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New York Times, Thursday, March 15, 2012

Author:
Kristian House
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Across : Consumer protection org.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
222/17/20095/25/20212
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1163425
CircleScrabDebutFresh
21.6510663%
Kristian House

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JVZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. House. Thursday freshness: 35%
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© 2012, The New York Times3/15/12 ( No. 22,773 )
Across
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Language in which "hello" is "kaixo" : BASQUE
7
Chop-chop : ASAP
11
Consumer protection org. : BBB
14
"Phooey!" : AWNUTS
15
Hit song with the line "When she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine" : LOLA
16
French word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet : EAU
17
Rows : MELEES
18
Grin-and-bear-it types : TROUPERS
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Impatient leprechaun's concern on an airplane? : SPEEDOFLIGHT
22
Gossip : DIRT
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Type : SORT
26
Modernists : NEOS
27
Musical genre of Jimmy Eat World : EMO
28
Southern Iraqi city : BASRA
30
Ooze : SEEP
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Degree for a leprechaun who's an expert at finding imperfections? : MASTEROFLAWS
34
Period when Long Island was formed : ICEAGE
35
Some electronic parts : DIODES
39
Leprechaun's book detailing the truth about flounders? : GOSPELOFLUKE
43
Basic point : GIST
45
Show biz elite : ALIST
46
Chess pieces : MEN
47
"The Long, Hot Summer" woman ___ Varner : EULA
48
Mussorgsky's "Pictures ___ Exhibition" : ATAN
49
New York's ___ River : EAST
50
Scary legislation introduced by a leprechaun? : BILLOFRIGHTS
54
Rare astronomical event : BLUEMOON
55
Maharishi, e.g. : MYSTIC
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Score keeper, for short? : ETS
60
Obama education secretary Duncan : ARNE
61
Part of the Iroquois Confederacy : ONEIDA
62
Nice 'n Easy product : DYE
63
1987 Costner role : NESS
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Vamp : SEXPOT
Down
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Punch accompanier : BAM
2
Knock over : AWE
3
Kind of short : SNL
4
Fantasy novel element : QUEST
5
Miners' sch. : UTEP
6
Latin 101 verb : ESSE
7
Swiss city where William Tell shot an apple : ALTDORF
8
Sisterly : SORORAL
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Up : ALOFT
10
Beatle who was born with the first name James : PAUL
11
Any of the singers of "Jive Talkin'" : BEEGEE
12
Paint the town red, maybe : BARHOP
13
Goes over 21 at the casino : BUSTS
19
Clorox cleaner : PINESOL
21
Brand name in a blue oval : ESSO
22
Brat Packer Moore : DEMI
23
Apple choice : IMAC
24
Symbol of the Virgin Mary : ROSE
28
Fathered : BEGOT
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Aphrodite's lover : ARES
30
Fleet : SWIFT
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Home-shopping event? : TAGSALE
33
Troubles : ADOS
36
Russian diet : DUMA
37
Squeezes (out) : EKES
38
Text message status : SENT
40
Sugar daddies, e.g. : PATRONS
41
Bygone Manhattan eatery : ELAINES
42
TV journalist Lisa : LING
43
Word from a foreman : GUILTY
44
Unjust treatment : ILLUSE
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Died down : EBBED
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Previously, to poets : AFORE
49
County on the Thames : ESSEX
51
Arab nation that's not in OPEC : OMAN
52
Insurance grps. : HMOS
53
Newcastle's river : TYNE
56
Good thing that comes to those who wait? : TIP
57
Formal "yes" : IDO
58
Hipster : CAT

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

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