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New York Times, Sunday, January 24, 1999

Author:
Robert Malinow
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Down : Wandering
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Robert Malinow

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 68 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Malinow. Sunday freshness: 71%
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© 1999, The New York Times1/24/99 ( No. 17,974 )
Across
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Jumble : HASH
5
Gut feeling? : ULCER
10
Put one past? : ACED
14
70's-80's Mercury : CAPRI
19
___ Rios (Jamaican resort) : OCHO
20
Cole Porter title city : PAREE
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Rumble : ROAR
22
Ethical Culture Society founder Felix : ADLER
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Certain corner square : TRIPLEWORDSCORE
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Noted 60's radical : SEALE
27
First name in horror : LON
28
Stopping points : INNS
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"Darn ___!" : ITALL
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Tree that sprouts roots from its branches : BANYAN
31
Actress Bergman : INGRID
33
"Popeye" creator : SEGAR
35
Brit. honor : OBE
37
___ Accords (1998 peace agreement) : WYE
38
Nabors role : PYLE
39
Stock holder? : SAFE
41
Staple Le Carré feature : DOUBLECROSS
45
Sense-ability : SMELL
47
Dun : BILL
49
"___ a borrower..." : NEITHER
50
Tanker : OILER
52
Blind as ___ : ABAT
55
Booty : PLUNDER
58
Part : SEPARATE
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Quickly, mailwise : BYAIR
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Einstein, e.g. : EMIGRE
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Least suave : CRUDEST
65
Roller : WHEEL
67
Hoodwink : SNARE
68
Horsefeathers : ROT
69
Lenten treat : HOTCROSSBUN
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Family members : MAS
75
Handy : UTILE
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Makeshift punishment device : RULER
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Yasir Arafat, originally : CAIRENE
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Teens, e.g. : MINORS
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Standard axes : XANDY
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Targets appear on them : HITLISTS
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More awesome : SCARIER
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Santa ___ : ROSA
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Sites for dates : OASES
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Blew a gasket : WENTAPE
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Rhein port : KOLN
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Went downhill fast : SKIED
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Bit of embroidery : CROSSSTITCH
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T.G.I.F. party request : BYOB
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Salinger orphan : ESME
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Atmospheric beginning : AER
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Enzyme suffix : ASE
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Holdover : RELIC
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All eyes : ENRAPT
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Part of a Shriner's attire : REDHAT
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Cousin of a raccoon : COATI
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Gossipy Barrett : RONA
119
Forest female : DOE
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Subject of strike talks : OFFER
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Write something, even if not the final draft : GETTHEWORDSDOWN
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Arrowsmith's wife : LEORA
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Collectible illustrator : ERTE
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"Who can that be?" response : GOSEE
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Fuss : FRET
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Cedric ___ of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" : ERROL
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Those caballeros : ESOS
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"The Entry of Christ into Brussels" artist : ENSOR
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Hospital work : CARE
Down
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Nickname for a good kisser : HOTLIPS
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NATO, e.g. : ACRONYM
3
Roof, in a way : SHINGLE
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Proceed on one leg : HOP
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Flips : UPENDS
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Court material : LAWN
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Military danger : CROSSFIRE
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Literary contraction : EER
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Do further archeological work : REDIG
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Jockey who won 17 Triple Crown races : ARCARO
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Hip : COOL
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Ring locale : EARLOBE
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Dr. of rap : DRE
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Castro calls it home : CASA
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Gulf port : ADEN
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Not speak seriously : PLAYWORDGAMES
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Communications satellites : RELAYS
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Actress Papas and others : IRENES
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Year in the apostle Paul's travels : LII
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Native village, in South Africa : STAD
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Retro car : BEETLE
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Range order : RELOAD
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Apodes member : EEL
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Radar sighting : BLIP
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Partner-in-crime : ABETTOR
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Frees : UNTIES
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Cronies : CHUMS
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Kidney enzyme : RENIN
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Italian cabbage : LIRE
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Photo ___ : LAB
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Flog : LASH
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"Peace be with you" and others : BYWORDS
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Sounds from the masseur's room : AAHS
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Wandering : ERRANT
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Like some pieces : REESES
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Rugby formations : SCRUMS
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Alluring : EROTIC
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Union opposer : REB
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Notorious 30's-40's criminal : LUCIANO
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It comes in black and white : TUX
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Bordeaux output : CLARET
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Harrah's locale : RENO
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Turner and others : NATS
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Oral traditions : LORES
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TV's Gray and Moran : ERINS
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Réunion and others : ILES
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Daredevil : RISKER
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Attacks : SETSAT
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Blab : YAK
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Bob Cousy's alma mater : HOLYCROSS
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"Phooey!" : RATS
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Garment workers : PIECERS
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It's a wrap : OBI
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1960 dance biography : ISADORA
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Authorize : EMPOWER
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1970's policy : DETENTE
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Actress Lombard : CAROLE
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High provider : REEFER
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Jalopies : CRATES
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The "H" in Hanukkah : HETH
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Toot : BENDER
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Feudal lord : LIEGE
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"Emerald Point ___" of 80's TV : NAS
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"My ___!" : HERO
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Shrinking sea : ARAL
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Comics canine : OTTO
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Hydrox competitor : OREO
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Cousin of "hmmm!" : GEE
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Took the title : WON
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Mil. pilot's award : DFC

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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