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New York Times, Monday, October 21, 1996

Author:
J. Bender
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Down : Hightail it
TotalDebutLatest
3111/30/199211/3/2014
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.5992215%
Janet R. Bender

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 10 for Ms. Bender. Monday freshness: 51%
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J
2
A
3
D
4
E
5
E
6
C
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R
8
U
9
S
10
C
11
E
12
N
13
E
14
O
X
E
N
15
L
O
O
N
16
T
A
K
E
S
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T
E
A
C
18
H
E
R
S
C
19
H
A
R
G
E
S
20
A
C
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S
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O
I
L
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R
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E
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C
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A
S
T
S
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S
T
R
A
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I
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T
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S
30
A
L
E
R
T
S
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P
A
T
S
32
M
I
A
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M
E
L
E
E
34
P
E
R
U
35
S
I
N
G
36
V
A
N
N
37
A
A
N
D
B
38
E
T
T
Y
39
D
A
D
A
40
M
I
N
I
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N
E
A
T
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O
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A
T
O
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S
P
R
Y
45
C
R
E
T
I
N
46
B
E
N
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G
A
L
S
48
P
H
O
N
E
M
E
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A
G
E
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O
E
I
L
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F
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L
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O
W
E
R
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I
N
G
P
L
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A
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N
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T
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S
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O
I
N
K
S
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A
L
I
I
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L
O
O
P
62
B
L
A
S
T
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L
Y
N
N
64
P
R
E
Y
© 1996, The New York Times10/21/96 ( No. 17,149 )
Across
1
Ornamental stone : JADE
5
Beige : ECRU
9
Play part : SCENE
14
Yoke wearers : OXEN
15
Diving bird : LOON
16
Cinematography units : TAKES
17
20
Versatile blackjack holdings : ACES
21
Mideast export : OIL
22
Changes actors in a play : RECASTS
26
Narrow waterways : STRAITS
30
Warns : ALERTS
31
Butter servings : PATS
32
"Mamma ___!" : MIA
33
Brawl : MELEE
34
Lima's land : PERU
35
Serenade : SING
36
Whites : VANNAANDBETTY
39
1910's-20's art style : DADA
40
Prefix with series : MINI
41
"Cool" : NEATO
43
From ___ Z : ATO
44
Agile : SPRY
45
Blockhead : CRETIN
46
Cincinnati footballers : BENGALS
48
"Sh" or "th," linguistically : PHONEME
49
Grow old : AGE
50
Trompe l'___ (optical illusion) : OEIL
51
59
Sounds from a sty : OINKS
60
Et ___ : ALII
61
Aeronautical maneuver : LOOP
62
Shivaree : BLAST
63
Loretta who sang "You Ain't Woman Enough" : LYNN
64
Hunter's quarry : PREY
Down
1
Tiny amount : JOT
2
Lumberjack's tool : AXE
3
Narcs' org. : DEA
4
S.A.S.E., e.g. : ENC
5
Votes into office : ELECTS
6
Apple remains : CORES
7
Betsy or Diana : ROSS
8
Chapel Hill campus, for short : UNC
9
Elevator alternative : STAIRS
10
Rhea's role on "Cheers" : CARLA
11
Cardiac readout, briefly : EKG
12
Born : NEE
13
Snaky curve : ESS
18
Hightail it : HASTEN
19
Whirlpool site : HOTTUB
22
Dodge truck : RAM
23
Raise : ELEVATE
24
Gray-green : CELADON
25
Boxing venue : ARENA
26
Famed New York restaurateur : SARDI
27
Do an impression of : IMITATE
28
"God bless us every one" speaker : TINYTIM
29
Droop : SAG
31
Something "for your thoughts" : PENNY
34
Skating event : PAIRS
35
Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
37
More capacious : AMPLER
38
Join the class : ENROLL
39
Small bit, as of cream : DAB
42
Long distance call start : ONE
44
Most wise : SAGEST
45
Contribute, as to a poker pot : CHIPIN
47
Stares stupidly : GAWKS
48
A square ___ a round hole : PEGIN
50
No more than : ONLY
51
Watch pocket : FOB
52
Capp's ___ Abner : LIL
53
Out ___ limb : ONA
54
Suffix with different : IAL
55
Swiss peak : ALP
56
Neither's companion : NOR
57
Boot's end : TOE
58
Snoop (on) : SPY

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