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New York Times, Saturday, May 19, 2001

Author:
Dana Motley
Editor:
Will Shortz
42-Down : Predicament
TotalDebutLatest
311/30/19978/16/2013
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20001721
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5314867%
Dana Motley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 31 Missing: {BQXZ} This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Motley. Saturday freshness: 12%
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© 2001, The New York Times5/19/1 ( No. 18,820 )
Across
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___ President : MADAM
6
Cries of aversion : UGHS
10
Capital of Valle del Cauca department : CALI
14
Accord : AMITY
15
Governessy : PRIM
16
Benefit package providers : HMOS
17
Almond or walnut : COLOR
18
It's set in a ring : SOLITAIRE
20
Raw ___ : SIENNA
22
Pumpkin pigment : CAROTENE
23
Pathetic play : TEARJERKER
25
Mountains : LOTS
27
Like Serling stories: Var. : EERY
28
Bamboozled : HOSED
32
New Mexico's Dona ___ county : ANA
33
De Gaulle's predecessor : COTY
34
Fuss : HOOPLA
35
Film flaw : PINHOLE
37
One might use a life line : PALMIST
38
Residue left after alcohol has been distilled : POTALE
39
Two or three, but not one : CARD
40
Never, in Neuss : NIE
41
Bergen spoke for him : SNERD
42
Debussy's "Beau ___" : SOIR
43
Some punches : ADES
44
Slip : PECCADILLO
47
They bite : INCISORS
50
It may require you to use your head : SOCCER
53
Capital : FIRSTRATE
55
Must, informally : GOTTA
56
Blowout result : FLAT
57
Kadett maker : OPEL
58
Scrimshaw medium : IVORY
59
Some archery bows : YEWS
60
1980's-90's actress Copley : TERI
61
Demeter, to Romans : CERES
Down
1
Fellows : MACS
2
Mine, in Marseille : AMOI
3
No expert : DILETTANTE
4
Makes up : ATONES
5
William's "The Thin Man" co-star : MYRNA
6
Prosperous periods : UPS
7
Place to take a list : GROCERY
8
Sainted fifth-century pope : HILARY
9
Exhibit smugness, in a way : SMIRK
10
Modern hangout : CHATROOM
11
Sedan sweetie : AMIE
12
Desolate : LORN
13
Psychiatrist's reply : ISEE
19
Slight support : TOEHOLD
21
Iris ring : AREOLE
24
Leap in a tutu : JETE
25
Arctic dwellers : LAPPS
26
Frank option : ONION
29
Public relations pro : SPINDOCTOR
30
Jack's beloved in "The Yeomen of the Guard" : ELSIE
31
They're set for marriage : DATES
33
Least emotional : COLDEST
34
"I'm OK - You're Okay" author : HARRIS
36
Angels, fancifully : HARPISTS
37
Nice word to see on a bill : PAID
39
It may be loopy : COASTER
42
Predicament : SCRAPE
43
Low-traffic spot : ALCOVE
45
"La Danse des Nymphes" artist : COROT
46
It makes sense : LOGIC
47
Up in the air : IFFY
48
Sight in Memphis : NILE
49
Sticking point : CRAW
51
Arles auxiliary : ETRE
52
They're caught on beaches : RAYS
54
Philip Roth's "___, the Fanatic" : ELI

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