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New York Times, Monday, November 29, 2004

Author:
Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Handed out cards
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
47/19/20048/1/20053
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0400000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55711%
Kendall Twigg
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVWXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Twigg. This is puzzle # 133 for Ms. Salomon. Monday freshness: 16%
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© 2004, The New York Times11/29/4 ( No. 20,110 )
Across
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Spats : TIFFS
6
Poker variety : STUD
10
Theda ___ of the silents : BARA
14
18-and-over : ADULT
15
Sit for a shot : POSE
16
Catchall abbr. : ETAL
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Auto racer Andretti : MARIO
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Humorist Bombeck : ERMA
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K-12, in education : ELHI
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"If looks could kill" look : GLACIALSTARE
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Dog sled driver : MUSHER
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Former telecommunications giant: Abbr. : ITT
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___ Luis Obispo : SAN
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Bickering : ATIT
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Racetrack fence : RAIL
32
Courtroom pledge : OATH
34
Coarse file : RASP
35
Helping hand : AID
36
Big inits. in trucks : GMC
37
Welcome that's not so welcoming : CHILLYRECEPTION
43
Vienna's land: Abbr. : AUS
44
Fitting : APT
45
Meditation method : YOGA
46
Hoodwinks : CONS
48
Close angrily : SLAM
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The "O" in S.R.O. : ONLY
50
George W., to George : SON
51
Shirt or sweater : TOP
53
Tickles the fancy : AMUSES
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Merle Haggard's "___ From Muskogee" : OKIE
60
Ponder : MUSE
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Not live : TAPED
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Just dandy : FINE
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Away from land : ASEA
67
Light on one's feet : AGILE
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Serve supper to : FEED
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Geeky sort : NERD
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Open the door to : LETIN
Down
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Tartan cap : TAM
2
Boise's state: Abbr. : IDA
3
Mink, for one : FUR
4
Pilot's pre-takeoff filing : FLIGHTPLAN
5
Mink, for one : STOLE
6
On ___ (without a contract) : SPEC
7
Pop singer Amos : TORI
8
Label on a street-corner box : USMAIL
9
Handed out cards : DEALT
10
Symbol of redness : BEET
11
"Finally!" : ATLAST
12
Gung-ho : RAHRAH
13
Non-earthling : ALIEN
21
Lines up : ARRAYS
22
Jazz dance : STOMP
23
Artist Chagall : MARC
24
Great Salt Lake state : UTAH
25
Mexican's assent : SISI
30
Ventilate : AIR
31
Standard of perfection : IDEAL
33
"Stop behaving like a child!" : ACTYOURAGE
36
Start to fume : GETMAD
38
Hungers (for) : LUSTS
39
Number cruncher, for short : CPA
40
Charged particles : IONS
41
Gawk at, as on the beach : OGLE
42
Thumbs-down votes : NAYS
46
Gingersnap, e.g. : COOKIE
47
Connected to the Internet : ONLINE
48
Marital partner : SPOUSE
50
Speak derisively : SCOFF
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"What now?!" : OHMAN
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Rock music genre : METAL
56
Monopoly card : DEED
57
Exploitative type : USER
58
Show the way : LEAD
62
Peach center : PIT
63
Samuel's mentor : ELI
64
Comfy room : DEN

Answer summary:
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