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New York Times, Friday, November 26, 2010

Author:
Gary Steinmehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
14-Across : Lamont Library locale
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Gary Steinmehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Steinmehl. Friday freshness: 64%
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© 2010, The New York Times11/26/10 ( No. 22,298 )
Across
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Showed great discomfort : WRITHED
8
Turkey tots? : POULTS
14
Lamont Library locale : HARVARD
15
Like some expense reimbursements : PERDIEM
16
1968 Rock Hudson action film : ICESTATIONZEBRA
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They can make waves : SINES
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It's out of bounds : NONO
20
H.M.O. personnel : RNS
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Grow together : KNIT
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One way to be in love : MADLY
24
"Dressing Rich" author Feldon : LEAH
25
Heartbeat : SEC
26
Sights in an intensive care unit : TUBES
27
"___ of Roses" (1995 adult contemporary album) : BETTE
28
Green Monster's squad : BOSOX
29
One on board an outboard : BOATER
30
1940 Tyrone Power adventure film, with "The" : MARKOFZORRO
32
Strongly realistic : GRITTY
34
Dweller along the Skunk River : IOWAN
35
1935 Pulitzer-winning biography : RELEE
36
Take over : ANNEX
37
Many a prof : PHD
40
"Aida" chorus subject : ISIS
41
Where Hausa and Djerma are spoken : NIGER
42
Adonis' undoing : BOAR
43
Sitter's charge, maybe : PET
44
Big bank investment? : DIKE
45
"She's Got You" singer, 1962 : CLINE
46
1937 Ronald Colman adventure film, with "The" : PRISONEROFZENDA
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Political tactic : EVASION
51
Thing under a tumbler : COASTER
52
Transplants : RESETS
53
Without any gas? : TERSELY
Down
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Egg beaters : WHISKS
2
County south of Milwaukee : RACINE
3
Peaceful : IRENIC
4
Show case? : TVSET
5
They have crowns : HATS
6
Big time : ERA
7
It's been banned in the U.S. since 1972 : DDT
8
Wise leader? : PENNY
9
Italian side dish : ORZO
10
Ulan-___, Russia : UDE
11
Book : LIBRETTO
12
Like a clover leaf : TERNATE
13
Atom ___ : SMASHER
15
Crawl spaces? : POOLS
17
Telephone dialer? : INDEXFINGER
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Like some perfume : MUSKY
23
"Bug ___" (1999 Destiny's Child hit) : ABOO
24
Wise up : LEARN
26
Calorie-rich dessert : TORTE
27
Ingredient in artificial gems : BORAX
28
Katharine Lee ___, writer of "America the Beautiful" : BATES
29
Garden shelter : BOWER
30
Revolutionary War groups : MILITIAS
31
Neighborhood : ZONE
32
Vise : GRIPPER
33
What things may be held in : RESERVE
36
Conrad who wrote "Ushant," 1952 : AIKEN
37
___ shoes (ballet wear) : POINTE
38
"Ezio" composer : HANDEL
39
Gray : DREARY
41
Young hijos : NINOS
42
Smile upon : BLESS
44
Darer's cry : DOIT
45
Powerful person : CZAR
47
Tampa-to-Ft. Myers dir. : SSE
48
Time of much raking: Abbr. : OCT
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One to counter : FOE

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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