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New York Times, Thursday, March 30, 2006

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
38-Down : Sect symbol
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 135 for Mr. Silvestri. Thursday freshness: 10%
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© 2006, The New York Times3/30/6 ( No. 20,596 )
Across
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Pesto base : BASIL
6
Insurance office form : CLAIM
11
Stop stalling : ACT
14
1970 World's Fair site : OSAKA
15
Swarm : HORDE
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Topic of some tales : WOE
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Aftershave? : ASCENTOFMAN
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Gardner of "Mogambo" : AVA
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Bite this and die : DUST
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Bet accepter : TAKER
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Nutty confection : PRALINE
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Grand relatives : SPINETS
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Pupil's neighbor : RETINA
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Jai alai need : PELOTA
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"Love ___ the Ruins" (1975 film) : AMONG
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Collect little by little : GLEAN
33
Place for a ball : TEE
36
Coastal high spot : DUNE
37
Bunch name : BRADY
38
Same as before : IDEM
39
Sugar suffix : OSE
40
Indiana's state flower : PEONY
41
Close call : SCARE
42
Arden, for one : FOREST
44
Receive : SHOWIN
45
Ballpark figures : SCORERS
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In a daze : STUNNED
48
Song of joy : CAROL
49
A little lower : CALF
50
Bodybuilder's pride : ABS
51
Henry Luce, notably? : AHEADOFTIME
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Neckpiece : LEI
59
Mare's partner : TERRA
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Like some 1960's-70's missions : LUNAR
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East end? : ERN
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Put into use : EXERT
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A face in the crowd? : EXTRA
Down
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Neckpiece : BOA
2
Stubborn sort : ASS
3
Pouch : SAC
4
One of the Clantons : IKE
5
Touchdown : LANDING
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Decided : CHOSE
7
Barn area : LOFT
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Part of a slot machine : ARM
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Muckraker Tarbell : IDA
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It may be honorable : MENTION
11
Result of early-morning boating? : AWAKEATDAWN
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Break one of the Ten Commandments : COVET
13
"___ on My Pillow" (1958 hit) : TEARS
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Salad ingredient : TUNA
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Fire ___ : ANT
23
Where some Goyas hang : PRADO
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Famous twin : REMUS
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Scarlet? : ATONEFORSIN
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Bank annoyance : LINE
27
Down-at-the-heels : SEEDY
28
Pass or run : PLAY
30
Undercover agent : PLANT
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"Eww!" : GROSS
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Like some coincidences : EERIE
35
Alter : EMEND
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It has a head and hops : BEER
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Sect symbol : ICON
40
Church dignitary : PRELATE
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Cut preceder : SHUFFLE
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Acapulco gold : ORO
44
Capital of Manche : STLO
45
Union wage : SCALE
46
Scots toss it : CABER
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Camp David accords signer : SADAT
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Mystery writer John Dickson ___ : CARR
52
Bad spell : HEX
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Afore : ERE
54
Prom rental : TUX
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Bankbook entry: Abbr. : INT
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Blemish : MAR
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Span of history : ERA

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