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Mel Taub
Mel Taub

NY Times, Sun, Jul 01, 2007 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

48-Across : Race for farmland

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31
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C
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© 2007, The New York Times
Across
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He composed for violins or celli : CORELLI
8
Soprano who sounds unfeeling : CALLAS
14
Of or in a large part of the Sahara : ALGERIAN
15
Playwright who needs a doctor : ONEILL
16
Hunting food for growing old : FORAGING
17
I'd go, e.g., for this kind of bag : DOGGIE
18
They're surer to regret : RUERS
19
It might follow a pun on "organ" : GROAN
21
___ man (calculating sort) : ADD
22
"Is it something serious, doctor?" : ITIS
23
Combatants once used 50 paces for these : DUELS
24
Nate's predecessor : STAG
25
Phonetically the French say "these" : CES
26
Government provision that might raise pension questions : ERISA
27
"Ain't She ___" (Stockholm hit tune) : SWEDE
28
Became attached to redhead : ADHERED
30
Sad cafe fronts : FACADES
32
Back of cab : ANA
33
Kind of rant : WAR
34
They lose in M.I.T.'s "1 vs. 100" : VICTIMS
38
Some computers for sailors : TARMACS
42
Title sitcom character's way, they say : ALLIE
43
Shed ___ (reduce seating capacity) : TIERS
45
Galahad, at heart : LAH
46
What is able to take in 50 tribesmen : CLAN
47
Why Ellie sees bike : CYCLE
48
Race for farmland : ACRE
49
A 12-in. behind : AFT
50
A Stooge, about 11, has nerve : MOXIE
51
Not in the least fresh : STALE
52
Tease, tear, reduce to rags : TATTER
54
Nothing certain but birth : CREATION
56
Gee, Mr. E, come out : EMERGE
57
Need 24 hours, alas : LACKADAY
58
Breakfast ___ (early morning soap opera) : SERIAL
59
Penetrated? Not Pat : ENTERED
Down
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Doc Lute made a big hit : CLOUTED
2
Igor? He's monstrous : OGREISH
3
Raises behinds : REARS
4
Backs of icebergs : ERGS
5
Number of Illinois lions gone : LII
6
Lauding without vigor : LANGUID
7
Artist Singer : INGRES
8
Conclusions of fish articles : CODAS
9
A French vote is coming soon : ANON
10
Set up : LEG
11
Tied gal : LIGATED
12
Surveyor's instrument for a laddie : ALIDADE
13
Slight (abbr.) advantages : SLEDGES
14
How far C.I.A. will go : AFRICA
20
Scandinavian of L.A. : OLAF
23
A Mr. Ed reverie : DREAM
24
'Tain't cool : SWARM
26
He's an Eagle, that is : ERNIE
27
Residuals of crass behavior : SCARS
29
Have one neat meal at home : EATIN
31
Knowing a piece of merchandise : AWARE
34
Leaves at caves : VACATES
35
Give 'em a fill of notoriety : ILLFAME
36
See more recent noise : CLATTER
37
Pick up ___ (sense the route to Hades) : STYX
38
One of 10 real navigation aids : TELERAN
39
Arab leader I see lead : ALCAIDE
40
Amount shown in a Ponti commercial : CARLOAD
41
Yes, hen is reflecting light : SHEENY
44
Odds are, i.e., 250-1 it will melt : ICICLE
47
See role of software maker : COREL
48
A g-gob : ATTAR
50
Big start of game : MEGA
51
___ to me (Tokyo bar order) : SAKE
53
Vet's forerunner : TRI
55
Prefix for outside, etc. : ECT
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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