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New York Times, Thursday, September 20, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Clever one
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 79 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 52%
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© 2001, The New York Times9/20/1 ( No. 18,944 )
Across
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Shipping hazard : ICEBERG
8
Where the Golden Horde lived : STEPPES
15
Exam time, maybe : MIDYEAR
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Counters over the counter : TELLERS
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Brabantio's son-in-law : OTHELLO
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Free : ATLARGE
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Floors, for short : KOS
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Last shot? : PUTT
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Prefix with phobia : ACRO
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"Hiroshima" writer : JOHNHERSEY
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Cross : SPAN
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Where to find a hero : DELI
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Certifiable, so to speak : MAD
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Ranges : STOVES
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Kind of jacket : MAO
35
Crimson Tide, informally : BAMA
36
Birthplace of Allen Ginsberg : NEWARKNEWJERSEY
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"A Little Bitty Tear" singer, 1962 : IVES
40
Propel, in a way : OAR
41
Musical section : ARIOSO
42
___ jocum (in jest): Lat. : PER
43
Vase's handle : ANSA
45
Taverns : INNS
46
Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" role : PAULKERSEY
50
Hoof sound : CLOP
51
A plain Jane : EYRE
52
___-timer : TWO
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Clever one : SHARPIE
57
I movement? : EGOTRIP
60
Jacklight : LANTERN
61
Big migration area : SUNBELT
62
Star in Scorpius : ANTARES
63
Some sterling silver gifts : TEASETS
Down
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Reassuring words : IMOK
2
Baseball's ___ Gaston : CITO
3
Old English letters : EDHS
4
Pass, of a sort : BYE
5
Reef dweller : EEL
6
Fiennes of stage and screen : RALPH
7
Confine to home : GROUND
8
Maximum speed limit, e.g. : STATELAW
9
Eastern holiday : TET
10
Raines and Fitzgerald : ELLAS
11
Word with mat or kick : PLACE
12
Burger topper? : PERRYMASON
13
Thus : ERGO
14
Chicago-to-Louisville dir. : SSE
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Liverpool is on it : THEMERSEY
23
Coffees : JAVAS
24
Lulu : ONER
25
Dry Spanish wine : RIOJA
26
___ McGarrett, who said, "Book 'em, Danno!" : STEVE
27
Generation need? : POWERPLANT
30
"What ___!" (cry of despair) : AMESS
31
Belafonte standard : DAYO
32
Little cut : SNIP
33
Toast : SKOAL
35
Sea : BRINY
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Durable garments of Chinese cotton : NANKEENS
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___ Railroad, founded 1832 : ERIE
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You don't want to be under this : ARREST
47
Blood line : AORTA
48
Stimulant : UPPER
49
Transition : SEGUE
50
Movie sleuth : CHAN
52
Corner : TREE
53
Suffer from the heat : WILT
54
Decides : OPTS
55
Patty Hearst kidnap grp. : SLA
56
Fury : IRE
58
___ roll : ONA
59
USA network rival : TBS

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