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New York Times: Thursday, January 29, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Thursday, January 29, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Frances Hansen
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Platters
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Platters
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Waveless
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Waveless
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Bidder's option
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"Racy" neckwear
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"Racy" neckwear
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Rink jump
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Rink jump
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District
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District
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President who married in office
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President who married in office
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Kind of control
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Kind of control
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Military acronym
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What you stand to lose?
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What you stand to lose?
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Erwin of 50's TV
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Erwin of 50's TV
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Group of whales
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Group of whales
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Dug into
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Beckett award
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Beckett award
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"The African Queen" writer
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"The African Queen" writer
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Swift boats
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Swift boats
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Tin Pan Alley org.
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Tin Pan Alley org.
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1962 Robert Frost collection
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1962 Robert Frost collection
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Fungus, in Falmouth
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Fungus, in Falmouth
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Hearty entree
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Hearty entree
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1997 Masters winner
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1997 Masters winner
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Mistress in a Thomas Mann novel
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Mistress in a Thomas Mann novel
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Photographer's abbr.
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Photographer's abbr.
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"Brat Farrar" mystery writer
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"Brat Farrar" mystery writer
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"Rocks"
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"Rocks"
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Be worthwhile
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Be worthwhile
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In agreement
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In agreement
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Relative of 14-Across
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Relative of 14-Across
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C.I.A. undertaking
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C.I.A. undertaking
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Salt Lake City players
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Salt Lake City players
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Word said with a tear
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Canio's wife in "Pagliacci"
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Canio's wife in "Pagliacci"
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Larboard
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Larboard
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Vanquish
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Vanquish
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Down at the heels
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First name at the U.N., 1953-61
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First name at the U.N., 1953-61
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Neighbor of Syr.
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Stinger
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Stinger
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Sheltered nook
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Sheltered nook
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Dams up
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Dams up
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Prickly pear, e.g.
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Prickly pear, e.g.
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Car bar
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Car bar
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Nautical side
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Nautical side
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XI years before the Battle of Hastings
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XI years before the Battle of Hastings
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___ Alto
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___ Alto
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Mountain whose name means "holy ground"
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Mountain whose name means "holy ground"
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Ratifying body
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Ratifying body
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Not so sunny
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Not so sunny
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College org.
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College org.
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Makes beloved
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Makes beloved
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Chop off
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Chop off
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Archeological shelter
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Archeological shelter
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Assert
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Assert
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Bo Derek's whale of a film
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Words on a Wonderland cake
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Words on a Wonderland cake
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1996 Masters winner
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1996 Masters winner
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Thick-coated dog
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Thick-coated dog
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More succinct
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More succinct
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World chess champ, 1935-37
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World chess champ, 1935-37
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Pall
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Pall
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Sea current
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Sea current
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Where Samson ground meal
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King Arthur's foster brother
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King Arthur's foster brother
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China piece
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China piece
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Entirely
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Entirely
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Mandela portrayer in a 1987 film
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Mandela portrayer in a 1987 film
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Most dreadful
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Most dreadful
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Dueling memento, maybe
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Dueling memento, maybe
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Editor Harold
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Editor Harold
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"___-ce pas?"
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"___-ce pas?"
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Their days are numbered
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Their days are numbered
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To ___ (exactly)
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Bar bill
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Bar bill
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Cheer for Escamillo
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Cheer for Escamillo
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Outlandish
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Outlandish
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Dissenting vote
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