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IT TAKES ALL KINDS

New York Times, Sunday, April 4, 2004

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
80-Down : Never, after "in"
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 72 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 195 for Mr. Nosowsky. Sunday freshness: 63%
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© 2004, The New York Times4/4/4 ( No. 19,871 )
Across
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"Help!" : SAVEME
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Cry of relief : TGIF
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Top spot : ACME
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Time period : SPAN
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First : PRIMAL
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Costa follower : RICA
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Sen. Cochran of Mississippi : THAD
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"What can ___ to help?" : WEDO
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Blazing : AGLARE
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Garden figure : ADAM
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Dan attacks while ... : VANGUARDS
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Polly punishes while ... : MOLLYCODDLES
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One way to wait : INAMBUSH
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Dilly-dally : STALL
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Bona fide : REAL
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Like some Mideast conferences : PANARAB
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Morals man : AESOP
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All-day sch. events : SATS
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Girl's name that means "sorceress" : SYBIL
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Occasionally : OFFANDON
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Faye rides while ... : JAYWALKS
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Bear: Sp. : OSO
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Fictional rubber : ALADDIN
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Cause of many an accident : FOG
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Doppelgänger : TWIN
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Lincoln and others : ABES
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Having the most reason : SANEST
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Building regulations : CODE
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Greatest chance : BESTBET
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Halfway houses : INNS
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West Indies native : CARIB
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A fighting force : THEARMY
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Wild blue yonder : SKY
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Lester bats while ... : CHESTERFIELDS
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Old protest org. : SDS
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Outcasts : PARIAHS
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Coaxes : URGES
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What's left at sea : PORT
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Certain nuts : BRAZILS
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Pip or pit : SEED
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Chewing gum ingredient : CHICLE
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Daft : LOCO
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Give a hand : DEAL
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This girl : HER
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Tutor of the Beatles : SHANKAR
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Question : ASK
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Chad rows while ... : TADPOLES
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Takes hold of quickly : SEIZESON
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Operatic villains, often : BASSI
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March time : IDES
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Certain print : MATTE
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Ear problem : OTALGIA
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As found, after "in" : SITU
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Hanukkah serving : LATKE
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Some salad items : AVOCADOS
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Lenny makes buys while ... : PENNYPINCHES
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Vic doesn't finger anyone while ... : NICKNAMES
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Bull: Prefix : TAUR
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Battlement : TURRET
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Bit of infirmity : ACHE
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1950's TV's "The Martha ___ Show" : RAYE
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South American monkey : TITI
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"The Tatler" writer : STEELE
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Try : TEST
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Had down cold : KNEW
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"Smart" one : ALEC
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Judge : ASSESS
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Sends unwanted messages : SPAMS
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Talk of the town? : ARGOT
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Home for the holidays : VILLA
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Online shopping center : EMALL
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Carey leaves shore while ... : MARYLANDS
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Util. bill : ELEC
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Take advantage of : TRADEON
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Opposite of "Whoa!" : GIDDAP
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Poker phrase : ICALL
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"A fickle food upon a shifting plate," according to Emily Dickinson : FAME
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Off-road goer, for short : ATV
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What a feller needs? : CHAINSAW
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Food in Exodus 16 : MANNA
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First name in mystery : EDGAR
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Gob : SWABBY
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El Misti's locale : PERU
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Sums (up) : ADDS
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Twinkies or cookies, e.g. : NOSH
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Amherst campus, briefly : UMASS
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Bean of Hollywood : ORSON
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Neuter : SPAY
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Periodic table abbr. : ATWT
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Rework : EDIT
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Paige tangles the hair while ... : SAGEBRUSHES
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Robbie takes punches while ... : BOBBYSOCKS
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"Gotcha" : ISEE
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Deep in thought : LOST
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Sanctuary : OASIS
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Wing : FLANK
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Manny leaves guns at home while ... : FANNYPACKS
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Cool drinks : ADES
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Foster in the movies : JODIE
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Sullies : LIBELS
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Work, in a way : KNEAD
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Western settings : FORTS
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Money source, for short : ATM
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Checkout clerk's question : CASH
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Class group: Abbr. : SRS
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Quit : CEASED
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Fierce one : TIGER
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Listen to : HEED
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___ de coeur : CRI
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Imagist poet Doolittle : HILDA
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Lets go : FREES
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1964 title role for Tony Randall : DRLAO
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Demanding : STERN
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Prefix with benzene : AZO
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Languish : PINE
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Not hold it in : BLAB
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Spanish flower : ROSA
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Voucher : CHIT
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Basil picks fruit while ... : HAZELNUTS
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Never, after "in" : APIGSEYE
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New Jersey city near Hackensack : LODI
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Layout : SETUP
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Giant : TITAN
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Act of faith? : LEAP
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Like a lecher : SATYRIC
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Hole in the wall? : SOCKET
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Tiny : MINUTE
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"It was ___ and stormy night" : ADARK
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Fictional salesman : LOMAN
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Antenna holder? : SNAIL
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A large spread : ACRES
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Florida ZIP code starter : THREE
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Naval bases? : KEELS
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Opera singer Simon ___ : ESTES
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Body structure: Abbr. : ANAT
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Rehab target : VICE
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Baron in "Der Rosenkavalier" : OCHS
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Blues singer James : ETTA
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"___ deal!" : ITSA
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Darn : SEW

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7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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