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New York Times, Friday, April 13, 2001

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Down : Crime motive
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1418/26/19955/9/20241
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311092443303
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.591,23673%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQWZ} This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. DiPietro. Friday freshness: 62%
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© 2001, The New York Times4/13/1 ( No. 18,784 )
Across
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Enlarges : ADDSTO
7
Purse alternatives : SATCHELS
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Certain fuel carrier : COALER
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Ancient dynasty founder : PTOLEMYI
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Comes to : TOTALS
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Space cadet's place : LALALAND
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Sp. title : SRA
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Good way to write : LEGIBLY
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Chemical ending : IDE
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Broadway opening? : OFF
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Poet's inspiration : ERATO
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Kind of hand : GLAD
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Frock wearer : FRIAR
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One looking for a hand : SUITOR
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Brass : GALL
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It may help you make up : APPLICATOR
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Spanish ___ : OMELET
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Strauss opera : DAPHNE
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Sting hit of 2000 : DESERTROSE
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Guinea pigs, maybe : PETS
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1864 convention site : GENEVA
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Hardly wimpy : MACHO
46
Press : URGE
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Left-hand page : VERSO
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Cartoon canine : REN
52
Irish ___ : SEA
53
Portuguese, e.g. : IBERIAN
55
Glass of public radio : IRA
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Unsuccessful people : ALSORANS
58
Catch phrase? : IGOTIT
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Pilot's place : GASRANGE
61
One of TV's Jeffersons : LOUISE
62
Don Mattingly, e.g. : EXYANKEE
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Didn't drive well : SLICED
Down
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Floods and such : ACTSOFGOD
2
Lintel locale : DOORFRAME
3
Hackers' targets : DATAFILES
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Kidnappers in 1974 news: Abbr. : SLA
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See 54-Down : TELLER
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Skater Brian : ORSER
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Separated : SPLITUP
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Very hot : ATABOIL
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Going rate? : TOLL
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It might crack after getting fired : CLAY
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Daughter of Loki : HEL
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In-box input : EMAIL
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Actress Carter : LYNDA
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Went along (with) : SIDED
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Get a sudden inspiration? : GASP
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Italian brandy : GRAPPA
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Maintain : ALLEGE
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Sweeping force : TIDE
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Mozart's "L'___ del Cairo" : OCA
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Envelope abbr. : ATTN
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Animated series starring Jon Lovitz : THECRITIC
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Increasing : ONTHERISE
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Rang : RESONATED
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"... ___ he drove out of sight" : ERE
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Crime motive : REVENGE
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Direct : OVERSEE
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Loose garment : SARI
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Golden Horde member : MONGOL
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English teacher's concern : USAGE
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"Easy, boy" : RELAX
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Boastful : GASSY
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Moves effortlessly : SAILS
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Carpet place : IRAN
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With 5-Down, one seen in a cage : BANK
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Anglo-Saxon money : ORA
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Garçon's reply : OUI

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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