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New York Times, Saturday, June 11, 2005

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Overseas bar deg.
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 25 Missing: {JQWXZ} Spans: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is puzzle # 47 for Mr. Merrell. Saturday freshness: 15%
1
K
2
I
3
T
4
B
5
A
6
G
7
S
8
S
9
T
10
O
11
P
12
O
13
F
14
F
15
A
C
H
E
S
O
N
16
P
E
T
U
N
I
A
17
C
H
E
S
S
T
O
18
U
R
N
A
M
E
N
T
19
H
A
I
T
I
20
B
R
Y
N
21
A
M
A
T
22
I
B
N
23
S
24
O
S
A
25
I
26
N
S
O
L
E
27
N
O
V
28
O
T
E
29
L
30
O
S
E
31
M
E
N
32
A
D
I
N
33
N
34
E
S
S
35
A
36
M
E
S
S
37
S
A
38
L
O
N
39
T
40
I
P
I
N
41
C
42
A
I
N
E
43
D
44
Y
E
D
45
S
T
46
Y
47
E
48
L
L
B
49
V
50
A
S
E
51
I
52
S
O
P
O
D
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A
L
L
54
A
Y
S
55
N
56
O
O
P
57
L
U
M
58
I
D
E
M
59
H
60
G
T
S
61
I
62
R
E
N
E
63
R
O
M
A
64
N
C
E
L
A
65
N
G
U
A
G
E
66
O
N
A
T
E
A
R
67
G
R
O
S
S
E
S
68
L
E
N
I
E
N
T
69
E
A
T
H
E
R
E
© 2005, The New York Times6/11/5 ( No. 20,304 )
Across
1
Toiletry holders : KITBAGS
8
Tarry briefly : STOPOFF
15
First of a railway trio : ACHESON
16
Member of the nightshade family : PETUNIA
17
Board meeting? : CHESSTOURNAMENT
19
Site of Toussaint L'Ouverture's revolt : HAITI
20
___ Mawr : BRYN
21
Part of a conjugative series : AMAT
22
Arabic name part : IBN
23
Hitter from San Pedro de Macorís : SOSA
25
Piece under a ball : INSOLE
27
Thumbs down : NOVOTE
29
Shake : LOSE
31
They're moved at a 17-Across : MEN
32
Game point situation : ADIN
33
Famed F.B.I. figure : NESS
35
Make ___ of : AMESS
37
Setting for a set : SALON
39
Easy two points : TIPIN
41
Wouk title vessel : CAINE
43
Not natural : DYED
45
Lid annoyance : STYE
48
Overseas bar deg. : LLB
49
Classical art medium : VASE
51
Certain crustacean : ISOPOD
53
Dispels : ALLAYS
55
Colloquial denial : NOOP
57
Abner's partner in old radio : LUM
58
Footnote word : IDEM
59
Hills: Abbr. : HGTS
61
Nine-time Obie-winning playwright Maria ___ Fornes : IRENE
63
Catalan, e.g. : ROMANCELANGUAGE
66
Racing : ONATEAR
67
Initially earns : GROSSES
68
Easy : LENIENT
69
Truck stop sign : EATHERE
Down
1
Souvenir from the Southwest : KACHINA
2
Male name from the Hebrew for "without honor" : ICHABOD
3
One not seen in a movie? : THEINVISIBLEMAN
4
Overcome : BEST
5
Sports stat : ASSIST
6
Fooled : GOT
7
Name-droppers : SNOBS
8
Active : SPRY
9
Game unsuccessfully banned by Louis IV : TENNIS
10
Hiroshima's river : OTA
11
Some sneakers : PUMAS
12
Telephone line : ONEMOMENTPLEASE
13
Climaxes : FINALES
14
Readies for market, in a way : FATTENS
18
Eurasian backbone : URALS
24
Vintner's prefix : OENO
26
Occurrence at the moon's first quarter : NEAP
28
___ outing : ONAN
30
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
34
Rings lack them : ENDS
36
Japanese paste : MISO
38
Impose : LEVY
40
Peculiar: Prefix : IDIO
41
L'Oréal alternative : CLAIROL
42
Through : ALLDONE
44
Title cross-dresser of film : YENTL
46
Junior : YOUNGER
47
Ronald Reagan appointee : EDMEESE
50
New York school of art : ASHCAN
52
Tap : SPIGOT
54
Cremona artisan : AMATI
56
Fort on the Missouri : OSAGE
60
Fröbe who played Goldfinger : GERT
62
Try to pledge : RUSH
64
Separator of family names : NEE
65
Org. of which eight U.S. presidents have been members : NRA

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