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G MOVIES

New York Times, Sunday, May 28, 2000

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
98-Down : Queen of Hades
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 75 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 91 for Mr. Silvestri. Sunday freshness: 25%
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© 2000, The New York Times5/28/0 ( No. 18,464 )
Across
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La Guardia posting: Abbr. : ARR
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Pool ploy : CAROM
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Mosque officials : IMAMS
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Logan's home : UTAH
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Wings : ALAE
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Bering Sea hunter : ALEUT
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Shearer on the screen : NORMA
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Mrs. Charles : NORA
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Musical version of "The Corn Is Green"? : SINGININTHEGRAIN
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Lament loudly : KEEN
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Like cardinals : CELIBATE
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Dump emanation : ODOR
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Port of Vietnam : DANANG
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Crown covering : ENAMEL
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Movie about a Mali malady? : GOUTOFAFRICA
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Score unit : NOTE
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Snake, for one : APOD
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Frasier's ex : LILITH
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Midlands river : TRENT
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Rebellious Turner : NAT
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Pay : SALARY
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Pet name : HON
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Michael Jackson biopic? : THEGLOVEDONE
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Start a hole : DRIVE
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Piece of work : ERG
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Where Zeno taught : ELEA
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Latin lesson word : AMAS
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"Jennie Gerhardt" author : DREISER
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Crossword clue abbr. : VAR
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Get into shape? : MOLD
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x : TIMES
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Asylum seeker : EMIGRE
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Has the stage : ISON
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Brace : PAIR
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Applies, with "on" : RUBS
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Arias : SOLI
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Between prime and good : CHOICE
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High land : NEPAL
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It gets hit on the head : BRAD
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Bunch of bills : WAD
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Teriyaki alternative : TEMPURA
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Crosley or Nash : AUTO
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"Atomic Leda" painter : DALI
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Yankee insignias : NYS
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Remove marginalia : ERASE
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Bitter biblical epic? : GALLABOUTEVE
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Ultimate ending : EST
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Worked the land : FARMED
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Got together : MET
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The Jetsons' dog : ASTRO
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Sister of Calliope : THALIA
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500 spot : INDY
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Take (from) : CRIB
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Subtitle of "Elvis: The Army Years"? : THEKINGANDGI
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Quick responses : EMAILS
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Shoe reinforcement : TOECAP
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Trigger control : REIN
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Pennsylvania Dutch dish : SCRAPPLE
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Are, in Argentina : ESTA
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Part of the "Stare Trek" series? : PLANETOFTHEGAPES
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Caber tosser : SCOT
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Sniggled : EELED
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Piece of history : RELIC
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Priv. eyes : DETS
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Blockbuster buy : TAPE
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Exchange at Wimbledon : RALLY
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W.W. II craft : EBOAT
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Co. founded by Ross Perot : EDS
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Property transferor : ALIENOR
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Was behind schedule : RANLATE
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Colonel's command : REGIMENT
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Martian marking : CANAL
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Deplaned : ALIT
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Artist Magritte : RENE
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In the open : OUT
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Peak in the Cascades : MTHOOD
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Precious bar : INGOT
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Havana's ___ Castle : MORRO
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Altar in the sky : ARA
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Famous movie year : MMI
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Beach annoyance : SANDFLY
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Straighten out : UNKNIT
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Documentary about cross-dressing? : TOEACHHISGOWN
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Concert venue : ARENA
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Be undecided : HANG
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Mountaineer's effort : ASCENT
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"When Will ___ Loved" : IBE
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Dot follower, perhaps : EDU
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"Exodus" character : ARI
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Attend : GOTO
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Custard dessert : FLAN
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Broadcast : AIRED
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McCourt matriarch : ANGELA
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Traveling gunslinger : PALADIN
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The folks over there : THEM
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It may jackknife : SEMI
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Fall guy? : ADAM
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Short-straw drawer : LOSER
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Superimpose : OVERLAY
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Sea nymphs of myth : NEREIDS
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Visitor for a justice of the peace : ELOPER
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Winery sight : VAT
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"Oh, ___ Golden Slippers" (classic tune) : DEM
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Jacob of journalism : RIIS
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Expelled tenant : EVICTEE
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Bacon orders : RASHERS
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Film about a wedding on Everest? : GROOMATTHETOP
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Used-car deal : RESALE
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Quiet : SUBDUED
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Barely beats : NIPS
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Bailiwick : REALM
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Spoiled : BRATTY
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Introductory words, maybe : CUE
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Whimper : PULE
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Somewhat : ATAD
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High ball : LOB
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La Scala star : DIVA
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On the other hand : AGAIN
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"To ___ and a bone ...": Kipling : ARAG
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Potent leader? : OMNI
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Crazy prank : ESCAPADE
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Old TV series set in Coral Key Park : FLIPPER
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Took a header : TRIPPED
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Little streams : RILLETS
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Haunt : OBSESS
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Queen of Hades : HECATE
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Blotter letters : AKA
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Shrug off : IGNORE
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Cavaradossi's lover : TOSCA
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Synthetic fiber : ARNEL
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Down on one's luck : NEEDY
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Morse minimum : DIT
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Set up : ERECT
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Kind of wheels : MAG
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Battery component : TEST
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Normandy battle site : STLO
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Pet plant : CHIA
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Tony winner Salonga : LEA
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The lot : ALL
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Cal. page : FEB

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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