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New York Times, Tuesday, July 23, 2002

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : "Mission: Impossible" assignment, maybe
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 43 for Mr. Hartman. Tuesday freshness: 11%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/23/2 ( No. 19,250 )
Across
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Couch : SOFA
5
Fail to act : SITBY
10
Host before Carson : PAAR
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Grad : ALUM
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Think the world of : ADORE
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Light brown : ECRU
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Sask. neighbor : ALTA
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___ palm : BETEL
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Whiz kids : ACES
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Hoot at confined hooters? : RAZZZOOOWLS
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Bank statement amt. : INT
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Have a bite : EAT
25
Eventually : SOMEDAY
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Explorer Johnson : OSA
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Captain's hook : GAFF
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Send via Western Union : WIRE
34
Hamlet, in "Hamlet" : ROLE
36
Bill Gates, to some : GURU
38
Supplies, as assistance : LENDS
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Claim Confederate leader has varied taste? : CALLLEEECLECTIC
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Winetaster's criterion : AROMA
45
1970 Kinks hit : LOLA
46
Triumphant cry : TADA
47
Room at San Quentin : CELL
49
Part of a basilica : NAVE
51
Auction buy : LOT
52
Villain in Exodus : PHARAOH
55
Response to a preacher : IDO
57
Tennis judge's cry : LET
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Entice W.W. II agents? : WOOOSSSPIES
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Racer Luyendyk : ARIE
66
It's a fact : TRUTH
67
Site of the Taj Mahal : AGRA
68
___ suit (baggy outfit) : ZOOT
69
First name in cosmetics : ESTEE
70
"___ Over Beethoven" : ROLL
71
Oscar winner Paquin : ANNA
72
Takes five : RESTS
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Not just a five-minute jaunt : TREK
Down
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German industrial region : SAAR
2
___ podrida : OLLA
3
Play around (with) : FUTZ
4
Dumbfound : AMAZE
5
"Mission: Impossible" assignment, maybe : SABOTAGE
6
Thought: Prefix : IDEO
7
Screen pooch of 1939 : TOTO
8
Makes suds : BREWS
9
Shortest light : YELLOW
10
Unimpressive brain size : PEA
11
Unplanned : ACCIDENTAL
12
Rock concert venue : ARENA
13
Out of practice : RUSTY
21
End of a two-part move : ZAG
22
Request before a click : SMILE
26
Build : ERECT
27
Shamu, for one : ORCA
28
Rise quickly : SOAR
29
Divvying-up process : ALLOCATION
31
Natural gas, for one : FUEL
32
Common refrigerant : FREON
35
"___ Gantry" : ELMER
37
Pac-10 team, for short : UCLA
39
"Thank You" singer, 2001 : DIDO
40
Leave in a hurry : SCAT
42
Steven Bochco series : LALAW
43
Doesn't skimp with : LAVISHES
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Window smasher, maybe : LOOTER
50
Actors Begley and Begley Jr. : EDS
52
Public square : PLAZA
53
"Great white" bird : HERON
54
Preakness entrant : HORSE
56
It's eye-grabbing : OPART
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On the ___ (bickering) : OUTS
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Let stand, in editorial parlance : STET
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Aviation pioneer Sikorsky : IGOR
62
___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
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Polio vaccine developer : SALK
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LAX info : ETA

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