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Mel Taub
Mel Taub

NY Times, Sun, Apr 15, 2001 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

35-Down : This time Ava is in love

Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26
Notepad: At the 24th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, held last month in Stamford, Conn., this puzzle was solved by Roger Barkan, 21, of Cambridge, Mass., in 6 minutes 45 seconds.
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© 2001, The New York Times

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Across
1
He wrote of money's harms, e.g. : GRESHAM
8
Give Mrs. Pate a new impression : RESTAMP
15
Rock music? : LULLABY
16
He earned five title fights : EVANDER
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Offer user all temptations : ALLURES
18
Get neat camp sight : TENTAGE
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It creates one mess : SEISM
20
T' rip : TREND
22
Kind of tiff : MAS
23
One who attends hops : SOPH
24
Dali's timepieces had them : DIALS
25
Small item : MITE
26
Suffix to use : EUS
27
Boy with 100 lice : CECIL
28
Author on tap : PATON
29
Let's name Carnegie, e.g. : STEELMAN
31
Hidden talent : LATENT
32
Alpinists' deadly falls : TAILSPINS
34
Our tan came to an end : RANOUT
37
With hair set round a bald spot : TONSURED
41
Typos? End 'em! : EMEND
42
Why some move along : MOSEY
43
Woman from the night before : EVE
44
Chokes on jokes : GAGS
45
Backlash? : PARTS
46
___ Brudders cough drops : SMIT
47
A debutante, at heart : UTA
48
See glob of sugar : CLUMP
49
Thingle : THOLE
50
Reply to Pacino's "What's 1.057 quarts?" : LITERAL
52
See a lot of salts : OLEATES
54
Swear to some census information? : AVERAGE
55
What eastern is to east-northeastern : NEAREST
56
Dear Ted: Times changed : REDATED
57
Listens to a recruiter : ENLISTS
Down
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Young F.B.I. women? : GLASSES
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Exclude Lou? True! : RULEOUT
3
Shape of pill, see? : ELLIPSE
4
'Tain't teetotaler : SLUSH
5
What English army conceals : HARM
6
He used to be a president : ABE
7
Like icy malts - it's hard to explain : MYSTICAL
8
Concerning a Swiss archer : RETELL
9
Six and eight, but not seven : EVENS
10
S+ : SAND
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It's 50% potent : TNT
12
On a date I'm human : ADAMITE
13
Got mean, using explosive force : MEGATON
14
Gift shipped in advance : PRESENT
21
Martin's or Roker's forecast : RAINSTORM
24
Timed on the way up? : DEMIT
25
A must in Taiwan Strait : MATSU
27
Ducal name : CLAUD
28
Gives Y a bad review : PANSY
30
Jackets for Stone : ETONS
31
What's in Neil's script? : LINES
33
Corn bread for Emily : POSTPONE
34
As a rule, rag isn't : REGULAR
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This time Ava is in love : AMATIVE
36
Rendered Dante, e.g., ineffective : NEGATED
38
Distant telecasts of meteors : REMOTES
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To Lee, TV is most sinful : EVILEST
40
What de teacher gives : DETESTS
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Like loser in A.M. duel : MAULED
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French beach (see page 50) : PLAGE
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One rash lady : SHARI
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Follower of Pluto : CRAT
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Relative of smew, eider et al. : TEAL
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Kind of sable : ERA
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Man of middling talents : LEN
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 6 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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