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New York Times: Friday, July 31, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Friday, July 31, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
John Wolting
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Discovery made by a spot check?
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Discovery made by a spot check?
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Stingy
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Stingy
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Cast of characters?
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Cast of characters?
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Mark and Martin
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Mark and Martin
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Self-service station
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Self-service station
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Optimistic
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Optimistic
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Ray, in a way
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Ray, in a way
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More than persuasion
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More than persuasion
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Start of many Indian place names
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Start of many Indian place names
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Wife's name in "Babe"
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Wife's name in "Babe"
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Disguise
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Disguise
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"M" or "V"
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"M" or "V"
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Girl in a gown
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Girl in a gown
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Eccentric
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Eccentric
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Marshall McLuhan's concern
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Marshall McLuhan's concern
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Rack and ruin
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Rack and ruin
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Keen
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Keen
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Grave
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Grave
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See 45-Across
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See 45-Across
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Straight ___
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Straight ___
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Leading lines?
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Leading lines?
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Harmony
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Harmony
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Deck (out)
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Deck (out)
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Blow the whistle
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Blow the whistle
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Speakeasy risks
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Speakeasy risks
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Chichén Itzá resident
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Chichén Itzá resident
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.0247 acre
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.0247 acre
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Delicacy cooked in 34-Across
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Delicacy cooked in 34-Across
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Easily confused
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Easily confused
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Openings
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Openings
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Ring
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Ring
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Home-grown
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Home-grown
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"Stoned Love" singers, with "the"
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"Stoned Love" singers, with "the"
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It's not on the level
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It's not on the level
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Forty-niner's quest
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Forty-niner's quest
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Mustered
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Mustered
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Tick away
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Tick away
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Poise
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Poise
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Deal binder
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Deal binder
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Stevedore
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Stevedore
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Fall off
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Fall off
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Octopus's locale
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Octopus's locale
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Bull's target
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Bull's target
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Ad follower
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Ad follower
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Partial
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Partial
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Myna's cousin
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Myna's cousin
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Gauge
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Gauge
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Wartime transportation
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Wartime transportation
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Be a leech
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Be a leech
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Bit of sun
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Bit of sun
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Run for it!
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Run for it!
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Biggest bone in the body
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Biggest bone in the body
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Motown, for one
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Motown, for one
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___ medical
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___ medical
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It has its reservations
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It has its reservations
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Kills time
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Kills time
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Lays off, with "from"
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Lays off, with "from"
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Heavenly
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Heavenly
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Eyelet maker
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Eyelet maker
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Get ready to ride
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Get ready to ride
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It has a blade
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It has a blade
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Japanese straw mat
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Japanese straw mat
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Kind of fork
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Kind of fork
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Most festive
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Most festive
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Sunset-tinged
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Sunset-tinged
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Like enemy waters, maybe
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Like enemy waters, maybe
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Change places
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Change places
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Site for a 37-Down
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Site for a 37-Down
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Speed (through)
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Speed (through)
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Jacuzzi site
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