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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, Aug 14, 2005  DIAGRAMLESS

37-Down : Play an instrument idly

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
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 sixth square in the first row.
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© 2005, The New York Times
Across
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Frugal : CHEAP
6
Judges' benches : BANCS
7
"Look what ___!" : IDID
11
Goner : SITTINGDUCK
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The chimes of Big Ben are set to it: Abbr. : GMT
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Échecs piece : ROI
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Up : ARISEN
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Logician's work : TREE
20
Dolphins locale : MIAMI
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Not give up : TRY
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Tournament type : ROUNDROBIN
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Bro and sis : SIBS
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One-eighty : UEY
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Floors : KOS
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"I've___ Strings" ("Pinocchio" song) : GOTNO
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Sault ___ Marie, city in 33-Across : STE
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See 32-Across: Abbr. : ONT
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Variety : ILK
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McGregor of "Revenge of the Sith" : EWAN
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Bitter news : HARDPILLTOSWALLOW
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Criminal, in slang : PERP
44
Polish off : EAT
45
Bern's river : AAR
46
Place to go in London : LOO
47
Classic cartoon mouse : JERRY
49
"A Spy in the House of Love" author : NIN
50
Paid notice: Abbr. : ADV
51
Corner shop : DELI
52
Hotshot lawyer : LEGALEAGLE
56
Suffix with peace : NIK
57
Fashion editor Vreeland : DIANA
59
"Peter Pan" figure : SMEE
60
Cameo stones : ONYXES
62
Recipe amt. : TSP
64
Affected contraction : TIS
65
Speaks frankly : TALKSTURKEY
68
___ P. Halliburton, Halliburton's founder : ERLE
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Singer Della : REESE
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Reveal one's true feelings : LETON
Down
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Network with an "eye" logo : CBS
2
"Aquarius" musical : HAIR
3
Bury : ENTOMB
4
When Banquo is murdered in "Macbeth" : ACTIII
5
Letter before omega : PSI
7
A mean Amin : IDI
8
"The Grapes of Wrath" setting : DUSTBOWL
9
Bakery workers : ICERS
10
Fashion inits. : DKNY
12
Where many vets served : NAM
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Miller's stock : GRIST
14
Pale yellow cheese : GRUYERE
15
Fellows : MEN
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Noted TV journalist embedded with U.S. forces in the Iraq war : TEDKOPPEL
19
Dancer's shoe appurtenance : TOETAP
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Certain non-Latino : ANGLO
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Fraternity event : RUSH
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Rice-a-___ : RONI
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Horse handler : OSTLER
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Seriously : INEARNEST
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Figure skater Baiul : OKSANA
34
___ Sheraton (hotel company) : ITT
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"G" film audience : ALLAGES
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Play an instrument idly : NOODLE
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Literary character with a double life : DRJEKYLL
40
1972 Derek and the Dominos hit : LAYLA
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Cry : WAIL
42
Made fabric : WOVE
48
Fair attractions : RIDES
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Mideast moolah : DINAR
53
Big plate : ENTREE
54
Rubber ring : GASKET
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"___ going crazy?" : AMI
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Memo : NOTE
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Believer: Suffix : IST
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Popular Jaguar : XKE
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Argentine buck : PESO
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Google search result : URL
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Urge : YEN
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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