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New York Times, Thursday, April 23, 1998

Author:
Cathy Millhauser
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Author Earl ___ Biggers
TotalDebutLatest
881/26/19925/15/2011
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211.58657442%
Cathy Allis

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 42 for Ms. Allis. Thursday freshness: 24%
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© 1998, The New York Times4/23/98 ( No. 17,698 )
Across
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Mathis hit of '59 : MISTY
6
Jet-set sort : GOER
10
Starting point : GERM
14
Año opener : ENERO
15
Tabula ___ : RASA
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Ending with switch : EROO
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Reasonable marriage expectation? : AGROOMOFONESOWN
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Sans mixers : NEAT
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Boot : OUST
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Clueless : ATSEA
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Hardens : SETS
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College founder Cornell : EZRA
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Boston Strangler's cousin? : JACKTHEGRIPPER
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Warwick's "___ Little Prayer" : ISAYA
34
Stewed : LIT
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Due : OWED
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Put (on) : BET
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Seek earnestly : SOLICIT
42
Suffix with glass : INE
43
Fire : SACK
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Spoiled : BAD
46
One who goes for the gold? : MINER
48
Hermit in husbandry? : THELONEGRANGER
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Related (to) : TIED
53
Litter's littlest : RUNT
54
Late writer with a 1946 best seller : SPOCK
57
"Je ne ___ quoi" : SAIS
59
Snorri Sturluson work : EDDA
63
Response to "Let's eat!"? : AYTHERESTHEGRUB
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Jesus, for one : ALOU
67
Jersey, e.g. : KNIT
68
Gettysburg opponent of Lee : MEADE
69
Street sound : BEEP
70
Jazz singer Anita : ODAY
71
Spurred : URGED
Down
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Part of G.M.T. : MEAN
2
1953 Pulitzer playwright : INGE
3
Antitoxin fluids : SERA
4
Red Army founder : TROTSKY
5
___-hoo : YOO
6
Kick : GROUSE
7
Lummoxes : OAFS
8
Abstruse : ESOTERIC
9
Exhibited fear : RAN
10
"The Diary of Anne Frank" villains : GESTAPO
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Controversial 1960's magazine : EROS
12
"Tamerlane" dramatist Nicholas : ROWE
13
Poet Van Duyn : MONA
18
It's bad to keep in the closet : MOTH
19
Russell's "Tombstone" role : EARP
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J.F.K. monitor info : ETAS
26
Tubular pasta : ZITI
27
Triangular sails : JIBS
28
"Have ___!" ("Make yourself at home!") : ASEAT
29
Trick : CATCH
30
Coast : GLIDE
31
___ Oil Co. of 80's TV : EWING
32
Tennis's Richards : RENEE
36
Author Earl ___ Biggers : DERR
39
Orchestra part : OBOE
40
England's westernmost cape : LANDSEND
41
Ness, e.g. : TMAN
44
Whopper topper : KETCHUP
47
Whole thing? : INTEGER
49
-ish : LIKE
50
Resolute : GRITTY
51
Kind of job : RUSH
54
9000 Turbo, e.g. : SAAB
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Writer Ernie : PYLE
56
Indian related to the Missouri : OTOE
58
Atlas section : ASIA
60
Use a trawl : DRAG
61
Chick mate : DUDE
62
Laid up : ABED
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Film co. behind "Suspicion" : RKO
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It's out in the Outback : EMU

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