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New York Times, Monday, March 17, 2008

Author:
C. W. Stewart
Editor:
Will Shortz
What President Washington said upon winning the lottery?
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Carolyn W. Stewart

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FJKQZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Ms. Stewart. Monday freshness: 45%
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© 2008, The New York Times3/17/8 ( No. 21,314 )
Across
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"I saw ___ sawing wood ..." (old tongue twister) : ESAU
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Lawn base : SOD
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Finally : ATLAST
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Outlaws : BANS
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"I won! I won!," e.g. : CRY
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Amp toter : ROADIE
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What President Washington said upon winning the lottery? : BYGEORGE
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Professor's goal : TENURE
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"I've got a mule, her name is ___" : SAL
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Once around the sun : YEAR
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Hidden valley : GLEN
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What flagmaker Ross said ...? : HEAVENSTOBETSY
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Colonial Franklin, familiarly : BEN
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Cheer to a matador : OLE
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Just watched : SATBY
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What Miss Molly said ...? : GOODGOLLY
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End in ___ (draw) : ATIE
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In a huff : IRATE
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Captain who said "Eat your pudding, Mr. Land" : NEMO
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What Galileo said ...? : OHMYSTARS
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"I can't ___ satisfaction" (Rolling Stones lyric) : GETNO
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"___ shocked ... SHOCKED!" : IAM
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Collide : HIT
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What the Big Bad Wolf said ...? : WELLBLOWMEDOWN
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Figure skater's jump : AXEL
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Rocklike : HARD
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Clamor : HUE
59
Overhaul : REVAMP
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What Noah Webster said ...? : OHMYWORD
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Aftershock : TREMOR
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Shepherd's locale : LEA
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Nylons : HOSE
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High-school honey : STEADY
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Directional suffix : ERN
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Ready for business : OPEN
Down
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Flows out : EBBS
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Request at a medical exam : SAYAH
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Viewpoint : ANGLE
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Put to good ___ : USE
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Porch protector : SCREEN
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"Rock of Ages" accompaniment : ORGAN
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Hair colorers : DYERS
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Picasso output : ART
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Little piggy : TOE
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Actress Jessica : LANGE
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Rated NC-17, e.g. : ADULT
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Fathers : SIRES
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Wee : TEENY
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Hand-wringer's words : OYVEY
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Monk's home : ABBEY
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Traffic noises : TOOTS
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Merrie ___ England : OLDE
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Command to Rover : BEG
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___ Miguel, largest island of the Azores : SAO
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Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. : ATH
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Actor Robbins : TIM
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Commercial prefix with phone : GRAMO
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Row : OAR
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"You're ___ talk!" : ONETO
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Rent out : LET
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Trio after K : LMN
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"___-hoo!" : YOO
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Slanted type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Sis or bro : SIB
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Lightheaded : GIDDY
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Novelist Melville : HERMAN
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Witches' blemishes : WARTS
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Put forth, as effort : EXERT
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Flood stopper : LEVEE
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Transporter across the Andes : LLAMA
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Not cut up : WHOLE
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HBO's "Real Time With Bill ___" : MAHER
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Lottery winner's yell : WHOOP
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Convalescent home employee : NURSE
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Biblical place of innocence : EDEN
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Hip, in the '60s : MOD
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Delve (into) : PRY
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"Sez ___?" : WHO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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