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THAT IS TWO SAY

New York Times, Sunday, September 27, 2009

Author:
Patrick Berry
Editor:
Will Shortz
"Here Come the ___" (Abbott and Costello film set at a girls' school)
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Patrick Berry

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 72 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 124 for Mr. Berry. Sunday freshness: 96%
Jim Horne notes:

Each rebus square is "normal" in one direction but in the other direction, you have to pronounce the letters individually. So, for example, 24 Down is BED KNOBS but 31 Across is TOOTH DK meaning TOOTH DECAY.

1
A
2
P
3
P
4
A
5
L
6
P
7
A
8
C
9
K
10
I
11
M
12
A
13
C
14
CU
15
D
16
G
17
E
18
L
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S
H
I
N
E
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A
L
A
I
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M
A
M
A
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L
E
O
N
E
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C
O
S
T
A
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B
R
A
V
A
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P
H
A
R
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M
A
C
I
S
T
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O
T
T
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T
E
R
R
I
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O
R
E
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P
A
T
I
N
E
S
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T
O
O
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T
H
DK
33
M
A
34
R
K
E
R
35
G
E
N
E
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G
A
B
37
SA
L
I
E
N
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T
39
R
I
I
S
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A
DM
I
R
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A
B
L
E
42
P
R
O
U
43
D
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T
E
S
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T
S
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D
Y
S
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R
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ED
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S
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B
L
I
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T
Z
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R
U
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B
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I
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K
S
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A
G
T
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S
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S
I
N
O
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T
O
P
E
K
A
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KT
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E
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L
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F
O
R
M
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A
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P
A
L
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A
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T
A
L
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F
O
R
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E
S
E
E
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A
R
O
U
N
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D
T
H
E
W
O
R
L
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D
I
N
AT
D
A
Y
S
73
E
M
P
T
I
E
R
74
R
E
XS
T
O
U
T
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S
A
G
O
S
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L
E
S
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T
E
E
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P
A
D
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P
A
T
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E
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M
A
R
E
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C
A
M
E
A
T
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B
E
N
I
N
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L
E
E
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A
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T
O
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R
E
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S
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T
EZ
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E
N
T
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E
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R
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C
R
A
N
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KC
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A
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S
E
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P
O
E
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M
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G
R
A
H
100
A
101
M
102
A
M
T
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J
