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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Jun 29, 1997 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
44-Down : What Arthur Murray did with a thousand bass
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
| 1 H | 2 I | 3 P | 4 S | 5 T | 6 E | 7 R | | 8 A | 9 M | 10 A | 11 H | 12 L | |
13 D | E | N | A | T | U | R | E | | 14 R | E | P | E | A | 15 T |
16 E | X | T | R | E | M | E | S | | 17 G | R | E | A | S | E |
18 F | A | R | E | R | S | | 19 C | 20 E | O | S | | 21 D | A | N |
22 A | G | E | D | | | 23 P | U | N | T | | 24 I | S | L | E |
25 M | O | A | | 26 P | 27 A | L | E | D | | 28 K | N | E | L | T |
29 E | N | T | 30 W | I | N | E | | 31 O | 32 P | I | A | T | E | S |
| | | 33 A | L | D | A | | 34 R | O | L | L | | | |
35 D | 36 E | 37 F | R | A | Y | S | | 38 S | U | N | L | 39 A | 40 M | 41 P |
42 A | B | L | E | R | | 43 U | 44 S | E | R | S | | 45 G | A | R |
46 V | O | U | S | | 47 G | R | A | D | | | 48 L | I | N | O |
49 I | N | S | | 50 P | O | E | M | | 51 B | 52 R | U | T | A | L |
53 E | I | T | 54 H | E | R | | 55 B | 56 A | R | O | N | A | G | E |
57 S | T | E | E | D | S | | 58 A | N | I | M | A | T | E | S |
| 59 E | R | N | I | E | | 60 S | T | E | E | R | E | D | |
© 1997, The New York Times
Across
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8
Operatic role for L.A. ham :
AMAHL13
A tenured chemistry professor might do this to a protein :
DENATURE14
Tell Peter a second time :
REPEAT16
Maximums measured by sex meter :
EXTREMES17
18
19
21
22
Like one born, e.g., A.D. 1899 :
AGED23
24
"---- be damned!" (unhappy vacationer's cry) :
ISLE25
Lawn ---- (former N.Z. homeowner's need) :
MOA26
To plead seemed less important :
PALED28
At 10:50, Kay did this :
KNELT29
31
What is a poet like Coleridge using? :
OPIATES33
"---- best" (how Alan closes his letters?) :
ALDA34
35
Foots de bill for de fights :
DEFRAYS38
During slump, an effective means to a tan :
SUNLAMP42
More talented? Be real! :
ABLER43
Suers, in terms of courts :
USERS45
Leader of Presidential field? :
GAR46
So, five with you in France :
VOUS47
Drag her to commencement :
GRAD48
Typesetting machines in Illinois :
LINO49
50
It earned Edgar Allan a thousand :
POEM51
Cruel, very dry Pacino :
BRUTAL53
There I find one or the other :
EITHER55
Does Aaron beg for a noble rank? :
BARONAGE57
They're found in d'Este's stables :
STEEDS58
59
He's an Eagle, i.e. :
ERNIE60
Relative of "cowed" or "bulled"? :
STEERED
Down
1
2
3
Shortened the drape :
PARED4
5
A must for heatburn :
TUMS6
Midway down Everest :
ERE7
8
Language apt to rag listeners :
ARGOT9
Where to find steamer in France? :
MERS10
11
Audiologist Ted Shea uses it :
HEADSET12
All Elsa has is a vintage car :
LASALLE13
It often goes with de fortune :
DEFAME15
Et, et, et, et, et, et, et, et, et, et :
TENETS20
23
24
An ill, everything considered :
INALL26
April is covered with hair :
PILAR27
Good to 'ave around the 'ouse :
ANDY28
30
What tradesment swear by :
WARES32
35
Advise the leader of the Kinks :
DAVIES36
It would not be, i.e. soft rubber :
EBONITE37
To make confused, yet restful :
FLUSTER39
40
41
Those with a worker's role: Sp. :
PROLES44
What Arthur Murray did with a thousand bass :
SAMBAS47
Ogres in shrubbery :
GORSE48
Might Al run if moony? :
LUNAR50
51
Dairy product, as from Serbia :
BRIE52
Where they enjoy pasta more :
ROME54
One of 267 chickens :
HEN56
Unwanted guest in a pantry :
ANT
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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