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New York Times, Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
65-Across : Lice-to-be
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5310/2/200012/21/20203
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111.5115617%
Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVXZ} This is puzzle # 42 for Ms. Keller. Tuesday freshness: 8%
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© 2008, The New York Times2/26/8 ( No. 21,294 )
Across
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Its eye may be part of a witch's brew : TOAD
5
Daddy-o : POPS
9
Sleep soundly? : SNORE
14
Popular cornstarch brand : ARGO
15
"___ my word!" : UPON
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Prenatal sites : WOMBS
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Low-fat, as beef : LEAN
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Not on time : LATE
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Business on the Internet : ETAIL
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Polishing machines at an Ithaca campus? : CORNELLSANDERS
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CPR giver : EMT
24
Opposite of throw away : KEEP
25
Geometry symbols : PIS
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Recipient of "G'day" : MATE
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Puts into effect : ENACTS
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Trustee group at an Atlanta campus? : EMORYBOARD
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Peel : PARE
39
Musical closings : CODAS
40
Old Michael Jackson 'do : FRO
41
Zellweger of "Chicago" : RENEE
42
In a bit : ANON
43
Thoroughfare at a New Orleans campus? : TULANEROAD
45
Broadway Joe : NAMATH
47
Flip out : SNAP
48
U.F.O. crew : ETS
49
Fishing float : CORK
51
Swiffer, e.g. : MOP
53
Rental arrangement at a Milwaukee campus? : MARQUETTESHARE
60
Letters that must be bought on "Wheel of Fortune" : AEIOU
61
Versifier : POET
62
Kind of hygiene : ORAL
63
Analyze in English class : PARSE
64
Mental flash : IDEA
65
Lice-to-be : NITS
66
Cross over? : BLESS
67
Dance's partner : SONG
68
Let (up) : EASE
Down
1
Face powder ingredient : TALC
2
Lunchbox goody : OREO
3
Food thickener : AGAR
4
John who wrote "Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies" : DONNE
5
Can opener : PULLTAB
6
October gem : OPAL
7
What Texas hold'em tables hold : POTS
8
Take furtively : SNEAK
9
Volvo's home : SWEDEN
10
Stationer's supply : NOTEPAPER
11
Sharif of "Funny Girl" : OMAR
12
Baseball stat : RBIS
13
Night school subj. : ESL
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Outstanding Comedy Series awards : EMMYS
22
Addiction : NEED
25
Pie nut : PECAN
26
"___ roll!" : IMONA
27
Sin city : SODOM
29
Vegetarian's protein source : TOFU
30
___ Court (London tube station) : EARLS
32
Paddled vessel : CANOE
33
One of two choices on Halloween : TREAT
34
Tournament favorites : SEEDS
36
Discovered by accident : RANACROSS
37
A horse of a different color? : ROAN
41
Towed items, sometimes : REPOS
43
No ___ traffic : THRU
44
Conventioneer's wear : NAMETAG
46
Close-fitting hats : TOQUES
50
French military hats : KEPIS
52
Nokia offering : PHONE
53
Repast : MEAL
54
Suffix with billion : AIRE
55
Fuss : TODO
56
Adolescent : TEEN
57
Melody for Dame Nellie Melba : ARIA
58
Piper's followers : RATS
59
Ultimatum's ultimate word : ELSE
60
N.Y.P.D. alert : APB

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

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