Crossword Puzzle 1

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Puzzle No.1 

by Patrick Blindauer, edited by John Chaneski

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ACROSS

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Academy Award of ___ (Oscar's real name)
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Game for small swingers
11
Polish port
17
Has a yen
22
Closing word
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Convention locale
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Enlisted person?
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Sophisticated
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Stop prematurely
30
Cup handle?
31
Athlete mentioned in "Mrs. Robinson"
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Three miles, roughly
34
Small program with a browser interface
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Freaky
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Fully aware of
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Roaster's rod
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Doom's counterpart
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Color changer
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Part of a "dead man's hand"
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Regain one's strength
46
Opening bars
49
British musician with a degree in architecture
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Nonchalantly unconcerned
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Does a prelaundry chore
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When lunch hour ends, often
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Joint type
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Spray under the sink, perhaps
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Sorkin who created "The West Wing"
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Floral emission
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Sappy stuff
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Pieces of 8?
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Verklempt
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Event at Ashe
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Bugged by a bug
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"___ changed, honest!"
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How a film may be rented
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Like some mackerel?
83
Yard sale disclaimer
85
Cousin of a lemur
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Classic "SNL" sketch ... and a hint to the first part of 31-, 34-, and 91-Across
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Look away
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Person who fights dirty?
95
Sinister
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Spot to spot a pot
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Piece of playground equipment
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State capital before Lincoln
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Pointed a blunderbuss
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It may pop up or drop down
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Aerosmith frontman
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Be present
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Member of the peerage
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Like some tree trunks

DOWN

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Academic focus
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Deteriorate, in a way
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Accordion parts
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Unaffiliated in D.C.
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___ Shan (giant panda born in 2005)
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Word used in many comparisons
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Peter Gabriel hit on the album "So"
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Most common of the noble gases
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Gift with a string attached?
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Sign of summer
11
Chug-a-lug
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"An American Tragedy" author Theodore
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Trail off
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Old gray mare, e.g.
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In a warm, comfortable way
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Backbone of a ship
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City near San Diego
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Time's 2008 Person of the Year
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11, at times: Abbr.
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Egg carton rating
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Not split
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Deadly hisser
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Cavity site, often
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Choose by popular vote
25
Study aids
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Be in low spirits
35
Mexican currency
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Family member
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It has a three-octave range
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907.19 kilos
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Pull some strings, say
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Sculpture shown at the 1904 World's Fair, with "The"
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Fruit's coat
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Concession speech giver
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"You and what army?"
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Lennon's lady
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Quite
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Doohickey
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Place fit for pigs
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Deception
63
"Attack!"
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Dried flower bud in a spice rack
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Fairylike
67
Complete, as a crossword
69
Was selective
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Gun for pitching coaches
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Trees of Southern California
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"Shakespeare in Love" weapons
75
Like a poindexter
78
Trunk warmer
80
Entrance requirement, perhaps
82
Beyond risque
84
Modern home of ancient Susa
87
Kin of la grippe
88
Major ISP
90
Pull in
91
Married to the "___" (1988 film)
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Thurman of film
93
Cavity ___ (patient in the game Operation)
94
Madre's brother
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PATRICK BLINDAUER is a freelance puzzlemaker and professional puzzle book editor who has written over 20 puzzle books and had hundreds of crosswords published in places like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Patrick lives in St. Louis with his wife, Rebecca, and his dog-ter, Penny. His website is www.patrickblindauer.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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by Patrick Blindauer, edited by John Chaneski



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