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New York Times, Thursday, December 13, 2001

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : How anchovies are packed
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 5, (2 double stacks) This is puzzle # 144 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 64%
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© 2001, The New York Times12/13/1 ( No. 19,028 )
Across
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Modern sci. course : ECOL
5
Reproached, uncommonly : CHID
9
Big club? : ACE
12
Santa in California : CLARA
13
Wine: Prefix : OENO
14
Class of '77 member, now : ALUM
15
1995 John Schlesinger film : COLDCOMFORTFARM
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Phrase in a come-on ad : LIMITEDTIMEONLY
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Koh-i-___ diamond : NOOR
20
Just watch TV : LOAF
21
Aunt with a "Cope Book" : ERMA
24
Western athletes, on the sports page : UCLANS
28
Show place : THIRD
30
Rustling : SWISH
33
Fell quickly, with "down" : MOW
34
Franconia and Bavaria were once part of it : HOLYROMANEMPIRE
37
Mrs. William McKinley : IDA
38
Bury : INURN
39
Words on a Wonderland cake : EATME
40
"No way that's true!" : CANTBE
42
Popular computer game : MYST
43
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
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One one's toes : ATIP
48
Bounty hunter's attraction : PRICEONONESHEAD
55
Carnival attraction : SHOOTINGGALLERY
56
Hems but doesn't haw : SEWS
57
Pick : CULL
58
Unnerving, perhaps : EERIE
59
Bryant poem "___ Waterfall" : TOA
60
"Waiting for the Robert ___" : ELEE
61
Ancient temple attachment : STOA
Down
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Patron saint of metalworkers : ELOI
2
Peace and quiet : CALM
3
Everyday : ORDINARY
4
Milk: Prefix : LACTO
5
Milit. leader : COMDR
6
Weight : HEFT
7
How anchovies are packed : INOIL
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Member of Alice's tea party : DORMOUSE
9
Computer scientist Turing : ALAN
10
Hair piece : CURL
11
Susan Lucci's 1999 award : EMMY
12
Quarter millennium : CCL
14
Samuel Gompers group, in brief : AFOFL
16
Job equality bureau: Abbr. : OEO
17
Words before "Tonight" in a 1954 song title : TEACHME
21
Set of principles : ETHIC
22
1974 sitcom spinoff : RHODA
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"The Last Supper" locale : MILAN
25
Friendliness : AMITY
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Usual situations : NORMS
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Tootsy-wootsy : SWEET
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Tiny amount : DRIBLET
30
T.C.U. rival : SMU
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Word that can follow the start of 15-, 18-, 34-, 48- or 55-Across : WAR
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What a keeper may keep : INN
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Expression of unity : ONEVOICE
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Handout : PAMPHLET
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Dishes often containing cheese : TACOS
44
Cancel : ANNUL
45
Go fish : ANGLE
46
It may be in the bag : TEA
47
Keys : ISLES
48
"Hey, there!" : PSST
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Stat start : RHEO
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Raccoon River locale : IOWA
51
Eyeball : OGLE
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Architect Saarinen : EERO
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Part of a score, maybe : ARIA
54
Turn blue? : DYE

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

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