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New York Times, Saturday, November 25, 2006

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Spiritedly
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5221680%
Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 24 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 50 for Ms. Blackard. Saturday freshness: 77%
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© 2006, The New York Times11/25/6 ( No. 20,836 )
Across
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See people : BISHOPS
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Like Baylor University : BAPTIST
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Shows that one is in? : ANTESUP
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Either of two track stars : ALUNSER
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1970 B. B. King hit : THETHRILLISGONE
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Prepare for planting, perhaps : HOE
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Legionella and listeria : AEROBES
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Pro ___ : TEM
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English agriculturist and inventor : TULL
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Wouldn't stop : RANON
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Company acquired by Mattel in 1997 : TYCO
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"___ directed" : USEAS
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Code on some N.Y.C.-bound luggage : LGA
29
High kingdom : NEPAL
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It may be fit for a queen : BEDSHEET
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To a greater extent : MORESO
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Claims : HASDIBSON
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Faux family name in rock and roll : RAMONE
38
Peak east of Captain Cook : MAUNALOA
42
Co-star of Marcello in "La Dolce Vita" : ANOUK
43
"Mathis ___ Maler" (opera) : DER
44
Put up with : STAND
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Sunroof option : TINT
46
Actress Lords : TRACI
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Like a retired prof. : EMER
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Billet-doux recipient : AMI
50
Catnip relative : OREGANO
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Hi-tech organizer : PDA
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"Believe you me" : TAKEMYWORDFORIT
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Destroyed little by little : ATEINTO
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Galley of yore : TRIREME
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Result of doing the twist? : TORSION
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1979 #1 song with the chorus line "Turn the other way" : SADEYES
Down
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Novelty race vehicle : BATHTUB
2
Staff-produced : INHOUSE
3
Prepared for bad news, say : STEELED
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Worked (up) : HET
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Dept. of Labor arm : OSHA
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Less sinful : PURER
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Went around and around : SPIRALED
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100 centesimos : BALBOA
9
Strange : ALIEN
10
Kisser : PUSS
11
"Star Trek" series preceding "Voyager," for short : TNG
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Duplicate specimen, in biology : ISOTYPE
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Native New Yorkers : SENECAS
14
Voice lesson topic : TREMOLO
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Ways back : LONGTIMEAGO
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Rail : LASHOUT
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Like soybean leaves : TERNATE
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Leg : SHANK
29
Highest points : NOONS
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End of a race? : ESE
32
Spartans' sch. : MSU
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Spirit transporters : BARCARTS
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Sound of a woodpecker pecking : RATATAT
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Spiritedly : ANIMATO
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Handle : MONIKER
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Aquatic sucker : LAMPREY
40
Words under "E pluribus unum" : ONEDIME
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Pitching stats? : ADRATES
43
Utilized : DREWON
46
"___ relax" : TRYTO
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Chief god of early Hinduism : INDRA
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Upscale hotel chain : OMNI
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"The Wizard ___" : OFID
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Autobahn hazard : EIS
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Something to pick : ORE

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