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New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 2008

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
19-Across : What flamingos often stand on
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121.6540277%
Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 56%
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© 2008, The New York Times2/23/8 ( No. 21,291 )
Across
1
Lard source : FATBACK
8
Service with a queue : NETFLIX
15
G.P.S. receiver display : AREAMAP
16
Explanatory tool : ANALOGY
17
Uses a certain iron : SOLDERS
18
Ousting : REMOVAL
19
What flamingos often stand on : ONELEG
20
Reunion moniker : SIS
21
Vision de nuit : REVE
22
They travel by air : AROMAS
24
Part of some Muslim households : HAREM
25
Ltr. recipient pinpointer : ATTN
28
Candidate supporter, briefly : PAC
29
First to be admitted?: Abbr. : DEL
30
Frequent business traveler : ROADWARRIOR
33
Flow stopper : JAM
36
One who didn't say no? : CONSENTINGADULT
38
Abbr. in some city names : HTS
39
They hang from the roof : STALACTITES
40
Indications of good bowling : XES
41
___ Beach, Hawaii : EWA
42
What's left : REST
43
Home to Al Jazeera : QATAR
46
"Oh, right" : IGETIT
48
___-Ude (Russian city on the Trans-Siberian Railroad) : ULAN
49
Game intro? : PRE
50
Trust : CARTEL
54
An ace is a good one : AVIATOR
56
Chin-wag : SHMOOZE
57
County west of Dublin : KILDARE
58
Some oilseeds : SESAMES
59
Subsequent : ENSUING
60
Things that wear well? : ERODERS
Down
1
Burkina ___ : FASO
2
"East of Eden" twin : ARON
3
MTV segment? : TELE
4
South Dakota's ___ National Park : BADLANDS
5
Robed ruler: Var. : AMEER
6
Wear for rough outdoor activities : CARGOPANTS
7
Some G.I. duties : KPS
8
Nostril : NARIS
9
Chemical endings : ENES
10
Laddie's lid : TAM
11
Like some prints : FLORAL
12
Gallant : LOVER
13
Donation declaration : IGAVE
14
Botanical nutrient conductor : XYLEM
20
Profanity : SACRILEGE
23
Atlanta commuting option : MARTA
24
Afghan province or its capital : HERAT
25
Mischievous : ARCH
26
Sound of impatience : TOOT
27
Some vacationers' acquisitions : TANS
29
One who might pick up toys : DOGCATCHER
31
River formed by the junction of the Fulda and Werra : WESER
32
Amazed : INAWE
33
Cordage material : JUTE
34
Potent round : ALES
35
___ Helens : MTST
37
Where you might get into a rut : DIRTROAD
40
Exotic estate : XANADU
43
Faultfinder's concern? : QUAKE
44
Gridder Harper : ALVIN
45
Heads-down view : TAILS
46
Like some bad goods: Abbr. : IRREG
47
"___ sorry!" : IAMSO
49
Feelthy stuff : PORN
51
Space hog in a library : TOME
52
Israel's Weizman : EZER
53
Much ___ : LESS
55
Sea bream, in a sushi bar : TAI
56
Birmingham-to-Montgomery dir. : SSE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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