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New York Times, Tuesday, June 9, 1998

Author:
Arthur S. Verdesca
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : St. Thomas who was murdered in a cathedral
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Arthur S. Verdesca

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Verdesca. Tuesday freshness: 48%
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© 1998, The New York Times6/9/98 ( No. 17,745 )
Across
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Chair part : SLAT
5
Stuff : CRAM
9
Blackmore heroine Lorna : DOONE
14
Salon focus : HAIR
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Capital of Latvia : RIGA
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Writer Sinclair : UPTON
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Meat inspection inits. : USDA
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Journey for Caesar : ITER
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5 to 1, say : RATIO
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Best Picture of 1987 : THELASTEMPEROR
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Der ___ (Adenauer) : ALTE
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Malt kiln : OAST
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Neighbor of Chile: Abbr. : ARG
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Woodlands : FORESTS
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Actress Novak : KIM
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"Vive ___!" (old French cry) : LEROI
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Truman's nuclear agcy. : AEC
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Grandma, affectionately : NANA
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Opera by Glinka : ALIFEFORTHECZAR
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Others : REST
42
Furrow : RUT
43
Nutso : LOOPY
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Encountered : MET
45
Educator Mary McLeod ___ : BETHUNE
48
Fifth quarters, so to speak: Abbr. : OTS
49
Rip : TEAR
50
Pres. Reagan and others : RONS
52
Popular dish often served with rice : CHICKENALAKING
58
Shoot at, as tin cans : PLINK
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Excellent : AONE
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Getting ___ years : ONIN
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Mooch : CADGE
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The "brains" of 58-Down : CPUS
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"___ girl!" : ATTA
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Saccharine : SWEET
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Pianist Myra : HESS
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Missing : LOST
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Closed : SHUT
2
Eye swatter? : LASH
3
White House staffer : AIDE
4
Cheery song syllables : TRALA
5
"The Count of Monte ___" : CRISTO
6
Singing cowboy Tex : RITTER
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Pulitzer writer James : AGEE
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Squirrellike monkey : MARMOSET
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Compulsion by force : DURESS
10
Some 60's paintings : OPART
11
Germany's ___ von Bismarck : OTTO
12
Roulette bet : NOIR
13
Rock's Brian : ENO
21
1966 movie or song hit : ALFIE
22
Quilt part : PATCH
25
Car protector : ALARM
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U.S. Grant opponent : RELEE
27
Mill fodder : GRIST
29
Astronauts' returning point : EARTH
30
Musical toy : KAZOO
31
Unfitting : INAPT
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"The Bells of St. ___" : MARYS
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Frequently : OFT
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Sgt., e.g. : NCO
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Carnival oddity : FREAK
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Community service program : OUTREACH
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"Maria ___" (1941 hit song) : ELENA
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St. Thomas who was murdered in a cathedral : BECKET
46
Seventh planet : URANUS
47
Surprisingly : NOLESS
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Slight color : TINGE
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Toast : SKOAL
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Lobster pincer : CLAW
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Cover up : HIDE
54
Slangy denial : NOPE
55
Engrossed by : INTO
56
Pesky insects : NITS
57
Pesky insect : GNAT
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Modern office staples, for short : PCS

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

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