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New York Times: Tuesday, August 4, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, August 4, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Janet R. Bender
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Swiss peaks
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Swiss peaks
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Sea that's really a lake
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Sea that's really a lake
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Morley of CBS
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Morley of CBS
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Tip seller
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Tip seller
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Paying passenger
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Paying passenger
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Florida city
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Florida city
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Poe writing
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Poe writing
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Washington suburb
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Washington suburb
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Mythical strongman
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Mythical strongman
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Family girl
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Family girl
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A few coins, in slang
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A few coins, in slang
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Tempe sch.
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Tempe sch.
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Cool, once
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Cool, once
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Mil. address
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Mil. address
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Botanist Mendel
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Botanist Mendel
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Perfumes
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Perfumes
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Like higher-priced beef
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Like higher-priced beef
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You can't enjoy this if you've lost your marbles
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You can't enjoy this if you've lost your marbles
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Ages and ages
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Ages and ages
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Dorm room staple
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Dorm room staple
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Crackpot
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Crackpot
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Was first
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Was first
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Ring org.
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Ring org.
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Martians and such
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Martians and such
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Detective with a large family
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Detective with a large family
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Check (out)
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Check (out)
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Sturm und ___
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Sturm und ___
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Dog restraint
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Dog restraint
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Choir voice
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Choir voice
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Poisoned, for instance
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Poisoned, for instance
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Wee, in brief
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Wee, in brief
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Ardor
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Ardor
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All tuckered out
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All tuckered out
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Female V.I.P.
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Female V.I.P.
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Humorist Bombeck
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Humorist Bombeck
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Glue (to)
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Glue (to)
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Detest
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Detest
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Pilot's maneuver
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Pilot's maneuver
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Kind of cleaning
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Kind of cleaning
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Steelers' org.
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Steelers' org.
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Stadium cheer
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Stadium cheer
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Venue for 48-Across
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Venue for 48-Across
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"Deathtrap" playwright
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"Deathtrap" playwright
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World Cup game
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World Cup game
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Pine (for)
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Pine (for)
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Org. that keeps an eye on pilots
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Org. that keeps an eye on pilots
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Golfer Ernie
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Golfer Ernie
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Actress ___ Dawn Chong
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Actress ___ Dawn Chong
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Safecracker
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Safecracker
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Bowler's feat
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Bowler's feat
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Naval noncoms
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Naval noncoms
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Realtors' sales
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Realtors' sales
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Pulitzer winner James
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Pulitzer winner James
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Catch the wind under one's wings
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Catch the wind under one's wings
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Cemetery sights
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Cemetery sights
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Nevada county or its seat
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Nevada county or its seat
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Years, to Caesar
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Years, to Caesar
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Do something
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Do something
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Beach souvenir
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Beach souvenir
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Arrived
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Arrived
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Greenhouse effect?
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Greenhouse effect?
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Physics particles
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Physics particles
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"...___ saw Elba"
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"...___ saw Elba"
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Gave up
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Gave up
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One way to identify a foreigner
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One way to identify a foreigner
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Fudge ingredient: Abbr.
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Fudge ingredient: Abbr.
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Capt. Ahab or his ship
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Capt. Ahab or his ship
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Big name in paperback publishing
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Big name in paperback publishing
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Neighbor of Zambia
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Neighbor of Zambia
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Plant pest
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Plant pest
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Gaucho's rope
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Gaucho's rope
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Mania
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Mania
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Trapper's offering
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Trapper's offering
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Modern records
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Modern records
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Turning point?
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Turning point?
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Keats's "___ to Psyche"
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Keats's "___ to Psyche"
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Political subject
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Political subject
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"Bill ___, The Science Guy"
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"Bill ___, The Science Guy"
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