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New York Times, Monday, January 31, 2005

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FVXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 50 for Mr. Hartman. Monday freshness: 3%
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© 2005, The New York Times1/31/5 ( No. 20,173 )
Across
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"Show Boat" author Ferber : EDNA
5
Sheep cries : BAAS
9
Sense much used in a bakery : SMELL
14
Stick-to-itiveness : GRIT
15
Pac 10 member : UCLA
16
Shire of "Rocky" : TALIA
17
Strong wind : GALE
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Metric weight : GRAM
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Back street : ALLEY
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Forecast maker : WEATHERBUREAU
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Leader known for his "little red book" : MAO
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Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
25
Lucy of "Charlie's Angels," 2000 : LIU
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Slugger called the Sultan of Swat : RUTH
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Commendation : PRAISE
36
Gaelic tongue : ERSE
38
Crystal ball user : SEER
40
Sea duck : EIDER
41
"Melrose Place" actress : HEATHERLOCKLEAR
44
Loos who wrote "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" : ANITA
45
Wire screen : MESH
46
Fill up : SATE
47
Episodes of "Friends" and "Seinfeld," now : RERUNS
49
Within a stone's throw : NEAR
51
Acid, in the 60's : LSD
52
700, on monuments : DCC
54
Actor Stephen : REA
56
Motorcyclist's wear, often : LEATHERJACKET
63
Final authority : SAYSO
64
Extol : LAUD
65
Former Baathist state : IRAQ
67
"You're ___ talk!" : ONETO
68
"Do you come here often?," e.g. : LINE
69
Scrabble piece : TILE
70
Accelerator or brake : PEDAL
71
Pindar writings : ODES
72
Scored 100 on : ACED
Down
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Fabergé collectible : EGG
2
Shout at a shootout : DRAW
3
River with Blue and White tributaries : NILE
4
Special forces unit : ATEAM
5
Crazy, slangily : BUGHOUSE
6
Farm division : ACRE
7
Having wings : ALAR
8
Brazilian dance : SAMBA
9
TV series with Klingons and Romulans : STARTREK
10
Having XY chromosomes : MALE
11
Scat queen Fitzgerald : ELLA
12
Place : LIEU
13
Place : LAY
21
Road topper : TAR
22
"Steee-rike!" caller : UMP
25
Franz who composed "The Merry Widow" : LEHAR
26
In an old song, the "I'll see you in my dreams" girl : IRENE
27
Carrier that acquired Piedmont : USAIR
29
Period in office : TERM
30
Beauty of Troy : HELEN
32
Is sick : AILS
33
Perfect : IDEAL
34
Theater reservations : SEATS
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Missed the mark : ERRED
37
"__, Brute?" : ETTU
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Switch-hitter known as Charlie Hustle : ROSE
42
Screwdriver or wrench : HANDTOOL
43
Pantomime game : CHARADES
48
Educ. site : SCH
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___ room : REC
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Yo-Yo Ma's instrument : CELLO
55
Japanese dog : AKITA
56
Swim meet division : LANE
57
Gazed at : EYED
58
"The Thin Man" dog : ASTA
59
Police action : RAID
60
Father's Day month : JUNE
61
Guitarist Clapton : ERIC
62
Story : TALE
63
Soak (up) : SOP
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Mathematical proof letters : QED

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