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New York Times, Friday, August 16, 2002

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Down : Winner of a race
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWXZ} This is puzzle # 96 for Ms. Gorski. Friday freshness: 48%
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© 2002, The New York Times8/16/2 ( No. 19,274 )
Across
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Car controls : PEDALS
7
Things with mirrors : COMPACTS
15
"Slavonic Dances" composer : DVORAK
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A Handel concerto might have one : OBOEPART
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"By ___!" : JIMINY
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Sound right : RINGTRUE
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1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
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Trainee : CADET
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Thompson of "Family" : SADA
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Checkers, e.g. : MEN
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Hang (around with) : PAL
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Riviera view : MER
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International lang. : ENG
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Hit song from the rock opera "Tommy" : IMFREE
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Tip : LEAN
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Seat at the bar : STOOL
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"Prometheus Bound" playwright : AESCHYLUS
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Lines from a groupie, maybe : FANLETTER
38
Confusion, slangily : KERFUFFLE
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Divide : SEVER
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Cheers : OLES
46
Disk readers : LASERS
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Times Sq., to a straphanger : STA
49
D.C. party : DEM
50
Actress Murray of the silents : MAE
51
Occur, old-style : HAP
52
Screen symbol : ICON
54
Icy drink : SLUSH
57
New Testament group : MAGI
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Paper clip, e.g. : ATTACHER
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Got : REAPED
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"Don't let the heat get to you!" : KEEPCOOL
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Noted French physicist : AMPERE
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Shrinks' appointments : SESSIONS
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Many a snake : HISSER
Down
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"A Certain Justice" author : PDJAMES
2
Plain : EVIDENT
3
Frequent portrayer of Otello : DOMINGO
4
Solo : ARIA
5
Telecom setup : LAN
6
It provides an overview : SKYCAM
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128 cubic feet : CORD
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Tony's cousin : OBIE
9
___ Blanc : MONT
10
Tuner on a viola : PEG
11
Real estate sect. listings : APTS
12
Kind of apple : CARAMEL
13
Pearson's successor : TRUDEAU
14
Big name on Wall Street : STEARNS
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It makes hay : ALFALFA
24
Middle Eastern dish : PILAU
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Says quickly, with "off" : REELS
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Prizes : ESTEEMS
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Outer: Prefix : ECT
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Instrument for Orpheus : LYRE
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Takes out, so to speak : OFFS
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Wiesbaden's state : HESSE
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Patriot's org. : NFL
38
Alaskan animals : KODIAKS
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Winner of a race : ELECTEE
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Clickers : REMOTES
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Bird formations : VSHAPES
43
Stand for things? : ETAGERE
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Speedier : RAPIDER
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Avid : RAHRAH
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Times out : NAPS
54
"Git!" : SHOO
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Province of Spain : LEON
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Web addresses : URLS
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Mariners' needs : MAPS
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Start of the third century : CCI
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RCA competitor : EMI

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