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New York Times, Wednesday, June 29, 1994
Author:
Glenton Petgrave
Editor:
Will Shortz
29-Down : Amateur
This puzzle:
Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 41 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Petgrave. Wednesday freshness: 81%
1 P | 2 A | 3 U | 4 P | 5 E | 6 R | 7 A | 8 S | 9 F | 10 A | 11 R | 12 A | 13 S | ||
14 E | N | T | I | R | E | 15 S | T | O | R | A | G | E | ||
16 E | Y | E | L | I | D | 17 P | O | L | E | M | I | C | 18 S |
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19 L | O | R | E | S | 20 B | I | L | K | 21 P | L | U | M |
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22 E | N | I | D | 23 H | E | R | E | S | 24 S | I | R | E |
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25 D | E | N | 26 D | I | G | I | N | 27 T | E | L |
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28 E | 29 L | E | V | E | N | 30 T | 31 R | Y | S | T |
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32 A | B | E | T | 33 K | 34 I | W | I | |||||||
35 S | 36 T | 37 A | Y | S | 38 E | U | L | O | G | 39 Y | ||||
40 W | A | R | 41 T | A | L | K | S | 42 E | 43 D | 44 T |
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45 I | R | I | 46 S | 47 A | R | R | A | S | 48 S | L | O | E |
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49 S | T | E | M | 50 L | A | N | K | 51 P | U | L | S | E |
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52 S | E | T | A | 53 S | I | D | E | 54 L | A | R | I | A | T |
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55 S | T | R | I | K | E | R | 56 A | V | E | N | G | E |
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57 T | A | T | T | E | R | S | 58 M | E | R | G | E | R |
© 1994, The New York Times6/29/94 ( No. 16,304 )
Across
1
Twain character : PAUPER
7
To the extent that : ASFARAS
14
Lacking nothing : ENTIRE
15
Closet : STORAGE
16
Blinker : EYELID
17
Art of arguing : POLEMICS
19
Traditional areas of knowledge : LORES
20
Defraud : BILK
21
High-paying easy job : PLUM
22
Geraint's love : ENID
23
"___ Johnny!" : HERES
24
Part of an equine family tree : SIRE
25
Room with an easy chair : DEN
26
Become entrenched : DIGIN
27
___ Aviv : TEL
28
Football team : ELEVEN
30
Part of elopement plans : TRYST
32
Egg on : ABET
33
Fuzzy fruit : KIWI
35
Holds back : STAYS
38
Accolade : EULOGY
40
Conflict : WAR
41
Negotiations : TALKS
42
D.C. summer time : EDT
45
Flag : IRIS
47
Wall decoration : ARRAS
48
Blackthorn fruit : SLOE
49
Derive (from) : STEM
50
Thin : LANK
51
Sign of life : PULSE
52
Table : SETASIDE
54
Rodeo rope : LARIAT
55
One on a walkout : STRIKER
56
Repay : AVENGE
57
Hobo's garb : TATTERS
58
Business news : MERGER
Down
1
Prepared potatoes : PEELED
2
"Who'll volunteer?" : ANYONE
3
Of the same mother : UTERINE
4
Stacked : PILED
5
Goddess of discord : ERIS
6
Danger signal : RED
7
Unlined tablet : ASPIRIN
8
Hot : STOLEN
9
Kith and kin : FOLKS
10
Live : ARE
11
On/off routes : RAMPS
12
Nimbleness : AGILITY
13
Ties down : SECURES
18
Refine : SMELT
20
Procreate : BEGET
23
Busy place : HIVE
26
Socialist Eugene : DEBS
29
Amateur : LAY
30
Terrible ___ : TWOS
31
Fit out : RIG
33
Czar-era bourgeois : KULAK
34
Sorts : ILKS
35
Food that's hole-some? : SWISS
36
Most acidic : TARTEST
37
Short melody : ARIETTA
38
Breadwinners : EARNERS
39
Commotion : YELLING
41
Merchant : TRADER
43
Medicinal amount : DOSAGE
44
Be indecisive : TEETER
46
Brainy : SMART
47
Much the same : ALIKE
48
More confident : SURER
51
Blacktop : PAVE
53
Be in session : SIT
54
Escape : LAM
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