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New York Times, Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Author:
Kristian House
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
16-Across : Blow the socks off
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21.6510663%
Kristian House

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {X} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. House. Tuesday freshness: 63%
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C
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A
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L
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F
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A
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R
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O
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D
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B
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E
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G
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N
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O
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Y
V
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T
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T
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O
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K
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T
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D
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D
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O
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C
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P
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N
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L
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L
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P
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S
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F
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F
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R
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R
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H
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R
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V
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J
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N
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Y
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C
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© 2010, The New York Times11/30/10 ( No. 22,302 )
Across
1
Farm newborn : CALF
5
Yankees' "$275 million man," informally : AROD
9
Test proctor's command : BEGIN
14
Like dental surgery : ORAL
15
"Good one!" : NICE
16
Blow the socks off : AMAZE
17
___ mater : ALMA
18
The "Y" in Y.S.L. : YVES
19
Helicopter part : ROTOR
20
Is ranked #1 : TOPSTHELIST
23
Bizarre : ODD
24
Climate-change protocol city : KYOTO
25
Wee bit : TAD
27
Disney dwarf with glasses : DOC
30
Sign on a construction site fence : POSTNOBILLS
35
Lavatory door sign : INUSE
37
Part of a school year: Abbr. : SEM
38
Carrots' plate-mates : PEAS
39
Brief visit along the way : STOPOFF
42
Declines to participate : OPTSOUT
44
___ Sutra : KAMA
45
Play from which the word "robot" comes : RUR
47
Civic maker : HONDA
48
Dry cleaner's fluid : SPOTREMOVER
52
Suffix with slogan : EER
53
Bummed out : SAD
54
Congested area, sometimes : SINUS
56
Drinking binge : JAG
59
Megabucks : POTSOFMONEY
64
Rig out : EQUIP
66
Fodder holder : SILO
67
Part of an apple or the earth : CORE
68
Socially polished : SUAVE
69
Source of indigo dye : ANIL
70
Solemnly swear : AVOW
71
Whip-cracker : TAMER
72
Outside of a watermelon : RIND
73
Glasgow gal : LASS
Down
1
Ulster, for one : COAT
2
Folkie who sang of Alice : ARLO
3
Magic item of folklore : LAMP
4
Toper's back-pocket item : FLASK
5
"Moving on then ..." : ANYHOO
6
Construction fasteners : RIVETS
7
Forest felines : OCELOTS
8
Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" : DESI
9
Toper's expense : BARTAB
10
Weezer's music genre : EMO
11
Cat in una casa : GATO
12
Shirt brand : IZOD
13
Dweeby sort : NERD
21
Like a universal donor's blood : TYPEO
22
Tread heavily : STOMP
26
Toper, slangily : DIPSO
27
PC storage units : DISKS
28
Coming up : ONTAP
29
Andrew of New York politics : CUOMO
31
Prefix with con or classical : NEO
32
Sierra ___ : LEONE
33
Honor, on a diploma : LAUDE
34
Astronomical red giant : SSTAR
36
Tiffs : SPATS
40
Corleone who broke Michael's heart : FREDO
41
"Fee fi fo ___" : FUM
43
Rhythmic humming sound : THRUM
46
"William Tell" composer : ROSSINI
49
Ice-T or Ice Cube : RAPPER
50
Isaac Stern's instrument : VIOLIN
51
Wrap around : ENFOLD
55
L.A.'s area, for short : SOCAL
56
"Surely you ___" : JEST
57
Light blue : AQUA
58
Island "where America's day begins" : GUAM
60
Pre-1917 autocrat : TSAR
61
Suddenly bright star : NOVA
62
Amor's Greek counterpart : EROS
63
Trees yielding archery bow wood : YEWS
65
"___ Got a Secret" : IVE

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