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New York Times, Saturday, February 9, 2013

Author:
Peter Wentz
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
30-Across : Ones who are counter-productive?
TotalDebutLatest
409/27/20071/1/2022
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Peter Wentz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 32 Missing: {QV} This is puzzle # 12 for Mr. Wentz. Saturday freshness: 85%
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© 2013, The New York Times2/9/13 ( No. 23,104 )
Across
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Setting for part of "A Tale of Two Cities" : BASTILLE
9
"Awww!" : TOOBAD
15
Aces, with "the" : CATSMEOW
16
What a mass of footballers do after a tackle : UNPILE
17
One getting poked in the eye? : SHOELACE
18
Smell like : REEKOF
19
Punches, informally : CLOCKS
20
Psychologist Alfred : BINET
21
Jaunty : RAKISH
23
Not taking a loss well, say : SORE
24
High, in a way : ONPOT
25
Its positions are labeled North, South, East and West : MAHJONGG
29
Number of Planeten : ACHT
30
Ones who are counter-productive? : BARTENDERS
32
Funny Margaret : CHO
33
Completely covers : CARPETS
34
Nag (at) : EAT
35
Microwaveable food brand : HOTPOCKETS
37
Centimeter-gram-second unit : DYNE
38
Dead duck, maybe : ROADKILL
39
Union V.I.P. : MEADE
40
One might be performed en avant : JETE
41
Grow more and more irksome : FESTER
42
Country music's Carter : DEANA
44
Architectural base : PLINTH
46
Film hero chasing a motorcycle gang : MADMAX
47
Put on the line : AIRDRIED
50
"Let's do it!" : IMGAME
51
Chatted up : CAMEONTO
52
___ Puffs : REESES
53
Target of thrown bricks, in early comics : KRAZYKAT
Down
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N.C.A.A. football ranking system : BCS
2
"Now I see!" : AAH
3
Picture on file : STOCKPHOTO
4
"The Hippopotamus" writer : TSELIOT
5
"Wait, this isn't making sense" : IMLOST
6
Separate through percolation : LEACH
7
Sure thing : LOCK
8
Milk sources : EWES
9
Concorde features : TURBOJETS
10
Rare driving choices : ONEIRONS
11
Like some flexible mortgages : OPENEND
12
Exercise ___ : BIKE
13
Loads : ALOT
14
"___ Poetry Jam" : DEF
21
Raid target : ROACH
22
Position in a relay : ANCHOR
23
Historical community : SHTETL
25
Rap's Biz ___ : MARKIE
26
Last name in women's skin care : ARPEL
27
"Pretty obvious, huh?" : GEEYATHINK
28
Certain coffee order : GRANDE
30
I.R.S. settlement : BACKTAXES
31
Take turns? : STEER
33
Part of a cover : CODENAME
36
Some silk threads : PAJAMAS
37
Trounce : DESTROY
39
Cuban-born Baseball Hall-of-Famer José : MENDEZ
41
Terra ___ : FIRMA
42
"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" figure : DAME
43
Threshold : EDGE
44
Load : PACK
45
One who's incredible : LIAR
46
Peace abroad : MIR
48
Listing that can change based on the weather, for short : ETA
49
Flyspeck : DOT

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