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New York Times, Monday, October 14, 2002

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
54-Down : Germany's ___ Works
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 99 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 13%
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© 2002, The New York Times10/14/2 ( No. 19,333 )
Across
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Sired, biblically : BEGAT
6
2002 Winter Olympics locale : UTAH
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Mafia head : CAPO
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Microwave brand : AMANA
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___ the way (lead) : PAVE
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Scent : ODOR
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Hightail it : BURNRUBBER
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In the thick of : AMID
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Put down : ASPERSE
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Do a second time, as a role : REPRISE
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Anniversary unit : YEAR
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Fall flower : ASTER
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Deep sleep : COMA
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Initial phase : STEPONE
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"You can say that ___!" : AGAIN
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What a vacuum cleaner vacuums : DIRT
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Keats piece : ODE
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Stop suddenly : SLAMONTHEBRAKES
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Sewn edge : HEM
44
___ china : BONE
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Belgian city in W.W. I fighting : YPRES
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Alternative to a taco : TOSTADA
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Hawaiian tuber : TARO
50
Gold star : AWARD
53
Frisbee : DISK
55
Running behind schedule : DELAYED
58
In vino ___ : VERITAS
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French Sudan, today : MALI
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Change one's mind : MAKEAUTURN
66
Stratford's river : AVON
67
Part of the eye : IRIS
68
Quaker State: Abbr. : PENNA
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Kind of conference : NEWS
70
Circus sight : TENT
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Before surgery : PREOP
Down
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Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves : BABA
2
Flightless flock : EMUS
3
"The World According to ___" : GARP
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Green Gables girl : ANNE
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Hang back : TARRY
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Optimistic : UPBEAT
7
Bar bill : TAB
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Say it's so : AVER
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"___ goes!" : HERE
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Not fine-grained : COARSE
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Own up to : ADMIT
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Grace under pressure : POISE
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Word after mail or money : ORDER
18
Depletes, with "up" : USES
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Canned goods closet : PANTRY
24
Carrot-top : REDHEAD
26
Direct payment : CASH
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Undress with one's eyes : OGLE
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Sir's counterpart : MAAM
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Sharpshooter's asset : AIM
31
Crusty dessert : PIE
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Globe : ORB
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"___ Does It Better" (1977 Carly Simon hit) : NOBODY
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Soup pod : OKRA
37
Veal : calf :: venison : ___ : DEER
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"Happy Motoring" company : ESSO
40
Tel. book listings : NOS
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Blast maker : TNT
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Suitable : APT
46
Subway vehicles : TRAINS
47
Sell off : DIVEST
48
Riding the waves : ASEA
50
Madison Avenue worker : ADMAN
51
Create a carpet : WEAVE
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Permit : ALLOW
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Germany's ___ Works : KRUPP
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Give off : EMIT
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Throw down the gauntlet : DARE
59
Roman road : ITER
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Jukebox choice : TUNE
61
The New Yorker cartoonist Peter : ARNO
62
Ginger cookie : SNAP
65
Cousins and such : KIN

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