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New York Times, Wednesday, October 13, 1999

Author:
David Levinson Wilk
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Down : Czech chief Vaclav
TotalDebutLatest
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121.5918256%
David Levinson Wilk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Wilk. Wednesday freshness: 12%
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A
2
R
3
B
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O
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R
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I
7
N
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C
9
A
10
E
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L
12
L
13
A
14
B
E
R
R
A
15
N
O
A
H
16
N
O
E
L
17
B
Y
E
B
Y
18
E
L
O
V
E
19
J
O
V
E
20
A
S
A
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K
L
A
N
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A
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N
O
M
I
E
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B
R
O
W
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D
D
A
Y
26
S
27
H
O
O
P
S
28
H
O
O
P
S
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O
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N
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G
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S
T
A
N
C
E
33
A
L
F
A
34
P
O
L
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L
O
G
O
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A
V
E
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S
I
R
E
38
I
O
U
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A
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B
L
E
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B
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E
M
U
S
E
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P
L
E
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A
S
E
P
L
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E
A
S
E
M
E
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H
E
R
S
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E
S
T
E
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L
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O
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W
C
A
L
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B
R
I
E
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C
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A
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P
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S
H
A
H
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I
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C
E
I
C
E
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B
A
B
Y
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A
N
N
O
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O
P
A
L
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M
A
S
U
R
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T
O
T
O
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Z
A
N
Y
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S
T
A
T
E
© 1999, The New York Times10/13/99 ( No. 18,236 )
Across
1
Sylvan spot : ARBOR
6
Machu Picchu builder : INCA
10
Jazz's Fitzgerald : ELLA
14
Three-time A.L. M.V.P. : BERRA
15
Biblical skipper : NOAH
16
Carol : NOEL
17
1957 Everly Brothers hit : BYEBYELOVE
19
"By ___!" : JOVE
20
Rep. Hutchinson : ASA
21
Group seen in the film "Legion of Terror" : KLAN
22
Social instability : ANOMIE
24
It may be mopped : BROW
25
"Saving Private Ryan" event : DDAY
26
1964 Betty Everett hit, with "The" : SHOOPSHOOPSONG
32
Batting coach's concern : STANCE
33
___ Romeo : ALFA
34
Ward heeler : POL
35
Nike's swoosh, e.g. : LOGO
36
Forum greeting : AVE
37
"Your majesty" : SIRE
38
Marker letters : IOU
39
Up to the task : ABLE
41
Puzzle : BEMUSE
43
1964 Beatles hit : PLEASEPLEASEME
46
One of a matched set : HERS
47
It's right on a Spanish map : ESTE
48
Lite : LOWCAL
51
Camembert kin : BRIE
52
Mushroom morsel : CAP
55
Exile of 1979 : SHAH
56
1990 Vanilla Ice hit : ICEICEBABY
59
The "A" in A.D. : ANNO
60
Stone of many Libras : OPAL
61
Conductor Kurt : MASUR
62
Kansas canine : TOTO
63
Like the Keystone Kops : ZANY
64
Barbary or buffer follower : STATE
Down
1
"Dancing Queen" group : ABBA
2
Baseball's Sanchez and Ordoñez : REYS
3
La ___ (fossil-rich area) : BREA
4
Sun or moon : ORB
5
McDonald's empire builder : RAYKROC
6
Strained relations? : INLAWS
7
Shootout time : NOON
8
Cleveland cager, for short : CAV
9
Leading : AHEADOF
10
Has, as good health : ENJOYS
11
Shuttle site : LOOM
12
"The Drowned and the Saved" author : LEVI
13
On the safe side : ALEE
18
Skip town, in a way : ELOPE
23
Vintners' valley : NAPA
24
Singer-turned-Congressman : BONO
25
Politico Elizabeth : DOLE
26
"Cheers" perch : STOOL
27
International court site, with "The" : HAGUE
28
Czech chief Vaclav : HAVEL
29
Kind of den : OPIUM
30
Like Thor or Frigg : NORSE
31
High spirits : GLEE
32
Erratum : SLIP
36
Heidi's home : ALPS
37
Barrie baddie : SMEE
39
In midvoyage : ASEA
40
"Symphonie fantastique" composer : BERLIOZ
41
Word in 101 course names : BASIC
42
Values highly : ESTEEMS
44
Blessing preceder : AHCHOO
45
In a weird way : EERILY
48
Would-be J.D.'s hurdle : LSAT
49
"That's terrible!" : OHNO
50
Covet : WANT
51
Conk : BEAN
52
Hombre's home : CASA
53
Touch on : ABUT
54
Funeral fire : PYRE
57
Busy bee in Apr. : CPA
58
Be up : BAT

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