAVE
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Feudal lord : SEIGNIOR
57
Main order : ENTREE
58
Private retreat : SANCTUM
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Sure to fail : DOOMED
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Pie preceder : CUTESY
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Unpleasant : MESSY
Down
1
___ Park, Calif. : BUENA
2
Foiled : UNDONE
3
Material for many a game show : TRIVIA
4
Figures on poles : TOTEMS
5
Sources of wood for cabinetwork : EBONIES
6
They have scales and keys : MAPS
7
Like an eyesore : UNAESTHETIC
8
Flog, in a way : STRAP
9
Case for a veterinarian : CHOLERA
10
Top : LID
11
Fit to be picked : ELIGIBLE
13
"Institutio principis Christiani" writer : ERASMUS
15
Circular : LEAFLET
18
Things that tumble : DRYERS
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Praiseworthy : MERITORIOUS
25
Forest litter : CUBS
27
Crest's antithesis : NADIR
31
Cable workers, e.g. : WIRERS
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"Wise men learn much from ___": Aristophanes : ENEMIES
33
Problem eater: Var. : BULIMIAC
34
See 53-Down : BRAT
36
Cut : SHEARED
39
Gone : EXTINCT
41
Acerbate : ENVENOM
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Move with stealth : TIPTOE
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They're set for rising : ALARMS
46
Bank deposits? : LEVEES
48
First-class : ELITE
50
Overrun with cattails : REEDY
53
With 34-Down, soldier's son, say : ARMY
56
African with a mane : GNU

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