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MIRROR MIRROR

New York Times, Sunday, July 25, 1999

Author:
Charles M. Deber
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Down : DNA
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Charles M. Deber

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Deber. Sunday freshness: 77%
Charles M. Deber notes:

In this puzzle which I believe Will Shortz called "diabolical" when he accepted it, the solver had to reverse the letters not only of the clue, but also of the clue number — and then place the answer in the diagram at the site of the reversed number. Thus, for 27 Across: DRAB, one had to reverse the clue (BARD), and write in the answer at 72 Across (SHAKESPEARE).

Jim Horne notes:

Note from constructor Charles Deber in his Wordplay interview.

1
P
2
E
3
A
4
C
5
E
6
S
7
C
8
A
9
R
10
S
11
A
12
A
13
R
14
C
15
O
16
N
17
C
18
H
19
A
T
H
O
S
20
O
L
G
A
21
O
G
R
E
22
O
M
A
H
A
23
S
T
A
N
S
24
T
E
R
I
25
R
E
E
L
26
T
A
P
I
R
27
S
U
B
C
A
28
P
T
A
I
N
29
T
R
A
I
30
N
T
R
A
C
K
31
E
Y
E
O
N
32
G
33
E
O
34
G
O
O
S
35
S
36
N
37
I
D
E
R
38
C
O
N
F
39
U
40
S
I
O
N
41
M
42
I
43
T
44
W
I
N
E
D
45
T
46
R
A
D
E
47
N
E
O
N
48
R
A
M
A
49
A
M
T
S
50
D
I
O
S
51
P
R
E
S
S
52
C
O
R
P
S
53
M
B
E
54
D
U
T
C
H
55
C
56
H
E
E
S
E
57
L
O
X
E
S
58
P
I
L
59
L
A
G
E
S
60
R
O
O
S
T
61
G
A
M
B
L
E
62
L
U
N
A
R
63
T
A
U
N
T
64
S
L
I
E
R
65
M
66
A
I
L
I
N
67
C
E
N
S
E
68
S
P
A
R
R
O
69
W
70
S
71
A
N
G
L
E
72
S
H
A
K
E
S
73
P
E
A
R
E
74
T
O
O
75
S
T
E
E
L
76
G
L
A
S
S
77
L
A
K
E
78
C
H
O
U
79
S
E
N
D
80
E
A
S
E
81
C
82
H
U
T
E
83
S
L
E
E
P
84
E
S
T
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A
N
T
E
L
86
O
P
E
S
87
G
O
U
R
D
S
88
A
B
E
T
89
G
A
R
90
A
91
N
T
I
C
92
E
93
M
94
P
H
A
S
I
95
Z
96
E
D
97
S
98
C
H
O
O
L
K
99
I
100
D
101
S
102
T
Y
R
O
S
103
N
O
T
E
104
E
L
E
V
105
A
E
R
I
E
106
A
N
I
M
E
107
G
L
E
N
108
L
U
A
U
109
G
R
A
N
T
110
T
A
X
E
D
111
S
A
S
S
112
F
E
D
S
113
E
S
S
E
S
© 1999, The New York Times7/25/99 ( No. 18,156 )
Across
1
It "passeth all understanding": Philippians : PEACE
6
Mark for life : SCAR
10
Moselle tributary : SAAR
14
Shore souvenir : CONCH
19
Dumas swordsman : ATHOS
20
One of Chekhov's three sisters : OLGA
21
Fiend of dreams : OGRE
22
Home of Creighton University : OMAHA
23
Nixon's first Commerce Secretary Maurice ___ : STANS
24
Garr of "Close Encounters" : TERI
25
Microfilm unit : REEL
26
Odd-toed ungulate : TAPIR
27
DRAB : SUBCAPTAIN
29
DESSERTS : TRAINTRACK
31
CBS News's "___ America" : EYEON
32
Prefix with political : GEO
34
Baby talk "words" : GOOS
35
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Duke : SNIDER
38
PAN : CONFUSION
41
I. M. Pei's alma mater : MIT
44
Feted with alcohol : WINED
45
MADE : TRADE
47
Advertising sign : NEON
48
Thai title : RAMA
49
Quantities: Abbr. : AMTS
50
God: Sp. : DIOS
51
Hounding group, often : PRESSCORPS
53
U.K. honour : MBE
54
57
Smoked delicacies : LOXES
58
SUNG : PILLAGES
60
Perch : ROOST
61
Speculate : GAMBLE
62
Kind of cycle : LUNAR
