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New York Times, Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
13-Down : Stun with a charge
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 89 for Ms. Gamache. Grid flow: 34.8 Wednesday freshness: 59%
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© 2013, The New York Times10/2/13 ( No. 23,339 )
Across
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Long part of a lance : SHAFT
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Radar screen dot : BLIP
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___-à-porter : PRET
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Actor Quinn : AIDAN
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Charlie Chaplin's last wife : OONA
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Singsong syllables : LALA
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What Ali Baba found on the treasure in the cave? : PRINTSOFTHIEVES
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In the mail : SENT
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Heart of the matter : PITH
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Simple : NAIVE
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Not supportin' : AGIN
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Down Under runners : EMUS
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Sign of a failed practice? : LOSINGPATIENTS
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Baseball exec Bud : SELIG
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___ trap : LINT
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Honour bestowed by Queen Elizabeth: Abbr. : OBE
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Sch. near Beverly Hills : UCLA
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Letter closing : YOURS
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Bar from Mars : TWIX
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Avril follower : MAI
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Grammy-winning blues guitarist Jonny : LANG
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In need of some manscaping, say : HAIRY
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Puzzles as gifts? : PRESENTSOFMIND
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Web site that users themselves may revise : WIKI
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Many a Rolling Stone cover subject : IDOL
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You'll need to take steps to get to it : ATTIC
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___ sci : POLI
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Lerner/Loewe musical set in Paris : GIGI
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Be startled by singing monks? : JUMPATTHECHANTS
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Suit to ___ : ATEE
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___ dire (court examination) : VOIR
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Seat for a stand-up : STOOL
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Coloratura's practice : RUNS
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1990s compacts : GEOS
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What a verb ending may indicate : TENSE
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Suckers : SAPS
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Employ : HIRE
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Deuce follower : ADIN
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1940 Disney film : FANTASIA
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Big bang letters : TNT
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Sound of disgust : BOOING
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Digs in an old warehouse, maybe : LOFT
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Prevalent, as a rumor : INTHEAIR
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Sound of disgust : PAH
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When repeated several times, child's entreaty : PLEASE
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Sitar master Shankar : RAVI
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Stat for 26-Down: Abbr. : ELEV
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Stun with a charge : TASE
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Option on "Wheel of Fortune" : SPIN
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Arctic language : INUIT
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Booking : GIG
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Cascades, e.g.: Abbr. : MTNS
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Old Renault : LECAR
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Stan's film partner : OLLIE
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Toupee alternative : PLUGS
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Lose-lose : NOWIN
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Car mentioned in the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun" : TBIRD
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Hot, like a hunk : SEXY
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Cesspool : SUMP
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American, in England : YANK
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Moving stealthily : ONTIPTOE
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Party in the parking lot : TAILGATE
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Classic shooter : LEICA
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Doc bloc : HMO
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Acquires with sticky fingers : SWIPES
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Crude fleet : OILERS
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Guarantor of financial accts. : FDIC
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Open a crack : AJAR
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Hippo's wear in 4-Down : TUTU
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Eliot Ness and others : TMEN
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Home of Miami University : OHIO
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Wise to : INON
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Classic muscle cars : GTOS
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Archipelago part : ISLE
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"The whole family can watch" program rating : TVG
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33rd president's monogram : HST

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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