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New York Times, Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Author:
Norma Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : Specks in the sea
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79/2/20027/3/20073
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1.533116%
Norma Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Johnson. Tuesday freshness: 3%
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© 2003, The New York Times4/29/3 ( No. 19,530 )
Across
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1930's movie dog : ASTA
5
To boot : ALSO
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Couric of "Today" : KATIE
14
Bleats : BAAS
15
Per ___ (daily) : DIEM
16
Icon : IMAGE
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"Diana" crooner Paul : ANKA
18
Mrs. Copperfield : DORA
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Stocking stuff : NYLON
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American composer working at a bakery? : STEPHENFROSTER
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Bowler or boater : HAT
24
"To Autumn," e.g. : ODE
25
Alias initials : AKA
26
English playwright working at a press? : HAROLDPRINTER
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Inspiration for the Frisbee : PIEPAN
35
Levy collector, for short : IRS
36
Koufax stat. : ERA
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Petite desserts : TARTS
38
At all : ANY
39
Blue eyes or baldness, e.g. : TRAIT
41
Titled Turk : AGA
42
Opposite of post- : PRE
43
Pan-fries : SAUTES
44
Vaudeville star working at a van company? : SOPHIETRUCKER
48
From S.F. to Las Vegas : ESE
49
"The Gold-Bug" writer : POE
50
Scepter accompanier : ORB
53
Comedian working at an oil field? : PHYLLISDRILLER
58
Nice jacket material : SUEDE
59
Tide type : NEAP
60
Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
61
Be generous, at a bar : TREAT
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Mr. Hulot's creator : TATI
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Actress Campbell : NEVE
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Diarist Samuel : PEPYS
65
Nabisco cookie : OREO
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Turned blue, say : DYED
Down
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Put to shame : ABASH
2
Nick name? : SANTA
3
Be a fall guy : TAKETHERAP
4
"Quick!" : ASAP
5
Like a postscript : ADDEDON
6
Big name in small trains : LIONEL
7
Lowly worker : SERF
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Gen. Bradley : OMAR
9
Filmdom's Nastassja : KINSKI
10
"The Bonesetter's Daughter" writer : AMYTAN
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It may be spun around a campfire : TALE
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Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
13
Bard's nightfall : EEN
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Bar mitzvah dances : HORAS
22
Dinghy pair : OARS
27
Well put : APT
28
Place for hash browns : DINER
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Be nosy : PRY
30
Refreshment server on wheels : TEATROLLEY
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Cleveland's lake : ERIE
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Squealers : RATS
33
School grps. : PTAS
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Othello's betrayer : IAGO
38
Piece by Matisse : ART
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Sulu portrayer on "Star Trek" : TAKEI
40
Boulevard crosser : RUE
42
Strip : PEEL
43
Many a November birth : SCORPIO
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Best of times : HEYDAY
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Specks in the sea : ISLETS
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Latest news : UPDATE
51
Superman player : REEVE
52
Kennel club classification : BREED
53
24-karat : PURE
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Dickens's Uriah : HEEP
55
Making a hobby of : INTO
56
Affix a brand to : SEAR
57
Touch the tarmac : LAND
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Inits. at a gas station : STP

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