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Frank Longo
Frank Longo

NY Times, Sun, Apr 05, 1998 Diagramless

17-Down : "Blame It on the ___ Nova"

Author:
Frank Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 74, Blocks: 113
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has left/right symmetry.
1-Across begins in the 2nd square of the top row.
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© 1998, The New York Times
Across
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Peanut butter holder : JAR
4
With 45-Across, semi-animated film of 1988 : WHO
7
The yoke's on them : OXEN
9
___ pas : FAUX
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Archer's pack : QUIVER
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Like quesadillas, enchiladas, etc. : TEXMEX
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"Do Ya" band : ELO
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N.B.A.'s Unseld : WES
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"That's show ___!" : BIZ
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Yeoman's yes : AYE
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J.F.K. was one : DEM
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Motor oil additive : STP
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Alley ___ : OOP
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Composer Rorem : NED
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Shepard and others : ALANS
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Some are three-legged : RACES
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Model of madness : MARCHHARE
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Cotswold chorus : BAAS
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___ moment's notice : ATA
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"Ye" follower, sometimes : OLDE
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12-Across topping : SALSA
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Wine cask : TUN
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Hardly hipsters : NERDS
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Ayn Rand's shrugger : ATLAS
42
Neighbor of Ill. : IND
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Hand weapons? : NAILS
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See 4-Across : FRAMEDROGERRABBIT
50
It may be hard to carry : TUNE
51
"Richard III" star McKellen : IAN
52
Scrabble 2-pointer : DEE
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Cordon ___ : BLEU
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Disney's Scrooge : MCDUCK
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Kind of bee or whale : KILLER
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Annual basket hiders : EASTERBUNNIES
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Corsican's neighbor : SARDINIAN
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Star of TV's "Full House" : SAGET
Down
1
10,000,000 ergs : JOULE
2
Self-evident truth : AXIOM
3
Gun the engine : REV
4
Floor protector : WAX
5
Not alien : HUMAN
6
Daisy variety : OXEYE
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Still in the wrapper : NEW
9
Shriner's cap : FEZ
10
Math proof abbr. : QED
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Hi-___ graphics : RES
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Iceberg part : TIP
13
Crossed out : XED
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Prosecutor in the news : STARR
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"Blame It on the ___ Nova" : BOSSA
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Appeasement : PLACATION
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Like some fielders' catches : ONEHANDED
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German warning : ACHTUNG
27
Billiard stroke : MASSE
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Hard-rock connection : ASA
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Silver of "Blue Steel" : RON
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Actress Verdugo : ELENA
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Gymnast's asset : BALANCE
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City on San Francisco Bay : ALAMEDA
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Become wet and dirty : DRABBLE
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Food : EDIBLES
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Play a uke : STRUM
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Comparatively crafty : SLIER
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Sternward : AFT
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Original Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
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Pronouncements : DICTA
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Leaf gatherers : RAKERS
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Mend a sweater : REKNIT
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Spanish queen : REINA
55
Letters on a battleship : USS
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Writer Yutang : LIN
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Nutrient amt. : RDA
60
Walloping : BIG
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French article : UNE
Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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