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New York Times, Friday, August 10, 2007

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 100 for Mr. Berry. Friday freshness: 66%
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© 2007, The New York Times8/10/7 ( No. 21,094 )
Across
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Oblong dessert : BANANASPLIT
12
Compositions : MUSICALPIECES
14
Wizards and Magic, e.g. : BASKETBALLTEAMS
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"Heat traps" in houses : ATTICS
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Suitable for hypertension sufferers : SALTFREE
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Liquid used in canning : BRINE
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"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
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Traditional know-how : LORE
21
Skull Island denizen, for short : KONG
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Mushy ___ (British dish) : PEAS
23
Drab and colorless : MOUSY
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Geom. measure : ANG
25
Kind of dish : SOAP
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"___ Now" (1968 R & B album) : ARETHA
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Old masters reside in them : GALLERIES
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Court staff : CLERKS
32
Bully's target, maybe : NERD
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Biblical figure who says to God "Make me understand how I have erred" : JOB
36
Takes on : HIRES
37
Overlook : MISS
38
Baker v. ___ (landmark Supreme Court voting rights case) : CARR
39
Memo heading : INRE
40
Square dance partner : GENT
41
Long known for playing football : HOWIE
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Doesn't stay on topic : MEANDERS
44
Gelato sans milk : SORBET
45
Hiding one's true feelings : PUTTINGUPAFRONT
47
French-born architect who designed Washington, D.C. : PIERRELENFANT
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1930 novel that takes its title from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" : CAKESANDALE
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Bankrupting : BUSTING
2
For the ___ : ASKING
3
Potential heiress : NIECE
4
Congressional output : ACTS
5
Grab ahold of : NAB
6
It separates the Bering Sea from the Pacific : ALASKAPENINSULA
7
Spreads out : SPLAYS
8
Compartmentalized box's contents : PILLS
9
Two-time football Pro Bowler Leon : LETT
10
White sheets : ICEFLOES
11
Take from a book, say : TEAROUT
12
Female prison official : MATRON
13
"From Russia With Love" org. : SMERSH
14
Sweet, glazed cake : BABKA
15
"G'bye!" : SEEYA
19
It leaves an impression : SEAL
22
D.C. players : POLS
23
Wilbur Post's "pal" : MRED
25
"The Odd Couple" director : SAKS
26
Is shown : AIRS
27
Ice cream flavor : GREENTEA
28
Lie : REST
29
Early "astronaut" : CHIMP
30
It reveals who's on first : LINEUP
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Undependable : ERRATIC
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Paleontologist's discovery, maybe : JAWBONE
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Show the ropes to : ORIENT
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Jeremy ___, 1980s-'90s portrayer of Sherlock Holmes : BRETT
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Gets into a single lane, say : MERGES
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Stock holder : CORRAL
40
Romance or horror : GENRE
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1992 Nicholson title role : HOFFA
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Highlands weapon : DIRK
44
Soft rock? : SAND
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Many a retirement gift : PEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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