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Fred Piscop
Fred Piscop

NY Times, Sun, Oct 19, 1997 Diagramless

18-Across : Biblical tree

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 84, Blocks: 86
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T
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C
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N
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R
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O
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Y
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P
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L
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S
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T
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P
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K
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O
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K
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H
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R
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I
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N
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O
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D
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G
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M
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T
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C
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O
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P
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G
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B
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G
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R
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D
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P
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T
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S
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© 1997, The New York Times
Across
1
"Toodles!" : TATA
5
Pink-slip : CAN
8
Certain angler : EELER
9
Oil of ___ : OLAY
11
Garb for some cops : PLAINCLOTHES
14
Quang ___, Vietnam : TRI
15
Filched : TOOK
16
On the main : ASEA
18
Biblical tree : SHITTAH
21
Feed a line : CUE
23
Calvary inscription : INRI
25
Auto safety item : CARSEAT
26
Baloney : POPPYCOCK
28
Food found in bars : OLEO
29
Movie critic Pauline : KAEL
31
Like Durante's voice : HOARSE
32
Lendl of tennis : IVAN
33
Wit Bombeck : ERMA
34
East ender? : ERN
35
Signal at Christie's : NOD
36
Russian Orthodox church topper : ONIONDOME
39
U.N.'s Hammarskjöld : DAG
42
6 on a dial : MNO
43
___-deaf : TONE
44
"___ Rock" (1966 song) : IAMA
45
Renege : COPOUT
48
Kuwaiti leader : EMIR
49
Down Under greeting : GDAY
50
Gunpowder component : SALTPETER
53
Keister : CABOOSE
55
Working away : ATIT
56
Word with gun or camera : SHY
57
Tells : RELATES
58
War, to Sherman : HELL
60
Cohort of Goldie and Lily : ARTE
62
Dog tag wearers : GIS
63
TV staple since 1969 : SESAMESTREET
67
Miami's county : DADE
68
Move like a predator : PROWL
69
49er strikes? : TDS
70
A few : SOME
Down
1
Tetley product : TEA
2
Muhammad ___ : ALI
3
Infrequently played inning : TENTH
4
Sacramento arena : ARCO
5
Fabricate : COOKUP
6
Choice: Abbr. : ALT
7
Okinawa port : NAHA
8
Social Register folks : ELITE
10
Sammy Davis Jr.'s life story : YESICAN
11
Big house : PRISON
12
Bughouse : LOCO
13
___ Wences : SENOR
14
Nut or bolt feature : THREAD
17
Softball trajectories : ARCS
18
Blast from Old Ironsides : SALVO
19
Record in class : TAKENOTES
20
Pong maker : ATARI
22
Short-lived : EPHEMERAL
24
50's campaign name : IKE
25
Originate : COIN
26
Window item : PLANTER
27
Days gone by : YORE
30
Comic Philips : EMO
36
"Movin' ___" (TV theme song) : ONUP
37
One of the DiMaggios : DOM
38
Getting chilled : ONICE
39
Carpenter's grooves : DADOES
40
Stockpile : AMASS
41
"What's Going On" singer Marvin : GAYE
42
Splotchy : MOTTLED
44
Outfielder's call : IGOTIT
45
Johnny Reb's org. : CSA
46
Four-letter word : OATH
47
Practices, as a trade : PLIES
51
Sight from Eton : THAMES
52
Brontë's Jane : EYRE
54
Theme of this puzzle : BAGEL
57
Like repopularized fashions : RETRO
59
Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
61
Cough-syrup amts. : TSPS
64
Tack on : ADD
65
CD-___ : ROM
66
Farm female : EWE
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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