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New York Times, Saturday, October 21, 2000

Author:
Bob Klahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Down : One with an inside track
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
601/29/19945/22/201110
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CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5746577%
Bob Klahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 24 Missing: {QVWX} This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Klahn. Saturday freshness: 76%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/21/0 ( No. 18,610 )
Across
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Fearful of exposure? : CAMERASHY
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Slip : LAPSE
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Joseph of ___ (follower of Jesus) : ARIMATHEA
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Supports, in a way : ABETS
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Like couch potatoes : SEDENTARY
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Gorges : SATES
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Recession victim? : HAIRLINE
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Connected series : CATENA
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Severe blow : GALE
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John who sang "Jambalaya" : FOGERTY
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Sony co-founder : MORITA
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Casino opening : COINSLOT
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Suppose : OPINE
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"___, you've got me on my knees" (Clapton lyric) : LAYLA
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Buried treasure : ORE
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Mao successor : DENG
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Does yet to be identified : JANES
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"Charlie's Angels" role : KRIS
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A little bit of work : ERG
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It gets to the heart of the matter : CORER
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Solitaire unit : CARAT
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Resinous juice used in perfumery : LABDANUM
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Swindles : COZENS
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Apt anagram for "the eyes" : THEYSEE
40
Like early Beatles recordings : MONO
41
Wingdings : ROASTS
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Guided : MENTORED
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Acoustic : AURAL
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Binding : MANDATORY
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Where Grenoble is : ISERE
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Hobnob : ASSOCIATE
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"Horsefeathers!" : NERTS
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Leased : CHARTERED
Down
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Bills : CASH
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Side by side, maybe? : AREA
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High time in Paris : MIDI
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Developing : EMERGING
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Went over : RANLATE
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King who demanded half of Rome's Western Empire as a dowry : ATTILA
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Classic 1949 Jack Schaefer novel : SHANE
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"Grab ahold!" : HERE
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Shout of approval : YAY
10
Food whose name means, literally, "cooking pot" : LASAGNA
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Goes down : ABATES
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Nero's portrayer in "The Story of Mankind" : PETERLORRE
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Deafening : STENTORIAN
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Bar exercises? : ESSAYTESTS
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Spring winds : COILS
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Degas's "Le ___ de la danse" : FOYER
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One with an inside track : MODELTRAIN
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Palais Garnier, for one : OPERAHOUSE
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Wedding party : RINGBEARER
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Cave follower : CANEM
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Lash with a whip : LARUE
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"The Thin Red Line" novelist James : JONES
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Lilliputian of early 50's TV : KAZOOTIE
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European tourist sites : CASTLES
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Reach : CONTACT
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"Pale Rider" actor Richard : DYSART
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Bird with a 9- to 10-foot wingspan : CONDOR
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Smart outfit : MENSA
42
Pound : MASH
43
Outcry : ROAR
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Folies Bergère designer : ERTE
45
Turned red? : DYED
47
Slicker : MAC

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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