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New York Times, Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
69-Across : Sandberg of Cooperstown
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5419532%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Early. Tuesday freshness: 30%
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© 2007, The New York Times1/9/7 ( No. 20,881 )
Across
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Carson predecessor : PAAR
5
1970's-80's Renault : LECAR
10
Deck cleaner : SWAB
14
Wheel holder : AXLE
15
Tehran native : IRANI
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A Chaplin : OONA
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Picture starring 11D/55D : SMALLTIMECROOKS
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Mai ___ : TAI
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"___ homo" (cry in John 19:5) : ECCE
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Take care of : HANDLE
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Picture starring 11D/55D : ANNIEHALL
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Pundit Alan : KEYES
27
___-night doubleheader : TWI
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"... ___ after" : EVER
30
N.F.L. coaching legend Don : SHULA
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Alder or elder : TREE
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Runner Sebastian : COE
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Picture starring 11D/55D : HOLLYWOODENDING
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As ___ (so far) : YET
43
PIN takers : ATMS
44
Poetry Muse : ERATO
45
Bone-dry : SERE
47
Elec. program since 1933 : TVA
48
Hunter's lure : DECOY
51
Picture starring 11D/55D : MANHATTAN
57
Give a pep talk : EXHORT
59
Pigeon-___ : TOED
60
"Eldorado" rock grp. : ELO
61
Picture starring 11D/55D : SCENESFROMAMALL
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Bone-chilling: Var. : EERY
65
Flared dress : ALINE
66
Get in a stew : FRET
67
Forum 42 : XLII
68
Friars event : ROAST
69
Sandberg of Cooperstown : RYNE
Down
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Carbo-loader's fare : PASTA
2
Lumberjack : AXMAN
3
Actor Delon : ALAIN
4
Prot. or Cath. : REL
5
Chinese nut : LITCHI
6
Author Jong : ERICA
7
Lawrence of Arabia's ride : CAMEL
8
Hydrocarbon suffix : ANE
9
Very sweet and full of calories : RICH
10
Oklahoma athlete : SOONER
11
With 55-Down, star of this puzzle : WOODY
12
Common sprain site : ANKLE
13
Diamond corners : BASES
18
Wiggle room : LEEWAY
19
Croupier's implement : RAKE
24
"___ have to do" : ITLL
25
Yorkshire city : LEEDS
29
Neckline shape : VEE
30
Hardly gregarious : SHY
31
Weeder's tool : HOE
32
Final: Abbr. : ULT
33
Tribal emblem : TOTEM
34
CD-___ : ROM
35
Org. in the 2006 film "The Good Shepherd" : CIA
36
Niagara Falls's prov. : ONT
37
Freudian concern : EGO
39
Realm of Ares : WAR
40
Lake Tahoe state : NEVADA
41
"Darn!" : DRAT
45
Wife of 11D/55D : SOONYI
46
Brontë heroine : EYRE
47
N.Y.C. opera venue : THEMET
48
Neuter : DESEX
49
Stand out : EXCEL
50
Oteri of "Saturday Night Live" : CHERI
52
Skylit rooms : ATRIA
53
High times? : NOONS
54
Visibly upset : TEARY
55
See 11-Down : ALLEN
56
Nick of "48 HRS." : NOLTE
58
Pre-1917 autocrat : TSAR
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Showman Ziegfeld : FLO
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Producer: Abbr. : MFR

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