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New York Times, Monday, June 26, 1995

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Dictator Idi
TotalDebutLatest
2033/27/19742/8/1999
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.47891535%
Sidney L. Robbins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 181 for Mr. Robbins. Monday freshness: 30%
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© 1995, The New York Times6/26/95 ( No. 16,666 )
Across
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Senegal's capital : DAKAR
6
Hobbler's support : CANE
10
Male deer : STAG
14
Pal, in Panama : AMIGO
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"...I met ___ with seven wives" : AMAN
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Drive-___ window : THRU
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Office hours : NINETOFIVE
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A Great Lake : ERIE
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Part of a jewelry business : ENGRAVERY
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Listens to : HEEDS
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"My country, ___ of thee..." : TIS
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Kiowa homes : TEPEES
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Floated down a river : RAFTED
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St. Francis's birthplace : ASSISI
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Theater awards : OBIES
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Spot to sanctify : ALTAR
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It's a little louse : NIT
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Used a loom : WOVE
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Contemptuous look : SNEER
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___ gunman theory : LONE
38
Take to court : SUE
39
To the left : APORT
40
Scorch : SINGE
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Say yes : ASSENT
43
Peevish temper : SPLEEN
44
Damaged, as a fender : DENTED
46
Mil. address : APO
47
Chief god of the early Hindus : INDRA
48
Old navigational instrument : ASTROLABE
54
"The Thin Man" pooch : ASTA
55
Standard pieces of lumber : TWOBYFOURS
56
Lamented : RUED
57
"Whatever ___ wants..." : LOLA
58
Dazzling effect : ECLAT
59
Deep urges : YENS
60
Blood ball : CLOT
61
Jump out of the way : DODGE
Down
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Copenhagener : DANE
2
Dictator Idi : AMIN
3
Double-decker checker : KING
4
Ripening agent : AGER
5
Revolves : ROTATES
6
Lunch spots : CAFES
7
Mideast V.I.P. : AMIR
8
Army competitor : NAVY
9
Opposite WSW : ENE
10
Soaks, as tea bags : STEEPS
11
Multipurpose : THREEINONE
12
Take for ___ (deceive) : ARIDE
13
Twenty questions attempt : GUESS
18
"The Art of Love" poet : OVID
21
Will figure : HEIR
23
Nicholas, e.g. : TSAR
24
Noisy fights : ROWS
25
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
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Woolworth's, way back when : FIVEANDTEN
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Links peg : TEE
28
All ears : ALERT
29
Let stand : STET
31
Quot. attribution : ANON
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"Picnic" writer : INGE
34
Generation Y member : TEEN
36
Raced : SPED
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Diamond ___ : LIL
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On the briny : ASEA
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Lampooned : SPOOFED
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Precious violins : STRADS
43
Nimble : SPRY
44
Anne Frank work : DIARY
45
Follow : ENSUE
46
Facing the pitcher : ATBAT
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Army no-show : AWOL
49
Virtuoso performance? : SOLO
50
Plumb crazy : LOCO
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"___ Lang Syne" : AULD
52
Boast : BRAG
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Villa d'___ : ESTE
55
R.N.'s touch : TLC

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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