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New York Times, Monday, March 29, 1999

Author:
Bill Ballard
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Rich soil
TotalDebutLatest
102/24/19984/13/2004
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0342100
ScrabDebutFresh
1.573620%
Bill Ballard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JKQWXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Ballard. Monday freshness: 48%
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© 1999, The New York Times3/29/99 ( No. 18,038 )
Across
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Where Picassos hang in N.Y.C. : MOMA
5
Baby buggy : PRAM
9
Popular jeans : LEVIS
14
During : AMID
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Four-star review : RAVE
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Defendant's excuse : ALIBI
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Honored lady : DAME
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Portent : OMEN
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St. Kitts and ___ (Caribbean nation) : NEVIS
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Fashion slogan in the business world : DRESSFORSUCCESS
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Brooch : PIN
24
What's left after deductions : NET
25
Palestinian chief Yasir : ARAFAT
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Trot or canter : GAIT
31
Concert music blaster : AMP
34
Childbirth : LABOR
35
"Schindler's ___" : LIST
36
Asterisk : STAR
37
Advice for the impulsive consumer : TRYBEFOREYOUBUY
40
Pianist Myra : HESS
41
Bruins' sch. : UCLA
42
"___ ho!" : HEAVE
43
Surgery sites, for short : ORS
44
Son of Seth : ENOS
45
Food wrappers and such on the street : LITTER
46
Slump : SAG
47
Response to a bad call : BOO
48
Catch phrase for the avid mallgoer : SHOPTILLYOUDROP
57
Approvals : YESES
58
Dinghy propellers : OARS
59
College in New Rochelle : IONA
60
Leader after Indian independence : NEHRU
61
Soothing agent : ALOE
62
Runs (for) : VIES
63
Carpenter's device : CLAMP
64
Educator Horace : MANN
65
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
Down
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Anti-D.W.I. group : MADD
2
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
3
One who gives the silent treatment? : MIME
4
Summer quaffs : ADES
5
Loss's opposite : PROFIT
6
___ Novarro, 1926 Ben Hur : RAMON
7
Allege : AVER
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Kind of room : MENS
9
Surgical instrument : LANCET
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Vote into office : ELECT
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On the qui ___ : VIVE
12
Wading bird : IBIS
13
Snake sound : SISS
21
The fifth tire : SPARE
22
Togetherness : UNITY
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Notwithstanding, informally : ALTHO
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Pinker than pink : RARER
27
Bottomless pit : ABYSS
28
Watch chains : FOBS
29
Cyndi Lauper's "___ Just Want to Have Fun" : GIRLS
30
On a deck, perhaps : ASEA
31
No longer on deck? : ATBAT
32
Purple shade : MAUVE
33
Snoop : PRYER
35
Kooky : LOCO
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It's for the birds : SUET
38
Mushrooms, e.g. : FUNGI
39
State sch. in Athens : OHIOU
44
Completely consumes : EATSUP
45
Start to untie : LOOSEN
46
___ whale : SPERM
47
"Don Juan" poet : BYRON
48
In ___ (together) : SYNC
49
Toe's opposite : HEEL
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Worker welfare org. : OSHA
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Rich soil : LOAM
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Kind of land : LALA
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Woman who can carry a tune : DIVA
54
French kings : ROIS
55
Handy bills : ONES
56
History : PAST

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

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