O
H
N
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QP
U
B
L
I
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C
106
A
T
O
N
I
107
C
108
P
O
I
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S
O
N
IV
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D
R
Y
111
D
O
112
R
I
A
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I
S
A
114
L
I
A
M
N
E
E
115
S
O
N
116
G
R
E
E
N
W
117
I
T
H
NV
118
E
R
N
I
E
119
R
O
L
E
120
A
I
D
A
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A
T
R
I
A
122
T
E
A
T
S
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S
O
L
D
124
T
B
S
P
125
Y
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A
T
S
© 2009, The New York Times9/27/09 ( No. 21,873 )
Across
1
Horrify : APPAL
6
Get ready to go : PACK
10
Leopard's home? : IMAC
14
Club : CUDGEL
19
Excel : SHINE
20
Jai ___ : ALAI
21
Baby carrier : MAMA
22
Sierra ___ : LEONE
23
Resort region near Barcelona : COSTABRAVA
25
Drug distributor : PHARMACIST
27
Famous Giant : OTT
28
Country singer Gibbs : TERRI
29
Vein contents : ORE
30
Surface films: Var. : PATINES
31
Dental problem : TOOTHDK
33
Key sequence in a chromosome : MARKERGENE
36
Chitchat : GAB
37
Very noticeable : SALIENT
39
Jacob who wrote "How the Other Half Lives" : RIIS
40
Praiseworthy : ADMIRABLE
42
Self-satisfied : PROUD
44
Hospital bill items : TESTS
46
Prefix with function : DYS
47
Chianti and Beaujolais : REDS
50
Big rush : BLITZ
52
___ Cube : RUBIKS
56
Authors' aids: Abbr. : AGTS
58
___-Japanese War : SINO
59
Brown v. Board of Education city : TOPEKA
60
Music compilation marketer : KTEL
63
Pro ___ : FORMA
65
Of the mouth's roof : PALATAL
68
Envision : FORESEE
70
1873 adventure novel that begins and ends in London : AROUNDTHEWORLDINATDAYS
73
Less popular, as a restaurant : EMPTIER
74
"Fer-de-Lance" mystery novelist : REXSTOUT
75
Certain palms : SAGOS
76
"WKRP in Cincinnati" role : LES
77
Driving surface : TEEPAD
79
Crown : PATE
81
Flicka, e.g. : MARE
82
Attacked : CAMEAT
83
Republic once known as Dahomey : BENIN
84
Surname of two signers of the Declaration of Independence : LEE
85
From ___ Z : ATO
87
Stop worrying : RESTEZ
90
Take part in : ENTER
93
Dipstick housing : CRANKCASE
97
Masters piece : POEM
99
Car make of the 1930s : GRAHAM
102
No. on a check : AMT
103
American everyman : JOHNQPUBLIC
106
Unaccented syllable : ATONIC
108
It's not to be touched : POISONIV
110
Like some humor : DRY
111
Andrea known as the liberator of Genoa : DORIA
113
"Patience ___ virtue" : ISA
114
Ethan Frome portrayer, 1993 : LIAMNEESON
116
Jealous : GREENWITHNV
118
"Sesame Street" regular : ERNIE
119
It might be assumed : ROLE
120
Opera set in ancient Egypt : AIDA
121
Courtyards : ATRIA
122
Baby bottle tops : TEATS
123
Tag in an antique store : SOLD
124
Med. dose : TBSP
125
"Sailing to Byzantium" writer : YEATS
Down
1
Dressy tie : ASCOT
2
Life magazine staple : PHOTOSA
3
Something to draw : PISTOL
4
Queen's servant, maybe : ANT
5
Baseball coverage? : LEATHER
6
Catherine who survived Henry VIII : PARR
7
Screamer at a crime scene : ALARM
8
Pricey appetizer : CAVIAR
9
Maker of the Optima : KIA
10
Wow : IMPRESS
11
"Real Time With Bill ___" : MAHER
12
Antismoking org. : AMA
13
Latin catchphrase sometimes seen on sundials : CARPEDM
14
Casual farewell : CULATER
15
Numerical prefix : DECI
16
Passing : GOINGBY
17
Closes tight : ENSEALS
18
Doesn't bother : LETSBE
24
Post decorations on four-posters : BEDKNOBS
26
"The ___ Love" (Gershwin song) : MANI
29
Depression-era migrant : OKIE
32
Recommendation : TIP
34
Prestigious London hotel : RITZ
35
Fill the tank : GASUP
38
Yellow poplar : TULIPTREE
41
Some pop-ups : ADS
43
Singer Washington : DINAH
45
Author of the Barsetshire novels : TROLLOPE
47
San ___ (San Francisco suburb) : RAFAEL
48
Singer who played herself in "Ocean's Eleven" : EDGORME
49
Barbershop sights : STROPS
51
Stomach : TOLERATE
53
Suitable for : BEFITTING
54
Venerated image: Var. : IKON
55
Units of fineness : KARATS
57
Offensive lines? : SMUT
59
Like vinaigrette : TART
60
"Married ... With Children" actress : KTSAGAL
61
Gloomy Milne character : EEYORE
62
Flat dweller : LESSEE
64
One of the Pointer Sisters : ANITA
66
Full of fear : AWED
67
How drunks drink : TOXS
69
Dutch export : EDAM
71
Judge : DEEM
72
Guitarist Eddy : DUANE
78
One end of a digression, for short? : PAREN
80
Go aboard : ENTRAIN
82
Flimflam : CON
83
Chisel face : BEZEL
85
Large wardrobe : ARMOIRE
86
"From Russia With Love" Bond girl Romanova : TATIANA
88
Rejected as unworthy : SPURNED
89
Mug with a mug : TOBY
91
Corrode : EATAWAY
92
Density symbol : RHO
93
Pill that's easily swallowed : CAPLET
94
Driver of the Cannonball Special : KCJONES
95
Excellent : AONE
96
Flu symptom, with "the" : SHIVERS
98
Leaf vein : MIDRIB
100
"Peer Gynt" princess : ANITRA
101
Bad connection, say : MISHIT
104
Carny booth prize : QPDOLL
105
"Here Come the ___" (Abbott and Costello film set at a girls' school) : COEDS
107
Sneaker material : CANVAS
109
Struck down, old-style : SMIT
112
Harvest : REAP
115
The Great Lakes' ___ Locks : SOO
116
Slang for a 3-Down : GAT
117
Suffix with favor : ITE

Answer summary: 15 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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