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New York Times, Thursday, October 20, 2005

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : Pixels
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {VX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 223 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 83%
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© 2005, The New York Times10/20/5 ( No. 20,435 )
Across
1
Pixels : DOTS
5
Jaguars, e.g. : CATS
9
1942 movie with the song "Love Is a Song" : BAMBI
14
Setting for "The Plague" : ORAN
15
Popular cookie : OREO
16
Each : AHEAD
17
Slayer of Ravana in Hindu myth : RAMA
18
___ ball : NERF
19
Aches : LONGS
20
"Star Trek" genre : SCIFIFANTASY
23
Refers (to) : ALLUDES
24
Herald reader : MIAMIAN
28
Private line? : YESSIR
29
Bottom line : SUM
30
"But, ___ was ambitious, I slew him": Brutus : ASHE
31
Literary oceans : DEEPS
33
Swinger's opportunity : ATBAT
34
Turntable, speakers, etc. : HIFIEQUIPMENT
38
Lightly maul : PAWAT
39
"I've had enough!" : UNCLE
40
Slang expert Partridge : ERIC
41
Hoosier cabinet wood : OAK
42
Lie alongside of : ABUTON
47
All-purpose : GENERAL
49
One way to win : BYANOSE
50
Places to get online without plugging in : WIFIHOTSPOTS
52
Finger ___ : LAKES
55
Tribe associated with the Seven Cities of Cíbola : ZUNI
56
"That'll be the day!" : IBET
57
Zippy : BRISK
58
Kind of sch. : ELEM
59
Pool path : LANE
60
Breakwater : JETTY
61
___ as a blue rose : RARE
62
Mythology anthology : EDDA
Down
1
Quai ___ (French foreign office locale) : DORSAY
2
Magic 8 Ball, e.g. : ORACLE
3
Many Sri Lankans : TAMILS
4
Mix-ups : SNAFUS
5
Degree recipient : CONFEREE
6
Sectors : AREAS
7
Coastal predator : TERN
8
Romantic notes : SOFTMUSIC
9
Raft material : BALSA
10
Marine greeting : AHOYMATE
11
Door sign : MEN
12
Snare : BAG
13
Tags : IDS
21
"Hurray for me!" : IDIDIT
22
Marksman's skill : AIM
25
Bibliophile's citation, for short : ISBN
26
At the drop of ___ : AHAT
27
Bottom line : NET
29
Precious mettle? : SPUNK
32
Pistol, in slang : EQUALIZER
33
Early zoology topic : AMEBAS
34
One leading a chase : HARE
35
Victor's cry : IWIN
36
Turn toward sunset : FACEWEST
37
Break for games : PLAYTIME
38
Dowel : PEG
41
Ox : OAF
43
Get up after a multiplayer football tackle : UNPILE
44
"Aww" : TOOBAD
45
Largest city on Belgium's coast : OSTEND
46
Coca-Cola product : NESTEA
48
Unsafe : RISKY
49
Faux pas : BONER
51
Hip activity? : HULA
52
Presidential inits. : LBJ
53
Make, altogether : ARE
54
Box with a manual : KIT

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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