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New York Times, Friday, December 31, 1999

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Down : Agree
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Gordon. Friday freshness: 1%
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D
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O
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O
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R
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W
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E
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B
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B
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G
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R
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A
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F
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A
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H
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R
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J
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R
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D
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Y
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K
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Q
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T
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C
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P
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S
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B
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G
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F
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J
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W
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M
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Y
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S
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T
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I
M
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A
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P
P
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2
K
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N
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Y
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U
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B
E
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A
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R
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P
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D
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V
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N
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P
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M
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T
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R
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P
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D
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© 1999, The New York Times12/31/99 ( No. 18,315 )
Across
1
Way out : DOOR
5
Chick ___, who played "Stompin' at the Savoy" : WEBB
9
1988 Grand Slam winner : GRAF
13
Big field : ACRE
14
Guardians of the gates of Olympus : HORAE
15
King, in Hindi : RAJA
16
Really mad : READY2KILL
18
Faisal I's land : IRAQ
19
Dragon, maybe : TATTOO
20
Barbers' needs : CLIPPERS
22
Weasel : SNEAK
23
Swiss city : BASEL
24
Ropes, e.g. : GEAR
26
Like blue chip stocks : SAFEST
31
Gossip : JAW
34
1951 N.L. Rookie of the Year : MAYS
37
Alfredo, in "La Traviata" : TENOR
38
"It was nice getting acquainted" : IMHAPPY2KNOWYOU
42
Geoffrey of fashion : BEENE
43
Comical piece : SKIT
44
Put away the dishes : ATE
45
New Hampshire's capital during the Revolution : EXETER
47
Professors' degs. : PHDS
50
Windmill parts : VANES
53
Victorious : ONTOP
57
Scandalous : SHAMEFUL
61
Chevron's place : SLEEVE
62
Parhelic circle : HALO
63
Personal trainer's comment : TRY2KEEPUP
65
Company with a reptile logo : IZOD
66
Bacon piece : ESSAY
67
Bank : RELY
68
St. ___ (fine beach locale) : PETE
69
Regard : DEEM
70
Regards : SEES
Down
1
Game played standing up : DARTS
2
Liner locale : OCEAN
3
Provide an address : ORATE
4
Put on sale : REDTAG
5
Frying aid : WOK
6
Susan's Emmy-winning role : ERICA
7
Start of a count : BALLS
8
Contradicts : BELIES
9
Film crew member : GRIP
10
Pink : RARE
11
Like a 1-Across, maybe : AJAR
12
On-line newsgroup features : FAQS
14
Rain, essentially : H2O
17
Bind : YOKE
21
Academy founder : PLATO
23
Not-so-joyful noises : BRAYS
25
Sound studio device : AMP
27
Oligarchical group : FEW
28
Irish pop singer : ENYA
29
Smog contributor : SOOT
30
Sincere : TRUE
31
Agree : JIBE
32
Green card issuer : AMEX
33
"This is fu-u-u-un!" : WHEE
35
Kind of bug : Y2K
36
Record problems : SKIPS
39
White ___ : ANT
40
Tick off : PEEVE
41
Like a certain one in line : NTH
46
Traveled the Yellowstone River : RAFTED
48
Allotment : DOLE
49
Expressions of contempt : SNEERS
51
Don't guzzle : NURSE
52
"Family Ties" mother : ELYSE
54
Portable home : TEPEE
55
Small egg : OVULE
56
Diarist of note : PEPYS
57
Place for hands : SHIP
58
Cause of low visibility : HAZE
59
Tons : ALOT
60
Math calculation : MODE
61
What's up? : SKY
64
When D.S.T. ends : 2AM

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