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 Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, May 23, 2004 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
        
        
            Author:
Mel Taub
            Editor:
Will Shortz
         
        Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30
     
    
	
        
            
	
            
            
		
			| 1 S | 2 T | 3 O | 4 O | 5 L | 6 I | 7 E |  | 8 M | 9 O | 10 D | 11 U | 12 L | 13 E | 14 S | 
			| 15 H | U | B | B | A | R | D |  | 16 O | V | E | R | E | A | T | 
			| 17 I | N | V | I | T | E | E |  | 18 T | A | N | N | A | G | E | 
			| 19 L | E | I | T | H |  | 20 N | 21 A | T | T | Y |  | 22 K | E | N | 
			| 23 O | D | A | S |  | 24 S | T | I | L | E |  | 25 T | I | R | O | 
			| 26 H | U | T |  | 27 S | T | A | R | E |  | 28 R | E | E | L | S | 
			|  | 29 P | E | 30 A | N | U | T | S |  | 31 P | E | A | R | Y |  | 
			|  |  |  | 32 R | A | C | E | T | 33 R | A | C | K |  |  |  | 
			|  | 34 S | 35 P | E | C | K |  | 36 R | E | C | U | S | 37 E | 38 S |  | 
			| 39 S | H | A | N | K |  | 40 P | I | P | E | R |  | 41 B | E | 42 L | 
			| 43 L | A | N | A |  | 44 C | U | K | O | R |  | 45 S | O | M | A | 
			| 46 A | L | D |  | 47 D | A | R | E | R |  | 48 C | A | N | I | S | 
			| 49 C | L | O | 50 S | U | R | E |  | 51 T | 52 A | U | R | I | N | E | 
			| 53 K | O | R | E | A | N | S |  | 54 E | L | E | A | Z | A | R | 
			| 55 S | T | A | R | L | E | T |  | 56 D | A | S | H | E | R | S | 
	
© 2004, The New York Times
         
        
    
 
    
	
        
		
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Boston poet is a famous old mother : 
HUBBARD16
17
18
It helps Anna get leather : 
TANNAGE19
Home of the '51 Scots : 
LEITH20
Dressed like King Cole? : 
NATTY22
Man following hobo in New Jersey : 
KEN23
Where to do as sultans do : 
ODAS24
One lets you cross a fence on a farm : 
STILE25
Beginner of a riot : 
TIRO26
Soon to leave Houston for home : 
HUT27
Fail to give the eyes a rest : 
STARE28
Are Lee's in parts of the movie? : 
REELS29
Sent up a small amount of money : 
PEANUTS31
32
34
36
Secures judicial withdrawal : 
RECUSES39
Part of Kahn's leg : 
SHANK40
One holding the bag : 
PIPER41
43
44
Director of "Rock You" : 
CUKOR45
Amos has a drug of forgetfulness : 
SOMA46
Lad involved in city govt. : 
ALD47
Challenger's red array : 
DARER48
Cicero's dog; Inca's, too : 
CANIS49
51
Like those who run, i.e., at Pamplona : 
TAURINE53
54
55
She may startle moviegoers : 
STARLET56
They might sooner win gold as shred a track record : 
DASHERS 
        
		
            Down
            1
Where a timid actor Rob did battle? : 
SHILOH2
3
Make unnecessary everything above it : 
OBVIATE4
Love small pieces of newspaper : 
OBITS5
Young female perthon : 
LATH6
7
8
9
Somewhat round, as a veto : 
OVATE10
Refuse the states on both ends of N.J. : 
DENY11
12
What ruptured mains are like : 
LEAKIER13
Early, e.g., and with fervor : 
EAGERLY14
They worked on sets of letters : 
STENOS21
24
Cuts Kay adhered to : 
STUCK25
27
Ask N.C. chef for this : 
SNACK28
Appear here and there about mutt : 
RECUR30
It's in or near a fight site : 
ARENA31
Recap for an Indiana player : 
PACER33
34
35
Lady with a box and a pro : 
PANDORA37
There's been 1 oz. to stain black : 
EBONIZE38
39
At Saks, Elsie bought a pair : 
SLACKS40
To rest up is most innocent : 
PUREST42
44
Art ___ (Spanish TV sidekick?) : 
CARNE45
Woman with a rash : 
SARAH47
Like "Laud, laud!" : 
DUAL48
Signals on cruises? No, sir! : 
CUES50
Legal matter raised : 
SER52
 
    
 
    
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