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New York Times, Wednesday, December 3, 2003

Author:
Bruce Adams
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : "Movin' Out" choreographer
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Bruce Adams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Adams. Wednesday freshness: 33%
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© 2003, The New York Times12/3/3 ( No. 19,748 )
Across
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Like some tracks and talkers : FAST
5
Stereotypically upper-crust : WASPY
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Make-or-break time : DDAY
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Cinco y tres : OCHO
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Golf's "army" leader : ARNIE
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Article in Der Spiegel : EINE
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Fella : CHAP
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Jockey's handful : REINS
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Mighty long time: Var. : AEON
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Summary of Krzysztof's visit west of Warsaw? : HEHADLODZOFFUN
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Bronx attraction : ZOO
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___ Grey tea : EARL
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Family V.I.P.'s : MAS
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Watch readout, briefly : LCD
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Model Campbell : NAOMI
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When Krzysztof got up south of Warsaw? : ATTHEKRAKOWDAWN
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Pelvic bones : ILIA
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The Sixties, e.g. : ERA
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"... ___ saw Elba" : EREI
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What Krzysztof was doing northwest of Warsaw? : DANZIGINTHEDARK
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"Gypsy" composer Jule : STYNE
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Granola morsel : OAT
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"Fore" site? : TEE
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Baptism or bris : RITE
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O.C.S. grads : LTS
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Purpose of Krzysztof's travels : POLISHVACATION
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Shade of green : JADE
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Like Bigfoot : HAIRY
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Another, in Andalusia : OTRO
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"Betsy's Wedding" star, 1990 : ALDA
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___ Detoo : ARTOO
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Quitter's word : CANT
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1940's first lady : BESS
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Reproduce like salmon : SPAWN
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Artist Paul : KLEE
Down
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French W.W. I commander Ferdinand : FOCH
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Stomach woe : ACHE
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Ruler exiled in 1979 : SHAH
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November birthstone : TOPAZ
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Male witch : WARLOCK
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Mars: Prefix : AREO
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Sarcastic : SNIDE
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Basso Ezio : PINZA
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"Give me a straight answer!" : YESORNO
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Unwilling to listen : DEAF
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"Mon ___!" : DIEU
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In a short time : ANON
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Ginza currency : YEN
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Big name in pineapples : DOLE
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Nick or chip : FLAW
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TV's Hazel, e.g. : MAID
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Book with insets : ATLAS
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Time on the job : STINT
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Number in a "crowd," in Köln : DREI
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Had too much, briefly : ODED
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Corday's victim : MARAT
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"If ___ a rich man ..." : IWERE
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Hard to recollect : HAZY
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Son of Prince Valiant : ARN
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Green Hornet's aide : KATO
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Shoe with a swoosh : NIKE
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Crucifix letters : INRI
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Hired companions, in Japan : GEISHAS
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___ days (happy time in the past) : HALCYON
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Singer James : ETTA
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"Movin' Out" choreographer : THARP
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Madonna title role : EVITA
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Exchange buy : STOCK
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Looking scared : PALE
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Racetrack figures : ODDS
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Meadows : LEAS
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Get one's ducks in ___ : AROW
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Romance lang. : ITAL
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French river : ORNE
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Post-it message : NOTE
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Sharp left or right : JAB

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4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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