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New York Times, Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Author:
Daniel A. Finan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
26-Across : Danish astronomer Brahe
TotalDebutLatest
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171.6411578%
Daniel A. Finan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {X} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Finan. Tuesday freshness: 89%
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H
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E
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P
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I
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M
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P
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R
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A
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G
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S
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P
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J
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N
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I
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M
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A
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L
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C
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H
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D
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R
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D
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H
O
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L
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D
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N
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H
O
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E
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G
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B
O
G
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S
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E
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N
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B
R
A
V
O
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C
L
O
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P
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B
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E
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A
R
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R
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Y
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Y
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A
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T
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L
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O
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F
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G
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S
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P
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A
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D
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V
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66
D
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Q
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A
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A
W
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© 2010, The New York Times11/9/10 ( No. 22,281 )
Across
1
Like a cool cat : HEP
4
Not the brightest bulb on the tree : SIMP
8
U. of Maryland team : TERPS
13
"___ seeing things?" : AMI
14
"Hollyoaks" actress ___ Atkinson : GEMMA
15
Bozo : IDIOT
16
Fuel for some trucks : DIESELOIL
18
Eating only certain things : PICKY
19
With 55-Across, source of this puzzle's quote (which starts in box #38) : JRRTOLKIENSTHE
21
Rick's "Casablanca" love : ILSA
22
Word after public or private : EYE
23
Shopping mecca : MALL
26
Danish astronomer Brahe : TYCHO
29
Scott in an 1857 Supreme Court case : DRED
33
Chest: Prefix : STETHO
35
Touch down : LAND
37
Manning of the gridiron : ELI
38
"Au contraire!" : NOTSO
39
"In what way?" : HOW
40
Cast out : EGEST
42
Where cranberries grow : BOG
43
In stitches : SEWN
45
Calls during curtain calls : BRAVOS
46
Wooden shoe's sound : CLOP
48
How nonreading musicians play : BYEAR
50
Lean (on) : RELY
51
Yevtushenko's "Babi ___" : YAR
53
Abound (with) : TEEM
55
See 19-Across : LORDOFTHERINGS
62
Jewish holiday in Adar : PURIM
63
Insect known for conducting raids : AMAZONANT
64
"Inferno" writer : DANTE
65
Wind indicators : VANES
66
Calendar unit : DAY
67
Powerful chess piece : QUEEN
68
Added stipulations : ANDS
69
Leave slack-jawed : AWE
Down
1
Muslim's pilgrimage : HADJ
2
Mideast leader : EMIR
3
Place to fish from : PIER
4
Does some business with : SELLSTO
5
"Don't worry about me" : IMOKAY
6
Year the Department of Homeland Security was created : MMII
7
Visibly terrified : PALE
8
Slightly drunk : TIPSY
9
Trimmed to fit, say : EDITED
10
Filthy ___ : RICH
11
Pig's container, in a saying : POKE
12
Pig's container : STY
14
Earth sci. : GEOL
17
Some beach house supports : STILTS
20
Gas in lights : NEON
23
"Morning Joe" TV channel : MSNBC
24
"You're such ___" (teen put-down) : ATOOL
25
"Unhand me!" : LETGO
27
Any "Jurassic Park" dinosaur : CLONE
28
"Yee-___!" : HAW
30
Chaucer pilgrim : REEVE
31
It shines in España : ELSOL
32
Like a space cadet : DITSY
34
Santa syllables : HOS
36
___ Spiegel (German magazine) : DER
39
Numbered rte. : HWY
41
Big name in GPS devices : GARMIN
44
River of Aragón : EBRO
45
Zephyrs : BREEZES
47
It glitters but isn't gold : PYRITE
49
Within easy reach : ATHAND
52
Madison Avenue workers : ADMEN
54
Cupid, to the Greeks : EROS
55
Party with poi : LUAU
56
Author Sarah ___ Jewett : ORNE
57
Broad bean : FAVA
58
Certain Fed : TMAN
59
"Nothin'" : NADA
60
Be a busy beaver : GNAW
61
Eye woe : STYE
62
A.S.A.P. : PDQ

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

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