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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

NY Times, Sun, Dec 09, 2001 DIAGRAMLESS

29-Across : Frolicsome swimmers

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 74, Blocks: 100
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the 11th square in the first row.
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© 2001, The New York Times
Across
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Gehrig and Costello : LOUS
5
St. ___ Girl (beer brand) : PAULI
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Broadway star's demand : TOPBILLING
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Miniature gardens : TERRARIA
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Paid for a hand : ANTED
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1967 Cream song : STRANGEBREW
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Creme-filled snack : OREO
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Burden : ONUS
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Jungle swinger : APE
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Open : UNROLL
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Beach shades : SUNTANS
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Faced with : UPAGAINST
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Frolicsome swimmers : OTTERS
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Intimidates, with "out" : PSYCHS
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Word-processing command : SORT
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It comes in six flavors, each of which starts a long answer in this puzzle : QUARK
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Copper : CENT
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Spenser's "The ___ Queene" : FAERIE
39
Slow movements : LARGOS
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Australia : DOWNUNDER
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___ Islands (where Guam is) : MARIANA
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Sinful : UNHOLY
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One of Alcott's "little women" : AMY
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Commercial banking prefix : CITI
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Yale Bowl rooters : ELIS
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Where social graces are taught : CHARMSCHOOL
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Laid-back : TYPEB
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They air mostly news and talk : AMRADIOS
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Sign before Taurus : ARIES
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Will of "The Waltons" : GEER
Down
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Steven Bochco series set in California : LALAW
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"Yes, monsieur" : OUI
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Arm bone : ULNA
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Genoa gentlemen : SIGNORI
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Ballet bend : PLIE
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Low card in a royal flush : TEN
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Mass instruments : ORGANS
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Gets ready : PREPS
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Newcomer : BABE
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Like some verbs: Abbr. : IRR
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Winery employee : TASTER
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1982 Disney sci-fi film : TRON
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They're stocked at sushi bars : EELS
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Noodlehead : DOLT
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Fair : SOSO
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Metal fasteners : TNUTS
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Total : RUNTO
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Cry of disgust : UGH
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Org. with a circuit : NASCAR
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Cunning : ARTFUL
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Pan Am rival : USAIR
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Fiery heap : PYRE
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Comic strip cry : ACK
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Uncontaminated : PURE
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Proof's end : QED
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Fromm and Segal : ERICHS
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Mystery writer Marsh : NGAIO
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Scout's rider : TONTO
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Some : ANY
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Stores up : LAYSIN
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Clipper part : SAIL
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It takes two : DUET
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Child with no siblings : ONLY
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Legislature V.I.P. : WHIP
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It holds a mudder's fodder : NOSEBAG
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Roman 3,501 : MMMDI
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Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
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Supply food for : CATER
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Insurance grps. : HMOS
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Hand holder? : ARM
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Miler Sebastian : COE
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Tiresome one : BORE
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Place for a tack : TIE
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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