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CABINETWORK

New York Times, Sunday, June 17, 2001

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Down : Polite response
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 76 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 74 for Mr. Kahn. Sunday freshness: 52%
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© 2001, The New York Times6/17/1 ( No. 18,849 )
Across
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Punt : SCOW
5
Lhasa ___ (dogs) : APSOS
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Brooch : CLASP
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Old ___ : FOGY
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Wrapping weight : TARE
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Father of English empiricism : LOCKE
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Falcon's home : AERIE
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It's almost pointless : EPEE
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One who's always busy with appointments : INTERIORDESIGNER
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Eastern holidays : TETS
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Photographer's request : LOOKHERE
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Pang : THROE
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Heavy, Z-twist cotton : DENIM
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It may be present : TENSE
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Pleasurable pursuit : LABOROFLOVE
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"Wheel of Fortune" request : ANA
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"I'm listening" : TRYME
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Hobby store purchase : KIT
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Call-day connection : ITA
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French income : RENTE
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European in the news : SERB
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In addition to : ASIDEFROM
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___ mater : DURA
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The very latest : STATEOFTHEART
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Diplomat born in Cape Town : EBAN
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One way to stand : PAT
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They may be hard to change : CNOTES
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Where hops are dried : OAST
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Cobb et al. : TYS
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Record producer's work : MIX
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Arthritis complaint : ACHE
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Kind of magazine : GIRLIE
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1919 Pulitzer-winning autobiography, with "The" : EDUCATIONOFHENRYADAMS
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Red : CERISE
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Town in Bergen County, N.J. : LODI
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Offshoot : ARM
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Prefix with play or cast : MIS
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"Scream" extra : TEEN
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Excited answer to "Who wants dessert?" : IDOIDO
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Jamaican pop : SKA
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Security concern : MOLE
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Mickey Mantle's nickname, with "the" : COMMERCECOMET
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Day of the month : IDES
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Stained-glass windows, in some old cathedrals : GOTHICART
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July 1944 battle area : STLO
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Trickles : OOZES
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Mayo is part of it : ANO
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Be late : LAG
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Women's soccer star Michelle : AKERS
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Date : SEE
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Exercise may increase this : ENERGYLEVEL
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Animal with a snout : TAPIR
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Like ponies : MANED
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Spinning : AREEL
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Not settle : LITIGATE
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Shebat follower : ADAR
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Denial, maybe : DEFENSEMECHANISM
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Romp : SAIL
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Bothered : ATEAT
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Big name in electronics : CASIO
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Sicilian city : ENNA
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Actor MacLachlan : KYLE
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Sealy rival : SERTA
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Lab work : TESTS
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Knock off : STOP
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Pink-legged wader : STILT
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Polynesian's mode of travel : CANOE
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"Loot" dramatist : ORTON
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Quite a while : WEEKS
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"___ of the Mind" (Shepard play) : ALIE
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With no great success : POORLY
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Verbally assails : SCREAMSAT
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Green-lighted : OKD
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Handle : SEETO
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View from Giza : CAIRO
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___-mutton : LEGOF
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Synthetic fiber : ARNEL
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"Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" : SIE
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A pop : PER
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Big bash : FETE
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Unroofed : OPENAIR
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Discuss : GETINTO
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Polite response : YESMAAM
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Ashley's rival : RHETT
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Amex unit: Abbr. : SHR
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Intimidate : DETER
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Kind of greens : BEET
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Dust Bowl farmers : OKIES
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Dali's life? : VIDA
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Break : RESPITE
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"Jungle Fever" actress : RUBYDEE
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Takeout : ERASURE
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One of the Bobbsey twins : NAN
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___ center : REC
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Good faith : BONAFIDES
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Words before ready or time : ATTHE
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"Spin City" actor : SHEEN
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Old Calif. training base : FTORD
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Notice : DETECT
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It might make a career in the city : TAXI
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Marshal of fighting fame : FOCH
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Like some desserts : ALAMODE
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Like words : SIMILES
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The "Working Girl" girl and others : TESSES
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More, in Mérida : MAS
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Elvis, at times : GYRATOR
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"___ a Rock" : IAM
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Saddle holder : CINCH
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Like Wilbur Wright, to Orville : OLDER
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Flemish painter Adam van ___ (teacher of Rubens) : NOORT
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Lyrically written : ODIC
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Libertine : RAKE
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Persona : IMAGE
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National Boss Day mo. : OCT
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Kind of tobacco : SMOKELESS
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See 100-Down : MIZ
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Roaring drunk : OILED
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Thom ___ shoes : MCAN
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Royal Norwegian name : OLAV
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Invention of World War I : GASMASK
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Vitamin direction : ONEADAY
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Clipper's target : TOENAIL
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Site of ancient Roman ruins : OSTIA
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Bring out : ELICIT
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Olympian Johnson : RAFER
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Matchless : GREAT
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Gossip : YENTA
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With 79-Down, a B'way hit : LES
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Pick : ELECT
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"Auntie Mame" character ___ Gooch : AGNES
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True Value purchase : PAINT
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"___ good!" : ITSNO
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Plot over : REMAP
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Della's creator : ERLE
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Pres. Jefferson : THOS
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They prosecute perps : DAS
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When to take a Lille vacation? : ETE
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Murray of Hollywood : MAE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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