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New York Times, Monday, November 12, 2001

Author:
Janice M. Putney
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : "___ silly question ..."
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Janice M. Putney

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQV} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Putney. Monday freshness: 25%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/12/1 ( No. 18,997 )
Across
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Mimic : APER
5
20-20, e.g. : TIED
9
Bookcase part : SHELF
14
As a rule : REGULARLY
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Place for a cookout : PATIO
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One ... : TWOBUCKLEMYSHOE
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City near Oberhausen : ESSEN
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Bygone U.S. gas name : ESSO
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Prepares, as leather : TANS
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Roam (about) : GAD
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New York archbishop Edward : EGAN
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Chemical term after poly- : ESTER
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Pro ___ (proportionately) : RATA
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Pocket watch attachment : FOB
34
Teen affliction : ACNE
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"Moonstruck" actress : CHER
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___ the Greek : ZORBA
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Three ... : FOURSHUTTHEDOOR
42
1966 movie or song : ALFIE
43
1960's-70's singer Marvin : GAYE
44
"___ a man with seven wives" : IMET
45
Gridiron official, for short : REF
46
Work like ___ : ADOG
48
Magritte and Clair : RENES
50
Indonesian island : BALI
52
Dot follower : COM
53
Each : APOP
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Not good, but not bad : SOSO
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New moon, for one : PHASE
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Five ... : SIXPICKUPSTICKS
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Hull parts : KEELS
67
Flower with a bulb : AMARYLLIS
68
Liability's opposite : ASSET
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Toy that does tricks : YOYO
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Pear-shaped instrument : LUTE
Down
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Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
2
Where hymnals are stored : PEWS
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They can get in the way of a deal : EGOS
4
Unsophisticated sort : RUBE
5
Middle X of X-X-X : TAC
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Bothered : IRKED
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Building wings : ELLS
8
Gets rid of the gray : DYES
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Snoop : SPY
10
"___ luego" : HASTA
11
Wharton novel : ETHANFROME
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Great Britain's emblem : LION
13
Rivals : FOES
15
Suddenly run (at) : LUNGE
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___ et Chandon (Champagne) : MOET
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Bow : ARCH
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Peer (at) : GAZE
26
French place of education : ECOLE
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Tobacco holders : SNUFFBOXES
28
Actress Garr : TERI
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Label anew : RETAG
30
Painterish : ARTY
32
Double reeds : OBOES
33
Simpson boy : BART
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Come from ___ : AFAR
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Novelist Victor : HUGO
38
Valhalla host : ODIN
40
Flippered animal : SEAL
41
Life saver : HERO
47
Tiddlywink, e.g. : DISC
49
Gas gauge warning : EMPTY
51
Macintosh maker : APPLE
52
One's share of a medical bill, maybe : COPAY
53
"___ silly question ..." : ASKA
54
Mincemeat desserts : PIES
56
Green-light : OKAY
57
Japanese wrestling : SUMO
59
Bunker ___ : HILL
60
Rights org. : ACLU
61
Playlet : SKIT
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In ___ (existing) : ESSE
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Follower: Suffix : IST
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Like a B'way hit : SRO

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3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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