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New York Times, Monday, May 15, 1995

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Will Shortz
36-Down : Play second fiddle to, in a way
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Ernie Furtado

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {BJVWX} This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Furtado. Monday freshness: 4%
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© 1995, The New York Times5/15/95 ( No. 16,624 )
Across
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Ideologies : ISMS
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___ Jean aka Marilyn : NORMA
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On the briny : ASEA
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Harvest : REAP
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Love affair : AMOUR
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Command to a dog : STAY
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Taj Mahal site : AGRA
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New Zealand native : MAORI
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___ Krishna : HARE
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Military officer in charge of food and clothing : QUARTERMASTER
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Suffix with novel : ETTE
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Sign before Virgo : LEO
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"Gosh!" : GEE
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Not proper : AMISS
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Not together : APART
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Eva's half sister? : ZSA
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Cheap : ADIMEADOZEN
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A single time : ONCE
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Excludes : OMITS
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Ten: Prefix : DECA
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Coat in a way : NICKELPLATE
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N.F.L. linemen : RTS
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Cocteau's "The Blood of ___" : APOET
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Troop encampment : ETAPE
51
Moon craft, for short : LEM
52
Shipment from Texas : OIL
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Pay ___ mind : ITNO
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Frugal, disrepectfully : PENNYPINCHING
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Italian car : FIAT
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Blackmore's "Lorna ___" : DOONE
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Writer James : AGEE
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___ Boleyn : ANNE
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Toughen : INURE
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Jersey five : NETS
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April hath 30 : DAYS
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Fall bloomer : ASTER
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Where the coin goes : SLOT
Down
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Baghdad's land : IRAQ
2
Musical transition : SEGUE
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Corday's victim, 7/13/1793 : MARAT
4
Winner of the Peloponnesian War : SPARTA
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Moniker : NAME
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Actor Sharif : OMAR
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Space : ROOM
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Michaelangelo work : MURAL
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Come up : ARISE
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Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
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Astronomer : STARGAZER
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Catch one's ___ : EAR
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Yes, to Rob Roy : AYE
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Subject, to Puccini : TEMA
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Miniature hopper : TOAD
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Straight up : ERECT
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Lab burners : ETNAS
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Whom fans adore : IDOL
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Ignoramus : SIMP
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Photographer's request : SMILE
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Peas' home : POD
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Of district : ZONAL
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Criticize, with "at" : SNIPE
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Play second fiddle to, in a way : ACCOMPANY
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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"The Thin Man" dog : ASTA
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___ out a living : EKE
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007's alma mater : ETON
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Grand story : EPIC
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Allen and Frome : ETHANS
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"Gunga Din" setting : INDIA
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Capital of Rhone : LYONS
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Dr. Watson portrayer ___ Bruce : NIGEL
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___ a customer : ONETO
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Hot times in Bordeaux : ETES
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Show petulance : POUT
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Concerning : INRE
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___-do-well : NEER
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Daring deed : GEST
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Mini-craze : FAD
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Put ___ good word for : INA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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