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New York Times, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Author:
Myles Callum
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Way to drive
TotalDebutLatest
223/17/19997/12/2008
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1144165
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5012568%
Myles Callum

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 19 for Mr. Callum. Wednesday freshness: 69%
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G
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O
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R
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P
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R
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A
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G
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O
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N
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M
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B
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A
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S
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E
C
C
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C
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R
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A
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O
N
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D
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T
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R
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E
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R
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C
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W
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O
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P
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S
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A
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R
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N
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B
B
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G
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U
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N
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O
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T
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L
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L
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S
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T
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A
F
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W
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C
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H
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B
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R
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O
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P
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B
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V
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Y
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L
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A
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R
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P
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© 2006, The New York Times6/28/6 ( No. 20,686 )
Across
1
Trail fare : GORP
5
Tease : RAGON
10
Many C.E.O.'s : MBAS
14
___ homo : ECCE
15
Rod-shaped germ : ECOLI
16
Kind of pudding : RICE
17
Start of a droll observation : AHALONEEDS
19
Fictional plantation : TARA
20
Quality of cheeks in a Christmas song : ROSINESS
21
Rubs out : ERASES
23
Cornfield sound : CAW
24
Poppy product : OPIUM
26
Wrap in the kitchen : SARAN
29
Bucs' org. : NFL
30
Dangerous toy : BBGUN
34
Pearl Buck heroine : OLAN
35
Observation, part 2 : TOFALLONLY
37
Turned on : LIT
38
Honshu honorific : SAN
39
___-Bo (exercise system) : TAE
40
First thing Emory cheerleaders call for : ANE
41
Observation, part 3 : AFEWINCHES
44
Little terror : BRAT
45
Made anew : REDID
46
Ball chaser? : OON
47
Chaucer collection : TALES
48
Perfectly vertical : PLUMB
50
Bklyn., e.g. : BOR
51
Way to drive : STREET
54
Wear out one's welcome : OVERSTAY
59
"If ___ my druthers ..." : IHAD
60
End of the observation : TOBEANOOSE
62
Retreat : LAIR
63
Spiral-horned beast : ELAND
64
"Author" of the observation, briefly : ANON
65
Shipshape : TIDY
66
First name in morning TV : REGIS
67
One of 12 popes : PIUS
Down
1
Toothed part : GEAR
2
___ Rios, Jamaica : OCHO
3
Some DVD players : RCAS
4
Louisiana state bird : PELICAN
5
Extend, in a way : RENEW
6
Killer serves : ACES
7
Explodes : GOESOFF
8
Antiquated : OLD
9
Some W.W. II internees : NISEI
10
End man in a minstrel troupe : MRTAMBO
11
Diagonal : BIAS
12
It could be a lot : ACRE
13
Classic septet : SEAS
18
"___ unrelated note ..." : ONAN
22
Russian roulette wager? : RUBLE
25
Typewriter roller : PLATEN
26
Alternative to fossil fuels : SOLAR
27
Subtitle of many biographies : ALIFE
28
Having stars? : RATED
29
Sarge, e.g. : NONCOM
31
Make twisty : GNARL
32
Forearm bones : ULNAE
33
Duma dissents : NYETS
35
Crayola shade : TAN
36
___ Cruces, N.M. : LAS
38
Act like a crab? : SIDLE
42
Use a towel on : WIPEDRY
43
Boho-chic purse : HOBOBAG
44
Inedible cake : BARSOAP
47
Of two minds : TORN
49
Out-and-out : UTTER
50
Hippie adornment : BEADS
51
Delta deposit : SILT
52
Eastern cuisine : THAI
53
Speakeasy's worry : RAID
55
Start of Caesar's boast : VENI
56
Author Morrison : TONI
57
Not worth ___ : ASOU
58
Cravings : YENS
61
Soccer chant : OLE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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