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New York Times, Monday, September 12, 2005

Author:
Michael Shteyman
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Niceties following 29-Downs
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Michael Shteyman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} Spans: 3 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzlemakers. This is puzzle # 33 for Mr. Shteyman. Monday freshness: 78%
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© 2005, The New York Times9/12/5 ( No. 20,397 )
Across
1
British rule in India : RAJ
4
Eject, as lava : SPEW
8
Multigenerational tales : SAGAS
13
Cowboy boot feature : SPUR
15
Read (over) : PORE
16
Trashy sort : TRAMP
17
Lowland : VALE
18
First-rate : AONE
19
With 67-Across, a whisker cutter : RAZOR
20
Dollar amount indicated on 55-Across : PREFERREDSALARY
23
Sunshine State city : STPETE
24
"That hurts!" : YOW
25
Gathers leaves : RAKES
28
Mailing label words : SHIPTO
33
"Stop yelling ___!" : ATME
36
Jazzy Fitzgerald : ELLA
38
Lend ___ (listen) : ANEAR
39
Niceties following 29-Downs : THANKYOULETTERS
42
Instant : TRICE
43
Opposite of "ja" : NEIN
44
Canadian gas brand : ESSO
45
"Seriously, don't bother" : NONEED
47
Mythical being with horns : SATYR
49
Playing card dot : PIP
51
Gives the gas : REVSUP
55
Forms filled out for potential employers : JOBAPPLICATIONS
61
Smell : AROMA
62
Ignoring modern sensibilities, for short : UNPC
63
Island of Napoleon's exile : ELBA
64
Hysterical : MANIC
65
Yards rushed, e.g. : STAT
66
"Hold it!" : WAIT
67
See 19-Across : BLADE
68
Nozzle site : HOSE
69
Hwys. : RDS
Down
1
Replies to an invitation, briefly : RSVPS
2
Separately : APART
3
Minty drink : JULEP
4
Backup means for gaining entrance : SPAREKEY
5
Impoverished : POOR
6
Sea eagle : ERNE
7
Full of dandelions, say : WEEDY
8
Summer headwear : STRAWHAT
9
___ Sea, which is really a lake : ARAL
10
Strip in the Mideast : GAZA
11
Love god : AMOR
12
Surprisingly lively : SPRY
14
Letter often accompanying 55-Across : REFERENCE
21
Flight board abbr. : ETA
22
Call for help : SOS
26
North Carolina's ___ University : ELON
27
Swings around : SLUES
29
Helpful step for an employment seeker : INTERVIEW
30
Preceders of cues, alphabetically : PEES
31
Blackens : TARS
32
Approximately : ORSO
33
Memo heading abbr. : ATTN
34
"Comin' ___ the Rye" : THRO
35
Common street name : MAIN
37
Inter ___ : ALIA
40
Not fall behind : KEEPPACE
41
Theater intermission : ENTRACTE
46
Plunge : DIP
48
"Is it soup ___?" : YET
50
Luxurious : PLUSH
52
___-powered : SOLAR
53
Ignored, as a bridge suit : UNBID
54
Hurdles for H.S. juniors : PSATS
55
Doorpost : JAMB
56
Face-to-face exam : ORAL
57
___ fide : BONA
58
In the thick of : AMID
59
Wild about : INTO
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Book auditors, for short : CPAS

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