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New York Times, Thursday, May 8, 2003

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Down : One way to get around town
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 106 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 28%
Notepad: The circled diagonal letters will spell a hint to 8 other answers in the grid.
Jim Horne notes:

"Catty-corner" answers: STRAY CAT, SIAMESE CAT, FAT CAT, TOM CAT, HEP CAT, etc.

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S
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T
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R
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A
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Y
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S
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H
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A
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D
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S
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F
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A
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T
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I
H
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Y
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L
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A
M
O
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A
R
D
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N
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S
H
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R
A
M
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M
O
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S
T
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T
A
W
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I
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E
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T
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E
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A
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A
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B
E
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E
N
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R
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S
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N
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D
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E
M
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B
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A
R
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E
D
U
C
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E
S
T
O
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P
S
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Y
O
D
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A
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E
R
A
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R
E
P
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A
C
K
A
G
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E
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S
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A
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L
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N
A
Y
A
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T
A
M
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T
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A
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M
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R
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I
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S
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T
E
R
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R
E
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S
A
N
A
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A
R
N
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T
T
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U
S
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E
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B
O
L
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T
E
A
R
E
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D
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U
P
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R
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E
L
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T
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H
I
C
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I
R
A
T
E
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I
R
E
N
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E
M
U
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N
E
V
E
R
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C
O
A
T
S
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P
E
T
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I
D
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T
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H
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© 2003, The New York Times5/8/3 ( No. 19,539 )
Across
1
Drift : STRAY
6
Herringlike catch : SHADS
11
Prosperous : FAT
14
"___ my reasons ..." : IHAVE
15
Bulldog : YALIE
16
Latin 101 word : AMO
17
Elizabeth who pioneered in the advertising of beauty aids : ARDEN
18
Glistened : SHONE
19
Gate crasher? : RAM
20
Like fresh brownies : MOIST
21
Most sun-kissed, as hair : TAWNIEST
23
Bambi's aunt : ENA
24
Figure on a fin : ABE
26
Green-eyed person : ENVIER
28
E-mail command : SEND
30
Put in jail : EMBAR
33
P.T.A.'s focus: Abbr. : EDUC
34
Prevents : ESTOPS
36
Sci-fi sage : YODA
38
Piece of history : ERA
39
Issue with a new look, maybe : REPACKAGE
42
"Do the Right Thing" role : SAL
45
Water brand : NAYA
46
It's bound to take a beating : TAMTAM
50
New York's Jacob ___ Park : RIIS
52
Pomme de ___ (potato) : TERRE
54
Mideast capital : SANA
55
Newsman Peter : ARNETT
57
Waste not : USE
59
Neighbor of Peru: Abbr. : BOL
60
Got suddenly sad : TEAREDUP
63
Like some old cigars : RELIT
65
___ jacet (tombstone words) : HIC
66
All worked up : IRATE
67
Papas of "Zorba the Greek" : IRENE
68
Outback runner : EMU
69
"When hell freezes over!" : NEVER
70
Fall collection line : COATS
71
Favorite : PET
72
Clarifying phrase : IDEST
73
Casino, to a gambler : HOUSE
Down
1
Kind of pipe connection : SIAMESE
2
King-sized seats : THRONES
3
Glowing : RADIANT
4
2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc., in S.F. : AVES
5
Nosy Parker : YENTA
6
Interstate grid, e.g. : SYSTEM
7
Funny response : HAHA
8
"What ___ blow!" : ALOW
9
Some evening social events : DINNERDATES
10
Not stop at the door : SEEIN
11
Gary Larson strip, with "The" : FARSIDE
12
Hobbyist : AMATEUR
13
Big bird : TOM
22
"Who's That Girl" rapper : EVE
25
Like a painter's smock : BESPATTERED
27
Radiola maker : RCA
29
"Le Coq ___" : DOR
31
One way to get around town : BYCAR
32
Just fine : AOK
35
Stock holder : PEN
37
Istanbul title : AGA
40
Matey's assent : AYE
41
Printers' widths : EMS
42
Veracruz Mrs. : SRA
43
Broadcast slot : AIRTIME
44
Engraving : LINECUT
47
Dramatic scene : TABLEAU
48
Dubs : ANOINTS
49
Toy dog : MALTESE
51
Where the buoys are : SEA
53
Poet Brooke : RUPERT
56
"Lemon Tree" singer Lopez : TRINI
58
Psychoanalyst Fromm : ERICH
61
Starsky of "Starsky and Hutch" : DAVE
62
Shoshoneans : UTES
64
Suffix with smack : EROO
65
With it, baby : HEP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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