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New York Times, Thursday, June 26, 2008

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : Lets out
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 16, Columns: 15 Words: 81, Blocks: 38 Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 130 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 48%
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© 2008, The New York Times6/26/8 ( No. 21,415 )
Across
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Omani's money : RIAL
5
It circles Hades nine times : STYX
9
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who once played for the New York Yankees : HALAS
14
Spanish pronoun : ESTA
15
Runoff site : EAVE
16
Airport rental option : ALAMO
17
Rube's opposite : CITYSLICKER
19
Circle lines : RADII
20
Lets out : UNLOOSES
21
New York's ___ Building, tallest in the world in 1930 : CHRYSLER
22
Agonizes (over) : STEWS
23
Submarine base? : SALAMI
25
Want ad letters : EOE
26
Graduated : SCALAR
28
Figs. in sports reports : PTS
31
See 7-Down : FASHION
33
"Paradise Lost," e.g. : EPIC
34
"Upidstay" language : PIGLATIN
37
Girl's name that's a butterfly genus : GRETA
38
First name in erotic writing : ANAIS
39
Tow truck tool : TIREIRON
42
Two- or three-year-old, maybe : COLT
43
Product introduced by 7-Down in 1971 : COLOGNE
45
Photography abbr. : ENL
46
"___ Mistress," 1982 horror flick : SATANS
47
One for the road : CAR
50
1974 hit by Mocedades : ERESTU
52
Dog from Japan : AKITA
54
Check attachments : PAYSLIPS
56
What may be paid when someone dies : RESPECTS
59
Make ___ with the devil : APACT
60
Extra shuteye : BEAUTYSLEEP
61
Bank manager? : LEVEE
62
Stud fee? : ANTE
63
River to the English Channel : ORNE
64
Push (oneself) : EXERT
65
Wee, informally : ITSY
66
Liz Taylor's husband before Fisher : TODD
Down
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Disqualify in court : RECUSE
2
Enjoys a lot : ISINTO
3
Potsdam Conference attendee : ATTLEE
4
Knocks to the ground : LAYSLOW
5
Short moments : SECS
6
Receipts : TAKE
7
Legendary name in 31-Across : YVESSAINTLAURENT
8
See 37-Down : XER
9
Sarcastic laugh : HARHAR
10
Bank feature : ALARM
11
Orchid variety : LADYSLIPPER
12
Gallic girlfriend : AMIE
13
It may be "bon" : SOIR
18
Cyclades isle : IOS
21
Reunion group : CLAN
24
Phone greeting in Central America : ALO
26
Former fleet member : SST
27
Cub's home, for short : CHI
29
One of the Jacksons : TITO
30
Word with brain or price : SCAN
31
Dart : FLIT
32
Some batteries : AAS
33
Canal near Rome : ERIE
34
Gait : PACE
35
Privy to : INON
36
"Ben-Hur" extra : GALLEYSLAVE
37
With 8-Down, one who grew up on MTV, maybe : GEN
40
Discontinued Saturn : ION
41
Some QB protectors : RGS
43
Whom Taylor defeated for president in 1848 : CASS
44
Giant among Giants : OTT
46
Wedding band, maybe : SEPTET
47
"De Oratore" writer : CICERO
48
Take care of : ATTEND
49
Scraped : RASPED
51
Kitchen gizmo : RICER
52
Suitable : APT
53
Lock opening : KEYSLOT
54
Prone to freckles : PALE
55
Ne plus ultra : APEX
57
Grub : EATS
58
Chop ___ : SUEY
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Actress ___ Ling of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" : BAI

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