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New York Times, Thursday, August 11, 1994

Author:
Bryant White
Editor:
Will Shortz
Feature of Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men"
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Bryant White

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 42 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 16 for Mr. White. Thursday freshness: 44%
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J
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A
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W
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C
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O
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D
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E
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S
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O
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D
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A
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E
L
K
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E
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P
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I
N
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Z
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E
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R
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S
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C
R
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A
G
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N
T
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P
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O
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C
H
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L
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A
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M
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C
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M
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Y
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S
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R
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N
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O
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V
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L
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O
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A
R
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D
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B
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E
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E
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M
E
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D
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E
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G
G
O
N
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F
O
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L
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A
R
N
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N
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A
R
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Q
U
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K
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J
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G
S
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W
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P
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Z
Z
L
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S
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A
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B
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M
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A
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S
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R
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D
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U
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P
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G
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N
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K
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T
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A
R
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A
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N
A
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L
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Z
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X
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S
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T
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© 1994, The New York Times8/11/94 ( No. 16,347 )
Across
1
Chew the fat : JAW
4
Feature of Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" : CODE
8
Faceup card in faro : SODA
12
Fraternal one : ELK
13
Region in NW Greece : EPIRUS
15
Don Juan's mother : INEZ
16
Mr. Potato Head accessory : EAR
17
Poser : SECRETAGENT
19
Lab tube : PIPETTE
21
Busy : ORNATE
22
Lobster claw : CHELA
24
Kind of acid : MALIC
25
Poser : MYSTERYNOVEL
30
Golden statuette : OSCAR
31
Jejune : ARID
32
Humbug? : BEE
35
Drink of old : MEAD
36
Incite a hen? : EGGON
38
Farm baby : FOAL
39
Prince Valiant's son : ARN
40
Approach : NEAR
41
Physics particle : QUARK
42
Poser : JIGSAWPUZZLE
45
Wooden shoe : SABOT
48
Louis XVI's wife : MARIE
49
Air-raid warnings : ALERTS
51
Angry : RILEDUP
55
Poser : GORDIANKNOT
58
___ Ben Canaan of "Exodus" : ARI
59
Soprano Moffo : ANNA
60
Reduces : LOWERS
61
Slate-cutting tool : ZAX
62
Spotted : SEEN
63
Boris Godunov, e.g. : TSAR
64
TV Tarzan : ELY
Down
1
Vehicle since 1940 : JEEP
2
Jai ___ : ALAI
3
Cincinnati letters : WKRP
4
Tyson of "Sounder" : CICELY
5
Two-time Smythe Trophy winner : ORR
6
Couple in Rome : DUE
7
This: Sp. : ESTO
8
Use a heliograph : SIGNAL
9
Best Supporting Actress, 1973 : ONEAL
10
Tooth: Prefix : DENTI
11
Montezuma, e.g. : AZTEC
13
Old Testament book : ESTHER
14
Gunn with a gun : PETER
18
Partner of dangerous : ARMED
20
Outward : ECTAD
23
Coasters for Socrates, e.g. : ANAGRAM
25
Site for a Cezanne: Abbr. : MOMA
26
W.W. I battle site : YSER
27
Scrutinize : SCAN
28
El Dorado loot : ORO
29
Sauterne, e.g. : VIN
32
Ruth's husband : BOAZ
33
Manor head, maybe : EARL
34
Actress Sommer : ELKE
36
Some doctor's reading: Abbr. : EEG
37
Empty talk : GAS
38
Large-headed match : FUZEE
40
Capone's chief enforcer : NITTI
41
Counterpanes : QUILTS
42
River in an old spiritual : JORDAN
43
Football coach Pop ___ : WARNER
44
Poet Matthew : PRIOR
45
"Heimskringla" et al. : SAGAS
46
Solo : ALONE
47
European capital : BERNE
50
Save, with "away" : SALT
52
Stupefy : DAZE
53
Caspian feeder : URAL
54
Folklore figure : PIXY
56
Vetoes : NOS
57
___ Zulu (South African region) : KWA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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