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New York Times, Monday, August 9, 2004

Author:
M. Francis Vuolo
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Knight's title
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Michael Vuolo

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Vuolo. Monday freshness: 89%
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© 2004, The New York Times8/9/4 ( No. 19,998 )
Across
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Pitches four balls to : WALKS
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Cain's brother : ABEL
10
Insurrectionist Turner and others : NATS
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Not reacting chemically : INERT
15
Muse of history : CLIO
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Monogram part: Abbr. : INIT
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Pilfer : STEAL
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Kitchen gadget that turns : CANOPENER
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"Faster!" : PICKUPTHEPACE
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No great ___ : SHAKES
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Iced tea flavoring : LEMON
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Full complement of fingers : TEN
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Sob : BAWL
30
Before, in poetry : ERE
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Classic gas brand : ESSO
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Composer Rachmaninoff : SERGEI
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Midsection muscles, for short : ABS
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"Faster!" : PUTAFIREUNDERIT
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Knight's title : SIR
41
Rat or squirrel : RODENT
42
Dye containers : VATS
43
Western Indian : OTO
44
Linear, for short : ONED
45
Rope-a-dope boxer : ALI
47
Fixes : MENDS
49
1960's-70's space program : APOLLO
52
"Faster!" : GETTHELEADOUT
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Cramped space : CUBBYHOLE
59
Rich cake : TORTE
60
Primer dog : SPOT
61
Sharif of film : OMAR
62
Gives an audience to : HEARS
63
Band with the 1988 #1 hit "Need You Tonight" : INXS
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Monthly payment : RENT
65
Birds by sea cliffs : ERNES
Down
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Bit of smoke : WISP
2
Contrarians : ANTIS
3
Bloodsucker : LEECH
4
Volcano that famously erupted in 1883 : KRAKATOA
5
Acts of the Apostles writer : STLUKE
6
Bank holdings: Abbr. : ACCTS
7
Dull : BLAH
8
Mozart's "a" : EINE
9
Circle : LOOP
10
Daughter of a sister, perhaps : NIECE
11
Ben Stiller's mother : ANNEMEARA
12
Bit of business attire : TIE
13
Narrow water passage: Abbr. : STR
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Washed-out : PALLID
21
Money for retirement : PENSION
24
What a satellite may be in : ORBIT
25
Digs with twigs? : NESTS
27
Kennel club info : BREED
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"Son of ___!" : AGUN
29
Had a cow : WENTAPE
31
___ salts : EPSOM
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Luxury hotel accommodations : SUITE
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Safe : STRONGBOX
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Mahler's "Das Lied von der ___" : ERDE
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Snowman of song : FROSTY
39
Villain : EVILDOER
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Can't stand : LOATHE
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Amounts in red numbers : DEBTS
49
Notify : ALERT
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Ship's navigation system : LORAN
51
Weird : OUTRE
53
Norse thunder god : THOR
54
Terse directive to a chauffeur : HOME
55
Panache : ELAN
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"___ of the D'Urbervilles" : TESS
57
Popular TV police drama : CSI
58
WB competitor : UPN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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