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New York Times, Monday, September 20, 2004

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : University V.I.P.
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41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 252 for Mr. Santora. Monday freshness: 15%
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© 2004, The New York Times9/20/4 ( No. 20,040 )
Across
1
Go to sea : SAIL
5
Feet above sea level: Abbr. : ELEV
9
Boston's airport : LOGAN
14
Stubborn animal : MULE
15
Ear part : LOBE
16
Ex-Mrs. Trump : IVANA
17
Fitzgerald who sang "I'm Making Believe" : ELLA
18
University V.I.P. : DEAN
19
Car parker : VALET
20
Decreed : LAIDDOWNTHELAW
23
___ foil : TIN
24
Before, in verse : ERE
25
Fleming of 007 fame : IAN
26
Bad mark : STIGMA
28
Discontinued : OLD
29
Lacking muscle : WEAK
33
Writer Welty : EUDORA
35
Throng : HORDE
36
Document of legal representation : POWEROFATTORNEY
40
Liqueur flavoring : ANISE
41
Armadas : FLEETS
42
Nary a soul : NONE
43
Injection units, for short : CCS
44
Relaxed : ATEASE
48
Tree swinger : APE
49
Joanne of "Sylvia," 1965 : DRU
50
1959 hit song about "a man named Charlie" : MTA
51
Children's game : COPSANDROBBERS
56
Easy gallops : LOPES
57
Bad place to drop a heavy box : TOES
58
Landed (on) : ALIT
59
Florida city : OCALA
60
Advantage : EDGE
61
Ready for picking : RIPE
62
Like sea air : SALTY
63
Flagmaker Betsy : ROSS
64
1930's boxer Max : BAER
Down
1
Refines, as metal : SMELTS
2
How some café is served : AULAIT
3
"Fighting" Big Ten team : ILLINI
4
Starring role : LEAD
5
Fabled New World city : ELDORADO
6
"Camelot" composer : LOEWE
7
Israel's Abba : EBAN
8
Open the windows in : VENTILATE
9
Jazz up : LIVEN
10
Running track : OVAL
11
Festive party : GALA
12
Again : ANEW
13
___ King Cole : NAT
21
Shy : DEMURE
22
"This ___ better be good!" : HAD
27
Honkers : GEESE
28
Rigorous exams : ORALS
29
On the downslide : WORSE
30
Sea eagle : ERN
31
Lemon or lime drink : ADE
32
C minor, for one : KEY
34
Unbalanced : OFFCENTER
35
Spa feature : HOTTUB
36
Criticize, as a movie : PAN
37
Plastic ___ Band : ONO
38
Victory : WIN
39
Fragrant flowers : TEAROSES
43
Overseer of co. books : CPA
45
Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific : AMELIA
46
Skunk feature : STRIPE
47
It immediately follows Passiontide : EASTER
48
Examine, as ore : ASSAY
49
Bottom of the barrel : DREGS
51
___-Cola : COCA
52
Iridescent stone : OPAL
53
Skin : PELT
54
One slow on the uptake : DODO
55
Cutting remark : BARB
56
The "L" of L.A. : LOS

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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