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New York Times, Thursday, November 10, 2005

Author:
Lee Glickstein and Craig Kasper
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : It may wash out bridges and embankments (as in this puzzle) + Onetime White House scandal
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2611/24/20024/1/201022
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60685001
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.6013440%
Lee Glickstein
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1612/5/199710/21/20075
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43012321
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
211.5810758%
Craig Kasper

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 There are unchecked squares Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Glickstein. This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Kasper. Thursday freshness: 78%
1
F
2
L
3
O
4
O
5
D
WATER
6
G
7
A
8
T
9
E
10
S
11
E
12
A
13
WATER
14
I
R
A
N
I
15
M
O
O
R
16
C
L
E
W
17
R
O
S
E
S
18
A
N
N
E
19
M
E
A
R
A
20
E
N
T
R
A
21
N
C
E
S
22
A
N
N
O
Y
WATER
23
E
R
A
24
F
Y
I
25
W
26
A
27
T
E
R
W
28
A
29
T
30
E
R
31
C
32
H
33
E
34
W
35
O
C
A
L
A
36
B
A
S
E
37
S
A
S
H
38
R
U
M
39
Y
40
A
C
H
T
E
41
D
42
S
K
I
43
K
R
I
44
S
45
S
T
O
A
46
O
47
C
T
E
T
48
S
A
L
A
49
E
V
E
R
50
Y
W
H
E
R
E
51
M
52
U
S
53
A
N
E
WATER
54
H
55
O
56
M
E
R
57
P
58
A
59
C
H
E
L
60
B
61
E
L
62
O
N
I
O
N
63
R
O
L
L
64
A
S
A
M
I
65
T
E
L
L
66
A
R
G
O
67
S
E
R
I
N
68
WATER
B
E
D
69
H
E
A
D
WATER
T
A
B
L
E
© 2005, The New York Times11/10/5 ( No. 20,456 )
Across
1
It may wash out bridges and embankments (as in this puzzle) + Onetime White House scandal : FLOODWATERGATE
10
Salt source : SEAWATER
14
Afghan's neighbor : IRANI
15
Secure : MOOR
16
Scotland Yard discovery : CLEW
17
Honey bunch? : ROSES
18
Actress with an uncredited part in "Zoolander" : ANNEMEARA
20
Bedazzles : ENTRANCES
22
Get to, in a way : ANNOY
23
Common ___ : ERA
24
In case this is of interest... : FYI
25
With 49-Across, famous line from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" : WATERWATER
31
Not just swallow : CHEW
35
City NW of Orlando : OCALA
36
Depraved : BASE
37
Item that may be "Miss" printed? : SASH
38
Ingredient in a Caribbean cocktail : RUM
39
Took a pleasure excursion : YACHTED
42
Visit Sundance, maybe : SKI
43
One of Charlie's Angels : KRIS
45
Covered walk : STOA
46
Large vocal group : OCTET
48
Cuarto de baño, e.g. : SALA
49
See 25-Across : EVERYWHERE
51
Field of note?: Abbr. : MUS
53
The difference between regular mail and e-mail? : ANE
54
Batter's hope : HOMER
57
Canon composer : PACHELBEL
62
Bialy, e.g. : ONIONROLL
64
"Me, too" : ASAMI
65
Distinguish : TELL
66
Craft that pulled over for Sirens : ARGO
67
Old World relative of a canary : SERIN
68
It's springless : WATERBED
69
Source of a stream + Hydrogeologist's concern : HEADWATERTABLE
Down
1
Hooch + Tears, metaphorically : FIREWATERWORKS
2
Hubbard of Scientology : LRON
3
Kiln : OAST
4
Like a short film : ONEREEL
5
Chaos : DISARRAY
6
Big inits. in car financing : GMAC
7
Top-of-the-line : AONE
8
A gazillion : TONS
9
Before, in poetry : ERE
10
Panoramic photos, say : SCENICS
11
Pizazz : ELAN
12
Rocket scientist's prefix : AERO
13
Canal, e.g. : WATERWAY
19
"___ I?" : MAY
21
Hillbilly's negative : NAW
24
Sovereign : FREE
26
TSX maker : ACURA
27
Sri Lankan tongue : TAMIL
28
"Boston Legal" broadcaster : ABCTV
29
Lake divided by a state line : TAHOE
30
Spanish 101 verb : ESTAR
32
Rush : HASTE
33
Glacial deposit : ESKER
34
Onetime White House scandal + Main : WHITEWATERLINE
40
"___ Death" ("Peer Gynt" piece) : ASES
41
Maine : DOWNEAST
44
When repeated, a response to "What's new?" : SAMEOLD
47
A Clinton : CHELSEA
50
Derisive cry : YAH
52
Egyptian tomb item : URN
54
Big trouble : HOTWATER
55
Apartment next to a super, maybe : ONEB
56
Distance between some posts : MILE
57
Look (over) : PORE
58
Tiny ponddweller : ALGA
59
Knucklehead : CLOD
60
Caustic comment : BARB
61
Runner Zátopek : EMIL
63
Big cheer : RAH

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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