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New York Times, Tuesday, June 1, 1999

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : Yaks
TotalDebutLatest
223/17/19997/12/2008
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1144165
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5012568%
Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Callum. Tuesday freshness: 20%
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© 1999, The New York Times6/1/99 ( No. 18,102 )
Across
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Plays in alleys, maybe : BOWLS
6
Broad valley : DALE
10
___ the Hyena of "Li'l Abner" : LENA
14
Actor Milo : OSHEA
15
Bard's river : AVON
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Savings plans : IRAS
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Peck, illegally? : STEALAKISS
19
Drop a line? : FISH
20
Op. ___ (footnote abbr.) : CIT
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"___ the night before..." : TWAS
22
Hummable, perhaps : CATCHY
24
Less deliberate : HASTIER
26
Conclusion : CODA
27
In addition : AND
28
Tiebreakers : RUNOFFS
31
Quench : SLAKE
34
Ford Motor product, informally : MERC
35
Press : IRON
37
It must be cast : ROLE
38
High nest: Var. : EYRIE
39
Husband of Poppaea : NERO
40
Theta-kappa go-between : IOTA
41
Rock's Mötley ___ : CRUE
42
Poet Nash : OGDEN
43
Filmgoer's purchase : POPCORN
45
Before, in verse : ERE
46
It may be minced : OATH
47
Decorative craft : MACRAME
51
Take a wrong turn : GOAWRY
54
Poland's Walesa : LECH
55
___ Victor : RCA
56
Surrounded by : AMID
57
Make breakfast, illegally? : POACHANEGG
60
Wait : BIDE
61
Many a miniseries : EPIC
62
Rajah's wife : RANEE
63
Military award : STAR
64
Watery fluids : SERA
65
Discourage : DETER
Down
1
"Garden of Earthly Delights" artist : BOSCH
2
Ancient city at the mouth of the Tiber : OSTIA
3
Stimulates : WHETS
4
Meadow : LEA
5
Soup cracker : SALTINE
6
Senegal's capital : DAKAR
7
"We try harder" company : AVIS
8
___ Altos, Calif. : LOS
9
Settle snugly : ENSCONCE
10
Assist, illegally? : LIFTAFINGER
11
Late CBS newsman Sevareid : ERIC
12
Rambler maker : NASH
13
Pale : ASHY
18
Impressed : AWED
23
Fuss : ADO
25
Flee, illegally? : TAKEAPOWDER
26
1911 Chemistry Nobelist : CURIE
28
Any "Seinfeld," now : RERUN
29
A Flintstone : FRED
30
None too happy : SORE
31
___ Lanka : SRI
32
Roller coaster maneuver : LOOP
33
Part in an ensemble : ALTO
34
Gift of the Wise Men : MYRRH
36
Oui's opposite : NON
38
Groups that have adapted to their environments : ECOTYPES
42
Site for an apple press : ORCHARD
44
Ford Motor product : CAR
45
Apiece : EACH
47
Tourist magnet : MECCA
48
"___ you glad you did?" : ARENT
49
Old radio's Fibber ___ : MCGEE
50
Enthusiastic : EAGER
51
Yaks : GABS
52
Leave out : OMIT
53
Verdi slave girl : AIDA
54
Cougar's retreat : LAIR
58
Unlock, poetically : OPE
59
Scot's negative : NAE

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