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New York Times, Monday, July 29, 2002

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
2-Down : Madison Square ___
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXY} This is puzzle # 89 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 99%
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© 2002, The New York Times7/29/2 ( No. 19,256 )
Across
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Old-time oath : EGAD
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Threaded fastener : SCREW
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Went out, as a fire : DIED
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Auntie of Broadway : MAME
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Fight site : ARENA
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Memo starter : INRE
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Elvis's middle name : ARON
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First line of a nursery rhyme : RUBADUBDUB
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Creative guy : IDEAMAN
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Make a goof : MESSUP
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Matt of "Friends" : LEBLANC
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Delivery room doctors, for short : OBS
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Hwy. : RTE
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Symbol of slowness : SNAIL
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Submarine sandwich : HERO
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Colorado ski resort : VAIL
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Brother of Cain : ABEL
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Sign after Taurus : GEMINI
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1961 Sinatra album : RINGADINGDING
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Divulge : REVEAL
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He played Ricky on 50's TV : DESI
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Took too much of a drug, briefly : ODED
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Copycat : APER
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Japanese restaurant fare : SUSHI
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"No ___" (Chinese menu phrase) : MSG
50
601, in old Rome : DCI
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Place to play jai alai : FRONTON
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Pamper : CODDLE
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J. P. Morgan and others : BANKERS
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Knocking sound : RATATATTAT
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Cube inventor Rubik : ERNO
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Phoenix's state: Abbr. : ARIZ
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Lab containers : VIALS
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Slippery part of a banana : PEEL
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Tennis great Sampras : PETE
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White, to Latinos : ANGLO
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Canvas bag : TOTE
Down
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Sends a message by computer : EMAILS
2
Madison Square ___ : GARDEN
3
One-celled protozoan : AMOEBA
4
National park in Alaska : DENALI
5
Brand of wrap : SARAN
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Chewed noisily : CRUNCHED
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Soldier in Dixie : REB
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Fill with love : ENAMOR
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All-Star third baseman, 1985-96 : WADEBOGGS
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Have ___ on (claim) : DIBS
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Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel : INDURAIN
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Ejecting lava : ERUPTING
13
Cotillion girl : DEB
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Battleship letters : USS
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Spanish province or its wine : MALAGA
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Yale player : ELI
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Omit in pronunciation : ELIDE
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Rival school of The Citadel: Abbr. : VMI
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Skier's headgear : BALACLAVA
34
The Wizard of Menlo Park : EDISON
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Old anti-Communist reaction : REDSCARE
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"Eureka!" : IVEGOTIT
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Actor Beatty : NED
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Spongelike toy : NERFBALL
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CD-___ : ROM
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Frisbee's inspiration, supposedly : PIETIN
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Given away : UNKEPT
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Not mono : STEREO
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Big stinger : HORNET
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Shoe part : INSOLE
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Banned insecticide : DDT
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"Midnight Cowboy" character : RATSO
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Stupefy : DAZE
56
Run-D.M.C.'s music : RAP
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"You're it!" game : TAG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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