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New York Times, Saturday, May 13, 1995

Author:
Nancy Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Plant growth medium
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921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FJKQVWXZ} This is puzzle # 71 for Ms. Joline. Saturday freshness: 14%
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© 1995, The New York Times5/13/95 ( No. 16,622 )
Across
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Personification of chivalry : SIRGALAHAD
11
11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs : UCLA
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In Indian file : ONEATATIME
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Stray : ROAM
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Upbeat : OPTIMISTIC
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"The Naked Maja" painter : GOYA
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Tea, in Toulouse : THE
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___ Monte : DEL
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Fashion designer Simpson et al. : ADELES
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Mess : HASH
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727's : AIRLINERS
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Rival of Helena : ESTEE
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Closet item : SHOETREE
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Plan : DESIGN
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Dress : TOG
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60's campus org. : SDS
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Spoils : LOOT
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Diamonds, e.g. : SUIT
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Cut off : LOP
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Table ___ : HOP
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Followed : ENSUED
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Old TV detective : IRONSIDE
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Mother of Perseus : DANAE
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Little Margie portrayer : GALESTORM
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Balance : REST
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Finally : ATLAST
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Linger : LAG
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Alien attachment : ATE
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Go by bus, perhaps : TOUR
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Deep-sixes : ELIMINATES
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Artist de Tirtoff, professionally : ERTE
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Kind of plan : RETIREMENT
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Like batik fabrics : DYED
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Caribbean music makers : STEELBANDS
Down
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Took the edge off : SOOTHED
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Synchronous : INPHASE
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Some exams : RETESTS
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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
5
Money source, briefly : ATM
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Put down : LAID
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Perplexed : ATSEA
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Items to be axed : HITLIST
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De Maupassant's "Bel-___" : AMI
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Moses' tablets : DECALOGUE
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Pressing : URGENT
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Picnic items : COOLERS
13
Like skiers' clothing : LAYERED
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Aggregates : AMASSES
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It's spotted in casinos : DIE
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Word to Hitler : HEIL
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Fraternity letters : RHOS
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Self : EGO
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Pitchers' aims : NOHITTERS
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Hoo-ha : TODO
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Polit. abbr. : IND
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Autocrat : TSAR
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Tied up : LIGATED
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Senate feature : ORATORY
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Taint : POLLUTE
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Plant growth medium : PERLITE
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Left over : UNEATEN
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Cockney's London area : EASTEND
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Execrates : DETESTS
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Drew nigh : NEARED
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Conscription agcy. : SSS
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A Van Doren : MAMIE
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1966 Lennon-McCartney song : GIRL
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Tennis call : LET
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Beak : NEB
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G.P. group : AMA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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