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New York Times, Monday, November 15, 2010

Author:
Emily L. Lilly
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
56-Across : Cloudless
TotalDebut
111/15/2010
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.43114%
Emily L. Lilly

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Lilly. Monday freshness: 42%
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© 2010, The New York Times11/15/10 ( No. 22,287 )
Across
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Dog's bark : ARFARF
7
Nincompoop : ASS
10
Regarding, on a memo : INRE
14
___ and 3-Down : BURGER
15
"Xanadu" grp. : ELO
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Refrigerate : COOL
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Italian cheese that's often grated : ASIAGO
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Fishing pole : ROD
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Greek god with a bow and arrow : EROS
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Editors' marks meaning "put back in" : STETS
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Commercial lead-in for Rooter : ROTO
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___ and 10-Down : CAKE
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Latin "to be" : ESSE
24
Disputed region between Pakistan and India : KASHMIR
26
Office transcribers : STENOS
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Stylish again : RETRO
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Pooh's friend in "Winnie-the-Pooh" : ROO
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Staircase aid : RAIL
36
Flew high : SOARED
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Bottoms of crankcases : OILPANS
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Not natural : MANMADE
40
Smitten : INLOVE
41
What may have the makings of a hero? : DELI
42
Calls from Rocky : YOS
43
Foot gear for an N.H.L.'er : SKATE
44
Unfasten : DETACH
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Having a fright : ALARMED
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Competent : ABLE
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___ and 38-Down : MEAT
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Christian in fashion : DIOR
56
Cloudless : CLEAR
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Chorister's voice : ALTO
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Frequent, in verse : OFT
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City north of San Francisco : NOVATO
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Gin flavoring : SLOE
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Hwy. : RTE
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___ and 49-Down : FRANKS
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Easter roasts : HAMS
64
Road curve : ESS
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Tenant : LESSEE
Down
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Lower in rank : ABASE
2
Becomes inoperable, maybe, as an old machine : RUSTS
3
14-Across and ___ : FRIES
4
Playing marbles : AGATES
5
Govt. rules : REGS
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To's opposite : FRO
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Spray type : AEROSOL
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Lazy people : SLOTHS
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Gomorrah's sister city : SODOM
10
22-Across and ___ : ICECREAM
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Romance writer Roberts : NORA
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Corner piece in chess : ROOK
13
Besides : ELSE
21
Indian princesses : RANIS
24
"The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil : KEANE
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Funny in a twisted way : IRONIC
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Commit a basketball infraction : TRAVEL
29
Buffet meal carrier : TRAY
30
Edit menu command : REDO
31
Tributes in verse : ODES
32
Louis XIV et Louis XVI : ROIS
33
Sty sound : OINK
34
Earthen pot : OLLA
36
Dieter's meal, maybe : SALAD
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52-Across and ___ : POTATOES
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Poetic rhythm : METER
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Lowers in rank : DEMOTES
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Snow buildups : DRIFTS
45
Mideast confections : HALVAS
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Idolize : ADORE
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62-Across and ___ : BEANS
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Hanukkah treat : LATKE
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Irregularly edged : EROSE
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Hit TV show set in Korea : MASH
53
Jazz great Fitzgerald : ELLA
54
Elemental unit : ATOM
56
Part of an apple : CORE
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Gridiron grp. : NFL

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