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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, Nov 19, 2006  DIAGRAMLESS

25-Down : Big name in gas

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 82, Blocks: 87
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the fifth square in the first row.
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© 2006, The New York Times
Across
1
Stars and Stripes, e.g. : FLAG
5
"Le Rêve" novelist : ZOLA
9
São ___ : PAULO
10
Big paperback publisher : AVON
11
Dolores of "The Fugitive," 1947 : DELRIO
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Alluring : SEXY
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Damning bit of evidence : SMOKINGGUN
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Place to go : LAV
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Prime minister after Eshkol : MEIR
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Fair-hiring grp. : EEOC
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Garlicky spread : AIOLI
22
Loosen : UNTIE
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Alternative to wind and geothermal : SOLAR
27
Bar supply : TONIC
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Noted Miami golf resort : DORAL
29
Modern rock genre : EMO
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"Shucks, that's awfully nice" : AWGEE
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Park amenities : DRINKINGFOUNTAINS
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Ode title start : TOA
37
Underachiever's grade : CEE
38
Doing nothing at work : LYINGDOWNONTHEJOB
49
Snap course : EASYA
50
Name on a 50's campaign button : IKE
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Radarange maker : AMANA
52
Coastal feature : INLET
53
Challenges for future attys. : LSATS
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Sends reeling : DECKS
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No-see-ums : GNATS
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Wine residue : LEES
60
Couple of bucks? : ROES
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Lineup accusee : HIM
62
Totally confident in : SWEARINGBY
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British monarch, informally : QEII
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Campsite rentals : CANOES
68
Corners : ELLS
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Tip over : UPEND
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Levee : DIKE
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Flock's locale : PEWS
Down
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Peter who played Columbo : FALK
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"Foreign Affairs" author Alison : LURIE
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Dress designs : ALINES
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Bit of baby talk : GOOGOO
5
Actress Pitts : ZASU
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Bread site : OVEN
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Jewish deli stock : LOX
8
"___ takers?" : ANY
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One living near Bradley University : PEORIAN
11
Soviet premier's name in "Dr. Strangelove" : DMITRI
13
Mister, abroad : SENOR
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Staff leader : GCLEF
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It's east of N.Y.C. : LONGI
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Venusian, e.g. : ALIEN
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What the starts of 13-, 31-, 38- and 62-Across are : VICES
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Newsman Roger : MUDD
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Rat-___ : ATAT
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A Grant Wood design is seen on its state quarter : IOWA
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Deer's cousin : ELK
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Big name in gas : AMOCO
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Where Joan of Arc was burned : ROUEN
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"___ be an honor" : ITD
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Salad dressing request : NOOIL
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Stares (at) : GAWKS
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Make : NET
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Actress Vivien : LEIGH
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New Age musician : YANNI
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Belief of 1.2 billion : ISLAM
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Response Putin might put in : NYET
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Gangsters' weapons : GATS
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Author Zora ___ Hurston : NEALE
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Was down with : HAD
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Came out : EMERGED
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___ ladder : JACOBS
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Pitched perfectly : ONKEY
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Popular ale : BASS
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Service piece : TEACUP
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It's a wrap : SERAPE
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Strength : SINEW
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Scarf material : SILK
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Sapient : WISE
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Québec votes : NONS
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Proof letters : QED
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QB Manning : ELI
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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