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New York Times, Wednesday, February 17, 1999

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Down : Bad reviews
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {CJVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 24 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Estes. Wednesday freshness: 20%
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© 1999, The New York Times2/17/99 ( No. 17,998 )
Across
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Mayberry toper : OTIS
5
C sharp : DFLAT
10
Sound astonished : GASP
14
Job for a body shop : DENT
15
Baghdad native : IRAQI
16
"Takin' ___ the Streets" (Doobie Brothers hit) : ITTO
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Newswoman Klensch : ELSA
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Kind of calendar : PINUP
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Enthusiasm : ZEAL
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Beginning of a prayer : LORDPLEASEMAKE
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Author Bennett : HAL
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Popeye's Olive : OYL
25
Schlemiel : LOSER
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Walrus hunter : ALEUT
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Yankee legend Rizzuto : PHIL
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Pub. workers : EDS
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Collar stain : RING
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Butts of jokes : STOOGES
36
Middle of the prayer : METHEPERSONTHAT
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Suffer sans air conditioning : SWELTER
42
___ Honor : YOUR
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Sch. for ministers : SEM
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Fateful day : IDES
47
Davis of Hollywood : BETTE
48
Hunger (for) : YEARN
50
___ minérale : EAU
52
Agony : WOE
53
End of the prayer : MYDOGTHINKSIAM
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Clunker : BOMB
59
Language of 380 million : HINDI
60
Sports figure : STAT
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After-lunch sandwich : OREO
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Just kidding around : INFUN
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Clears : NETS
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Easter preparation : LENT
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Quits : STOPS
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Not just a trip across town : TREK
Down
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Words of praise : ODE
2
Fib : TELLALIE
3
Mouthing off : INSOLENT
4
Night light : STAR
5
Totally uncool : DIPPY
6
Bell or whistle : FRILL
7
Pool demarcation : LANE
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Marine shade : AQUA
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Q followers? : TIPS
10
Thingamajig : GIZMO
11
Loose : ATEASE
12
Slew a vampire, perhaps : STAKED
13
Raft steerers : POLERS
21
Part of an E-mail address : DOT
22
1990's sitcom : ELLEN
23
Injure : HARM
27
Bad reviews : UGHS
28
Ship refueling places : PORTS
29
Water (down) : HOSE
30
Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
33
Scurried : SPED
34
Prefix with photo : TELE
35
Eye sore : STYE
37
Knicks center who was the 1986 Rookie of the Year : EWING
38
Deep trouble : HOTWATER
39
Mechanize : AUTOMATE
40
It has a bark but no bite : TREE
43
$, #, % or & : SYMBOL
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Pooh's grumpy pal : EEYORE
45
Maniacs : MADMEN
47
Clear tables : BUS
49
Martian explorer, e.g. : ROBOT
50
Come out in the long run : ENDUP
51
Actor Claude : AKINS
54
"What's ___?" : THIS
55
Clue : HINT
56
Dope : INFO
57
Ain't correct? : ISNT
61
Condescending cluck : TSK

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