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New York Times, Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Author:
Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Was a busybody
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2611/24/20024/1/201022
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
60685001
RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.6013440%
Lee Glickstein
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Glickstein. This is puzzle # 168 for Ms. Salomon. Wednesday freshness: 33%
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© 2006, The New York Times11/8/6 ( No. 20,819 )
Across
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Army cops, for short : MPS
4
"On the Record" host Van Susteren : GRETA
9
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
14
___ straw : OAT
15
Get connected to the Web : LOGON
16
Kind of planner : URBAN
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"I'll be right there!" : ONESECOND
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Origins : SEEDS
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First name in bicycling : LANCE
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Bard's "before" : ERE
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Nimitz, for one: Abbr. : ADM
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Lover boy? : AMOR
25
Unsatisfying boxing result : NODECISION
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Loses it : HASACOW
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Took the cake : WON
32
Dallas-to-Memphis dir. : ENE
33
Was a busybody : PRIED
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Sectioned, as windows : PANED
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Upbeat, outgoing sort : MRPERSONALITY
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"Later" : SEEYA
42
Thick smoke? : CIGAR
43
Vegas opening? : LAS
44
Graffiti artist's "signature" : TAG
47
Surrender, as arms : LAYDOWN
51
Square-dealing : ONTHELEVEL
54
Puccini piece : ARIA
55
Minute : WEE
56
Carrier to Karachi : PIA
57
Titles are often written in them, briefly : ITALS
58
Prolific writer's output : REAMS
60
Hair challenge ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across : SPLITENDS
63
Borden bovine : ELSIE
64
Parka parts : HOODS
65
"Imagine that!" : GEE
66
Ray ___, 1980's-90's Boston mayor : FLYNN
67
___-craftsy : ARTSY
68
Miss a beat, perhaps : ERR
Down
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Cabbage : MOOLAH
2
Hat made of jipijapa : PANAMA
3
People in a pool : STENOS
4
Much merriment : GLEE
5
Taiwan, initially : ROC
6
Pride part : EGO
7
Muscularly defined : TONED
8
First name of two U.S. presidents : ANDREW
9
Greek letters : NUS
10
Specialties : AREAS
11
Fetching? : OBEDIENT
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Impulse buyer's means : MADMONEY
13
Electees : INS
18
Not afraid to mix things up : SCRAPPY
22
Green: Prefix : ECO
25
Film category : NOIR
26
Has an outstanding figure? : OWES
27
Live, as a football : INPLAY
28
Composer Rorem : NED
30
Dream up : CREATE
34
Med school grad : DOC
36
Show time : AIRDATE
37
Have good intentions : MEANWELL
38
"Have no fear" : RESTEASY
39
4,100-mile-long river : NILE
40
"I've Got ___ in Kalamazoo" : AGAL
41
___-mo : SLO
45
Swiss peak : ALP
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Gentleman's companion : GEISHA
48
California county : ORANGE
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"Our Town" playwright : WILDER
50
Lake ___, on the 39-Down : NASSER
52
Surround : HEMIN
53
Something in the air : VAPOR
57
Teeny, for short : ITSY
58
Whistler, at times : REF
59
One of 100: Abbr. : SEN
61
Fate : LOT
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Barkeeps' requests : IDS

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