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New York Times, Wednesday, April 12, 2000

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
With "The," Tom Clancy novel, after a pregnant pause?
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QVZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 36 for Mr. Gordon.
Jim Horne notes:

See the notes on this puzzle for a charming story on what all this pregnancy was about.

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© 2000, The New York Times4/12/00 ( No. 18,418 )
Across
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Woody's "Scenes From a Mall" co-star : BETTE
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Manx of the house? : PET
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"Yes, ___" : MAAM
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Bucolic : RURAL
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Leave breathless : AWE
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"___ la vista, baby" : HASTA
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Susan Lucci's Emmy-winning soap role : ERICA
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Superman foe : LEXLUTHOR
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1992 U.S. Open golf champion : TOMKITE
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Like some stores of old : TENCENT
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The Untouchables' leader : NESS
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Named yet unnamed : NTH
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Fished : ANGLED
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Bread in the oven : LOAF
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Tub with a whirlpool : SPA
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Sans-___ type : SERIF
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The silent brother : HARPO
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Fancy calculator button : TAN
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John Philip Sousa, after a pregnant pause? : THEDECEMBERKING
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Poetic preposition : ERE
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Fedora parts : BRIMS
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Down time : RANDR
43
Triathlon part : RUN
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Steak order : RARE
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Pain soother : BENGAY
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Strong joe : MUD
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Line on a map : ROAD
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Opens : UNSEALS
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Still fresh : UNJADED
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March of Time presentations : NEWSREELS
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Shylock's doing : USURY
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Dog in "Blondie" : DAISY
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Snapper trapper : NET
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City in northern France : LILLE
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Wild revelry : ORGY
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Hairstyles : DOS
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Certain locks : YALES
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Cy Young winner Saberhagen : BRET
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New money : EURO
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Fit : TRIM
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Sail a zigzag course : TACK
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"Ishtar" director, after a pregnant pause? : ELAINEFEBRUARY
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Loses color : PALES
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"You," in a rebus puzzle : EWE
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College book : TEXT
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Part of a book? : MATCH
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"A Hard Road to Glory" author : ASHE
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Lots : ATON
12
K follower : MART
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With "The," Tom Clancy novel, after a pregnant pause? : HUNTFORREDJULY
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Delaware Indian : LENAPE
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Turner of TV channels : TED
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Clink : SLAMMER
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Disk-shaped flower : ASTER
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1940s-'60s Indian P.M. : NEHRU
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Inexperienced : GREEN
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Jar part : LID
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Globes : ORBS
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Smart : STING
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Stuffed animal at a carnival : PANDA
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Ticked off : ANGRY
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___ to the throne : HEIR
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Grave's counterpart : CRADLE
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Okla. neighbor : KAN
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Proscribe : BAN
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Slovenly : MESSY
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Gives the boot : OUSTS
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Word processing command : UNDO
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Approach : NEAR
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Gulp of liquor : SWIG
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Enrapture : SEND
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China setting : ASIA
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Like dishwater : DULL
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Creator of Perry and Della : ERLE
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Batiking needs : DYES
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Many an August birth : LEO

Answer summary: 4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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