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New York Times, Tuesday, February 1, 1994

Author:
Robert Zimmerman
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Down : Investigate, in a way
TotalDebutLatest
143/24/199210/10/2007
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Robert Zimmerman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJKVXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Zimmerman. Tuesday freshness: 5%
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© 1994, The New York Times2/1/94 ( No. 16,156 )
Across
1
Rig : SEMI
5
Big dos : GALAS
10
At a distance : AFAR
14
Ur locale : IRAQ
15
New York's ___ Tully Hall : ALICE
16
Berg opera : LULU
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Kicker's aid : TEE
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Names in a Saudi phone book : ALIS
22
Bury : INTER
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Cut and run : FLEE
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Yearn : PINE
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Talk radio guest : CALLER
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Playwright O'Casey : SEAN
30
Army rank, for short : SFC
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African lily : ALOE
34
Brazzaville's river : CONGO
35
Through : PER
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Faberge object : EGG
41
Collection : ARRAY
42
Candied items : YAMS
43
1969 Three Dog Night hit : ONE
44
Pup's complaints : YIPS
45
Talent for cocktail talk : ESPRIT
47
Some heirs : SONS
48
Time founder : LUCE
49
"Orlando" author : WOOLF
52
Forum fashion : TOGA
53
Quarry : PIT
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Organ setting : STOP
61
Type style : ROMAN
62
Eros : AMOR
63
Ruptured : TORE
64
Tell's target : APPLE
65
Currycomb target : MANE
Down
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Investigate, in a way : SIFT
2
Tribe whose name means "cat people" : ERIE
3
Old gray animal? : MARE
4
Some ratings : IQS
5
Newgate guard : GAOLER
6
1966 Caine role : ALFIE
7
Wagons-___ : LITS
8
German cry : ACH
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Bishop's domain : SEE
10
Solo : ALONE
11
Candid cameraman : FUNT
12
Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
13
Krupp family home : RUHR
18
Tall writing? : TALE
19
Tiny swimmer : MINNOW
23
Took off : FLED
24
Director Marshall : PENNY
25
"Othello" plotter : IAGO
26
Item in a locket : CAMEO
27
Collimate : ALIGN
28
Moose, e.g. : LODGE
29
Divans : SOFAS
30
Opera prop : SPEAR
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Pioneer atom splitter : FERMI
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Kingfisher's coif : CREST
34
___ de ballet : CORPS
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Opposite of hire : LAYOFF
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St. Patrick's home : ERIN
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Publicity : HYPE
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Conductor Ormandy : EUGENE
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Analyze verse : SCAN
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Skier's site : SLOPE
48
Dietary : LOCAL
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___ Point : WEST
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"___ victory!" : ONTO
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Stink : ODOR
52
Substitute : TEMP
53
Cougar : PUMA
54
Caddie's offering : IRON
55
Home of Jezebel : TYRE
57
___-la-la : TRA
58
School dance : HOP
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Scottish cap : TAM

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