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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Apr 02, 2000 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
64-Across : De musical sign
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34
| 1 P | 2 A | 3 S | 4 T | 5 A | 6 S | | 7 W | 8 E | 9 A | 10 N | 11 E | 12 R | |
13 C | A | S | T | O | U | T | | 14 E | N | R | A | G | E | 15 D |
16 U | P | S | U | R | G | E | | 17 L | A | C | T | O | S | E |
18 M | O | E | | 19 N | E | P | 20 A | L | | 21 S | E | T | I | N |
22 B | O | R | 23 N | | 24 R | I | N | K | | | | 25 I | D | I |
26 E | S | T | O | 27 P | | 28 N | I | N | | 29 I | 30 S | S | U | E |
31 R | E | S | T | O | 32 N | | 33 M | I | 34 G | R | A | T | E | S |
| | | 35 I | S | O | 36 L | A | T | I | O | N | | | |
37 B | 38 R | 39 A | C | E | L | E | T | | 40 S | N | I | 41 P | 42 E | 43 S |
44 L | U | B | E | S | | 45 N | O | 46 R | | 47 S | T | A | S | H |
48 I | M | A | | | | 49 D | R | E | 50 D | | 51 Y | M | C | A |
52 M | O | L | 53 E | 54 S | | 55 A | S | S | A | 56 M | | 57 P | O | P |
58 P | R | O | V | E | 59 R | B | | 60 E | T | A | 61 G | E | R | E |
62 S | E | N | E | G | A | L | | 63 D | E | S | E | R | T | S |
| 64 D | E | N | O | T | E | | 65 A | S | S | E | S | S | |
© 2000, The New York Times
Across
1
They're served at spas :
PASTAS7
One switching from milk to hot dog, say :
WEANER13
14
16
17
18
19
Land on a high plane :
NEPAL21
22
Like Derek, with nurse, on 11/20/56 :
BORN24
Cuff ___ (sreeve fastener) :
RINK25
Infamous name of one princess :
IDI26
How to deter poets :
ESTOP28
She wrote of the middle innings :
NIN29
Its use is as a publication :
ISSUE31
Newspaper columnist with toners :
RESTON33
How much Russian planes cost? :
MIGRATES35
Though solo, I ain't in seclusion :
ISOLATION37
40
Is ESPN critic known for these? :
SNIPES44
High prices for them give car owners the blues :
LUBES45
47
Something hidden about succotash :
STASH48
49
Talking horse that's an M.D.? :
DRED51
Where Macy plays basketball :
YMCA52
55
A mass of land in India :
ASSAM57
What baby trees call Lars :
POP58
60
Shelving made from a tree, e.g. :
ETAGERE62
It's a long way from Los Angeles :
SENEGAL63
Where 500 steers get thirsty :
DESERTS64
65
Down
1
2
3
He's stuck without Casey :
STU4
5
It's boring to argue :
AUGER6
Enter 10 + pi + 1/3 of 6 :
STEPIN7
8
She'll go from Genoa :
ENA9
10
11
His aim is to get recognition :
EGOTIST12
Leftovers that are used, i.e. :
RESIDUE13
15
Repudiates, as one needs :
DENIES20
23
Like H20 above 32 degrees :
NOTICE27
Earns a few pesos from Dali :
POSES29
30
It's any sound condition :
SANITY32
Lon is up in Cambodia :
NOL34
Soldiers sending up a short signal :
GIS36
Like Edna Bell, in the opinion of a loan officer :
LENDABLE37
38
Bruited about tales o' murder :
RUMORED39
41
Theses about 1,000 diapers :
PAMPERS42
They accompany Ross, etc. :
ESCORTS43
46
Erased a suburb of L.A. :
RESEDA50
53
Adam 'n' ___ Cain 'n' Abel :
EVEN54
It goes with a lily :
SEGO56
59
61
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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