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New York Times, Thursday, November 15, 2001

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Deep-six
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RebusScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
51.599942%
Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Thursday freshness: 62%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/15/1 ( No. 19,000 )
Across
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Ancient Olympia's Temple of ___ : HERA
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Hindrance : CRIMP
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Left open-mouthed : AWED
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Copyrightable, in a way: Abbr. : ORIG
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Union part : LOCAL
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Dolly of "Hello, Dolly!" : LEVI
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TV personality stumbles at chess? : KINGLOSESAQUEEN
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Like gift watches : ENGRAVED
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Spill : TUMBLE
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Tick off : IRE
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British weapon : STEN
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Violinist acknowledges applause? : STERNTAKESABOW
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Winding : CURVY
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Museum ___ : OFART
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Stat for 31-Down : RBI
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English painter called the Cornish Wonder : OPIE
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Big name in fruit juices : MOTTS
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Shade of red : BEET
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Support system? : BRA
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Orange ___ : PEKOE
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Deep-six : TRASH
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Comedienne joins the picket line? : BALLISONSTRIKE
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Org. : ASSN
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Bleed : RUN
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Time for shops to close : SIESTA
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A legitimate object of attack : FAIRGAME
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Actress overdoes it? : CLOSEGOESTOOFAR
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"It will come ___ surprise" : ASNO
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Sister of Thalia : ERATO
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"The Haj" author : URIS
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Physics calculation : MASS
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Gown material : SATIN
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Mood : TONE
Down
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Bunkum : HOKE
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Home for Murphy and O'Brien : ERIN
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Symbol of devotion : RING
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Wrong : AGGRIEVE
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Split : CLOVEN
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Picked up : ROSE
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Clinched : ICED
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Certain kin : MAS
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"Only You" group, with "the" : PLATTERS
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One reuning : ALUMNA
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Former Jets coach Ewbank : WEEB
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Daredevil Knievel : EVEL
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Banquet : DINE
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Celtic Bird : LARRY
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Mission : QUEST
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Emulates Elvis Stojko : SKATES
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Old Toyota : SUPRA
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Mason's work? : TRIAL
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Accepted, as a job : TOOKON
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"Flow gently, sweet ___ ...": Burns : AFTON
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Bit of luck : BREAK
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Hard to miss : OBESE
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On the side of : WITH
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Early hitting king : COBB
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Beep followers, at times : MESSAGES
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Elicit : BRINGOUT
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Ski trail : PISTE
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Cape Cod town : TRURO
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Snares : LASSOS
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Neptune's largest moon : TRITON
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Fleece : SCAM
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Madeleine L'Engle novel or its heroine : ILSA
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Spans of history : EONS
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Something to be proud of : FEAT
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Piedmont province : ASTI
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___-American : AFRO
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Primary : MAIN
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Mouths : ORA

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