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Centennial

New York Times, Sunday, April 14, 1996

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
102-Down : Something to sneeze at
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Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 146, Blocks: 84 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 35 for Mr. Hook. Sunday freshness: 25%
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© 1996, The New York Times4/14/96 ( No. 16,959 )
Across
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Pronto : PDQ
4
Letterman's turf : CBS
7
Pretty, in ancient Rome : BELLA
12
Summerhouse : GAZEBO
18
Perfume label word : EAU
19
Clinton Cabinet member : RENO
21
Wanted poster datum : ALIAS
22
Rant about : RAILON
23
Sch. grp. : PTA
24
Headline of January 1896 : UTAHJOINSTHEUNION
27
Chair style : SEDAN
29
Excite, in slang : GRAB
30
Some people take a shine to it : SHOE
31
"Peter Pan" dog : NANA
32
Be of importance, old-style : RECK
34
Public relations concern : IMAGE
37
Yawner's feeling : ENNUI
39
Quaff introduced in 1896 : MICHELOBBEER
42
Cordage grass : ESPARTO
46
Pouch : SAC
47
"Yippee!" : YAY
48
They're helpless : SOLOISTS
50
Corn byproduct : OIL
51
Hardly gregarious : ICY
52
Office holder? : CLIP
55
Neighbor of B.C. : ALTA
56
The ___ Reader (1990's magazine) : UTNE
57
Richie's dad, to Fonzie : MRC
58
1896 dramatic work : THESEAGULL
62
Marquand sleuth : MRMOTO
64
Cheek-related : MALAR
66
Longtime Philly conductor : ORMANDY
67
Architect I.M. : PEI
68
"Not that again!" : SEENIT
70
Wearer of pointy footgear : ELF
71
Unisex garb : SLACKS
75
Gunk : GOO
76
Washington Monument, e.g. : OBELISK
80
Soap Box Derby site : AKRON
81
1951 Lanza role : CARUSO
84
Her advice column debuted in 1896 : DOROTHYDIX
87
Oklahoma city : ADA
88
Book after Joel : AMOS
89
Bed size : TWIN
91
Dutch treat : EDAM
92
Jam ingredient? : CAR
93
Book course : LIT
94
Yellow Sea port : TSINGTAO
98
Skedaddled : RAN
100
"The Birth of a Nation" grp. : KKK
101
Product of the rumor mill : FACTOID
103
1896 event, absent since A.D. 394 : OLYMPICGAMES
107
"All ___ Is the Girl" ("Gypsy" song) : INEED
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Shouted : CRIED
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Through : OVER
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Patches things up? : SEWS
114
Antlered beasts : ROES
116
Individual : SELF
118
Green-skinned pear : ANJOU
121
It was the talk of Chicago, July 1896 : CROSSOFGOLDSPEECH
126
Stomach muscles : ABS
127
Yearbook : ANNUAL
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Bye at the French Open? : ADIEU
129
Nonpayment result : REPO
130
Boulogne business abbr. : CIE
131
Give the same old story : RETELL
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Goalie's stats : SAVES
133
Aachen article : DAS
134
Chess pcs. : KTS
Down
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Invigorates with "up" : PEPS
2
Appointment : DATE
3
First Ford auto, completed in 1896 : QUADRICYCLE
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Brittle : CRUNCHY
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Put on the line : BET
6
Catch : SNAG
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Tropical trees : BAOBABS
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Ivy Leaguer : ELI
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Kind of algebra: Abbr. : LIN
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Colleen : LASS
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Soap title start : ASTHE
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Tradables introduced in 1896 : GREENSTAMPS
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Sports org. : AAU
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Garden bloom : ZINNIA
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Literary pseudonym : ELIA
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Kind of companion : BOON
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Choreographer White : ONNA
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Start of the "flying down" song : OHRIO
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Doorframe part : JAMB
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Square : HONEST
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N.R.C. forerunner : AEC
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He played TV's Mike Hammer : KEACH
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Prizm, e.g. : GEO
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Wet wiggler : EEL
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Boom times : UPS
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"Oklahoma!" star : MACRAE
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"The Bronx Zoo" author : LYLE
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Explorer Amundsen : ROALD
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Old Sunday paper section : ROTO
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Salon application : TINT
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Remedy for dry toast : OLEO
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Super Bowl XXI M.V.P. : SIMMS
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In a bad way : ILLY
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Equi- : ISO
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In accordance with : PER
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Inuit craft : UMIAK
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Small combos : TRIOS
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Muslim bigwig : AMEER
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Noted name in wine : GALLO
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Out of shape : UNFIT
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Stop worrying : RELAX
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Black ___ : ANGUS
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With 72-Down, snacks introduced in 1896 : TOOTSIEROLL
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See 69-Down : CRACKERJACK
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Brownies : KODAKS
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Lewis Carroll's Boojum : SNARK
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Valhalla V.I.P. : ODIN
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Beat it : BONGO
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Yon maiden : SHE
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Marlowe contemporary : KYD
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A little lower : CALF
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"What ___ mind reader?" : AMIA
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Campus mil. grp. : ROTC
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Jeanne ___ : DARC
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Erstwhile larva : IMAGO
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Nowhere near : WIDEOF
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Shipping unit : TON
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Mom's specialty : TLC
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Scottish river : AYR
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Casus ___ (legal situation) : OMISSUS
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Hogan dwellers : NAVAHOS
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Something to sneeze at : TISSUE
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Incubator noise : PEEP
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Sluggard : IDLER
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Chaps : MEN
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"The Dancing Class" artist : DEGAS
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Rumble reminder : SCAR
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Piscivorous flyer : ERNE
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Practice : WONT
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Pop : SODA
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Satellite broadcast : FEED
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Last writes? : OBIT
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Versatility list : USES
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Erie Canal mule : SAL
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Actress Ullmann : LIV
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Inferior mark : DEE
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Number-cruncher : CPA

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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