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CELEBRATION

New York Times, Sunday, July 17, 2005

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
96-Across : Sung syllable
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 142, Blocks: 77 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 113 for Mr. Kahn. Sunday freshness: 17%
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© 2005, The New York Times7/17/5 ( No. 20,340 )
Across
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Club charges for nonmembers : GUESTFEES
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One-named singer : SADE
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Straight man of comedy : ABBOTT
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P.O. address of 75-Down : ANAHEIMCA
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Lit ___ (college course) : CRIT
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Athlete in a crease : GOALIE
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2003 action movie ... or a 75-Down attraction : PIRATESOFTHECARIBBEAN
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Party person : POL
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Where to find a story online : EBOOK
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Not ___ many words : INSO
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Sensitive : TENDER
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Some people who send I.M.'s : AOLERS
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Rich soils : LOAMS
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Reformer born in Denmark : RIIS
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Trap : WEB
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Armstrong on wheels : LANCE
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Join, with "in" : ENROL
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Part of S.A.S.E.: Abbr. : ENV
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Pull off : EXECUTE
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Filled up : SATED
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Yours, in Italy : TUO
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Properly lined up : INORDER
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Certain dweller on the Danube : SERB
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Statute: Abbr. : ORD
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Beach sight in W.W. II: Abbr. : LST
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Ratio marks : COLONS
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Presumptions : IFS
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Bring up, as a grievance : AIR
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"Aladdin" role : GENIE
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Musical with the song "Rainbow Tour" : EVITA
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Kind of party : FRAT
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One of the baseball Boones : BRET
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Have value : RANK
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Dreamcast game maker : SEGA
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Mata ___ (spy) : HARI
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"You betcha" : YEAH
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Bias : SKEW
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Aromatic herb used by the ancients : NARD
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To ___ (perfectly) : ATEE
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Movie shot : FADE
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Mediterranean cruise stop : MALTA
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Mealtime plea to junior : TRYIT
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Part of Lombard Street in San Francisco : ESS
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Gray matter? : ODE
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Astronaut Collins : EILEEN
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Nod, maybe : BID
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___ Locks : SOO
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2004 sword-and-sandals flick : TROY
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Took by force : WRESTED
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Eggs in water? : ROE
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Observant one : NOTER
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Torch carriers? : ADORERS
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Sung syllable : TRA
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Avril is part of it : ANNEE
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Famous fountain : TREVI
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Old Mideast grp. : UAR
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___ hall : MESS
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Bacon piece : ESSAY
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Offering relief : AIDING
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Eponymous doctor who studied hypnosis : MESMER
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Diner side : SLAW
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Movie chameleon of 1983 : ZELIG
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"Cultured insolence," according to Aristotle : WIT
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Any story in a certain movie serial ... or a 75-Down attraction : INDIANAJONESADVENTURE
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Scout's interest : TALENT
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Auberges : INNS
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Original price of admission to 75-Down : ONEDOLLAR
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Overeater's plateful, sometimes : THIRDS
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"I'll ___ brief as possible" : BEAS
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Age category of most college entrants : LATETEENS
Down
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Break : GAP
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Valve opening? : UNI
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Word with candy or drops : EAR
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Works, as wet clay : SHAPES
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___ Range, in the West : TETON
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Specialty : FIELD
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Miami duo? : EMS
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"Baudolino" author : ECO
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Call with outstretched arms : SAFE
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High ___ : SCHOOLER
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Ring of color : AREOLA
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Sydney Carton's creator : DICKENS
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Traveler's request: Abbr. : ETA
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Averse to, in dialect : AGIN
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Matterhorn rider at 75-Down : BOBSLEDDER
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Dogfaced primate : BABOON
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Flamenco dancer's shout : OLE
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Actress Carrere : TIA
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Wallet item : TEN
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Not yet scheduled, in schedules : TBA
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Meet : RISETO
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Amusement park that was a model for 75-Down : TIVOLIGARDENS
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It doesn't rain but it pours : EWER
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___ room : REC
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DVD player maker : RCA
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TV personality who co-hosted the opening of 75-Down : ARTLINKLETTER
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Group that made their first TV appearance at the opening of 75-Down : MOUSEKETEERS
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Turnstile feature : SLOT
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Works more to get the swelling down : REICES
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Technology-based 75-Down attraction : INNOVENTIONS
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Pay for some rides : BUSFARES
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Dame from Down Under : EDNA
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Deletes, with "out" : XES
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Most irritable : TESTIEST
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Work unit : ERG
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Traffic circle : ROTARY
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It may be dribbled : BABYFOOD
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Steamed : IRATE
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"Roger" : IREADYOU
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English novelist Charles : READE
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Some speech sounds : NASALS
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Large mtge. insurer : FHA
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After-dinner serving in France : THE
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Funny Sykes and others : WANDAS
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Notable opening of 7/17/55 : DISNEYLAND
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Architect ___ van der Rohe : MIES
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Extremely : TOO
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Drop a brick : ERR
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Aberdeen hillside : BRAE
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Capital city on a river of the same name : OTTAWA
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Dry : RAINLESS
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Used to be : WERE
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Verdi's "___ tu" : ERI
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Gridiron area near the goal line : REDZONE
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Farm-made butter : RAM
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Not as strenuous : EASIER
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Schönbrunn Palace site : VIENNA
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Pluck : METTLE
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Army members, for short : GIS
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King Carl XVI Gustaf, e.g. : SWEDE
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North Dakota city with an air force base : MINOT
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Army members : ANTS
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Cooler overseas : GAOL
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Old telecom inits. : ITT
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"Fuhgedaboutit!" : NAH
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Sixth-century year : DLI
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Triangular sail : JIB
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Lab exam subject : DNA
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Lab examiner : VET
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Suffix with glob : ULE
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Took off : RAN
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Where IV's may be administered : ERS

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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