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New York Times, Monday, January 10, 2005

Author:
David Pringle
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Actress Roberts and others
TotalDebutLatest
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David Pringle

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Pringle. Monday freshness: 33%
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© 2005, The New York Times1/10/5 ( No. 20,152 )
Across
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Trophies and such : AWARDS
7
Give at no charge, as a hotel room : COMP
11
Hypodermic units, for short : CCS
14
Magical drink : POTION
15
Cousin of a bassoon : OBOE
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"Roses ___ red ..." : ARE
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1981 Mel Gibson film, with "The" : ROADWARRIOR
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Fellows : MEN
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Go in : ENTER
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Basic beliefs : TENETS
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Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr. : USSR
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404 in old Rome : CDIV
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Niagara source : ERIE
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___ de mer : MAL
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The Ocean State : RHODEISLAND
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___ donna : PRIMA
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They split when they're smashed : ATOMS
36
Motorcycle attachment : SIDECAR
39
English pool game : SNOOKER
43
Sign up for more issues : RENEW
45
Scoundrel : KNAVE
46
Arrived like Michael in an old song? : ROWEDASHORE
51
Decimal base : TEN
52
Spoken : ORAL
53
Singer Turner : TINA
54
Penny : CENT
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Actress Roberts and others : TANYAS
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Electrical pioneer : TESLA
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Explosive initials : TNT
61
Had the passenger seat : RODESHOTGUN
66
Winning 1-Across can make this grow : EGO
67
Blue-green : CYAN
68
Fancy home : ESTATE
69
Room with an easy chair : DEN
70
Master thespians they're not : HAMS
71
Like a professional haircut : STYLED
Down
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Mo. before May : APR
2
Court : WOO
3
___ disadvantage (handicapped) : ATA
4
Equestrian : RIDER
5
Sad : DOWN
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Grab : SNATCH
7
Bullfight : CORRIDA
8
Kimono sash : OBI
9
Not worth debating : MOOT
10
French father : PERE
11
Kodak, e.g. : CAMERA
12
Lowlife : CRETIN
13
Felt : SENSED
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Make a change in the decor : REDO
22
"Full" or "half" wrestling hold : NELSON
23
Diamond V.I.P.'s : UMPS
24
Delhi dress : SARI
25
Moved on ice : SLID
27
Dog docs : VETS
30
Zoomed : RACED
31
Charged particle : ION
32
Cig : SMOKE
34
Just : MERELY
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Commercial suffix with Tropic : ANA
38
Remainder : REST
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Smith who sang "God Bless America" : KATE
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Not odd : EVEN
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Landlord's due : RENT
44
Bleaches : WHITENS
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Went bad : ROTTED
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Juice source : ORANGE
48
Malicious : WANTON
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Change for a five : ONES
50
Epidermal eruptions : RASHES
54
Feline : CATTY
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Part of McDonald's logo : ARCH
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Bean type : SOYA
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Disoriented : LOST
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Hoover ___ : DAM
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Lass : GAL
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Western tribe : UTE
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Actor Beatty : NED

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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