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New York Times: Monday, May 19, 1997
Below is the full solution for the Monday, May 19, 1997 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Fred Piscop
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Meal at boot camp
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Sell tickets illegally
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Sell tickets illegally
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Sam the ___ of 60's pop
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Sam the ___ of 60's pop
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"Beetle Bailey" dog
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"Beetle Bailey" dog
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It's a no-no
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It's a no-no
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Car with a meter
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Car with a meter
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Lose one's nerve
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Lose one's nerve
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Israeli guns
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Israeli guns
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Tennis great Rosewall
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Tennis great Rosewall
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Bohemian
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Bohemian
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"Gunsmoke" star James
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"Gunsmoke" star James
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Vulgar one
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Vulgar one
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Tyke
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Tyke
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70's-80's Yankee pitching ace
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70's-80's Yankee pitching ace
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Imus's medium
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Imus's medium
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Goods
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Goods
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"Blue" bird
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"Blue" bird
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Abba of Israel
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Abba of Israel
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Opera headliners
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Opera headliners
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Stupor
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Stupor
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___'easter
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___'easter
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Sheets, pillowcases, etc.
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Sheets, pillowcases, etc.
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Put on the payroll
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Put on the payroll
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Old instrument of punishment
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Old instrument of punishment
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"Who ___ you?"
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"Who ___ you?"
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Sounded, as a bell
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Sounded, as a bell
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Prestige
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Prestige
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Villa d'___
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Villa d'___
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Actress Gardner
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Actress Gardner
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Major league brothers' name
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Major league brothers' name
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Quaint dance
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Quaint dance
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"___ the Mood for Love"
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"___ the Mood for Love"
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Actress Samantha
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Actress Samantha
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Microwave, slangily
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Microwave, slangily
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Grandmother, affectionately
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Grandmother, affectionately
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Immunizations
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Immunizations
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___ off (plenty mad)
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___ off (plenty mad)
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Treats cynically
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Treats cynically
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Lucy's best friend
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Lucy's best friend
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Children's author R. L. ___
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Children's author R. L. ___
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League: Abbr.
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League: Abbr.
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Audiophile's setup
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Audiophile's setup
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Quitter's word
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Quitter's word
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"It's ___!" (proud parents' phrase)
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"It's ___!" (proud parents' phrase)
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Singer Rawls
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Singer Rawls
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Shepherd's pie ingredients
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Shepherd's pie ingredients
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Publicity seekers' acts
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Publicity seekers' acts
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Smog
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Smog
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X or Y, on a graph
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X or Y, on a graph
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Ole ___
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Ole ___
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Nonmusician's musical instrument
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Nonmusician's musical instrument
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Flagmaker Betsy
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Flagmaker Betsy
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Opposed to, in the backwoods
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Opposed to, in the backwoods
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Playground equipment
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Playground equipment
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Overhangs
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Overhangs
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Research money
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Research money
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Not quite shut
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Not quite shut
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Stare, as at a crystal ball
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Stare, as at a crystal ball
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Checked out
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Checked out
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Pull apart
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Pull apart
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"___ Ben Adhem"
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"___ Ben Adhem"
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Jeanne ___ (French saint)
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Jeanne ___ (French saint)
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Eating alcoves
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Eating alcoves
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Pickle flavoring
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Pickle flavoring
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Italian money
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Italian money
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Nonsense
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Nonsense
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Hawaiian medicine man
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Hawaiian medicine man
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Frolicking animals
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Frolicking animals
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Lash ___ of old westerns
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Lash ___ of old westerns
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Call forth
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Call forth
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Went out with
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Went out with
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Old Testament murderer
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Old Testament murderer
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___ mater
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___ mater
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Nickel or copper, but not tin
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Nickel or copper, but not tin
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Therefore
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Therefore
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Three-player card game
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Three-player card game
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"Yecch!"
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"Yecch!"
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Blaster's need
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