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New York Times, Friday, April 4, 2008
Author:
David Quarfoot
Editor:
Will Shortz
21-Across : Producer/director ___ MacNaughton of Monty Python
This puzzle:
Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BCWXY} This is puzzle # 26 for Mr. Quarfoot. Friday freshness: 61%
1 A | 2 D | 3 A | 4 M | 5 S | 6 A | 7 L | 8 E | 9 D | 10 E | 11 V | 12 I | 13 L |
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14 L | I | M | E | T | R | E | E | 15 U | R | S | I | N | E |
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16 D | N | A | T | U | R | A | L | 17 S | U | P | E | R | G |
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18 A | T | T | 19 D | E | N | S | 20 S | M | O | R | E | S |
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21 I | A | N | 22 Q | T | S | |||||||||
23 F | 24 M | 25 A | 26 J | O | R | 27 Q | U | E | E | 28 N | 29 M | 30 U | 31 M |
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32 R | O | L | O | S | 33 Q | U | I | E | T | G | A | M | E |
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34 E | S | T | H | 35 Q | U | E | L | L | 36 A | S | I | A |
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37 R | E | H | N | 38 Q | U | I | S | T | 39 V | I | T | A | L |
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40 E | L | O | Q | U | E | N | T | 41 K | I | O | S | K | S |
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42 I | T | T | 43 S | I | P | |||||||||
44 P | 45 I | 46 Z | 47 A | Z | Z | 48 G | A | S | P | 49 A | 50 T | 51 V |
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52 O | R | I | A | N | A | 53 I | R | S | A | 54 U | D | I | T |
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55 P | A | T | R | O | L | 56 S | A | M | S | P | A | D | E |
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57 S | N | I | P | S | 58 T | H | E | S | I | R | E | N |
© 2008, The New York Times4/4/8 ( No. 21,332 )
Across
1
Abstainer's order : ADAMSALE
9
Ranger rival : DEVIL
14
Linden : LIMETREE
15
Like some cubs : URSINE
16
Accidental in the key of B or E : DNATURAL
17
Olympic event since 1988 : SUPERG
18
Call letters? : ATT
19
Retreats : DENS
20
Three-ingredient treats : SMORES
21
Producer/director ___ MacNaughton of Monty Python : IAN
22
Peck parts: Abbr. : QTS
23
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony is in it : FMAJOR
27
Noted centenarian of 2000, familiarly : QUEENMUM
32
Chocolate snacks : ROLOS
33
Parent's ruse to hush noisy kids : QUIETGAME
34
Job preceder: Abbr. : ESTH
35
Silence : QUELL
36
Silk Road locale : ASIA
37
Burger replacement : REHNQUIST
39
Key : VITAL
40
One way to wax : ELOQUENT
41
Stands in line at an airport? : KIOSKS
42
Member of an "ooky" sitcom family : ITT
43
Take in tentatively : SIP
44
Dash : PIZAZZ
48
Betray horror : GASP
49
Yamaha product, briefly : ATV
52
Title woman of a film that won the 1985 Camera d'Or : ORIANA
53
Dodger's dread? : IRSAUDIT
55
Do borderline work? : PATROL
56
Sleuth who "looked rather pleasantly like a blond satan" : SAMSPADE
57
Small pieces : SNIPS
58
Spellbinding "Batman" villainess played by Joan Collins : THESIREN
Down
1
Tynan player in "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" : ALDA
2
Force : DINT
3
End of a loving trio : AMAT
4
Huddled (with) : MET
5
Places to make tracks : STUDIOS
6
Unfulfilled duty : ARREAR
7
Rimes with "Blue" : LEANN
8
Catch in pots : EELS
9
Band ensemble : DRUMSET
10
1969 and 1974 Hart Trophy winner, familiarly : ESPO
11
Number between drei and funf : VIER
12
About : INRE
13
Staying power : LEGS
15
Largest tenant of Pittsburgh's tallest skyscraper : USSTEEL
22
It often gets down : QUILT
23
Réunion reunion attendee : FRERE
24
German wine region : MOSEL
25
Poetic conjunction : ALTHO
26
2002 Denzel Washington drama : JOHNQ
27
Pursuit : QUEST
28
Contemporary of Agatha and Erle : NGAIO
29
Pair from a deck, maybe : MASTS
30
Literally, "women's boat" : UMIAK
31
Board : MEALS
33
Rare delivery : QUINT
35
Guatemala's national bird : QUETZAL
38
"Mmmm ... Toasty!" sloganeer : QUIZNOS
39
It might get you backstage : VIPPASS
41
Pecking order? : KISSME
43
Miles of film : SARAH
44
Old man : POPS
45
Modern home of ancient Medes : IRAN
46
Feeding tubes? : ZITI
47
Powerful D.C. lobby : AARP
48
Meat : GIST
49
When the Feast of Lots is observed : ADAR
50
Periodic riser : TIDE
51
Powerful engine : VTEN
54
News inits. : UPI
Answer summary:
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