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New York Times, Friday, November 17, 2000

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Use an oilstone
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQXYZ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 86%
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© 2000, The New York Times11/17/0 ( No. 18,637 )
Across
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Mr. ___ (Dr. Pepper rival) : PIBB
5
Island birthplace of Epicurus : SAMOS
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It may be shady : PAST
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Snick-a-___ : SNEE
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Gospel : TRUTH
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Suffix with lumin- : ESCE
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It's not on the standard bill : ADDEDATTRACTION
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Has good sense : LISTENSTOREASON
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Went after : TAILED
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Gourmet's pride : PALATE
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Finished : ENDEDUP
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1992 N.H.L. M.V.P. : MESSIER
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Bob ___, first socialist premier of Ontario : RAE
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Whitworth College locale : SPOKANE
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E.R. personnel : DRS
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___ Banos, Calif. : LOS
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Year in St. Sergius's papacy : DCC
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Summaries : WRAPUPS
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Pres. Davis headed it : CSA
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Sooner : EARLIER
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TV site, often : RECROOM
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Literary associate of Addison : STEELE
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Daddy Warbucks's bodyguard : THEASP
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"Beats me" : IHAVENTGOTACLUE
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Morale builder of W.W. II : ROSIETHERIVETER
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First home : EDEN
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Opposite of strengthen : ERODE
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Celeb : NAME
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Not those, in Brooklyn : DESE
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It may be whispered : RUMOR
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Una hora in the afternoon : TRES
Down
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Hymn holder : PSALTER
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Perennial college basketball powerhouse : INDIANA
3
Kind of manner : BEDSIDE
4
Bug on the road : BEETLE
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Some club entertainment : STANDUP
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Muses' field : ARTS
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Cross that's not well regarded : MUTT
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Not this or that, in Spain : OTRO
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Use an oilstone : SHARPEN
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They may be seen in a spray : PETALS
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"To reiterate ..." : ASISAID
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Two-wheeler : SCOOTER
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Sawbucks : TENNERS
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They have property lines : DEEDS
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"Cut it out!" : CEASE
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Frigid : POLAR
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Conductor Kurt : MASUR
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Keystone figure : KOP
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In demand : DESIRED
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Where the juice comes out? : CATHODE
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They have a pressing need : CREASES
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___ Coyote : WILEE
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What astronauts do to the atmosphere : REENTER
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Less grand : PETTIER
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Cold sorrel soup : SCHAV
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Certain pitch : COALTAR
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Flip response : SOSUEME
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Current measures : AMPERES
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James of the Met : LEVINE
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Late : RECENT
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Like some streets : THRU
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H.S. class : GEOM
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Novus ___ seclorum (Great Seal phrase) : ORDO

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

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