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New York Times, Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Author:
Adam G. Perl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
20-Across : Ballpark fig.
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Adam G. Perl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 80, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQXYZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Perl. Tuesday freshness: 11%
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© 2012, The New York Times4/24/12 ( No. 22,813 )
Across
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With 10-Across and the circled letters, a best-selling novel, with "The" : GIRL
5
Excavation find : RELIC
10
See 1-Across : WITH
14
Environs : AREA
15
Musical exercise : ETUDE
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Start of a legal memo : INRE
17
Heroine of 1-/10-Across, etc. : LISBETHSALANDER
20
Ballpark fig. : EST
21
It's found in stacks : SOOT
22
One taking a gander? : GOOSE
23
Bygone muscle cars : GTOS
24
The King's middle name : ARON
26
Horror film sound : SHRIEK
29
Zero personality? : OPERATOR
33
"___ is human" : TOERR
34
Kipling's "___ Din" : GUNGA
35
Tango requirement : TWO
36
During : AMID
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It's to your advantage : ASSET
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"Little piggies" : TOES
39
Actor Cariou : LEN
40
TV doctor Sanjay : GUPTA
41
Old photo tint : SEPIA
42
Silicon Valley city : LOSALTOS
44
1940s Bikini blasts, for short : NTESTS
45
Cause for calling in the National Guard : RIOT
46
Takes to court : SUES
47
Not flighty : STAID
50
Lead-in to boy or girl : ATTA
51
Has been : WAS
54
Hero of 1-/10-Across, etc. : MIKAELBLOMKVIST
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God of war and magic : ODIN
59
English Romantic poet William : BLAKE
60
Canal of song : ERIE
61
Part of a pool : GENE
62
Author Larsson of 1-/10-Across, etc. : STIEG
63
There's no "I" in it, they say : TEAM
Down
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Air force? : GALE
2
Rainbow goddess : IRIS
3
Relaxation : REST
4
Experimentation station : LAB
5
Seized again : RETOOK
6
Spirit of a people : ETHOS
7
One of the seven deadly sins : LUST
8
Gilbert and Sullivan princess : IDA
9
Cartoon frame : CEL
10
Actress Ryder : WINONA
11
Prefix with China : INDO
12
Number of Los Lonely Boys : TRES
13
"Take this" : HERE
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Fragrant compound : ESTER
19
Public place in Athens : AGORA
23
Encircle : GIRD
24
Sleeper's problem : APNEA
25
Armory grp. : REGT
26
Conk out : STALL
27
Prefix with -pathy : HOMEO
28
Ones holding their horses? : REINS
29
Boots : OUSTS
30
Some sports car features : TTOPS
31
"You ___ to yourself ..." : OWEIT
32
Some Spanish flowers : ROSAS
34
"The ___ and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality" (1982 best seller) : GSPOT
37
Self starter? : AUTO
38
Perturbs, with "off" : TEES
40
Dance movement : GLIDE
41
Porterhouse, for one : STEAK
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1906 Massenet opera based on Greek myth : ARIANE
44
Mace source : NUTMEG
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Feed, as a fire : STOKE
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Factor in an air quality rating : SMOG
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Beach washer : TIDE
49
Similar (to) : AKIN
50
Jai ___ : ALAI
51
Something a police informant might wear : WIRE
52
Where Indians live : ASIA
53
Stern's opposite : STEM
55
Figure watchers' figs. : LBS
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Deli order, for short : BLT
57
Animal doc : VET

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