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New York Times, Monday, August 22, 2005

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Morsel
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10512/9/19797/13/20262
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91.60334228.519%
Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {X} This is puzzle # 12 for Ms. Lempel. Grid flow: 18.7 Monday freshness: 12%
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© 2005, The New York Times8/22/05 ( No. 20,376 )
Across
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Frank ___, leader of the Mothers of Invention : ZAPPA
6
High Ottoman official : PASHA
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Boeing 747, e.g. : JET
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Hawke of Hollywood : ETHAN
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Speck in the sea : ISLET
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Lode deposit : ORE
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Keep cool : BEATTHEHEAT
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Break a Commandment : SIN
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Fraternity hopeful : RUSHEE
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Twisted in pain : WRITHED
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Gorillas and such : APES
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"The most trusted name in electronics" sloganeer, once : RCA
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Three: Prefix : TRI
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Conclude negotiations : SEALTHEDEAL
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Large feather : PLUME
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Knights : SIRS
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Unadorned : BARE
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Second chance for viewers : RERUN
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Scheduling abbr. : TBA
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Ambulance sound : SIREN
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Egg-shaped : OVAL
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Smelting waste : SLAG
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Rand McNally product : ATLAS
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Be just what's needed : FILLTHEBILL
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"So there!" : AHA
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11-pointer, in blackjack : ACE
50
Slugger Willie : MAYS
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Woolen blankets : AFGHANS
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"In" group : CLIQUE
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(The) bug : FLU
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Be a lulu : TAKETHECAKE
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B-ball official : REF
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Amazed : INAWE
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Shady retreat : ARBOR
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Bumbler : OAF
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Overfull : SATED
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Horses of a certain color : ROANS
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Zoo equine : ZEBRA
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Consumed eagerly : ATEUP
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Developmental stage : PHASE
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Trajectories : PATHS
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Gambler's stake : ANTE
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Word with cutie or sweetie : PIE
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___ Wednesday : ASH
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Whole bunch : SLEW
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Cozy spots by the fire : HEARTHS
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Get-up : ATTIRE
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Tease : JOSH
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Lake near Niagara Falls : ERIE
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Watch over : TEND
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___ and now : HERE
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Morsel : TIDBIT
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Fairy tale dwelling : CASTLE
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"Arabian Nights" hero : ALIBABA
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Upper house member: Abbr. : SEN
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Heartbreaking : TRAGIC
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British nobleman : EARL
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Zone : AREA
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Optical device : LENS
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Grad student's mentor : PROF
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Big name in denim : LEVI
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Eurasia's ___ Mountains : URAL
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Islamic leader : MULLAH
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Actor Mineo : SAL
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Doo-wop group that sang in "Grease" : SHANANA
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In other words : THATIS
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Polish Nobelist Walesa : LECH
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Small: Prefix : MICRO
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Mideast's Gulf of ___ : AQABA
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1890's gold rush destination : YUKON
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Prophets : SEERS
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Place to stick a comb, once : AFRO
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Pet's tiny tormentor : FLEA
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Backtalk : GUFF
57
Trick-taking game with 32 cards : SKAT
59
Mad king of the stage : LEAR
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Female sheep : EWE
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Newsman Koppel : TED

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