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New York Times, Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Down : A musical "B"
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {GQ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 117 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 10%
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© 2003, The New York Times9/17/3 ( No. 19,671 )
Across
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Last call? : TAPS
5
Bite at the ballpark : FRANK
10
Berra had a hand in it : MITT
14
"Ricochet" actor, 1991 : ICET
15
Aegean region : IONIA
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Mental flash : IDEA
17
What there's no such thing as, for NASA? : FREELAUNCH
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Twin country? : SIAM
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React to yeast : FERMENT
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Surround : ENCLOSE
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Served perfectly : ACED
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"Not right now" : LATER
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Gully : RAVINE
30
Chemical analysis : ASSAY
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The yoke's on them : OXEN
34
Actor Werner : OSKAR
35
Visited : SAW
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Gain weight faster than? : BEATTOTHEPAUNCH
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Blueprint addition : ELL
43
___ breath : BATED
44
Recital offering : SOLO
45
Driving force : MOTOR
46
Exploded : BLEWUP
48
Golden Fleece hunter : JASON
51
"Nobody doesn't like ___ Lee" : SARA
53
Catherine the Great, e.g. : EMPRESS
56
One who might ask for your hand : PALMIST
61
Hang around : WAIT
62
Got hip? : HADAHAUNCH
64
Book before Nehemiah : EZRA
65
Morning ringer : ALARM
66
Make-up artist? : LIAR
67
Give a lewd look : LEER
68
They're outstanding : DEBTS
69
Reproachful words : ETTU
Down
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Quarrel : TIFF
2
Part of a plot : ACRE
3
Jury member : PEER
4
Part of a rose : STEM
5
Groom-to-be : FIANCE
6
Letter carrier's assignment : ROUTE
7
New England's Cape ___ : ANN
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Agreeable : NICE
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Gus ___, "Ain't We Got Fun" lyricist : KAHN
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Lose : MISLAY
11
Real dope : IDIOT
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Josh : TEASE
13
Circus employee : TAMER
18
Low-fat : LEAN
22
Bow of the silents : CLARA
24
100-meter runners, e.g. : DASHERS
26
Judicial garb : ROBE
27
Jump on the ice : AXEL
28
Baby beef : VEAL
29
Bankbook col. : INT
31
Airline listing, for short : SKED
32
Juice in a 4-Down : SAP
34
"Beetle Bailey" dog : OTTO
35
Winter fall : SNOW
36
Rights org. : ACLU
37
Hit hard : WHOP
39
Steakhouse order : TBONE
40
Feedbag morsel : OAT
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Expend : USE
45
Big gun : MORTAR
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A musical "B" : BRAHMS
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Refrain syllables : LALA
48
Precious stone : JEWEL
49
Astound : AMAZE
50
Chapel topper : SPIRE
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To one side : APART
54
Roe source : SHAD
55
Presidents' Day event : SALE
57
Pack animal : MULE
58
Monogram unit: Abbr. : INIT
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Improvise vocally : SCAT
60
Like some streets : THRU
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Tiny bit : DAB

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