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New York Times, Wednesday, May 26, 1999

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Like a pittance
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FG} This is puzzle # 30 for Mr. Hartman. Wednesday freshness: 70%
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© 1999, The New York Times5/26/99 ( No. 18,096 )
Across
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Jack who said "Just the facts, ma'am" : WEBB
5
Scotch's partner : SODA
9
Mea ___ : CULPA
14
Water : AQUA
15
Rare multiple birth : QUAD
16
"Local" group : UNION
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Break in the action : LULL
18
Reverse : UNDO
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Open land : TRACT
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Entertainer born in May 1919, the basis for five anagrams in this puzzle : LIBERACE
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Supreme Court aides : CLERKS
23
Ill-mannered : RUDE
24
Perlman of "Cheers" : RHEA
25
Permits to pass : ADMITS
28
Parasites in Yellowstone? : BEARLICE
32
Sponge : MOOCH
33
Rat Pack first name : SAMMY
34
Cash register calculation : TAX
35
Sea flier : ERNE
36
Ask for donations from : HITUP
37
Part of C.D.: Abbr. : CERT
38
Effort from an Olympic city hopeful : BID
39
"Drat!" and "Egad!" : OATHS
40
Indonesian island : TIMOR
41
Bitter untruth? : ACERBLIE
43
Air around a fen : MIASMA
44
It has a calling : AVON
45
Raspberry : JEER
46
Stupefies : AMAZES
49
Act old-fogyish? : BEARELIC
53
Country estate : MANOR
54
Top-"grossing" film of 1975 : JAWS
55
___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
56
Bouquets : ODORS
57
Son of Adam and Eve : ABEL
58
Grandson of Adam and Eve : ENOS
59
A common one isn't always so common : SENSE
60
Depend (on) : RELY
61
Zoom ___ : LENS
Down
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Berlin ruin : WALL
2
Even start : EQUI
3
Iris's base : BULB
4
Wrap up some grain? : BALERICE
5
Cheerleading groups : SQUADS
6
Small portion : OUNCE
7
Florida's Miami-___ County : DADE
8
Goings-on : ADO
9
Tableware : CUTLERY
10
Fantastic : UNREAL
11
When repeated, a 1997 Jim Carrey movie : LIAR
12
Kind of mark : POCK
13
Workers in a column : ANTS
21
See 49-Down : RUTH
22
Victor : CHAMP
24
Uncle of note : REMUS
25
Tiny creature : AMEBA
26
Architectural style : DORIC
27
Tout le ___ (everybody): Fr. : MONDE
28
Clean up : BATHE
29
Subjects of gossip : ITEMS
30
Hit and rebound : CAROM
31
Newspaper rarity, nowadays : EXTRA
33
60's protest : SITIN
36
Signs of divinity : HALOS
37
Nonconformist spy? : CIAREBEL
39
Lincoln's side of the penny : OBVERSE
40
Stadium area : TIER
42
Maugham's "The ___ Edge" : RAZORS
43
Like a pittance : MEASLY
45
Solitaire : JEWEL
46
Andy's partner : AMOS
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Have it ___ : MADE
48
Shortly : ANON
49
With 21-Down, the first $80,000-a-year athlete : BABE
50
Solitary : LONE
51
Object of esteem : ICON
52
Actress Peggy : CASS
54
Bump : JAR

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