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Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon

NY Times, Sun, Nov 26, 2000 DIAGRAMLESS

35-Down : Dichlorodiethyl sulfide

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 78, Blocks: 98
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the first square in the first row.
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© 2000, The New York Times
Across
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Female swine : SOW
4
Hit an infield fly : POPUP
9
___ and aahs : OOHS
11
Food for swine : SWILL
12
Rotisserie rod : SPIT
13
Easy to grasp tightener : WINGNUT
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"Top Hat" star : ASTAIRE
18
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
20
Matriculates: Var. : ENROLS
22
Spank : TAN
23
NBC, with "the" : PEACOCKNETWORK
28
Hall-of-Famer Merlin : OLSEN
29
When "S.N.L." signs off, in most places : ONEAM
30
Rep. : AGT
33
Twaddle : PAP
34
Singer Sumac : YMA
37
Skater Lipinski : TARA
38
Std. : REG
40
Sales pitch? : PIE
41
Messy : UNKEMPT
43
Melted glace : EAU
44
Sinclair Lewis's "___ Vickers" : ANN
45
Common ice sculpture : SWAN
46
Part of ASCAP: Abbr. : SOC
48
Journal ending : ESE
49
Telepathist's skill : ESP
51
Pastry shop purchase : TARTS
53
"Jelly's Last Jam" dancer : HINES
55
Rutgers University team : SCARLETKNIGHTS
59
Camera type: Abbr. : SLR
60
"The Last Don" star : AIELLO
61
House style : TUDOR
64
"Assuredly" : NODOUBT
67
Intellectual : EGGHEAD
70
1952 Olympics site : OSLO
71
Ranges : AREAS
72
Young Lennon : SEAN
73
Chicago tower name : SEARS
74
Short : SHY
Down
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1998 N.L. M.V.P. Sammy : SOSA
2
"Clumsy me!" : OOPS
3
Some poplars : WHITEASPENS
4
Symbol of electric flux : PSI
5
Not let? : OWN
6
Nonsharers : PIGS
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Arm bone : ULNA
8
Salad ingredient : PLUMTOMATO
10
Batter's position : STANCE
13
The King of Champagne Music : WELK
14
Stowe tow : TBAR
16
Much-used modern effect : IRONY
17
Mythical bird : ROC
19
Singer Paul : ANKA
21
___-Cat : SNO
23
Old man : POPPA
24
Lancelot's love : ELAINE
25
Understanding : ENTENTE
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A, or the A's : TEAM
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Bends out of shape : WARPS
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Gardening places : GREENHOUSES
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Afternoon china : TEASET
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Dichlorodiethyl sulfide : MUSTARDGAS
36
Egypt's Sadat : ANWAR
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Shot : GUESS
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Philosopher Jaspers : KARL
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Innocent : CHILD
50
"Hey there!" : PSST
52
RR stop : STA
54
Homes that don't need refrigerators? : IGLOOS
56
Game on which this puzzle's theme is based : CLUE
57
Benevolent : KIND
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Opposite of paleo- : NEO
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Barbarous person : OGRE
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Mother of Hades : RHEA
65
Dull : BLAH
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"Titanic" award : TONY
68
Hammer's place : EAR
69
Onager : ASS
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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