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New York Times, Monday, November 4, 2002

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 93 for Mr. Gordon. Monday freshness: 24%
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© 2002, The New York Times11/4/2 ( No. 19,354 )
Across
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Tony winner Minnelli : LIZA
5
Not all : SOME
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Leg bone : TIBIA
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Author unknown, for short : ANON
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List-shortening abbr. : ETAL
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Upturned, as a box : ONEND
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"To ___ is human ..." : ERR
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Seeks money damages from : SUES
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Click and clack, e.g. : NOISES
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Nature's alarm clock : ROOSTER
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Attention-getter : PSST
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Third degree? : PHD
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Kind of rally or talk : PEP
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Corned beef concoction : HASH
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Alarm clock setting, perhaps : SIXAM
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Boutonniere's place : LAPEL
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Feed lines to : CUE
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Town meeting site : COMMUNITYCENTER
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Chowed down : ATE
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What straphangers lack : SEATS
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Indian corn : MAIZE
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Deliver a tirade : RANT
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Dryly humorous : WRY
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Hi-fi component : AMP
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Major airports : HUBS
50
"The Firm" author : GRISHAM
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St. Francis's home : ASSISI
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Haunted house sound : MOAN
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Companion of the id : EGO
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Surprises : CATCHESOFFGUARD
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Conjure up : EVOKE
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Neighborhood : AREA
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Gratis : FREE
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Underground conduit : SEWER
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Lively : PERT
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Praiseful poems : ODES
Down
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Modern surgical tool : LASER
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Conclusion's opposite : INTRO
3
Famous slasher film? : ZORRO
4
Gasteyer of "Saturday Night Live" : ANA
5
Made a smooth transition : SEGUED
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Survey choice : OTHER
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"Welcome" sites : MATS
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Keebler cookie maker : ELF
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Corrida de ___ (bullfight) : TOROS
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Close to personally : INWITH
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Actresses Arthur and Benaderet : BEAS
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Memo starter : INRE
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Finds the sum : ADDS
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Narrow strip of land : ISTHMUS
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With no assurance of payment : ONSPEC
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Unwanted e-mail : SPAM
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Diarist Samuel : PEPYS
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Hamburger unit : PATTY
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Start of a play : ACTI
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Mideast canal : SUEZ
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Roll call response : HERE
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Unwelcome mark : SCAR
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Small amount : IOTA
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Marvel superheroes : XMEN
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They cook up whoppers : LIARS
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Animal in a mass migration : LEMMING
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Beginner, slangily : NEWBIE
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Siestas : NAPS
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Alan of "Growing Pains" : THICKE
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Palestinian leader : ARAFAT
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Wedding party member : USHER
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Errand runner : GOFER
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Got wind of : HEARD
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Come to terms : AGREE
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Math class figures : MODES
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They're worth 1 or 11 points : ACES
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Computer command : SAVE
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Put away : STOW
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Oliver's request : MORE
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Gullible person : SAP
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ET's craft : UFO

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