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New York Times, Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Author:
Jerry E. Rosman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
22-Across : La ___ Tar Pits
TotalDebutLatest
52/28/20003/25/2009
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Jerry E. Rosman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FKQXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Rosman. Wednesday freshness: 87%
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© 2009, The New York Times3/25/9 ( No. 21,687 )
Across
1
Tree trunk : BOLE
5
Some HDTVs : RCAS
9
Heartbreaker who's "back in town" in a 1980 Carly Simon hit : JESSE
14
Feature of mesh fabrics : OPENWEAVE
16
The Carolinas, e.g., to the French : ETATS
17
Debugs computer programs, e.g. : CATCHESGLITCHES
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Two of racing's Unsers : ALS
20
Neighbor of B.C. : ALB
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San ___, Marin County : ANSELMO
22
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
23
Bird feeder fill : SUET
24
Responds to rashes : SCRATCHESITCHES
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Like Papa Bear's porridge : TOOHOT
32
Collect splinters, so to speak : SIT
33
Tuskegee's locale: Abbr. : ALA
34
Nutmeg State sch. : UCONN
35
Ore suffix : ITE
36
"What ___" ("Ho-hum") : ADRAG
38
Rap sheet entries, for short : MOS
39
Messenger ___ : RNA
40
Record label owned by Sony : ARISTA
41
Does some mending : PATCHESBRITCHES
45
Cellular construction : HIVE
46
Overlook : OMIT
47
One of the Leeward Islands : ANTIGUA
50
Hesitant sounds : UHS
51
Mexicali Mrs. : SRA
54
Lines up the sewing : MATCHESSTITCHES
57
Coral creation : ATOLL
58
Blood type historically considered the universal donor : ONEGATIVE
59
Only beardless Disney dwarf : DOPEY
60
Have a knish, say : NOSH
61
Orbiting telescope launcher : NASA
Down
1
Florida city, for short : BOCA
2
Australian gem : OPAL
3
"Sure, why not?!" : LETS
4
Business letter abbr. : ENC
5
Return to one's seat? : REELECT
6
Quarter of Algiers : CASBAH
7
Batter's fig. : AVG
8
Ethiopia's Haile ___ : SELASSIE
9
Glitterati : JETSET
10
Blah, blah, blah, for short : ETCETC
11
Satirist Mort : SAHL
12
Skier's turn : STEM
13
Gas brand in Canada : ESSO
15
Prestigious business school : WHARTON
18
Umiak passenger : INUIT
22
Road, in the Rheinland : BAHN
24
Speech spot : STUMP
25
Tiramisu topper : COCOA
26
Place to rule : ROOST
27
Business sign abbr. : ESTAB
28
Like Siberian winters : HARSH
29
Give a lift : ELATE
30
Long tales : SAGAS
35
What oysters "R" during "R" months : INSEASON
36
Da Vinci or Michelangelo, to Romans : ARTISTA
37
Wordsmith's ref. : DICT
39
Florenz Ziegfeld offering : REVUE
40
Set a lofty goal : AIMHIGH
42
Raw material for Wrigley's, once : CHICLE
43
To a great degree : HIGHLY
44
MapQuest offerings : ROUTES
47
Make ___ dash : AMAD
48
Brussels-based alliance : NATO
49
'Vette roof option : TTOP
51
Islamic sect : SHIA
52
Amps up : REVS
53
On the main : ASEA
55
___-Cat (winter vehicle) : SNO
56
Doz. eggs, commonly : CTN

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