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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, May 23, 2004 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
26-Across : Soon to leave Houston for home
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30
1 S | 2 T | 3 O | 4 O | 5 L | 6 I | 7 E | | 8 M | 9 O | 10 D | 11 U | 12 L | 13 E | 14 S |
15 H | U | B | B | A | R | D | | 16 O | V | E | R | E | A | T |
17 I | N | V | I | T | E | E | | 18 T | A | N | N | A | G | E |
19 L | E | I | T | H | | 20 N | 21 A | T | T | Y | | 22 K | E | N |
23 O | D | A | S | | 24 S | T | I | L | E | | 25 T | I | R | O |
26 H | U | T | | 27 S | T | A | R | E | | 28 R | E | E | L | S |
| 29 P | E | 30 A | N | U | T | S | | 31 P | E | A | R | Y | |
| | | 32 R | A | C | E | T | 33 R | A | C | K | | | |
| 34 S | 35 P | E | C | K | | 36 R | E | C | U | S | 37 E | 38 S | |
39 S | H | A | N | K | | 40 P | I | P | E | R | | 41 B | E | 42 L |
43 L | A | N | A | | 44 C | U | K | O | R | | 45 S | O | M | A |
46 A | L | D | | 47 D | A | R | E | R | | 48 C | A | N | I | S |
49 C | L | O | 50 S | U | R | E | | 51 T | 52 A | U | R | I | N | E |
53 K | O | R | E | A | N | S | | 54 E | L | E | A | Z | A | R |
55 S | T | A | R | L | E | T | | 56 D | A | S | H | E | R | S |
© 2004, The New York Times
Across
1
8
15
Boston poet is a famous old mother :
HUBBARD16
17
18
It helps Anna get leather :
TANNAGE19
Home of the '51 Scots :
LEITH20
Dressed like King Cole? :
NATTY22
Man following hobo in New Jersey :
KEN23
Where to do as sultans do :
ODAS24
One lets you cross a fence on a farm :
STILE25
Beginner of a riot :
TIRO26
Soon to leave Houston for home :
HUT27
Fail to give the eyes a rest :
STARE28
Are Lee's in parts of the movie? :
REELS29
Sent up a small amount of money :
PEANUTS31
32
34
36
Secures judicial withdrawal :
RECUSES39
Part of Kahn's leg :
SHANK40
One holding the bag :
PIPER41
43
44
Director of "Rock You" :
CUKOR45
Amos has a drug of forgetfulness :
SOMA46
Lad involved in city govt. :
ALD47
Challenger's red array :
DARER48
Cicero's dog; Inca's, too :
CANIS49
51
Like those who run, i.e., at Pamplona :
TAURINE53
54
55
She may startle moviegoers :
STARLET56
They might sooner win gold as shred a track record :
DASHERS
Down
1
Where a timid actor Rob did battle? :
SHILOH2
3
Make unnecessary everything above it :
OBVIATE4
Love small pieces of newspaper :
OBITS5
Young female perthon :
LATH6
7
8
9
Somewhat round, as a veto :
OVATE10
Refuse the states on both ends of N.J. :
DENY11
12
What ruptured mains are like :
LEAKIER13
Early, e.g., and with fervor :
EAGERLY14
They worked on sets of letters :
STENOS21
24
Cuts Kay adhered to :
STUCK25
27
Ask N.C. chef for this :
SNACK28
Appear here and there about mutt :
RECUR30
It's in or near a fight site :
ARENA31
Recap for an Indiana player :
PACER33
34
35
Lady with a box and a pro :
PANDORA37
There's been 1 oz. to stain black :
EBONIZE38
39
At Saks, Elsie bought a pair :
SLACKS40
To rest up is most innocent :
PUREST42
44
Art ___ (Spanish TV sidekick?) :
CARNE45
Woman with a rash :
SARAH47
Like "Laud, laud!" :
DUAL48
Signals on cruises? No, sir! :
CUES50
Legal matter raised :
SER52
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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