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Lois Sidway
Lois Sidway

New York Times, Monday, May 7, 1990

39-Across : S/he makes 'em laugh

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,790
Across
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Cut of pork : CHOP
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Chem. room : LAB
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Put aside for a rainy day : SAVED
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Long, easy stride : LOPE
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Rant and rage : FUME
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Coarse mineral used for grinding : EMERY
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Over again : ANEW
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Den : LAIR
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Hepburn, to Bogart, in "The African Queen" : ROSIE
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Neither's partner : NOR
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He made 'em laugh : COURTJESTER
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Diagrams : GRAPHS
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Sweetie : HON
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Also-ran : LOSER
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"You ___ to Me," 1952 song : BELONG
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Kind of bear : POLAR
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Big rig : SEMI
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Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
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S/he makes 'em laugh : STANDUPCOMEDIAN
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"Look ___, I'm as restless ... " : ATME
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Tatum's dad : RYAN
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Take as one's own : ADOPT
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Pick of the litter? : TOPDOG
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Glue : PASTE
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So-so grade : CEE
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Forward pass : AERIAL
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S/he makes 'em laugh : CIRCUSCLOWN
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Charlotte of TV : RAE
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"Let's Make ___" : ADEAL
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Hayseed : RUBE
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Rustic dance hall : BARN
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Stiller's partner : MEARA
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Secondhand : USED
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Like ___ of bricks : ATON
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Doll material : PAPER
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Timid : SHY
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Refute : DENY
Down
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Trolley sound : CLANG
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Great respect : HONOR
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Vehicle for Domingo : OPERA
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Seat in a basilica : PEW
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Kaneohe cookout : LUAU
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Muslim ruler : AMIR
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Pullman bed : BERTH
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Cool, calm and collected : SERENE
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Famous cookie man : AMOS
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It makes a suit into a three-piece outfit : VEST
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Scene of Perry's victory: 1813 : ERIE
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S/he makes blue jeans blue : DYER
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Dental cord : FLOSS
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Uke strummer's creation : CHORD
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Songwriter Antonio Carlos ___ : JOBIM
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Made smooth, as a wood surface : PLANED
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Catch sight of : ESPY
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News summary : RECAP
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House painter's need : LADDER
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Medley : OLIO
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Kind of tide : NEAP
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Chap : GENT
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Jr.'s special exam : PSAT
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Director Preminger : OTTO
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Desk light : LAMP
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"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Entreats : URGES
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Like Baby Bear's porridge : EATEN
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Of the eye : OCULAR
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___ wood (snored) : SAWED
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Shades of beige : ECRUS
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Mad as hops : IRATE
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Slugger Hank : AARON
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___ Bruce, memorable comic : LENNY
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Kid's summer home : CAMP
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Thought : IDEA
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Harvest : REAP
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Solicitude : CARE
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Luxuriantly profuse : LUSH
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Follow orders : OBEY
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Naughty : BAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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