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New York Times, Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Author:
Mike Torch
Editor:
Will Shortz
60-Down : Close a show
TotalDebutLatest
1912/23/20039/1/2015
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.5511042%
Michael Torch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Torch. Tuesday freshness: 95%
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© 2005, The New York Times10/11/5 ( No. 20,426 )
Across
1
Mrs. Loopner player : CURTIN
7
Tells a bedtime story : READSTO
14
Free drinks set-up : OPENBAR
16
Mr. Blues player : AYKROYD
17
Tickler of the ivories : PIANIST
18
Figured out, as secret writing : DECODED
19
Show that debuted 10/11/1975, for short : SNL
20
Buffet table heater : STERNO
22
Hail Mary, e.g. : PASS
23
King, in Cádiz : REY
24
Bard's nightfall : EEN
25
Wearies : JADES
28
Syr. neighbor : ISR
29
Weekend Update anchor : CHASE
34
Les États-___ : UNIS
35
Literary piece : ODE
36
Wretched : WOEFUL
37
Longstanding 19-Across opener : LIVEFROMNEWYORK
40
Kuwaiti leaders: Var. : EMEERS
41
Take a swing : BAT
42
Old Venetian official : DOGE
43
Announcer for 19-Across : PARDO
44
Org. for Mariners : MLB
45
Lachesis and Clotho, in myth : FATES
46
Ground breaker : HOE
47
Ottoman ruler : BEY
48
University mil. group : ROTC
52
Terrible trial : ORDEAL
54
Network of 19-Across : NBC
57
Mistakenly : INERROR
59
New York's ___ Bridge : TRIBORO
61
Samurai tailor player : BELUSHI
62
Medal giver : HONORER
63
Naps, for señores : SIESTAS
64
Ms. Conehead player : NEWMAN
Down
1
Police : COPS
2
___ arms : UPIN
3
Genuine : REAL
4
Old cable TV inits. : TNN
5
Nile birds : IBISES
6
Foul : NASTY
7
Ms. Roseanne Roseannadanna player : RADNER
8
Keep an ___ (watch) : EYEON
9
Dog breeder's assn. : AKC
10
Withdraw from, as a case : DROP
11
Kind of water : SODA
12
Sailing ropes : TYES
13
Bookie's figure : ODDS
15
Hwy. : RTE
21
Looked like : RESEMBLED
23
Tend to, as a barren lawn : RESEED
25
Kentucky Derby drink : JULEP
26
True inner self : ANIMA
27
Springboard performer : DIVER
28
Phrase of commitment : IDO
29
Intimidate : COW
30
The best of times : HEYDAY
31
Under way : AFOOT
32
Power glitch : SURGE
33
Actress Sommer and others : ELKES
35
Surgeon's locales, quickly : ORS
36
Dripping : WET
38
To and ___ : FRO
39
Collar : NAB
44
Mr. Escuela player : MORRIS
45
Catlike : FELINE
46
Big to-do : HOOHA
47
Von Richthofen's title : BARON
48
Barbecue fare : RIBS
49
R.E.M.'s "The ___ Love" : ONEI
50
Prefix with conference : TELE
51
Vineyards of high quality : CRUS
53
Biblical suffix : ETH
54
Benchmark : NORM
55
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
56
Foot ailment : CORN
58
String after Q : RST
60
Close a show : BOW

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