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New York Times, Tuesday, September 19, 2000

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Inflict
TotalDebutLatest
223/17/19997/12/2008
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1144165
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5012568%
Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Callum. Tuesday freshness: 59%
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© 2000, The New York Times9/19/0 ( No. 18,578 )
Across
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Nerd's friend : GEEK
5
Sonia of "Moon Over Parador" : BRAGA
10
Bears' hands : PAWS
14
Lucy's partner : DESI
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Fished for morays : EELED
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
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Shrinking Asian sea : ARAL
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Hotelier Helmsley : LEONA
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Locale : AREA
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Classic pickup line #1 : YOULOOKFAMILIAR
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Murder mystery plot device : TWIST
24
Doesn't proceed openly : SNEAKS
25
Nickel-and-dime org.? : USMINT
28
Pitt of "Meet Joe Black" : BRAD
29
Grab (onto) : GLOM
30
Leave stranded in the Arctic, say : ICEIN
32
Alehouse : PUB
35
Classic pickup line #2 : HAVEWEMETBEFORE
39
Sault ___ Marie : STE
40
Rabbit relatives : HARES
41
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
42
Fridge posting : NOTE
43
Talisman : AMULET
45
Extreme cruelty : SADISM
48
Apple gadget : PARER
50
Modern pickup line : ILIKEYOURTATTOO
55
Skirt that's not for the modest : MINI
56
Venus' flytrap feature : HINGE
57
Honolulu's island : OAHU
58
Sugar source : BEET
59
Fur trader John Jacob : ASTOR
60
Wrestling finales : PINS
61
"Shave ___ haircut" : ANDA
62
Ill-tempered : TESTY
63
Schedule position : SLOT
Down
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Greeting for a mate : GDAY
2
Architect Saarinen : EERO
3
Biblical birthright seller : ESAU
4
Idle : KILLTIME
5
Wisconsin college city : BELOIT
6
Smells to high heaven : REEKS
7
Among the clouds : ALOFT
8
Rowlands of "Hope Floats" : GENA
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1949 Tracy/ Hepburn film : ADAMSRIB
10
Rang out : PEALED
11
Courtyards : ATRIA
12
Inflict : WREAK
13
Anchor store at many malls : SEARS
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Have the deed to : OWN
22
Senseless : INANE
25
Words said while holding the nose : UGHS
26
Blind part : SLAT
27
Player's turn : MOVE
28
"Rouge" and "noir" : BETS
30
50's Hungarian leader Nagy : IMRE
31
Mediocre mark : CEE
32
Campaign effort : POLL
33
Exhort : URGE
34
Conquer : BEAT
36
TV's "___ Line Is It Anyway?" : WHOSE
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End of a challenge : EATMYHAT
38
1960's-70's Motown hitmakers : FOURTOPS
42
Mr. Khrushchev : NIKITA
43
Angioplasty target : ARTERY
44
___ culpa : MEA
45
Disney's Lion King : SIMBA
46
Green card holder : ALIEN
47
Had supper : DINED
48
Rugby kicks : PUNTS
49
Insider's vocabulary : ARGOT
51
Seine tributary : OISE
52
Follow furtively : TAIL
53
"Say it isn't so!" : OHNO
54
Kick out : OUST

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