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New York Times, Monday, August 18, 1997

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Down : Comprehend
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Joel D. Lafargue

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {QXYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Lafargue. Monday freshness: 39%
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© 1997, The New York Times8/18/97 ( No. 17,450 )
Across
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Cleopatra's love ___ Antony : MARC
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Dressed like Dracula : CAPED
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Frozen waffle brand : EGGO
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Controversial orchard spray : ALAR
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Open-mouthed : AGAPE
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___ of Arc : JOAN
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Coffee, slangily : JAVA
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Half note : MINIM
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Roof's edge : EAVE
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Post-Derby interview spot : WINNERSCIRCLE
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Camel rival : KOOL
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L-1011, e.g. : JET
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Sign after Aquarius : PISCES
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Land bordered by the Mekong : LAOS
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Beanie : CAP
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With 54-Across, a Revolutionary hero : ETHAN
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Algebra or trig : MATH
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Scarlett's estate : TARA
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1965 Gary Lewis and the Playboys hit : THISDIAMONDRING
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Four-star review : RAVE
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Andy of the comics : CAPP
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Otherworldly : EERIE
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Neighbor of Wyo. : IDA
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Reps.' opponents : DEMS
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Parts of acts : SCENES
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The "L" of L.A. : LOS
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Dullsville : BLAH
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Flabbergast : KNOCKFORALOOP
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Freq. quotation attribution : ANON
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See 33-Across : ALLEN
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Mormon state : UTAH
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___-deaf : TONE
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For rent : TOLET
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Recipe directive : STIR
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Washstand vessel : EWER
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Mild oath : EGADS
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Many millennia : EONS
Down
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Capt.'s better : MAJ
2
"There oughta be ___!" : ALAW
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Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
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Engine housing : CRANKCASE
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Relief carvings : CAMEOS
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"If I Had ___ Like You" (1925 hit) : AGIRL
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Opposites of a 39-Across : PANS
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Many a Cecil B. De Mille film : EPIC
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Large bottle : DEMIJOHN
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Tape deck button : EJECT
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Hockey score : GOAL
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Contributed : GAVE
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"My ___ and Only" : ONE
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Immensely : NOEND
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Legal matter : RES
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___ dish (lab item) : PETRI
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"___ to Be You" : ITHAD
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Hindu Trinity member : SHIVA
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Reading lights : LAMPS
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Sitting on : ATOP
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Stone mound : CAIRN
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70's sitcom : ARNIE
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Capitol Hill gofers : PAGES
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Sir's partner : MAAM
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Branch office? : TREEHOUSE
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Emulate Oksana Baiul : ICESKATE
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Stick-on : DECAL
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Bespectacled dwarf : DOC
44
Viewpoints : SLANTS
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Hardly a partygoer : LONER
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Animal variety : BREED
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Comprehend : KNOW
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___ of the above : NONE
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Whip : FLOG
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Stewpot : OLLA
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Director Preminger : OTTO
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Excedrin target : PAIN
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Had a hero? : ATE
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Action film "48 ___" : HRS

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