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New York Times, Tuesday, September 7, 1999

Author:
David Ainslie Macleod
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : Extreme cruelty
TotalDebutLatest
79/7/19998/5/2005
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David Ainslie Macleod

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Macleod. Tuesday freshness: 35%
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© 1999, The New York Times9/7/99 ( No. 18,200 )
Across
1
On the loose, after "at" : LARGE
6
Orange throwaway : RIND
10
Bad day for Caesar : IDES
14
Orally : ALOUD
15
La Scala highlight : ARIA
16
Richard of "Runaway Bride" : GERE
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Pondered : MUSED
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Place for a phone number, often : DOGCOLLAR
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John Glenn or Davy Crockett, e.g. : AMERICANHERO
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Bring up : REAR
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Copier additive : TONER
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Extreme cruelty : SADISM
30
Spy's writing, perhaps : CODE
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N.Y.'s Fifth, e.g. : AVE
34
Leap for Lipinski : AXEL
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Floods on purpose : IRRIGATES
37
Beatles hit sung by Ringo : YELLOWSUBMARINE
40
Kindred feelings : EMPATHIES
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Price tag : COST
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"Go, team!" : RAH
43
Parasite's home : HOST
44
Cultural group : ETHNOS
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Sarcastic : SNIDE
48
Icicle's locale : EAVE
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Man with a monkey, stereotypically : ORGANGRINDER
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Torus-shaped candy : LIFESAVER
59
Spread salt on, perhaps : DEICE
60
At any time : EVER
61
Webmaster's creation : SITE
62
D-Day beach : OMAHA
63
Turner and Williams : TEDS
64
Attention-getter : PSST
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Disinfectant brand : LYSOL
Down
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Dalai ___ : LAMA
2
Homecoming figure : ALUM
3
Crimson Glory, for one : ROSE
4
Castro, prior to 1959 : GUERRILLA
5
Whirling currents : EDDIES
6
"M*A*S*H" role : RADAR
7
Anemic's need : IRON
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Close at hand : NIGH
9
Carp's kin : DACE
10
Hemispherical home : IGLOO
11
N.J. neighbor : DEL
12
Notable time : ERA
13
Sun. delivery : SER
19
Daniel of Nicaragua : ORTEGA
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Pushrod pusher : CAM
24
Republic : NATION
25
"Despite all that..." : EVENSO
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Puts back to zero : RESETS
27
Grid great Gale : SAYERS
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Hewer : AXEMAN
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Oracle site : DELPHI
30
Salad oil holder : CRUET
31
Spheres : ORBS
32
Not too brainy : DIM
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Fertility goddess : ISIS
36
Lex Luthor, to Superman : ARCHENEMY
38
Catchall category : OTHERS
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One of the five W's : WHO
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Musician's asset : EAR
45
Small-screen heartthrob : TVIDOL
47
Idlers' opposites : DOERS
48
Everglades wader : EGRET
50
["Good heavens!"] : GASP
51
Budget rival : AVIS
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Trawlers' gear : NETS
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"Buenos ___" : DIAS
54
Canyon sound : ECHO
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Heartfelt : REAL
56
Voided tennis shot : LET
57
"___ Got a Secret" : IVE
58
Spooned in : FED

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