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New York Times, Tuesday, November 6, 2001

Author:
Denise Neuendorf
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Shoelace problem
TotalDebutLatest
410/22/200111/18/2003
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0130000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.53145%
Denise M. Neuendorf

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Neuendorf. Tuesday freshness: 2%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/6/1 ( No. 18,991 )
Across
1
Place to kick an addiction : REHAB
6
Manager-of-the-Month, e.g. : AWARD
11
Auction action : BID
14
Big game venue : ARENA
15
Like Peary's exploration : POLAR
16
Prefix with therm : ISO
17
One who switches political affiliation? : PARTYPOOPER
19
"I didn't know that!" : GEE
20
Mao ___-tung : TSE
21
Oases' features : WELLS
22
Big name at Indy : UNSER
24
Genesis event, with "the" : FALL
25
At the summit of : ATOP
26
Convention writer's footwear? : PLATFORMSHOES
31
Cowboy bucker : BRONC
32
Jackie O's man : ARI
33
Shoelace problem : KNOT
35
54, in old Rome : LIV
36
Doesn't quite tell : HINTSAT
40
Batman and Robin, e.g. : DUO
41
Feds : TMEN
43
Poppycock : ROT
44
Board for nails : EMERY
46
Red, white and blue, for Americans? : PRIMARYCOLORS
50
Read electronically : SCAN
51
Up to it : ABLE
52
Funt of "Candid Camera" : ALLEN
54
Tax cheat's risk : AUDIT
56
Little piggy : TOE
59
By way of : VIA
60
One who tries to sell a political slate? : TICKETAGENT
63
007 creator Fleming : IAN
64
White heron : EGRET
65
Slowly, in music : LENTO
66
Rapper Dr. ___ : DRE
67
Loamy deposit : LOESS
68
Rocker John : ELTON
Down
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Engrossed : RAPT
2
Historical times : ERAS
3
"Take one!" : HERE
4
Colony crawler : ANT
5
TV series set on Malibu Beach : BAYWATCH
6
Harlem theater : APOLLO
7
Winter wear : WOOL
8
Matterhorn and others : ALPS
9
Sally Field's "Norma ___" : RAE
10
Longtime radio advice-giver : DRRUTH
11
Profligate : BIGSPENDER
12
Visionary's words : ISEE
13
Go-getter : DOER
18
Ill-gotten gain : PELF
23
Breakfast area : NOOK
24
Word before mail or tail : FAN
25
Where 37-Down is : ASIA
26
Groom oneself : PRIMP
27
Parking place? : LOVERSLANE
28
Wretched : RATTY
29
Lady's title : MRS
30
Whiskey drinks : SOURS
31
Common lunch order : BLT
34
Kind of poodle : TOY
37
Land on the Strait of Hormuz : IRAN
38
"... ___ a lender be" : NOR
39
Betraying : TELLTALE
42
Likable : NICE
45
Larry and Curly's chum : MOE
47
Place for a vase : MANTEL
48
Starfleet Academy students : CADETS
49
Passing notice : OBIT
52
Enthusiastic : AVID
53
Pinocchio, at times : LIAR
54
Field measure : ACRE
55
Luau instruments : UKES
56
Pitched item : TENT
57
Not fooled by : ONTO
58
Berkshire school : ETON
61
"Where did ___ wrong?" : IGO
62
Salon stuff : GEL

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