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New York Times, Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Assign, as the blame
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Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 241 for Mr. Nosowsky. Wednesday freshness: 2%
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© 2006, The New York Times12/27/6 ( No. 20,868 )
Across
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Indian chief : RAJAH
6
Spilling point : BRIM
10
Wild ___ : OATS
14
Without help : ALONE
15
Mystique : AURA
16
Exploits : USES
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Unsuccessful batter's intro? : ITSTRIKESMETHAT
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It can take your breath away : NOSE
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___ Spiegel magazine : DER
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Sizes up or down? : ALTERS
23
Koh-i-___ diamond : NOOR
25
"Waterloo" quartet : ABBA
26
Hot dog vendor's intro? : FRANKLYSPEAKING
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Spiritual leaders : LAMAS
34
Letters on Challenger : USA
35
Nefariousness : EVIL
36
Blazing gun : UZI
37
Belt-attachable device : PAGER
39
Nicknamed : AKA
40
Clouds (up) : FOGS
42
Work ___ sweat : UPA
43
Assign, as the blame : PINON
45
Guard's intro? : FROMWHEREISTAND
49
Is bedridden : AILS
50
Cow-headed goddess : ISIS
51
Rough-cut : COARSE
54
Start and end of the Three Musketeers' motto : ALL
55
Pinnacle : ACME
59
Quotation citer's intro? : ASITHASBEENSAID
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Lose strength in the backstretch : FADE
63
Tent event : SALE
64
Hazardous : RISKY
65
Regarded guardedly : EYED
66
Biblical plot : EDEN
67
Pays (up) : ANTES
Down
1
Outdoor event planner's worry : RAIN
2
A chorus line : ALTO
3
___ stick (incense) : JOSS
4
Reception aid : ANTENNA
5
Part of H.M.S. : HER
6
Napoleon's place : BAKERY
7
Regretful one : RUER
8
Audit grp. : IRS
9
"Goldilocks" figure : MAMABEAR
10
Dropped movie scene : OUTTAKE
11
"But, ___ was ambitious, I slew him": Brutus : ASHE
12
Eye drop : TEAR
13
Retired fliers : SSTS
18
Hero type : IDOL
19
Napoleon's place, once : ELBA
24
Green-lights : OKS
25
Notre Dame niche : APSE
26
More and more of news shows nowadays : FLUFF
27
Stubble remover : RAZOR
28
Baja buddy : AMIGO
29
Dearie : SUGAR
30
Former Mrs. Trump : IVANA
31
Olympus competitor : NIKON
32
Sweat ___ : GLAND
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"Don't give me that!" : PUHLEASE
38
Knuckle draggers : APES
41
Hurt : SMARTED
43
23rd in a series : PSI
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"That just shouldn't happen" : ITSASIN
46
"Peace on earth," e.g. : WISH
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___ Collins, former space shuttle commander : EILEEN
48
Tropical escape : ISLE
51
Tea for two place : CAFE
52
Anthem opener : OSAY
53
Second : AIDE
54
Fit : ABLE
56
Playbill info : CAST
57
Karaoke need : MIKE
58
Häagen-Dazs alternative : EDYS
60
Sorry : SAD
61
Piece-keeping grp.? : NRA

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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