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SOUTHERN-SPEAK

January 11, 1998•Sunday

Creator

Nancy Joline and Peg Conner

Editor

Will Shortz

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1Signals at sea
8"War and Peace" heroine
15Indian dwelling
20Like Miss Congeniality
21Christie and others
22Madonna role
23Tar?
25Connoisseur
26Reception site, maybe
27Catty comments
28Even
29Red ___
30Tolkien creatures
31Sprint competitor
32Crazy, in Cannes
33Distance between pillars
36Yorkshire river
3760's org.
38Heyum?
41Some are "great"
42Common setting for a joke
43Mme., in Madrid
44Check out
46Not separately
50Last choice on some lists
53Come-___
56Destined
57Commitment
59Encouraging words
61Sleuth Lupin
62Kind of mail
63Minnie?
66Phone trio
67A.A.A. recommendations
68Eliot's Grizabella, e.g.
69Popular White House souvenir
70It precedes "com"
71Part of a comparison
72"Exodus" role
73Furner?
76They move in a charged atmosphere
77Request of an equestrian
79Corn ___
80Multipurpose truck, for short
81"Home Alone" actor
82Meg, among the "little women"
83Stranger
85Teach, with "up"
87Strong
90Prog. Cons. rival, in Canada
92Med. drama sites
93Guns
95Purty?
99L-1011 alternative
102Athos, to Porthos
103Salon offering
104Cable inits.
105Less than diddly
106Bank posting
107Broadcasting feed
109"Aladdin" prince and namesakes
111Whip
112Two-dimensional extent
113Mexican waters
114Hail?
117Critical
118Becomes understood
119"Your Show of Shows" name
120Person with a net, perhaps
121Begins to like
122Waterloos

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1Dissipates
2Threaten
3Fairy tale characters
4All's partner
516th President, familiarly
6Inklings
7___ Lake, N.Y.
8Nopes
9___-old
10It's only skin-deep
11Museum room, maybe
12"Leaving Las Vegas" actress
13Participatory
14"Don't ___!"
15Hercules
16Elliptical
17Dah?
18Pied-___
19Port on the Loire
24Dweebs
32Kind of house
34Movie ratings
35It paves the way
38Spar
39Show disapproval
40Caterer's need
41"Hamlet" has five
42Deposits
45Drogheda's locale
46Welcoming or parting gesture
47Like some corners
48Mayun?
49Poland Spring competitor
51Hit a four-bagger
52Nicholas Gage book
54Intensify
55Restrains
58Available
60Mubarak's predecessor
64Turn topsy-turvy
65Dog treats
68Procession
71La Scala features
73It may be feathered
74Was bossy?
75Antique shop item
78Perfect ones
81Actor's goal
84London greeting
86Occasion calling for grace
88Easter starter
89Onetime U.N. effort site
91Cause for hitting the forehead
93Sack
94Baryshnikov, e.g.
96Actor Alan of "Hope & Gloria"
97Haunt
98Like some cousins
99Allahabad attire
100Tristram Shandy's creator
101Rags
103Toughie
106Roam
108Overhang
110Limp, as hair
111Pro ___
114Attention-getter
115It may be thrown
116Napoléon, for one
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