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New York Times, Friday, February 11, 2005

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Down : Big gambler's pile
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 21 Missing: {HQVX} Spans: 6, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 211 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 90%
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© 2005, The New York Times2/11/5 ( No. 20,184 )
Across
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Gorged : ATEALOT
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Game with Spectacular Seven scoring : JAIALAI
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Cause of anomie : CULTURECONFLICT
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"I've had enough!' : UNCLE
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Redbook rival : COSMO
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___ grano salis : CUM
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Unthinking : ROTE
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Caffe additive : LATTE
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"I can only ___ much" : DOSO
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South of Spain : SUR
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Horse fathers : SIRES
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"Let's Fall in Love" song composer : ARLEN
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Modern travel aids : ETICKETS
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Lightheaded? : BLONDE
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"___ Hundred" (early 60's TV police drama) : CAINS
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Flourish : BLOOM
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Mind set? : IMAGES
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University in Massachusetts : BRANDEIS
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"Unforgettable" singers : COLES
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Batman, to his mother? : BRUCE
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Middle of this century : MML
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"... the cruel venom of ___": Deut. 32 : ASPS
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Ship board : PLANK
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A-B or C-D, e.g. : TOME
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___ Club (military hangout) : NCO
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Finish smoothly : GLAZE
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Dog-___ : EARED
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Line of agreement : NOWYOURETALKING
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Line of business : ONEMOMENTPLEASE
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Rants : TIRADES
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Emulated Amazon : ETAILED
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Damn : ACCURSE
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Vote count : TURNOUT
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Current delivery : ELECTRICALPOWER
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Dickens title starter : ATALE
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Vermeer's "Woman With a ___" : LUTE
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Seamy matter : ORE
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Servers' trolleys : TEACARTS
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"Ivanhoe" events : JOUSTS
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Cartoon art genre : ANIME
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"In that case ..." : IFSO
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It goes before the carte, not the horse : ALA
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Landmark made with blocks of white Georgia marble : LINCOLNMEMORIAL
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Charged : ACCUSED
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Top of the agenda : ITEMONE
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Big gambler's pile : CNOTES
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Some claims : LIENS
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Dickens title character : DROOD
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Heavens above : SKIES
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Unrivaled : ALONE
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Locks up : CAGES
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Forbidding, as 25-Down : BLACK
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Clairol option : BRUNETTE
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"No way!" : ICANNOT
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Pool great Willie : MOSCONI
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Bald-faced : BRAZEN
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Brobdingnagian : IMMENSE
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Hammered hard : SLEDGED
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Blasts : BLARES
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Hat decoration : PLUME
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Sulu portrayer, in "Star Trek" : TAKEI
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Fine : GOOD
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First name in singing : ELLA
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First name in singing : YMA
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Quick : APT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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