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New York Times, Monday, April 10, 2006

Author:
Gary J. Whitehead
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Down : Prodding
TotalDebutLatest
154/10/20064/25/2017
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121.573849%
Gary J. Whitehead

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Whitehead. Monday freshness: 9%
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© 2006, The New York Times4/10/6 ( No. 20,607 )
Across
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Glass container in a lab : VIAL
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Not fresh : STALE
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Notre ___ : DAME
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Prefix with European : INDO
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Resting place in a garden : ARBOR
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Martinique et Guadeloupe : ILES
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College professors travel in them : ACADEMICCIRCLES
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Sidekick, in the Southwest : AMIGO
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The tiniest bit : ONEIOTA
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Openings : GAPS
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Full of the latest happenings : NEWSY
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Bead counters : ABACI
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Partner of "or" : EITHER
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___ to go : RARIN
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Ballpark stat. : RBIS
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"You've got mail" co. : AOL
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Fiancées wear them : ENGAGEMENTRINGS
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"Fourscore and seven years ___ ..." : AGO
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Gossip : DIRT
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The "U" of UHF : ULTRA
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Flat peppermint candy : PATTIE
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Cold shower? : SLEET
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Name a criminal goes by : ALIAS
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Juice drinks : ADES
53
Echo locations : CANYONS
56
Vetoes : NIXES
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Alternatives to stoplights : TRAFFICROTARIES
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Cube inventor Rubik : ERNO
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Magna cum ___ : LAUDE
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Singer Guthrie : ARLO
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Not a natural blonde, say : DYER
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Glowing remnant : EMBER
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Kennel cry : YELP
Down
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By way of : VIA
2
Ancient Peruvian : INCA
3
One who raised Cain : ADAM
4
Jersey city south of Paramus : LODI
5
Locale of Margaret Mead study : SAMOA
6
Prefix with cycle : TRI
7
"Boston Legal" network : ABC
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Bonkers : LOCO
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Dublin's home : ERIN
10
More problematical : DICIER
11
Let happen : ALLOW
12
Track events : MEETS
13
Op-ed piece : ESSAY
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Prodding : EGGING
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Mathematician Descartes : RENE
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Let happen : PERMIT
24
Cold place to be banished to : SIBERIA
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Locale : AREA
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Gun sound : BANG
28
Jason's ship : ARGO
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Spy org. : CIA
31
Like some windows : TINTED
32
President after F.D.R. : HST
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Toss in a chip, say : ANTE
36
Shrek, for one : OGRE
37
Aspiring atty.'s exam : LSAT
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Summer hrs. in N.Y.C. : EDT
40
Where 24-Down is : RUSSIA
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Under the weather : ILL
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Treat, at a restaurant : PAYFOR
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Starting from : ASOF
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Played on stage : ACTED
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King of TV : LARRY
50
Cockamamie : INANE
52
Exit's opposite : ENTER
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Cairo's waterway : NILE
55
Rip-off : SCAM
57
Like Superman's vision : XRAY
58
Dublin's home : EIRE
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Dump, as stock : SELL
61
Massage : RUB
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Poem titled "To a ..." : ODE
63
Soak (up) : SOP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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