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New York Times, Tuesday, November 30, 1993

Author:
Joel Davajan
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : With pretentiousness
TotalDebutLatest
910/13/19937/4/1994
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1.4620235%
Joel Davajan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FHQWXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Davajan. Tuesday freshness: 65%
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© 1993, The New York Times11/30/93 ( No. 16,093 )
Across
1
Rolling stone's deficiency : MOSS
5
Anchor position : ATRIP
10
Complain : CARP
14
Aleutian island : ATTU
15
___Loa : MAUNA
16
Literally "high wood" : OBOE
17
Obstinate : STUBBORNASAMULE
20
Royal spouses : CONSORTS
21
Be on the brink : TEETER
22
Professional bean counters : CPAS
23
Designer Christian : DIOR
24
Hardy's pal : LAUREL
27
Describe : LIMN
28
Org. founded in 1948 : OAS
31
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
32
Imparted : GAVE
33
Sondheim's "___ the Woods" : INTO
34
Elusive : SLIPPERYASANEEL
37
Branch Davidians, e.g. : SECT
38
Speaker's platform : DAIS
39
Worker's wish : RAISE
40
Off___ tangent : ONA
41
Curb, with "in" : REIN
42
Daredevil acts : STUNTS
43
Actor Sean : PENN
44
Lady in an apron : MAID
45
"Yessir," e.g. : ASSENT
48
Moon of Jupiter : CALLISTO
52
In the altogether : NAKEDASAJAYBIRD
54
Final notice : OBIT
55
Teach one-on-one : TUTOR
56
Lion's den : LAIR
57
Like 52-Across : NUDE
58
Atlanta university : EMORY
59
Thompson of "Howards End" : EMMA
Down
1
Opposite of fem. : MASC
2
Mr. Preminger : OTTO
3
Daze : STUN
4
Like the 2 in B2 : SUBSCRIPT
5
Not knowing right from wrong : AMORAL
6
Small pies : TARTS
7
Hosiery snags : RUNS
8
Actress Claire : INA
9
Diversions : PASTIMES
10
Future star : COMER
11
Border on : ABUT
12
Actor's part : ROLE
13
Look with squinty eyes : PEER
18
Sheepish lass : BOPEEP
19
A long time : AEON
23
Prima donnas : DIVAS
24
Rope a dogie : LASSO
25
Senator Specter : ARLEN
26
City east of Syracuse : UTICA
27
Store up : LAYIN
28
___ a million : ONEIN
29
Alamogordo event, 7/16/45 : ATEST
30
Shoe bottoms : SOLES
32
Rye or corn : GRAIN
33
Silent, or almost so : INAUDIBLE
35
Toothless : EDENTATE
36
With pretentiousness : ARTILY
41
Tear : REND
42
$200,000, for Clinton : SALARY
43
Pro golfer Calvin : PEETE
44
TV's"___Dad" : MAJOR
45
Presently : ANON
46
"Elephant Boy" star, 1937 : SABU
47
Have brake problems : SKID
48
Roman statesman and censor : CATO
49
Thailand, once : SIAM
50
Adjust the sails : TRIM
51
Polish border river : ODRA
53
Add : SUM

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