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New York Times, Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Canoe material
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 110 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 9%
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© 2002, The New York Times4/17/2 ( No. 19,153 )
Across
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Counterfeit : FAKE
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Innocent ones : LAMBS
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Get steamed up : FUME
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Landlocked ___ Sea : ARAL
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Hall of fame : ANNIE
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Construction support : IBAR
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Wrongful act in Ankara? : TURKEYTORT
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Prosciutto purveyor : DELI
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Letters of attorney? : ABA
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Two-finger sign : VEE
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Exclusive group : COTERIE
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State of agitation : LATHER
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Surly sort : CHURL
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Longtime Susan Lucci role : ERICA
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Make pink? : TICKLE
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Decoder feature : DIAL
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Loony : NUTS
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Looniness : MANIA
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Part of a plot : ACRE
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Garson of Hollywood : GREER
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Cauterize : SEAR
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Wherewithal : MEANS
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Leaves home? : TREE
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Sea swallow : TERN
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J.F.K.'s 109 : PTBOAT
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Sister of Clio : ERATO
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Johnstown disaster : FLOOD
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Chihuahua wrap : SERAPE
57
Rarely seen haircut nowadays : FLATTOP
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Syndicate head : DON
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Neptune or Jupiter : GOD
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Corporate image : LOGO
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Dud villages? : LEMONDORPS
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Old apple spray : ALAR
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Clear the slate : ERASE
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Le Pew of cartoons : PEPE
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On one's guard : WARY
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Library device : DATER
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Shade of blue : TEAL
Down
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"___ Attraction" : FATAL
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Oranjestad's island : ARUBA
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Gold standard : KARAT
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Kiwanian colleague : ELK
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Dress option for cold weather : LAYERING
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Start the pot : ANTE
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Telephonic 6 : MNO
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Canoe material : BIRCH
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Begin a journey : SETOUT
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Oily Cuban? : FIDELCASTOR
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Over in Germany : UBER
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Algeria neighbor : MALI
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War of 1812 battle site : ERIE
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At any time : EVER
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Well-kept : TRIM
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Conservative beauty? : HELENOFTORY
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Handled a reception : CATERED
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Brusque : CURT
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Prayer joint? : KNEE
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Comeback to an accusation : LIAR
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Pull down : EARN
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Drizzly : DAMP
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"Body Count" rapper : ICET
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Burnoose wearer : ARAB
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Tea leaf reader : SEER
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Logician : REASONER
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Skeptic's grain : SALT
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Drove (around) : TOOLED
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Keep an eye on : TEND
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"Norma," for one : OPERA
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See eye to eye : AGREE
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"Where's ___?" (George Segal movie) : POPPA
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Collectible car : EDSEL
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Blemish : FLAW
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Name spelled out in a 1970 hit : LOLA
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Seaweed substance : AGAR
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Teaspoon or tablet, say : DOSE
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Automobile accessory : MAT
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Be decisive : OPT

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