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New York Times, Monday, April 1, 2002

Author:
Roger Barkan
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Footfall
TotalDebutLatest
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Roger Barkan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVXYZ} Spans: 2 Grid has repeated answers. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Barkan. Monday freshness: 9%
Jim Horne notes:

Look closely. This puzzle has unusual symmetry. April Fools!

1
G
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R
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U
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B
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S
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E
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L
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K
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A
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C
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T
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R
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N
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N
O
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H
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C
H
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P
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U
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C
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T
O
T
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B
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L
L
P
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A
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O
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L
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N
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S
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L
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A
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C
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E
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N
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T
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S
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L
O
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K
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T
H
E
M
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I
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R
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K
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S
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O
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O
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B
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L
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W
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L
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C
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E
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T
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W
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C
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© 2002, The New York Times4/1/2 ( No. 19,137 )
Across
1
Scrounges (for) : GRUBS
6
Antlered animals : ELKS
10
New Testament book : ACTS
14
Move rapidly toward : RUNAT
15
Wordwise Webster : NOAH
16
When doubled, quickly : CHOP
17
___ Sam : UNCLE
18
Dog in Oz : TOTO
19
"___ Lee" (classic song) : AURA
20
Like some figures : BALLPARK
22
Dad, slangily : OLDMAN
24
Part of a process : STEP
25
Luau memento : LEI
26
Skater Babilonia : TAI
27
1986 sci-fi sequel : ALIENS
30
Fundamental : BASIC
34
Free access : ENTREE
37
Third word in "America" : TIS
39
Pitcher's stat : ERA
40
See eye-to-eye? : LOOKINTHEMIRROR
44
Krazy ___ : KAT
45
"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" : SIE
46
Seas : OCEANS
47
Model's session : SHOOT
50
Like salmon, often : SMOKED
52
Certain retriever, briefly : LAB
54
Knock off, to a mobster : ICE
55
Statutes : LAWS
59
Maine's ___ National Park : ACADIA
62
Stop signal : REDLIGHT
64
Buddy : CHUM
65
Medical liquids : SERA
67
Playing marble : AGGIE
68
___ Bora (Afghan region) : TORA
69
Numbered club : IRON
70
Part of an egg : WHITE
71
Bridge : SPAN
72
Train segments : CARS
73
Prepare, as tea : STEEP
Down
1
Beetle larvae : GRUBS
2
Charge : RUNAT
3
"I give!" : UNCLE
4
Shea, for one : BALLPARK
5
Footfall : STEP
6
Meat dish, often : ENTREE
7
Examine oneself : LOOKINTHEMIRROR
8
Kit ___ bar : KAT
9
"Darn!" : SHOOT
10
"Evangeline" setting : ACADIA
11
Fish scraps : CHUM
12
When tripled, a W.W. II movie : TORA
13
Nine inches : SPAN
21
Ones with green cards : ALIENS
23
Igor's place : LAB
28
Hawaii's ___ Day : LEI
29
You: Ger. : SIE
31
"Will be," to Doris Day : SERA
32
Unwrinkle : IRON
33
"Shake It Up" band, with "the" : CARS
34
Fraternal members : ELKS
35
Man famous for doing a double take? : NOAH
36
In ___ (entirely) : TOTO
38
Had Marlboros, say : SMOKED
41
Notes after las : TIS
42
"Rocks" : ICE
43
Kind of district : REDLIGHT
48
Hemingway title character : OLDMAN
49
Mai ___ : TAI
51
"___ Eleven" (Sinatra film) : OCEANS
53
Microsoft's first product : BASIC
56
Texas A&M player : AGGIE
57
Like a surrender flag : WHITE
58
Very expensive : STEEP
59
Does stage work : ACTS
60
Cut of lamb : CHOP
61
Radiant glow : AURA
63
Samuel ___, inventor of the stock ticker : LAWS
66
Paleozoic, for one : ERA

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