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New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 2002

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Down : Sitters' challenges
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1085/21/20021/14/20184
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81318151217619
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
431.5850462%
Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Gamache. Thursday freshness: 74%
1
DOG
2
F
3
I
4
G
5
H
6
T
7
O
8
H
9
S
10
I
11
S
12
M
13
P
A
N
A
R
A
14
B
15
P
O
L
16
E
N
T
A
17
A
C
C
U
S
E
R
18
S
T
I
L
T
E
D
19
T
A
I
L
20
B
A
21
H
22
DOG
E
A
R
E
D
23
C
D
S
24
I
O
T
A
25
S
26
S
N
I
P
E
27
H
E
E
28
D
S
29
S
N
O
30
R
T
31
G
E
N
32
I
N
33
C
34
G
P
O
35
O
U
R
S
36
I
N
T
H
37
E
DOG
H
O
38
U
S
E
39
L
40
E
N
T
41
I
S
L
42
M
S
S
43
E
N
T
44
S
P
O
O
45
F
46
S
A
47
M
48
B
49
A
50
A
T
E
51
A
T
52
S
O
L
53
A
R
54
E
L
L
55
D
I
R
T
Y
56
DOG
57
K
E
G
58
S
T
O
P
59
S
C
R
O
L
L
60
S
61
U
N
62
E
A
R
T
H
63
T
E
E
P
E
E
S
64
R
E
P
L
I
C
A
65
O
D
D
66
S
G
T
67
W
A
T
C
H
DOG
© 2002, The New York Times11/14/2 ( No. 19,364 )
Across
1
Big scrap : DOGFIGHT
7
Cries at a circus : OHS
10
Fanatic finish? : ISM
13
Like some Mideast politics : PANARAB
15
Mushy Italian dish : POLENTA
17
Plaintiff : ACCUSER
18
Wooden : STILTED
19
It may be docked : TAIL
20
Word from a killjoy : BAH
22
Shabby : DOGEARED
23
I.R.A. options : CDS
24
Smidges : IOTAS
26
Attack anonymously : SNIPE
27
Obeys : HEEDS
29
Sound of contempt : SNORT
31
___-X : GEN
32
Company abbr. : INC
34
Main mail ctr. : GPO
35
Not just mine, say : OURS
36
Out of favor : INTHEDOGHOUSE
39
Solemn stretch : LENT
41
Part of some chains: Abbr. : ISL
42
Authors' offerings: Abbr. : MSS
43
Tolkien tree creature : ENT
44
Takeoff : SPOOF
46
Carnaval dance : SAMBA
50
Really vexed : ATEAT
52
Kind of energy : SOLAR
54
Building addition : ELL
55
Scoundrel : DIRTYDOG
57
Suds dispenser : KEG
58
"I don't want to hear any more!" : STOP
59
Torahs : SCROLLS
61
Dig up : UNEARTH
63
Crows' homes : TEEPEES
64
Copy : REPLICA
65
Unpaired : ODD
66
N.Y.P.D. figure : SGT
67
Ralph Nader, notably : WATCHDOG
Down
1
Classic comic strip setting : DOGPATCH
2
Artificial appearance : FACADE
3
Make cuts on : INCISE
4
Locale of ancient Aquitaine : GAUL
5
Time pieces?: Abbr. : HRS
6
Karate-like exercise system : TAEBO
7
Suitable times, briefly : OPS
8
Showoff : HOTDOG
9
Most cunning : SLIEST
10
Cloak-and-dagger doings : INTRIGUE
11
Not as cheap : STEEPER
12
Drives up the wall : MADDENS
14
Sitters' challenges : BRATS
16
Joie de vivre : ELAN
21
Sad face : HANGDOGLOOK
24
Lacks life : ISNT
25
School year, for short : SOPH
28
Force : DINT
30
Apartment part : ROOM
33
Computer component : CHIP
35
Neighbor of Olympus : OSSA
36
Laid to rest : INTERRED
37
Those, to José : ESOS
38
Former "evil empire" : USSR
39
Results in : LEADSTO
40
Roped in : ENTICED
44
In things : STYLES
45
Bordeaux bloom : FLEUR
47
Like liters and grams : METRIC
48
Stain : BLOTCH
49
Leader of the pack : ALPHADOG
51
Surmounting : ATOP
53
Ford replaced him : AGNEW
56
Golfer's challenge : DOGLEG
58
It may be added in a dash : SALT
60
Noisy streaker : SST
62
UV index tracker : EPA

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

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