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New York Times, Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Author:
David Levinson Wilk
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Like Wes Craven movies
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David Levinson Wilk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {Q} Spans: 3 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Wilk. Tuesday freshness: 87%
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J
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A
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Z
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Z
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S
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T
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R
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A
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W
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D
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A
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M
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P
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U
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C
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I
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T
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T
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R
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M
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B
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M
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D
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L
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Y
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P
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M
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P
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G
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A
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W
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C
O
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A
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F
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T
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W
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A
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K
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P
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O
D
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H
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D
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E
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J
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D
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G
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M
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D
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G
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F
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M
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D
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O
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F
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A
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X
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M
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Y
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Y
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© 2000, The New York Times11/7/0 ( No. 18,627 )
Across
1
Cats play it : JAZZ
5
Item in a 45-Across : STRAW
10
Like some cellars : DAMP
14
1997 Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
15
Fine dinnerware : CHINA
16
Actress McClurg : EDIE
17
First residence (option 1) : STUDIOAPARTMENT
20
"___ the season ..." : TIS
21
Kind of memorization : ROTE
22
Constriction of the pupil : MIOSIS
23
Streisand, in fanzines : BABS
24
Torre and Valentine: Abbr. : MGRS
25
Dana of "Wild Palms" : DELANY
28
Like some ales : PALE
29
Car sticker stat. : MPG
32
Cover story? : ALIBI
33
Home of Baylor University : WACO
34
Well-ventilated : AIRY
35
First residence (option 2) : FIVESTORYWALKUP
38
Keats works : ODES
39
Have the ___ for : HOTS
40
Monopoly cards : DEEDS
41
Suffix with pamphlet : EER
42
TV judge : JUDY
43
Sinatra employer of the early 40's : DORSEY
44
Like Wes Craven movies : GORY
45
Soda shop treat : MALT
46
Handsome hunk : ADONIS
49
Hobbling gait : GIMP
50
"Spare tire," essentially : FAT
53
First residence (last option) : MOMANDDADSHOUSE
56
Toga party site : FRAT
57
Greet the day : ARISE
58
Marvel superheroes : XMEN
59
Phobos orbits it : MARS
60
1983 Streisand role : YENTL
61
Affirmative votes : YEAS
Down
1
Barely : JUST
2
Some choir voices : ALTI
3
God who hurls lightning bolts : ZEUS
4
Alphabet ender, in Canada : ZED
5
___ Doo (cartoon dog) : SCOOBY
6
"___ all, folks!" : THATS
7
Ready to eat : RIPE
8
Santa ___, Calif. : ANA
9
Fireplace emanation : WARMGLOW
10
Promo CD's : DEMOS
11
Sidewalk stand libations : ADES
12
Short skirt : MINI
13
No-nos in many hotels : PETS
18
Rial spenders : IRANIS
19
Get bushed : TIRE
23
"___ in Toyland" : BABES
24
"Miracle on 34th Street" store : MACYS
25
Willem of "The Last Temptation of Christ" : DAFOE
26
Say "somethin'" : ELIDE
27
Giblets part : LIVER
28
The Greens, say : PARTY
29
Sound system hookups : MIKES
30
Goody-goody : PRUDE
31
Broadway dancer : GYPSY
33
He married Soon-Yi : WOODY
34
On one's toes : ALERT
36
Thanksgiving time : THURSDAY
37
Brewer Coors : ADOLPH
42
Enlist in : JOIN
43
Woman in distress? : DAMSEL
44
Pesky fliers : GNATS
45
Center : MIDST
46
Kind of radio : AMFM
47
"Dumb" girl of comicdom : DORA
48
Actor Epps : OMAR
49
Positive yardage : GAIN
50
See red : FUME
51
In the Red? : ASEA
52
Perfect scores : TENS
54
Hip-hopper Dr. ___ : DRE
55
Prefix with acetylene : OXY

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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