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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Aug 04, 2013 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
26-Down : C (-E)
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
| 1 S | 2 T | 3 A | 4 T | 5 I | 6 N | 7 G | | 8 S | 9 N | 10 I | 11 P | 12 S | |
13 B | O | W | L | O | V | E | R | | 14 P | I | N | A | T | 15 A |
16 A | L | I | E | N | A | T | E | | 17 A | N | K | L | E | T |
18 S | O | R | R | Y | | 19 S | A | 20 B | R | E | | 21 P | A | T |
22 H | I | L | T | | 23 M | U | S | E | S | | 24 S | A | L | A |
25 E | S | E | | 26 C | A | K | E | D | | 27 M | A | T | E | R |
28 S | T | R | 29 A | N | G | E | | 30 S | 31 T | O | W | E | R | S |
| | | 32 D | O | N | | | | 33 H | S | T | | | |
34 P | 35 E | 36 L | O | T | A | 37 S | | 38 B | E | H | O | 39 L | 40 D | 41 S |
42 A | M | O | R | E | | 43 A | 44 S | I | D | E | | 45 E | A | T |
46 N | I | C | E | | 47 O | M | E | G | A | | 48 D | A | N | E |
49 I | R | A | | 50 O | B | E | A | H | | 51 S | I | N | G | E |
52 C | A | T | 53 T | L | E | | 54 N | O | 55 M | A | T | T | E | R |
56 S | T | E | A | D | Y | | 57 C | R | E | A | T | O | R | S |
| 58 E | D | G | E | S | | 59 E | N | G | R | O | S | S | |
© 2013, The New York Times
Across
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8
13
14
It may get a hard tap in a birthday party :
PINATA16
17
Sock for Ellen and Kate :
ANKLET18
Wretched Hindu garment, say :
SORRY19
21
22
Handle found in two-thirds of a hotel chain :
HILT23
1,000 customs of Clio and Erato :
MUSES24
It's a Latin room, essentially :
SALA25
See a compass point :
ESE26
Encrusted, as a deck :
CAKED27
A term for one parent :
MATER28
30
We sorts of people who pack things :
STOWERS32
33
Historic White House letters (#1, #3 and #4) :
HST34
L.A. poet's sports equipment :
PELOTAS38
42
A St. Thomas love :
AMORE43
Idea's digression :
ASIDE45
46
47
48
49
Apt name for a revolutionary :
IRA50
Form of magic to be between two exclamations :
OBEAH51
52
Cows that lactate with no one :
CATTLE54
56
Why, dates may be described this way :
STEADY57
58
Trims, as some shrubbery in London :
EDGES59
Down
1
One who toils so for a concert :
SOLOIST2
"Baton Wielder" writer left inside :
TWIRLER3
4
Guy who might go from Italy to the Big Apple :
TONY5
6
What might Knut see hanging from a kimono sash :
NETSUKE7
8
Practices fighting with masts :
SPARS9
How many will follow Leo :
NINE10
11
Touch the head of a friend :
PALPATE12
13
15
A start for perfumers :
ATTARS20
23
It's great for a G-man :
MAGNA24
Took care of a horror film sequel, reportedly :
SAWTO26
27
Familiar name in Israeli homes :
MOSHE29
Love to read about love :
ADORE31
First name of "The District Attorney" actress :
THEDA34
Worst fears of an Inca: Sp. :
PANICS35
Where Arabs pursue a metier :
EMIRATE36
37
Plateau vis-à-vis a large mesa :
SAME38
39
40
Swarms of bees in gardens, e.g. :
DANGERS41
Guides animals in a roundup :
STEERS44
Where one can see ghosts :
SEANCE47
Says "Yes, Bo" to orders :
OBEYS48
Morse bit to "Me, too" :
DITTO50
51
River for a Russian autocrat, you might say :
SAAR53
55
Woman in gem holdup :
MEG
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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