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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, May 22, 2005  DIAGRAMLESS

63-Across : Big controversy

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 80, Blocks: 86
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the sixth square in the first row.
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© 2005, The New York Times
Across
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Polaroids : PHOTOS
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Make an impression : ETCH
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Business losses, figuratively : REDINK
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Hacienda room : SALA
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Difficult-to-describe quality : JENESAISQUOI
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Copier brand : RICOH
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Pointed ends : CUSPS
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Places to learn les leçons : ECOLES
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Mideast money : RIAL
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Sushi order : EEL
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Done deed : FAITACCOMPLI
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Henna, e.g. : DYE
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Late-night TV inits. : SNL
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It's west of Carson City : TAHOE
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Classic family in high society : ASTORS
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Biblical kingdom : ELAM
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Just arrived : NOWIN
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Special attraction : PIECEDERESISTANCE
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"Ready ___ …" : ORNOT
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Gentle sprinkle : TALC
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"Fine with me" : IMCOOL
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Open areas : ATRIA
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Temple treasure : ARK
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___ Tomé : SAO
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Not "old money" : NOUVEAURICHE
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Big ___ : SUR
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Till compartment : ONES
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Pioneer in hypnotism : MESMER
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Martini's partner : ROSSI
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Off drugs now : CLEAN
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Big controversy : CAUSECELEBRE
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Teen-___ : AGER
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Designer Pucci : EMILIO
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Department store department : MENS
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Succeed : FOLLOW
Down
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Like most ovens before baking : PREHEATED
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Rooster's mate : HEN
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Poem of praise : ODE
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"___ the season …" : TIS
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___ losing streak : ONA
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Bank robber's cover-up : SKICAP
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Titles for attys. : ESQS
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Brownish gray : TAUPE
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Shutter : CLOSEDOWN
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"Bali ___" : HAI
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More than jostle : JOLT
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Roman dictator, 82-79 B.C. : SULLA
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Umps : REFS
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Volunteer's cry : ICAN
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Snake's form : COIL
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Do, re, mi, etc. : SCALE
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Sleeping car compartments : ROOMETTES
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The Beatles' "___ Mine" : IME
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Like a 3-Down : LYRIC
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Blacken : CHAR
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"That ___ fair!" : ISNT
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Slave to crosswords? : ESNE
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3-Down title start : TOA
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French peas : POIS
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La Douce et al. : IRMAS
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Cheer on : ENCOURAGE
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Lover's talk : COO
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Princely school : ETON
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Poet Teasdale : SARA
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Pelvic bone : ILIUM
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Straw man : SCARECROW
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On the lam : LOOSE
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Greeting to Nero : AVE
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Tip-top : ACME
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Actress Perlman : RHEA
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"Ol' Man River" composer : KERN
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Worldwide relief org. : UNICEF
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"Survivor" setting : ISLE
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City on the Seine : ROUEN
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Lith. and Est., once : SSRS
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Engine cylinder : CAM
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Modern music genre : EMO
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Short, for short : LIL
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90° turn : ELL
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It takes a lifetime to make : BIO
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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