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Fred Piscop
Fred Piscop

NY Times, Sun, Apr 28, 2013 DIAGRAMLESS

43-Across : *Aid in reading driving directions

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 84, Blocks: 78
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the fourth square of the first row.
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© 2013, The New York Times
Across
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Brewer's ingredient : MALT
5
___ Four (Beatles moniker) : FAB
8
Song a fat lady sings? : ARIA
9
Epitome of ease : ABC
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Off-peak period : LULL
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*Number cruncher : BEANCOUNTER
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Siouan speaker : OTOE
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Tesla contemporary : EDISON
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Award for "Rent" : OBIE
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Mythical predators of elephants : ROCS
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Wee bit : TAD
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Witty sorts : WAGS
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Torah holders : ARKS
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Needs a bath badly : SMELLS
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Vacuum in infomercials : ORECK
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Did a takeoff on : APED
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Be homesick, say : YEARN
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Things understood by very few : ARCANA
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Carmaker's yearly unveiling : NEWMODEL
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Be fuming mad : SEERED
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Punk subgenre : EMO
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*Aid in reading driving directions : DOMELIGHT
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Kickoff preceders, for short : TDS
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Some electron tubes : DIODES
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Herb resembling pine needles : ROSEMARY
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Last : ENDURE
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Rug rat's ride : TRIKE
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Memphis's waters : NILE
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Valuable discovery : TROVE
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Dissatisfied customer's demand : REFUND
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Cousin of a butte : MESA
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Valhalla chief : ODIN
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Drag to court : SUE
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"I love him like ___" : ASON
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.01 euro coin : CENT
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Pulverizing tool : PESTLE
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Oafish sort : LOUT
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*Tree seen in Hawaii and Florida : COCONUTPALM
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Bard's instrument : LUTE
74
Number on a 66-Across : ONE
75
Teen travail : ACNE
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Deg. held by President Wilson : PHD
77
Part of a hangman drawing ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues : HEAD
Down
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___ best friend (dog) : MANS
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With the bow, to a violinist : ARCO
3
Sphinx, mostly : LION
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Greek T : TAU
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Regional vegetation : FLORA
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Brickyard 400, e.g. : AUTORACE
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*Reason for a local street closing : BLOCKPARTY
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Being tried, in law : ATBAR
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Hosiery hue : BEIGE
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Musical buildup: Abbr. : CRESC
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Dropped off : LESSENED
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Red and black, in roulette : BETS
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European cheese town : EDAM
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Political adviser, e.g. : AIDE
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"That explains it!" : NOWONDER
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Chemical in Drano : LYE
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More foulmouthed : LEWDER
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First Indian encountered by the Pilgrims : SAMOSET
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Disputed Asian region : KASHMIR
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Many scoutmasters : DADS
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CD-___ : ROM
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Movie set do-over : RETAKE
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*Ramen dish : NOODLESOUP
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"Xanadu" band, for short : ELO
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Take the advice of : LISTENTO
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Genesis locale : EDEN
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Strip of stores : MINIMALL
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Like Frankfurters: Abbr. : GER
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Any direction from the North Pole : DUESOUTH
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Zebra : REF
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Boxer Marciano's given name : ROCCO
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Classic theater name : ODEON
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McMahon of the W.W.E. : VINCE
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Court org. : USTA
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Of no consequence : NULL
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Hold as an opinion : DEEM
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Chipped in : ANTED
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Purplish-brown : PUCE
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Its eruption was described by Virgil : ETNA
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Hotfooted it : SPED
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Slangy denial : NAH
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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