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New York Times, Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Author:
Lisa Bunker
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : Arboreal rodent
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Lisa Bunker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {KX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Bunker. Tuesday freshness: 69%
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© 2005, The New York Times4/19/5 ( No. 20,251 )
Across
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Internet hookup, for many : CABLE
6
Storybook elephant : BABAR
11
Piece worn under a blouse : BRA
14
Martian or Venusian : ALIEN
15
Utensil with many holes : SIEVE
16
Stadium cheer : RAH
17
Arboreal rodent : REDSQUIRREL
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Spanish eye : OJO
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Rich-voiced : OROTUND
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Mine car carrier : TRAMWAY
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Any of the Great Smokies: Abbr. : MTN
24
News bit : ITEM
26
Washer cycle : SPIN
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To's partner : FRO
28
"___ making myself clear?" : AMI
30
Aid in crime : ABET
33
Walk leisurely : AMBLE
36
"Later!" : CIAO
37
Bone-dry : SERE
38
17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down : COLORFULANIMALS
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PC "brains" : CPUS
42
Lee's men, for short : REBS
43
Bogs down : MIRES
44
Golfer's bagful : TEES
45
Victorian ___ : ERA
46
Rambler mfr. : AMC
47
Telegram : WIRE
49
Highly energetic : GOGO
51
Nutritionist's fig. : RDA
54
Fixes at the cobbler shop : REHEELS
57
Was philanthropic : DIDGOOD
59
One of the Gershwins : IRA
60
Western raptor : GOLDENEAGLE
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Up to, in ads : TIL
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Be of use to : AVAIL
64
Mill output : STEEL
65
26th of 26 : ZEE
66
Like a pool table, ideally : LEVEL
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Hardly wordy : TERSE
Down
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Billiards bounce : CAROM
2
Red flag : ALERT
3
Try for, at auction : BIDON
4
For fear that : LEST
5
The National ___ (tabloid) : ENQUIRER
6
Other half of a hit 45 : BSIDE
7
Make public : AIR
8
Ernie's Muppet pal : BERT
9
Strong dislike : AVERSION
10
Pass again, in a race : RELAP
11
Grizzly, e.g. : BROWNBEAR
12
Indian prince : RAJA
13
Sailor's hail : AHOY
18
"Do ___ others ..." : UNTO
22
Full of foul vapors : MIASMIC
25
Postal carrier's tote : MAILBAG
27
One of the Bobbseys : FLOSSIE
29
"Serpico" author Peter : MAAS
31
Writer ___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
32
"___ of the D'Urbervilles" : TESS
33
Depositor's holding: Abbr. : ACCT
34
Act gloomy : MOPE
35
Earth's largest mammal : BLUEWHALE
36
Prompt giver : CUER
39
1960's mantra : FREELOVE
40
Full of oneself : IMMODEST
46
Opposed to, in dialect : AGIN
48
Kingly : REGAL
50
Children's author Scott : ODELL
51
Radioer's "Got it!" : ROGER
52
Metes (out) : DOLES
53
Dance partner for Fred : ADELE
54
Cracker brand : RITZ
55
Toledo's lake : ERIE
56
Serb or Croat : SLAV
58
Stadium receipts : GATE
61
Become extinct : DIE

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