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New York Times, Monday, November 22, 2004

Author:
Gregory Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
Charles Lindbergh's feat across the Atlantic
TotalDebutLatest
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {XZ} This is puzzle # 114 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 58%
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A
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C
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C
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T
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C
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A
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R
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N
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E
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E
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D
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I
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T
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H
O
O
K
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E
L
I
A
S
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N
Y
S
E
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S
O
L
O
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F
L
I
G
H
T
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A
N
O
N
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O
L
D
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L
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S
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R
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O
M
A
N
S
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H
A
R
T
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S
A
L
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M
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W
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A
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T
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R
Y
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P
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E
L
I
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S
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T
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A
G
R
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T
A
N
G
O
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C
H
A
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S
A
I
L
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S
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R
E
E
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A
D
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N
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T
I
O
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O
U
T
E
R
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D
R
U
N
K
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E
N
S
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E
M
B
L
E
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D
E
C
O
Y
S
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O
L
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V
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P
O
L
O
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D
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O
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T
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A
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A
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H
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A
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A
H
A
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R
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A
J
Q
U
A
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R
T
E
T
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R
I
T
E
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T
R
O
U
T
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B
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T
O
A
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S
T
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I
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D
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© 2004, The New York Times11/22/4 ( No. 20,103 )
Across
1
The "A" in I.R.A.: Abbr. : ACCT
5
Chili con ___ : CARNE
10
Do newspaper work : EDIT
14
End of a fishing line : HOOK
15
Sewing machine inventor Howe : ELIAS
16
Financial page inits. : NYSE
17
Charles Lindbergh's feat across the Atlantic : SOLOFLIGHT
19
Nameless, for short : ANON
20
Prehistoric : OLD
21
Marked down : LESS
22
"Friends, ___, countrymen" : ROMANS
24
Antlered deer : HART
25
The City of Witches : SALEM
26
Thin, as oatmeal : WATERY
29
Game show player : PANELIST
32
See eye to eye : AGREE
33
"It takes two" to do this : TANGO
34
When repeated, a ballroom dance : CHA
35
Explore the seven seas : SAIL
36
Emphatic ending with yes : SIREE
37
Tennis score after deuce : ADIN
38
Uncle: Sp. : TIO
39
External : OUTER
40
Three sheets to the wind : DRUNK
41
Oratorio performers : ENSEMBLE
43
Fake ducks : DECOYS
44
Martini garnish : OLIVE
45
Golf shirt : POLO
46
Present to Goodwill, e.g. : DONATE
48
Is no more, informally : AINT
49
"That's it!" : AHA
52
At the drop of ___ : AHAT
53
Paul Scott tetralogy, with "The" : RAJQUARTET
56
Formal ceremony : RITE
57
Rainbow ___ : TROUT
58
Dory or ferry : BOAT
59
Cousin of a frog : TOAD
60
Eye sores : STYES
61
Memorial Day weekend event, briefly : INDY
Down
1
Mock words of understanding : AHSO
2
In the 40's, say : COOL
3
In the 20's, say : COLD
4
Certain boxing win, for short : TKO
5
Stalk vegetable : CELERY
6
Desirable party group : ALIST
7
Fixes illegally : RIGS
8
"I'd rather not" : NAH
9
Alienate : ESTRANGE
10
Tooth cover : ENAMEL
11
Batman and Robin : DYNAMICDUO
12
The Rolling Stones' "Time ___ My Side" : ISON
13
Hamilton bills : TENS
18
Marooned person's signal : FLARE
23
Skillet lubricant : OLEO
24
Rear of a sole : HEEL
25
Less loony : SANER
26
"___ not, want not" : WASTE
27
Once more : AGAIN
28
One of six Bach compositions : TRIOSONATA
29
"Gay" city : PAREE
30
Polished, as shoes : SHINY
31
"Patton" vehicles : TANKS
33
Sir or madam : TITLE
36
Undermines : SUBVERTS
37
Sacramento's ___ Arena : ARCO
39
Leave out : OMIT
40
Atlanta-based airline : DELTA
42
Pleased as punch : ELATED
43
Krispy Kreme products : DONUTS
45
Excite, as curiosity : PIQUE
46
Bull's-eye hitter : DART
47
The Buckeye State : OHIO
48
"A thing of beauty is ___ forever" : AJOY
49
Oodles : ATON
50
Noggin : HEAD
51
Trial fig. : ATTY
54
The "A" in MoMA : ART
55
Baseball stat : RBI

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

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