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New York Times, Friday, September 17, 2004

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Across : Mr. on "Mission: Impossible"
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 204 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 94%
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© 2004, The New York Times9/17/4 ( No. 20,037 )
Across
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Place not much heard from : DEADSPOT
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Mr. on "Mission: Impossible" : PHELPS
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How spokes go : RADIALLY
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"Hey, hey, hey!" : OOLALA
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2004 political exile : ARISTIDE
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"Friends" actress : KUDROW
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Rejoices (in) : GLORIES
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Is divisive : BISECTS
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What England's George VI lacked : SONS
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One pulling strings? : TUNER
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Exotic land, in verse : ARABY
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Whence Ahab's story : KINGS
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Its first song was "Video Killed the Radio Star" : MTV
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Cargo carrier : SEMI
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Pouter's riposte : SEEIFICARE
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Speaking one's mind? : THINKINGOUTLOUD
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Familiar redhead since 1918 : RAGGEDYANN
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"Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem) : ETNA
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Blood letters : ABO
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Lots : REAMS
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Snorkelers' wear : MASKS
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Carried : BORNE
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Hunky-dory : FINE
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Melodic musical passages : ARIOSOS
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Brendan Behan's "___ Boy" : BORSTAL
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Rancho ___ (fossil site) : LABREA
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Main way to a 49-Across, maybe : AIRROUTE
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Popular vacation spot : ISLAND
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Tells : RECOUNTS
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High points : APEXES
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Neon or helium : INERTGAS
Down
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Bring unwillingly : DRAG
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___ of Avon : EARL
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Western "so long" : ADIOSAMIGO
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Stripping : DISROBING
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Luxuriously smooth : SATINY
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Layers : PLIES
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Futuramic of the late 40's and early 50's : OLDS
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Ship rope or chain : TYE
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Mocking, with "at" : POKINGFUN
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Be a homebody? : HOUSESIT
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Like Esau vis-à-vis Jacob : ELDER
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___ de Triomphe : LARC
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Bit of intrigue : PLOT
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They may be pulled in two directions : SAWS
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Woes for toes : BUNIONS
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Draw : TIEGAME
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Ad ___ per aspera (Kansas' motto) : ASTRA
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Doctor's order : REHAB
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Mau Maus, e.g. : KENYANS
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Chiang Ch'ing's mate : MAOTSETUNG
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Big case : TRUNK
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Sacred Hindu text : VEDAS
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Byways : SIDEROADS
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Takes all the money from : CLEANSOUT
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Camper's supply : KEROSENE
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Kaleidoscope part : MIRROR
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Natural cleanser : BORAX
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Might : FORCE
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Amman's Queen ___ International Airport : ALIA
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File : RASP
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Suffix with discern : IBLE
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"Très ___!" : BIEN
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The U.N.'s Kofi ___ Annan : ATTA
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Lacking : LESS
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Actress Meyers : ARI

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

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