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New York Times, Monday, March 14, 2011

Author:
Andrea Carla Michaels
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Across : What M&M's do
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Andrea Carla Michaels

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 26 for Ms. Michaels. Monday freshness: 79%
Andrea Carla Michaels notes:

Back to MALT, MELT, MILT, MOLT, MULT. I wanted MELTINYOURMOUTH, but the rule seems to be to use ONES. Not sure why and I got some grief about that. Lucky that MILTONBRADLEY was 13 and I like that it was a board game company, which seemed complementary to crosswords. I love all games.

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© 2011, The New York Times3/14/11 ( No. 22,406 )
Across
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Grp. defending individual rights : ACLU
5
WWW letters : HTML
9
France's ___ Antoinette : MARIE
14
What icicles do : DRIP
15
Buffalo's county or lake : ERIE
16
Bikini Island, e.g. : ATOLL
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Jamie Foxx's "Yep ___ Me" : DATS
18
Fountain treat : MALTEDMILK
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Early Mexican : AZTEC
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Simple rhyme scheme : ABAA
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What M&M's do : MELTINONESMOUTH
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Opposite of NNW : SSE
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W-Z, e.g., in an encyc. : VOL
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Singer Kitt : EARTHA
33
Lagging : BEHIND
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All over again : ANEW
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Company that produced Twister and Candy Land : MILTONBRADLEY
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Restaurant handout : MENU
42
Libra's symbol : SCALES
43
Extremists : ULTRAS
46
Basketball rim attachment : NET
47
"___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song) : CIS
50
Hershey's vatful : MOLTENCHOCOLATE
54
Indy 500, e.g. : RACE
55
Antianxiety drug with a palindromic name : XANAX
56
The "3" in "6 x 3 = 18" : MULTIPLIER
62
"___ Ha'i" ("South Pacific" song) : BALI
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"Ran" director Kurosawa : AKIRA
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Rim : EDGE
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Yale students : ELIS
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Hell of a guy? : DEVIL
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Mediterranean fruit trees : FIGS
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Exam for a wannabe atty. : LSAT
Down
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Gomez or Morticia : ADDAMS
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Manias : CRAZES
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Wee : LITTLE
4
Overturn : UPSET
5
___ and 29-Down (hesitate) : HEM
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La la lead-in : TRA
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"The Last Supper" city : MILAN
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Do not disturb : LETBE
9
Puccini's "___ Butterfly" : MADAMA
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24-hr. banking convenience : ATM
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Louis XIV, par exemple : ROI
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"___ Never Fall in Love Again" : ILL
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Antlered animal : ELK
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Comfort : EASE
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Spotted cat : CIVET
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Area west of the Bowery : NOHO
25
Actors Ken and Lena : OLINS
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Ph.D. exams : ORALS
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___ Reader (eclectic bimonthly) : UTNE
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Place to swim and play b-ball, say : THEY
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5-Down and ___ (hesitate) : HAW
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Say impulsively : BLURT
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"30 Rock" network : NBC
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Liquid-Plumr rival : DRANO
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Prefix with drama : MELO
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The "I" in IHOP: Abbr. : INTL
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"30 Rock" co-star Baldwin : ALEC
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Program for getting clean : DETOX
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Not saying a thing : MUM
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Pre-cable TV adjunct : AERIAL
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Crackle and pop's partner : SNAP
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Venice attractions : CANALS
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Home of Venezia : ITALIA
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Like male chauvinists : SEXIST
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Musical staff sign : CCLEF
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Supermodel Klum : HEIDI
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File folder stick-on : LABEL
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Alfred E. Neuman's magazine : MAD
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"Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me" instrument : UKE
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Actress Tyler of "Armageddon" : LIV
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Cycle starter? : TRI
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"Which came first?" choice : EGG
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Home phone number abbr. : RES

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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