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New York Times, Monday, October 23, 2006

Author:
John Calvin Williams
Editor:
Will Shortz
6-Across : Mire
TotalDebut
110/23/2006
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1.4447%
John Calvin Williams

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Williams. Monday freshness: 24%
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© 2006, The New York Times10/23/6 ( No. 20,803 )
Across
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End place for many a car accident : DITCH
6
Mire : BOG
9
"Shhh!" : QUIET
14
Novelist Calvino : ITALO
15
Bother : ADO
16
The "U" of UHF : ULTRA
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Astronaut's attire : GSUIT
18
Fluffy scarf : BOA
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Go into : ENTER
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Not the real Charlie of Star-Kist ads? : IMPOSTERTUNA
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Big part of an elephant : EAR
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Ambulance worker, for short : EMT
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Tetley product : TEA
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Vintage French wines? : MATUREPINOTS
32
Rabble-rouse : AGITATE
34
Inexperienced in : NEWAT
35
Italian volcano : ETNA
36
Assistant in a con game : SHILL
39
Nix by Nixon, e.g. : VETO
40
Mire : SWAMP
42
Peanuts : GOOBERS
44
1960's sitcom ghoul on the terrace? : PATIOMUNSTER
47
1976 and 2001, e.g.: Abbr. : YRS
48
Sunbather's shade : TAN
49
Founded: Abbr. : EST
50
Korean automaker : KIA
53
What 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across are of each other : PERMUTATIONS
56
Actress Sarandon : SUSAN
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"Exodus" hero : ARI
60
Muscat native : OMANI
61
Prank : ANTIC
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Lower, as the lights : DIM
63
Stirred up : RILED
64
With feigned shyness : COYLY
65
Reverse of WNW : ESE
66
Trap : SNARE
Down
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"Start eating!" : DIGIN
2
Reply to "Who's there?" : ITSME
3
Brownish gray : TAUPE
4
Annual award named for a Muse : CLIO
5
Stressful spot : HOTSEAT
6
The Sultan of Swat : BABERUTH
7
Smell : ODOR
8
Uncle Sam facial feature : GOATEE
9
Director Tarantino : QUENTIN
10
Arm bone : ULNA
11
Major defense contractor : ITT
12
"But I heard him exclaim, ___ he ..." : ERE
13
Driveway surface : TAR
21
Bye-byes : TATAS
22
Referee : UMP
26
Pisa landmark : TOWER
27
French political divisions : ETATS
28
Regarding : ASTO
29
City on Biscayne Bay : MIAMI
30
Have the throne : REIGN
31
Emphatic no : NEVER
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In armed conflict : ATWAR
33
Pesky swarm : GNATS
35
Catch sight of : ESPY
37
Lollygag : LOSETIME
38
"___ luck!" : LOTSA
41
Effectiveness : POTENCY
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Racetrack habitués : BETTORS
45
Deface : MAR
46
Like beds before housekeeping : UNMADE
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Australian "bear" : KOALA
51
Word before tube or circle : INNER
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Off the direct course : ASIDE
53
Bucket : PAIL
54
"Exodus" author : URIS
55
Poker player's declaration : IMIN
56
Anatomical pouch : SAC
57
Tres – dos : UNO
58
Muddy enclosure : STY

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