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New York Times, Thursday, February 3, 2005

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
28-Across : Extreme action
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 34 Missing: {Q} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 131 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 44%
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J
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A
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D
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N
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P
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K
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C
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M
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O
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R
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M
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H
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V
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N
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Z
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© 2005, The New York Times2/3/5 ( No. 20,176 )
Across
1
Semiprecious stone : JADE
5
Railroad fixtures : TIES
9
Searches (through) : SIFTS
14
Declare : AVOW
15
Progress slowly : INCH
16
Siouan language : OMAHA
17
Characteristic carrier : GENE
18
Plantation of literature : TARA
19
The opposition : ANTIS
20
Some legal tender : TREASURYNOTES
23
One going back and forth : SAW
25
Route abbr. : NNE
26
Short walker? : PED
27
Time of anticipation : EVE
28
Extreme action : DRASTICMEASURES
32
"Peer Gynt" dancer : ANITRA
33
Company that had a 64-page "Code of Ethics" : ENRON
34
13-stringed Japanese zither : KOTO
35
Urban transportation : ELS
36
"Get the lead out!" : CMON
40
Home of the Atlantic 10's Black Bears : ORONO
43
Alfred ___ of 2004's "Fiddler on the Roof" : MOLINA
45
Court conclusion : THEDEFENSERESTS
49
Bedevil : VEX
50
Stuff in a pit : TAR
51
Middle of the 11th century : MLI
52
Cry at a light show : OOH
53
Goal of most games (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) : SCORINGPOINTS
57
Renaissance ruler : TUDOR
58
Bugs : IRKS
59
Primo : AONE
62
Bad treatment : ABUSE
63
Fuzzy Wuzzy features : ZEES
64
Country cousin : RUBE
65
Leveled, in London : RASED
66
College endower Cornell : EZRA
67
___ glass : OPAL
Down
1
Sporty car, briefly : JAG
2
Park in N.Y.C., say : AVE
3
"Act now!" : DONTWAIT
4
Subject of some still lifes : EWER
5
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" queen : TITANIA
6
Not exactly now : INASEC
7
Like raw silk : ECRU
8
Whets : SHARPENS
9
One who shall remain nameless : SOANDSO
10
"___ Angel" (1933 comedy) : IMNO
11
More round : FATTER
12
Lift, so to speak : THIEVE
13
Answers with an attitude : SASSES
21
___'acte : ENTR
22
Oenophile's concern : YEAR
23
Mt. Rushmore's place: Abbr. : SDAK
24
Ligurian Sea feeder : ARNO
29
Endured : STOOD
30
Breakfast or dessert dish : MELON
31
Family man : UNCLE
35
Perk up : ENERGIZE
37
Sushi bar order : MISOSOUP
38
Not duped by : ONTO
39
"The Turtle" poet : NASH
41
No longer in service : RETIRED
42
In the wink ___ eye : OFAN
43
Girl's name from Greek for "a bee" : MELISSA
44
"Mourning Becomes Electra" role : ORIN
45
Johnny Carson, notably : TVSTAR
46
"Iliad" wife : HECUBA
47
Major departure : EXODUS
48
One working on a puff piece? : SMOKER
54
Pink potable : ROSE
55
Firm honcho : PREZ
56
South Seas starch source : TARO
60
Warriors' grp. : NBA
61
Sushi bar order : EEL

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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