63
Twit : TAUNT
64
More Machiavellian : SLIER
65
Like some rebates : MAILIN
67
Perfume : CENSE
68
Small songbirds : SPARROWS
71
Journalist's idea : ANGLE
72
74
Overly : TOO
75
Metallic mirror : STEELGLASS
77
Vacation location : LAKE
78
Dynasty of Confucius and Lao-tzu : CHOU
79
SLIPUP : SEND
80
Simplicity : EASE
81
Smokejumper's need : CHUTE
83
WETS : SLEEP
84
"Guinness Book" suffix : EST
85
STOOL : ANTELOPES
87
Squashes : GOURDS
88
Assist, in a way : ABET
89
Needlefish : GAR
90
Like the Beatles in "Help!" : ANTIC
92
LIAR : EMPHASIZED
97
REVILED : SCHOOLKIDS
102
Newbies : TYROS
103
E or G, e.g. : NOTE
104
Abbr. on a mountain sign : ELEV
105
Cliff hangar? : AERIE
106
Japanese cartoon art : ANIME
107
Hidden valley : GLEN
108
Big Island bash : LUAU
109
U.S. notable : GRANT
110
Strained : TAXED
111
Get smart with : SASS
112
Revenuers : FEDS
113
Lispers' dread : ESSES
Down
1
Overtake : PASS
2
Words to a traitor : ETTU
3
Starbuck's superior : AHAB
4
Admits : CONCEDES
5
Tried : ESSAYED
6
___ voce : SOTTO
7
Rated G, so to speak : CLEAN
8
Cultural intro : AGRI
9
Parjanya, in Hindu myth : RAINGOD
10
Somewhat : SORTOF
11
Ending with golden or teen : AGER
12
Sphere of study : AREA
13
Very devout : RELIGIOSE
14
OPRAH : COTTON
15
Actors Epps and Gooding : OMARS
16
Valley of vintages : NAPA
17
Stylish : CHIC
18
Carol start : HARK
28
According to : PER
30
High times : NOONS
33
Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. : ENE
35
Overload : SWAMP
36
Halos : NIMBI
37
38
Alternative to plastic : CASH
39
Turmoil : UNREST
40
"What thou ___, write": Revelation : SEEST
41
MINED : MARXBROTHER
42
Motivate : IMPEL
43
Café cup : TASSE
45
Solution's strength : TITER
46
Large mythical birds : ROCS
48
Flatmate : ROOMER
50
"Max ___ Returns" (1983 film) : DUGAN
51
Bullfight attendants : PEONES
52
Bloom of "Limelight" : CLAIRE
54
1973 Elton John hit : DANIEL
55
Winches : CRANKS
56
Put up : HOUSE
59
Put off guard : LULLED
61
Reflect badly? : GLARE
63
Prickly-leafed plant : TEASEL
64
Said, old-style : SPAKE
65
Tricky billiards shot : MASSE
66
Is in : ANTES
67
"The French Connection" highlight : CHASE
68
Rush-hour subway rarity : SEAT
69
Went after : WOOED
70
Hot items for colds : SOUPS
72
Materials for venetians : SLATTINGS
73
TRAMS : PLUS
76
Twins share them : GENES
78
Hens : CLUCKERS
81
Fin. adviser : CPA
82
Actress's cameo role, perhaps : HERSELF
83
What some fabrics resist : SOILAGE
85
Cast down : ABASED
86
Nash and others : OGDENS
87
Classic LeMans series car : GTO
88
"Oh, give me ___" : AHOME
90
Leading : AHEAD
91
Word on the Great Seal : NOVUS
92
Homme d'___ (statesman) : ETAT
93
Talkative starling : MYNA
94
Grand finale? : PRIX
95
"Germinal" author : ZOLA
96
Summers in la cité : ETES
98
It may be found with a magnifying glass : CLUE
99
81-Down's recommendations : IRAS
100
Have pheasant under glass, say : DINE
101
Three are a match : SETS

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

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