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New York Times, Saturday, November 13, 1999

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
34-Down : English poet Sir Arthur ___-Couch
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This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JPXZ} This is puzzle # 117 for Mr. Page. Saturday freshness: 66%
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© 1999, The New York Times11/13/99 ( No. 18,267 )
Across
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Call a jab a hook, e.g. : MISTERM
8
Prelim : LEADIN
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Clear, as a sky : ETHERIC
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U.S./Canadian defense system : DEWLINE
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Alexandra, e.g. : TSARINA
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Overpowering : AWESOME
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Delirious : RAVING
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Actress Meyers and others : ARIS
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"Cool!" : RAD
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"Lord, is ___?": Matt. 26:22 : ITI
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Scrutinizes : SIFTS
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Dentist's request : BITE
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"Later" : CIAO
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Blowup causes : TNTS
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Borne : TOTED
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Blow up : ENLARGE
31
Sally Ann of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" : HOWES
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Prepare to fight : SQUAREOFF
34
File : QUEUE
36
"Silent Movie" co-star, 1976 : DELUISE
39
___ corner (make progress) : TURNA
40
Name repeated in a nursery rhyme : MARY
41
Opening time, maybe : NINE
43
Fixes, as fights : RIGS
44
___ words : WAROF
45
Stovetop sound : SSS
46
Diminutive suffix : ULE
47
Boxer's comeback? : BARK
48
Response to a joke : IGETIT
51
The United States, to Central Americans : ELNORTE
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Bootlicking : SERVILE
54
Spies' quest : SECRETS
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Property receiver : ALIENEE
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Certain dates : TRYSTS
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Idiosyncrasy : ODDNESS
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Kind of unit : METRIC
2
Cry before sudden death : ITSATIE
3
Having an ironic comedic tone : SHAVIAN
4
Actress Garr : TERI
5
Land of sentimental verse : ERIN
6
Seems right : RINGSTRUE
7
Universal Studios record label : MCA
8
31-Down opponent : LEWIS
9
Meadow group : EWES
10
The Unsers of Indy : ALS
11
Igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende : DIORITE
12
Stirbirds : INMATES
13
Like yardage on a fourth down : NEEDED
15
It has numbers from 1 to 20 : DARTS
19
When to see stars : AFTERDARK
23
L. Frank Baum prince : INGA
24
Carnivorous fish also called a grindle : BOWFIN
26
Merlin and others : OLSENS
28
Some health food : TOFU
30
Soothing hue : AQUA
31
8-Down opponent : HOLYFIELD
33
Architect Saarinen : EERO
34
English poet Sir Arthur ___-Couch : QUILLER
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Pressure : URGENCY
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Raphael's "___ Madonna" : SISTINE
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Puts away, in a way : ENSILES
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Like a best friend : TRUEST
40
Parts of a herd : MARES
42
Actress Chandler et al. : ESTEES
44
Light bulb choice : WATTS
47
Boone of the Braves : BRET
49
Street plan, e.g. : GRID
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With no ends sticking out : EVEN
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Hosp. areas : ORS
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Miguel or João : SAO

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