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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, Aug 01, 2004 DIAGRAMLESS

72-Down : Firms: Abbr.

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 82, Blocks: 92
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the fourth square in the first row.
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© 2004, The New York Times
Across
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Persuade by force : COERCE
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Achilles, for one : WARRIOR
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Brightly colored marine fish : OPAH
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First (and only) first lady to win an Emmy : JACKIEKENNEDY
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Carrier to Japan : ANA
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Clockmaker Terry : ELI
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Madison Avenue trade magazine : ADWEEK
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"Ouch!" : YEOW
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Slave to crosswords? : ESNE
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Racehorses, slangily : NAGS
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Mil. honor : DSC
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First first lady to hold a college degree : LUCYHAYES
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"Ditto!" : SOAMI
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Mauna ___ : KEA
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Rock's ___ Lobos : LOS
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Ballet step : PAS
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Museum with Goyas : PRADO
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Physicist Angstrom : ANDERS
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First first lady to vote for her husband for president : FLORENCEHARDING
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Hotel name : HILTON
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Peaceful protest : SITIN
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Special forces firearm : UZI
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Suffix with idol : IZE
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Order after "ready" : AIM
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Like Odin : NORSE
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First first lady to write a commercially published book : HELENTAFT
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Catch, as game : BAG
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Hurler Hershiser : OREL
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Gentle gait : TROT
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Muffed (it) : BLEW
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"I completely agree" : SOTRUE
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Letter in the name of a boating fraternity? : RHO
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Musician Brian : ENO
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First first lady to visit an overseas combat zone : PATRICIANIXON
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One-on-one Olympic event : EPEE
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Shakespearean character who was the first to use the phrase "primrose path" : OPHELIA
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Signs of an electric problem : SPARKS
Down
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Tropical trees from which chocolate comes : CACAOS
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See 13-Down : ORK
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Buffalo's lake : ERIE
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Cambodian cash : RIEL
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Newswoman Roberts : COKIE
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Before, in poetry : ERE
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Declined : WANED
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Next up : ONDECK
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Hymnal spot : PEW
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Hot-weather drink : ADE
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Cackling creature : HYENA
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Rapper ___-Z : JAY
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When doubled, goodbye on 2-Down : NANU
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"Rich Man, Poor Man" actress : KAYLENZ
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Johns : WCS
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Reach feetfirst, as a base : SLIDEINTO
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Cosmonaut Shonin : GEORGI
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Slow leak sound : SSSS
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Aches (for) : YEARNS
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13 cards, maybe : HAND
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Gift giver's phrase : OPENIT
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Prince Valiant's son : ARN
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They don't do Windows : MACS
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Viagra maker : PFIZER
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Gene forms : ALLELES
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Stewed dude : SOT
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"___ be in England" : OHTO
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Island off India's coast : DIU
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Horse color : ROAN
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Tire's fill : AIR
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Ritz competitor : HIHO
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Reach full value : MATURE
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Decline : EBB
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Run off to say "I do" : ELOPE
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Gratis, to Goethe : FREI
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Joan Collins's role on "Dynasty" : ALEXIS
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Salami selection : GENOA
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Linda in 90's news : TRIPP
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Prevailed : WON
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Keg party need : TAP
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Numbered rd. : RTE
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"What a hoot!" : HAHA
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Unique person : ONER
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Firms: Abbr. : COS
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Variety : ILK
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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