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Andrew Ries
Andrew Ries

NY Times, Sun, Jan 13, 2019 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

5-Down : What makes Eve level

Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26
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© 2019, The New York Times
Across
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A Searle brand that nobody doesn't like : SARALEE
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Holy person with prayer closings : STAMENS
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One with nearly all of Meg Ryan's pictures : IMAGERY
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"Gramps bye-bye, and now ___, too!" : NONAGON
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You would never, e.g., exact this after forgiving someone : REVENGE
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Result to emerge when sides are switched : OUTCOME
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Boy who begins citing : ELI
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Ones who treat an O.C.D. sort : DOCTORS
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I'm a girl : MIA
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Numbers of German refusals heard : NINES
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Ship joints : HIPS
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"___ you" (words of appreciation from an army officer) : TANK
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Nonex ro negyxo : SAGA
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One-woman army : MARY
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Female heading back in renewable energy : RENEE
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Place in Mother Earth : THERE
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More like the Loire, I would say, after a spill : OILIER
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A sluggard's antic commencement group : GRADUATINGCLASS
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Give a tickler in "Mr. Ed" : REMIND
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Governs lines : RULES
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Always the character before you : EVERT
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O__d st__ __i__s : LORE
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The top students got all A's ___ in Celestial Objects : ORBS
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What follows 10 + 10 : NEXT
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Thin trace : HINT
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Stern comics canine : SNERT
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Middle of March : ARC
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Weighty costume in "Faust" and "It" : FATSUIT
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Kind of wing : VIE
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Broadcaster's mistake regarding D.E.A. raid : DEADAIR
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Standard in utero procedure : ROUTINE
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True one on the way : ENROUTE
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Customer who's asked "Are you dense?!" : ENDUSER
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French patron of dissent : STDENIS
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Why Ed's bad on couches : DAYBEDS
Down
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Partner of Madame Ens : SIRENS
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Who might fix an A-1 meal : AMELIA
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Tolled a bell around six : RAVING
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Alternative to an Amana : AGE
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What makes Eve level : LENDS
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"Coming up - Shrek!" : ERGO
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See, they are letters to test your vision : EYECHART
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Poking around spoon and fork : SNOOPY
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Sightseeing trips to a French city : TOURS
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Some insects - gnats, mostly : ANTS
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Start for Adam on the highway : MAC
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O, an "I" game! : EGOMANIA
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"Haven't you ___ TV?," bragged Mr. Backward : NOMINEES
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Any askers for shoes? : SNEAKERS
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Items in trunk interiors : TIREIRONS
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I ratted and am humiliated : EATDIRT
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Who had apple shot off head, in legend : TELLSON
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Drink made from honey : MEAD
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University food staple : RICE
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Peck's co-star in "The Typists" : HUNT
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Look 'round leg : OGLE
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What might Sarge end up throwing? : GRENADES
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Arty veneer that's respectful of God : REVERENT
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Way to pay for a Mexico/California road : AMEXCARD
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Encouraged U-turn on red : NURTURED
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Tilers' measures in Britain : LITRES
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Change, as one verse : REVISE
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Rib end soaked in saltwater : BRINED
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__ __amp__d__ __ __ : STEERS
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Land that's the opposite of "lovey" : HAITI
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Dusty library : STUDY
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A fun spirit : FAUN
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Island inside national borders : IONA
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Drove oddly : DOE
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But in retrospect ... : TUB
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle.

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