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New York Times, Thursday, November 24, 1994

Author:
Fran and Lou Sabin
Editor:
Will Shortz
When twice repeated, a 1970 war movie
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Lou Sabin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Sabin. This is puzzle # 113 for Mr. Sabin. Thursday freshness: 29%
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© 1994, The New York Times11/24/94 ( No. 16,452 )
Across
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One of the March sisters : BETH
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Musical composition : RONDO
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Michener's "Hawaii," e.g. : SAGA
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Heckelphone : OBOE
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Win by ___ : AHAIR
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Verse pattern : ABAB
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TURKEY? : BROADWAYFAILURE
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"___ Pay" (Faulkner's first novel) : SOLDIERS
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Carpenter's supply : TNUTS
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Shed : LOSE
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Break-even amount : COST
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Catalina, e.g. : RESORT
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Ornamental garden : PARTERRE
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Mediterranean port : ORAN
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View from I-90 : ERIE
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Sharers' word : OUR
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PLYMOUTH ROCK? : PILGRIMSPOPTUNE
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Supplement, with "out" : EKE
40
Med. course : ANAT
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Auricular : OTIC
42
Assad's capital : DAMASCUS
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Smooth-talking : FLUENT
46
Like many cakes : ICED
47
Weed killer : HOER
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It's a wrap! : SARAN
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Tops in poker? : RERAISES
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MAYFLOWER? : APRILSHOWERSHIP
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Pour : RAIN
57
Comforts : EASES
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When twice repeated, a 1970 war movie : TORA
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Just for guys : STAG
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Like modern bombs : SMART
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Clairvoyant : SEER
Down
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Haircuts : BOBS
2
Spanish river : EBRO
3
Cat's-paw : TOOL
4
Impetuous : HEADLONG
5
Least prepared : RAWEST
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Windy City touchdown site : OHARE
7
Some votes : NAYS
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"What's the ___?" : DIF
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Handel's "Messiah," e.g. : ORATORIO
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Friendly cannonade : SALUTE
11
Get in touch with? : ABUT
12
Needlefish : GARS
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"The Woman in the Dunes" author : ABE
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Fashionable name : DIOR
19
Going along (with) : INSTEP
23
Grouse : CARP
24
Snagged dogies : ROPED
25
Alexander of "The Cosby Show" : ERIKA
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"The Crucible" setting : SALEM
27
Baby brothers, typically : PESTS
28
Atlas line : ROUTE
29
Arrest, in slang : RUNIN
30
Upright : ERECT
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Classic Sterling North book : RASCAL
36
Infuriates : INCENSES
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Whittier heroine : MAUD
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Out-of-towners : TOURISTS
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TV broadcast : AIRING
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Timberland : FOREST
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Regan's father : LEAR
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Lumberjack : HEWER
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Tiff : SPAT
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"Se vuol ballare," e.g. : ARIA
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Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
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Sole possessor? : SHOE
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Joyce's land : EIRE
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Rigging supporter : SPAR
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Start of M-G-M's motto : ARS
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Thanksgiving fare : HAM

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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