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New York Times, Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Author:
Alex Boisvert
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
44-Across : Disassembles, as a model airplane
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Alex Boisvert

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Boisvert. Tuesday freshness: 71%
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© 2010, The New York Times4/13/10 ( No. 22,071 )
Across
1
Biblical strongman : SAMSON
7
Two cents' worth : SAY
10
Anti-D.U.I. org. : MADD
14
Climber's chopper : ICEAXE
15
Sports org. with a tour : PGA
16
Skin care brand : OLAY
17
Place to freshen up : POWDERROOM
19
Rock legend Hendrix : JIMI
20
Display of grandeur : SPLENDOR
21
French-speaking African nation : GABON
22
Sport involving a chute : SKYDIVING
25
"Unforgettable" duettist Cole : NATALIE
31
Caen's river : ORNE
32
Like clocks with hands : ANALOG
33
Tot's repeated questions : WHYS
34
ID with two hyphens : SSN
37
Britney Spears's debut hit : BABYONEMORETIME
40
Early Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
41
Fully convinced : SOLD
42
Joins : UNITES
43
Hatcher with a Golden Globe : TERI
44
Disassembles, as a model airplane : UNGLUES
45
Elite military group : NAVYSEALS
49
On one's toes : ALERT
50
Treatment with carbon dioxide : AERATION
57
Prefix with star or bucks : MEGA
58
Classic Miles Davis album ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 22-, 37- or 45-Across : KINDOFBLUE
60
"___ Almighty" (Steve Carell movie) : EVAN
61
Tattooist's supply : INK
62
Characteristics : TRAITS
63
Bumper blemish : DENT
64
"Pick a card, ___ card" : ANY
65
Most achy : SOREST
Down
1
Nurses, at the bar : SIPS
2
Rent-___ (private security guard) : ACOP
3
Whimper like a baby : MEWL
4
One-named Nigerian songstress : SADE
5
Paul Bunyan's Babe and others : OXEN
6
Dorky sort : NERD
7
Hybrid utensil : SPORK
8
Way back when : AGO
9
Sweet potato : YAM
10
Desert with Joshua trees : MOJAVE
11
Suspect's story : ALIBI
12
Friend of Pythias : DAMON
13
Flopping at a comedy club : DYING
18
Ascended : ROSE
21
Root used in some energy drinks : GINSENG
23
Start of a pirate's chant : YOHO
24
Practice go-round : DRYRUN
25
Catches, as a perp : NABS
26
Med school subj. : ANAT
27
Forbidden-sounding perfume : TABU
28
Prince ___ Khan : ALY
29
Least strict : LOOSEST
30
Pay no heed to : IGNORE
33
Subj. of a U.N. inspection, maybe : WMD
34
In ___ (as placed) : SITU
35
"Peter Pan" pirate : SMEE
36
Loch ___ monster : NESS
38
Director Kazan : ELIA
39
Up to, in ads : TIL
43
Iron-fisted boss : TYRANT
44
___ car dealer : USED
45
Identified : NAMED
46
Tylenol alternative : ALEVE
47
Lacking meat, eggs, dairy, etc. : VEGAN
48
Like Abe Lincoln, physiologically : LANKY
51
Goes bad : ROTS
52
Early Jesse Jackson hairdo : AFRO
53
Way up the slope : TBAR
54
Netman Nastase : ILIE
55
Contract loopholes, e.g. : OUTS
56
Digs of twigs : NEST
58
Spectra automaker : KIA
59
B&B, e.g. : INN

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

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