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New York Times, Thursday, June 20, 2002

Author:
Steve Jones
Editor:
Will Shortz
Secretary of state who initiated dollar diplomacy
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Jones.
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© 2002, The New York Times6/20/02 ( No. 19,217 )
Across
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Tempted a trooper : SPED
5
Doff duds : STRIP
10
Harpoon, e.g. : STAB
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Baylor's home : WACO
15
Dawned : AROSE
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Legal scholar Guinier : LANI
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Prefix with biology : AGRO
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Book, to Nero : LIBER
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Neural transmitter : AXON
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Incredulous response : YOUMUSTBEJOKING
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Boxer's reach, e.g. : STAT
24
Hula accompaniment : UKE
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Some queens : SPADES
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One may be on the phone : CORD
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Down-and-out time? : NAP
33
Shingle material : CEDAR
34
Circular announcement : SALE
35
"The King and I" co-star : KERR
36
Incredulous response : AREYOUKIDDINGME
39
Smack target : LIPS
40
Zoo sights : PENS
41
Goods : WARES
42
Cockpit abbr. : ALT
43
"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer : AGEE
44
Some rifle stands : BIPODS
45
Cone dropper : FIR
46
Wings : ELLS
47
Incredulous response : DONTMAKEMELAUGH
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Struck out : EXED
56
Capital of East Pakistan : DACCA
57
Acceptance on the street, slangily : CRED
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It's good for the long haul : SEMI
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Composition of outer space, in old belief : ETHER
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Hume influenced him : KANT
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Secretary of state who initiated dollar diplomacy : KNOX
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Farm cry : SOOEY
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Croat, e.g. : SLAV
Down
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Influence : SWAY
2
When doubled, a Pacific capital : PAGO
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Like raw silk : ECRU
4
Times to be judged : DOOMSDAYS
5
Dances vigorously : SALSAS
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Country singer Travis : TRITT
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Son-in-law of Johnson : ROBB
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Chin-stroking phrase : ISEE
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Like some trial testimony : PERJURED
10
Satisfy : SLAKE
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Member of a fleet, perhaps : TAXI
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Soon enough : ANON
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Rudolf who once headed the Met : BING
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In ___ (unborn) : UTERO
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Gave the thumbs up : OKD
25
Milan's La ___ : SCALA
26
Danger : PERIL
27
Very good : ADEPT
28
Queeg's ship : CAINE
29
Ninety Eight maker : OLDS
30
The "N" of U.N.C.F. : NEGRO
31
Holding one's piece : ARMED
32
Newspapers : PRESS
34
___-Ball : SKEE
35
Campers' burdens : KNAPSACKS
37
Newer software, perhaps : UPGRADES
38
Response to "Who can help?" : IWILL
43
Sight-see? : AIM
44
Dull, as vision : BLEARY
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Army post SE of Trenton : FTDIX
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Host : EMCEE
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Education station : DESK
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Farm team : OXEN
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Captain of literature : NEMO
50
Sidekick of the Green Hornet : KATO
51
Say again : ECHO
52
Range separating two continents : URAL
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___ Lee Nolin of "Baywatch" : GENA
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Sharp image producer, briefly : HDTV

Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later.

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