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New York Times, Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Author:
Jim Goodsell
Editor:
Will Shortz
69-Across : Marginal mark
TotalDebut
16/23/2004
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0001000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5031%
Jim Goodsell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQWX} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Goodsell. Wednesday freshness: 1%
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© 2004, The New York Times6/23/4 ( No. 19,951 )
Across
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Lobbying grps. : PACS
5
Bigot's comment : SLUR
9
Skim, as soup : DEFAT
14
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
15
The Old Sod : EIRE
16
Fred's dancing partner : ADELE
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Bass brass : TUBA
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It lacks roots : ALGA
19
Baseball squads : NINES
20
Karl's confused query in Córdoba? : HABLASIEDEUTSCH
23
Masseur's target : KNOT
24
"Washboard" body parts : ABS
25
Etna spew : ASH
28
Without proper planning : INHASTE
31
Jurist Fortas : ABE
34
Treat unfairly, slangily : SHAFT
36
Wish undone : RUE
37
Q.E.D. part : ERAT
38
Colin's confused query in Como? : PARLATHEENGLISH
42
May event, for short : INDY
43
Now published : OUT
44
Actor Davis : OSSIE
45
Low isle : CAY
46
Pedal-to-the-metal sort : SPEEDER
49
Suffix with racket : EER
50
Place to sweat : SPA
51
Laudatory lyrics : ODES
53
Knut's confused query in Cannes? : PARLEZVOUSNORSK
61
Roswell crash victim, supposedly : ALIEN
62
Highlands tongue : ERSE
63
Dizzy of the Gas House Gang : DEAN
64
Bounded along : LOPED
65
Walk like a sot : REEL
66
Hostile one : ANTI
67
Chances upon : MEETS
68
Order (around) : BOSS
69
Marginal mark : STET
Down
1
Nitty-gritty : PITH
2
Lago filler : AGUA
3
Baseball's Georgia Peach : COBB
4
Bean's support : STALK
5
Add zing to : SEASON
6
Demon of Semitic lore : LILITH
7
Push : URGE
8
Scan : READ
9
Waltzer's river : DANUBE
10
Touches up : EDITS
11
Boggy places : FENS
12
Smart ___ : ALEC
13
Radio host John : TESH
21
Writer Loos : ANITA
22
Packed away : EATEN
25
Tasty jelly : ASPIC
26
Journalist Alexander : SHANA
27
One in "another fine mess" : HARDY
29
Sharp ridge : ARETE
30
Boy in a Johnny Cash song : SUE
31
Pop up : ARISE
32
Count in music : BASIE
33
It'll knock you out : ETHER
35
Succeed, as a proposal : FLY
37
Some rails : ELS
39
November stone : TOPAZ
40
Cry's partner : HUE
41
Bridge authority : GOREN
46
Shells out : SPENDS
47
Puts out : DOUSES
48
Rangers and Corsairs : EDSELS
50
Unwelcome forecast : SLEET
52
They're jerked : SODAS
53
Conceal, in a way : PALM
54
Relative of the yucca : ALOE
55
Ready : RIPE
56
Hop, skip or jump : VERB
57
Food item whose name appears on its side : OREO
58
Not own : RENT
59
Fill to surfeit : SATE
60
Contract into folds : KNIT

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