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Whose What?

New York Times, Sunday, January 2, 1994

Author:
Brian G. Tyler
Editor:
Will Shortz
131-Down : Firewood choice
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Brian G. Tyler

This puzzle:

Rows: 23, Columns: 23 Words: 170, Blocks: 106 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Tyler. Sunday freshness: 12%
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© 1994, The New York Times1/2/94 ( No. 16,126 )
Across
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Pops : SODAS
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Cards left over from a deal : TALON
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Invited a ticket? : SPED
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Born's partner : BRED
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Parts of villas : ATRIA
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Handel bars? : SONATA
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The Ponte Vecchio crosses it : ARNO
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Dalai ___ : LAMA
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Genius's residence : SHERLOCKSHOME
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Michele's area of study : LEESMAJOR
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"___ do" (old hello) : HOW
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State of being late : ARREARS
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Pan's opposite : RAVE
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Site in "Julius Caesar" : SENATE
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Sawyer and others : DIANES
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Lighting problem? : ARSON
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Like many doorways : ARCHED
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Baby food : PAP
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Sty matriarch : SOW
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Considerably : ALOT
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Happy hour order : ALE
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Affirm : AVER
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Bentsen's dental device : LLOYDSBRIDGE
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Defective : BAD
53
Size 5 women's shoe : PETITE
55
Enlists again : REUPS
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Asia, the "the" : EAST
58
Balzac novel "Le ___ Goriot" : PERE
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Wind: Prefix : ANEMO
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Women's auxiliary of 60 Down: Abbr. : WAAF
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Bird back from near extinction : CONDOR
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Testify : AVOW
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Start of many horror titles : CURSE
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Outhouse site, perhaps : WCSFIELD
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Thinly : SPARSELY
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"Owner of a Lonely Heart" rock band : YES
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Having a golden touch : GILT
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Merriment : GLEE
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Terrorist cell : CADRE
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Stephen King best seller : CARRIE
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Marriage locale : ALTAR
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Hebrew for "house of God" : BETHEL
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Rumble : MELEE
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Robber's take : LOOT
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It's north of Okla. : KANS
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Mos. and mos. : YRS
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Worse than feeble : HELPLESS
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Shula's shoelace problem : DONSKNOT
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Confused : ATSEA
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Thumb-twiddling : IDLE
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Seth or Clarence : THOMAS
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Spare parts? : RIBS
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Desires : LUSTS
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Admissions chief : DEAN
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Bach violin sonata, e.g. : SOLO
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22 Across's capital : LHASA
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Shinbones : TIBIAS
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Site of semicircular canals : EAR
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With whom Backus quarreled : JIMSNEIGHBOR
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"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
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Nice friend : AMI
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Hatchery sound : PEEP
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One who wears stripes : REF
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Law degree : LLD
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Gypsy : ROMANY
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Hobo's home : SHACK
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The "R" in CORE : RACIAL
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City north of Lisbon : OPORTO
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Nursery color : PINK
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Filled : REPLETE
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Party girl : DEB
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Where a Muppet strolls : BERTSPARK
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Sondheim's secret from the Feds : STEPHENSSTILL
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Noted Harper's Bazaar illustrator : ERTE
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Words of comprehension : ISEE
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One way to be cast : ADRIFT
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Mount : HORSE
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During office hours : DAYS
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"Mask" star : CHER
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Have the ___ on : GOODS
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Married, in a way : YOKED
Down
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Part of an officer's uniform : SASH
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Emperor of A.D. 69 : OTHO
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Keene sleuth : DREW
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___ Jordan : AIR
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Bar-made items? : SALADS
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Keepsake : TOKEN
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Vase handles : ANSAE
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Cowardly Lion actor and family : LAHRS
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Siouan Indians : OTOS
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60's service site : NAM
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One discharged from the Navy? : SALVO
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Primp : PREEN
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Wind dir. : ENE
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Chancel cloth : DOSSAL
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Mont ___ : BLANC
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Indian prince : RAJAH
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Overact : EMOTE
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Adventured : DARED
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Doctor's note? : SCRAWL
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Player at Camden Yards : ORIOLE
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Box score component : ERROR
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Sea, in old verse : MERE
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___ spumante : ASTI
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Clerical garb : ALBS
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Roman rule : PAPACY
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New York's Columbus : AVENUE
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Apostle's wine storage area : PETERSCELLAR
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Venomous viper : ASP
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Moral man? : AESOP
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Opposite of hubs : RIMS
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___ of Zeus at Dodona : ORACLE
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Brewing aid : YEAST
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Rump : DUFF
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Thieves' locale : DEN
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Wanders : GADS
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Part of actress Garland's window : BEVERLYSSILL
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Have ___ to play (be of use) : AROLE
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Moist, perhaps : DEWY
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Piggie : TOE
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Religious essays : TRACTS
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___ deux : PASDE
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See 60 Across : WWII
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Shoe "treads" : CLEATS
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Czech river : ODER
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Northern hemispheres? : IGLOOS
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Singer/songwriter John : ELTON
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Cheer : RAH
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Says hi : GREETS
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Intro for stock or horn : ALPEN
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Electrical unit : REL
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"Sweet Liberty" star : ALDA
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Tropical African tree : BAOBAB
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Tolkien creatures : ENTS
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Euripides tragedy : MEDEA
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Fried snack : KNISH
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Kind of outlet : RETAIL
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Talked back : SASSED
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Ensconce : HIDE
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Japanese sliding screen : SHOJI
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Sun: Prefix : SOLI
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1800's U.S. Army rifle : KRAG
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Champion crowned 10/30/74 : ALI
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Part of a marching band : TUBA
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Tattoo dedicatee : MOM
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Kind of soup : LEEK
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Very fashionable : HIP
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Candies : TREATS
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Link : SPAN
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Peninsulas : NECKS
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___ Express : ORIENT
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They take to the hills : ANTS
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Having Coke-bottle glasses? : MYOPIC
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Plump : FLESHY
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In judicial attire : ROBED
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Threepenny entertainment? : OPERA
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Mickey Mouse nephew : MORTY
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Johnson and others : ARTES
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Shopping ___ : SPREE
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Outdoorsman, perhaps : HIKER
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Not an original : REPRO
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Farm pest : APHID
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Staff leaders : CLEFS
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Write over : REDO
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Actor Bogarde : DIRK
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Blackmailed : BLED
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Firewood choice : ASH
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Make out, in baseball : TAG
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Overmuch : TOO

Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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