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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, Nov 19, 2006  DIAGRAMLESS

47-Down : Pitched perfectly

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
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Stars and Stripes, e.g. : FLAG
5
"Le Rêve" novelist : ZOLA
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São ___ : PAULO
10
Big paperback publisher : AVON
11
Dolores of "The Fugitive," 1947 : DELRIO
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Alluring : SEXY
13
Damning bit of evidence : SMOKINGGUN
15
Place to go : LAV
18
Prime minister after Eshkol : MEIR
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Fair-hiring grp. : EEOC
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Garlicky spread : AIOLI
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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
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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
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Underachiever's grade : CEE
38
Doing nothing at work : LYINGDOWNONTHEJOB
49
Snap course : EASYA
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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
57
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
65
British monarch, informally : QEII
67
Campsite rentals : CANOES
68
Corners : ELLS
69
Tip over : UPEND
70
Levee : DIKE
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Flock's locale : PEWS
Down
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Peter who played Columbo : FALK
2
"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
17
What the starts of 13-, 31-, 38- and 62-Across are : VICES
18
Newsman Roger : MUDD
20
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
25
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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