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New York Times, Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Author:
C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Exploding stars
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2112/26/20068/10/20151
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Carolyn W. Stewart
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24/9/20071/29/20081
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1.5689%
J. K. Hummel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Stewart. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Hummel. Tuesday freshness: 19%
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© 2008, The New York Times1/29/8 ( No. 21,266 )
Across
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Prominent feature of Dracula : FANGS
6
Reunion group : CLASS
11
Showman Ziegfeld : FLO
14
"Let's Make ___" : ADEAL
15
Search engine name : YAHOO
16
Designer Claiborne : LIZ
17
It may end up in the gutter : BOWLINGBALL
19
In the style of : ALA
20
___ acid (protein component) : AMINO
21
Schindler of "Schindler's List" : OSKAR
23
Spy's device : TAP
26
Sweater style : TURTLENECK
29
Runs out : ELAPSES
32
Slave girl of opera : AIDA
33
Exploding stars : NOVAE
34
Fuel economy org. : EPA
35
City in Italia : ROMA
39
What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common : THEYCANBEROLLED
43
Pageant accessory : SASH
44
Tony Soprano and cohorts, with "the" : MOB
45
Cheese hunk : WEDGE
46
One on a pedestal : IDOL
48
Old timer? : SUNDIAL
50
Classic breakfast fare : QUAKEROATS
54
Suffix with butyl : ENE
55
Reporting to : UNDER
56
How-to presentations : DEMOS
59
___ glance : ATA
60
Item on a set : MOVIECAMERA
66
Fix illegally : RIG
67
Disney mermaid : ARIEL
68
Sees red : FUMES
69
Informal top : TEE
70
Center of power : LOCUS
71
Some retired racehorses : STUDS
Down
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Wonderful, slangily : FAB
2
Fuss : ADO
3
Partner of improved : NEW
4
Big bash : GALA
5
___ to none (long odds) : SLIM
6
Stellar swan : CYGNUS
7
Part of a repair estimate : LABOR
8
"Got it!" : AHA
9
Showman Hurok : SOL
10
Went at it alone : SOLOED
11
Cereal morsel : FLAKE
12
Purple hue : LILAC
13
Country/rock's ___ Mountain Daredevils : OZARK
18
Nick at ___ : NITE
22
Tangled, as hair : SNARLED
23
Big tops : TENTS
24
Lei Day greeting : ALOHA
25
Blacktops, say : PAVES
27
Surveillance evidence : TAPE
28
Fact fudger : LIAR
30
Common union demand : PAYHIKE
31
Part of a min. : SEC
34
Flow back : EBB
36
Nostalgic tune : OLDIE
37
Mullally of "Will & Grace" : MEGAN
38
Fred Astaire's sister : ADELE
40
Bow-toting god : AMOR
41
Certain plea, for short : NOLO
42
Of one's ___ : OWN
47
Skin-related : DERMAL
48
Makes hard : STEELS
49
"Semper Fi" org. : USMC
50
Milk purchase : QUART
51
Loosen, in a way : UNTIE
52
Bit of wisdom : ADAGE
53
Parting word : ADIEU
57
Klutzy sorts : OAFS
58
Dirty reading : SMUT
61
"___ y plata" : ORO
62
Trader ___ (old restaurateur) : VIC
63
Rhea relative : EMU
64
Like Republican states on an electoral map : RED
65
Braying beast : ASS

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2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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