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New York Times, Thursday, September 18, 2003

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
What 1-, 5-, 10-, 32-, 43- and 53-Down are, in a manner of speaking
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVXZ} This is puzzle # 113 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 5%
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© 2003, The New York Times9/18/3 ( No. 19,672 )
Across
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Place for fox hunting : ESTATE
7
Thailand's Chiang ___ University : MAI
10
"So that's it!" : AHA
13
The All-___ (backup band for Ringo) : STARRS
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Oil source : PALM
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Guys : MEN
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Hyper, impatient ones : TYPEAS
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"The Morning Watch" writer, 1951 : AGEE
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Grecian art object : URN
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1985 John Malkovich film : ELENI
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Chicken dish : FRICASSEE
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Hemp fiber : SISAL
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Resinlike substance : LAC
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Formerly, in a way : NEE
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Leaf beneath a bloom : SEPAL
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Algonquian tribe : MIAMIS
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Fast escape : LAM
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Commuter option : RAIL
34
Swear : ATTEST
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Ice cream additive : AGAR
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Indentation : CLEFT
39
One's partner : ONLY
40
Translate : DECODE
42
Like some church matters : LAIC
44
Ball point? : TEE
45
"ER" and "C.S.I.," for two : DRAMAS
46
Yearned : PINED
48
Coffee size: Abbr. : REG
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Historic women's grp. : DAR
50
Bedtime call, informally : NIGHT
54
Vets often see them : PETOWNERS
57
Sacred text : TORAH
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Sweep's take? : ASH
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Squeal : OINK
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Like many a palace : ORNATE
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Greek cross : TAU
62
Rousing cheers : OLES
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Two-seater : TANDEM
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Big ___ : SUR
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Cotillion honoree : DEB
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Flying Circus alum John : CLEESE
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Left-handed pitcher Shawn : ESTES
2
Hi-fi parts : STYLI
3
Evidence hard to refute in court : TAPES
4
Game sites : ARENAS
5
Movie promo : TRAILER
6
Letter on Superman's chest : ESS
7
Certain stage show : MAGIC
8
Pianist Templeton : ALEC
9
"This is no joke!" : IMEANIT
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Diversion : AMUSEMENT
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"Catch!" : HERE
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Last of the Stuarts : ANNE
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What 1-, 5-, 10-, 32-, 43- and 53-Down are, in a manner of speaking : PARALLELPARKS
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Thrash : FLAIL
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Alliance created in 1954 : SEATO
26
Treasure map distances : PACES
27
Monet's "Nympheas le ___" : MATIN
28
Catalina, e.g. : ISLE
29
Eye sore : STYE
30
Alan who starred in "Saigon," 1948 : LADD
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Golden-___ : AGER
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"Duty, Honor, Country" speaker, 1962 : MACARTHUR
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Lover : ROMEO
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Carnivals : FAIRS
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Thick sandwich : DAGWOOD
43
Key : CENTRAL
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Quints' name : DIONNE
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Star in Cygnus : DENEB
51
Rank : GRADE
52
Can't stand : HATES
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Composer's base : THEME
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Taps : PATS
55
Jacob's brother : ESAU
56
Green or blue shade : NILE
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Stock page letters : OTC

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