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New York Times: Monday, February 16, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Monday, February 16, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Peter Gordon
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From a distance
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From a distance
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Zeal
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Zeal
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Wrestling surfaces
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Wrestling surfaces
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Writer Ephron
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Writer Ephron
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Chessman
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Chessman
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Here, in Honduras
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Here, in Honduras
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___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher)
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___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher)
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Surgery tool
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Surgery tool
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Zsa Zsa's sister
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Zsa Zsa's sister
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Slander's counterpart
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Slander's counterpart
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CBS logo
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CBS logo
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It makes the heart grow fonder
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It makes the heart grow fonder
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Is for more than one?
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Is for more than one?
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Middle of a simile
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Last number in a countdown
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___ Duke (tobacco magnate)
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___ Duke (tobacco magnate)
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Police officers
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Police officers
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Yankee manager Joe
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Yankee manager Joe
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Common dog's name
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Common dog's name
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Dadaist Jean
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Dadaist Jean
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___ non grata
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Also
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Also
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___ Yello (soft drink)
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___ Yello (soft drink)
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Snooze
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Snooze
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Gown
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Gown
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"The magic word"
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"The magic word"
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Portuguese islands
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Portuguese islands
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___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist)
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___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist)
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Tiff
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Tiff
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Golfer's gouge
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Golfer's gouge
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Corp. bigwig
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Corp. bigwig
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Circle parts
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Circle parts
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Best of a group
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Requirement
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Requirement
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Stopped sleeping
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Stopped sleeping
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Meted (out)
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Meted (out)
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Sounds of disapproval
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What a protractor measures
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Quick raid
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Quick raid
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Got out of bed
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Got out of bed
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Great review
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Great review
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Busy mo. for the I.R.S.
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Busy mo. for the I.R.S.
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Reduces to bits, as potatoes
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Reduces to bits, as potatoes
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Search (into)
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Search (into)
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Pacific, for one
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Pacific, for one
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Gun the engine
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Gun the engine
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Niger's western neighbor
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Niger's western neighbor
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Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Piano fixer
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Piano fixer
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Move furtively
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Move furtively
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Clear the chalkboard
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Clear the chalkboard
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Actress Verdugo
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Actress Verdugo
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Moisten the turkey
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Moisten the turkey
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Former Maine Sen. William
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Former Maine Sen. William
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Mornings, for short
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Mornings, for short
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Naval rank: Abbr.
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Naval rank: Abbr.
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Superman's father
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Superman's father
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Fermented cider
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Fermented cider
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Brought to life
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Brought to life
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___ Major (Great Bear)
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___ Major (Great Bear)
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Riding whip
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Riding whip
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Kiwis
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Kiwis
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Gallows loop
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Gallows loop
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Pitch a tent
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Pitch a tent
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Light throw
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Light throw
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Fancy-schmancy
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Fancy-schmancy
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Axlike tool
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Axlike tool
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Noted Chinese philosopher
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Noted Chinese philosopher
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Mouse or beaver, e.g.
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Mouse or beaver, e.g.
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Finished
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Finished
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Chipped in chips
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Amount in a drug shipment
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Amount in a drug shipment
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Wicked
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Wicked
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Memo
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Memo
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Trite saying
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Trite saying
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In favor of
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In favor of
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Mouse hater's cry
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Mouse hater's cry
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Record store purchases
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