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New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : Game with sleight of hand
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQ} This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Collins. Wednesday freshness: 75%
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© 2008, The New York Times11/19/8 ( No. 21,561 )
Across
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Stock classification : NOPAR
6
Shots for sots : NIPS
10
Adenauer nickname, with "Der" : ALTE
14
Lloyd Webber/Rice musical : EVITA
15
Prefix with industry : AGRO
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Plows follow them : ROWS
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Bakery order : DOZEN
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Passion : ZEAL
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Nursery sounds : GOOS
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Presidential first name : ZACHARY
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Game with sleight of hand : MONTE
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Jacket material for a mixed-up North Carolina athlete? : LEATHER
25
Joy : ELATION
27
Carving tool : ADZ
28
Handel's "___ for St. Cecilia's Day" : ODE
29
Piano piece : RAG
30
Memphis-to-Nashville dir. : ENE
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Not pay attention : DOZE
33
___ high : ONA
35
Detects : SENSES
37
Oenophile, as a mixed-up Michigan athlete? : WINELOVER
40
Term of friendship in France : MONAMI
43
1962 #1 country hit "___ Been Everywhere" : IVE
44
"Ma! He's Making Eyes ___" (1940 hit) : ATME
48
What makes God good? : ANO
49
Medicine, e.g.: Abbr. : SCI
51
Sartre's "The Transcendence of the ___" : EGO
53
King of the Roman Empire : REX
54
Sit on : REPRESS
56
Flew by, as a mixed-up Michigan State athlete? : RANPAST
58
"Cheers!" abroad : SALUT
59
Move beyond : OUTSTEP
61
Hail ___ : ACAB
62
Actress Raines on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : ELLA
63
According to : ASPER
66
Peterson of 2003 news : LACI
67
Home of Grand Forks: Abbr. : NDAK
68
Cubic meter : STERE
69
Egyptian sun god : ATEN
70
Chromosome carrier : GENE
71
Holy text : KORAN
Down
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Flanders of Springfield : NED
2
Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO
3
Flash : PIZZAZZ
4
Really bugged : ATEAT
5
Where to find a vaquero : RANCHO
6
Jesus, notably : NAZARENE
7
Eisner successor at Disney : IGER
8
Grace, for one : PRAYER
9
Spain's Costa del ___ : SOL
10
Jargon from a mixed-up Florida athlete? : ARGOT
11
Nuts : LOONIES
12
Colored like some cars : TWOTONE
13
Ancient Dead Sea sect : ESSENES
21
Study of pleasure : HEDONICS
22
Tony winner Patrick : MAGEE
23
Boy : LAD
24
Shogun capital : EDO
26
Strip site : LASVEGAS
32
Actress Aulin of "Candy" : EWA
34
Clay, after a while : ALI
36
Gun enthusiasts' org. : NRA
38
"No more for me, thanks" : IMSET
39
Pass : OVERTAKE
40
Veal ___ : MARSALA
41
Classic batting game : ONEACAT
42
Not anywhere : NOPLACE
45
Hide seeker : TRAPPER
46
Mayo, for one : MES
47
Telephone no. add-on : EXT
50
Wagner heroine : ISOLDE
52
Focused at work : ONTASK
55
Apply to the skin, as on a mixed-up U.C.L.A. athlete? : RUBIN
57
Rotini topper : PESTO
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___ Bator, Mongolia : ULAN
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H.S. course : ENG
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Depression-___ : ERA
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Stimpy's TV pal : REN

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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