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New York Times, Friday, September 8, 2006

Author:
Lisa Bunker
Editor:
Will Shortz
66-Across : Mars to mars, say
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Lisa Bunker

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: none – this is a pangram. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 4 for Ms. Bunker. Friday freshness: 77%
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© 2006, The New York Times9/8/6 ( No. 20,758 )
Across
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Manly attribute : SQUAREJAW
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Sailor's behind : ABAFT
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It's frustrating not to get : PUNCHLINE
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In again : RETRO
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Like many an engine : AIRCOOLED
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Troubles : CARES
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Road sign no. : RTE
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Copier, of sorts : PLAGIARIST
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Correct à la a cobbler : RESOLE
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Invoice abbr. : RECD
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Mortgage org. : FHA
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"The Three Burials of Melquiades ___" (2005 Tommy Lee Jones film) : ESTRADA
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Followed closely : HEELED
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Medicated : DOSED
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Stretch for the stars? : LIMO
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Dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system : XENA
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Candy jar classic : LEMONDROP
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Copiers : APES
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Cryptozoological topic : YETI
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Hippie sign-off : PEACE
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Hereditary : LINEAL
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Basque, e.g. : IBERIAN
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Dog show org. : AKC
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"Lobster Telephone," e.g. : DALI
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Belfast's county : ANTRIM
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Like some sciences : BEHAVIORAL
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Repeated bit in a song : TRA
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Cremona artisan : AMATI
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Enthusiastic supporters : PARTISANS
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Wings, e.g. : MAIMS
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Season openers? : EQUINOXES
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Mars to mars, say : ANNEE
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Sunscreen ingredient : ZINCOXIDE
Down
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Fought : SPARRED
2
"Rather" : QUITESO
3
Hostilities : UNRESTS
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Duke's grp. : ACC
5
Density symbol : RHO
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Were running mates? : ELOPED
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One of two tumblers : JILL
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Imminent, old-style : ANEAR
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Doorstop, e.g. : WEDGE
10
Token place : ARCADE
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Terribly tough task : BEAR
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Slightly : ATRIFLE
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Top off : FRESHEN
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Dish with a side of guacamole : TOSTADA
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Blood of the gods, in myth : ICHOR
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Bully's final words : ORELSE
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Put great weight on : LADE
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Sunscreen ingredient : ALOE
30
Puzzle-solving level : EXPERT
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Bank buildup: Abbr. : INT
34
Year of Columbus's last voyage : MDII
37
Hamlet in 1969 news : MYLAI
38
Available : OPEN
39
Where Enterprise is : ALABAMA
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Soldier armed with a spear : PIKEMAN
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Subjugate : ENCHAIN
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Small plane service : AIRTAXI
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Having a stone heap as a landmark : CAIRNED
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As a body : ENMASSE
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Steer : ADVISE
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North sea : BALTIC
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George with a self-titled ABC sitcom : LOPEZ
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Many a Kurd : IRAQI
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"Look ___!" : ATME
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Score ___ (reach home) : ARUN
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Rescuer of Odysseus, in myth : INO
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One of two A.L. teams, informally : SOX

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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