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New York Times, Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
9-Down : Became engaged
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
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ScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
1.534304631%
Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQV} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 150 for Mr. Silvestri. Wednesday freshness: 8%
Jim Horne notes:

In the print version of this puzzle, the four "-" clues are simply blank. PUB + LICE + DUCAT + ION = 36 Across.

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G
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A
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M
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M
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A
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W
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M
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N
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C
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A
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D
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N
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P
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B
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C
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D
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P
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© 2009, The New York Times10/14/9 ( No. 21,890 )
Across
1
Gallows-shaped letter : GAMMA
6
1975 musical with the song "Believe in Yourself," with "The" : WIZ
9
Perle who inspired "Call Me Madam" : MESTA
14
Not native : ALIEN
15
Stand buy : ADE
16
Sing the praises of : EXTOL
17
Attacked : RANAT
18
The Caribbean, for one : SEA
19
Alternative to Rover or Rex : SPORT
20
23
Wriggly fish : EEL
24
Wise old Greek : NESTOR
25
30
Subject of some tables : TIDE
31
Cook's wear : APRON
32
"Now I get it!" : AHA
33
Essence of a person, one might say : DNA
36
What this puzzle's four missing clues spell, in order : PUBLICEDUCATION
41
Slalom section : ESS
42
"Frasier" role : ROZ
43
Inflicted upon : DIDTO
44
Analgesic's target : PAIN
46
48
Teeming : ASWARM
51
Atom ___, 1960s cartoon superhero : ANT
52
59
Hazardous : RISKY
60
Tease mercilessly, with "on" : RAG
61
Sign up : ENROL
62
"___ inside" (slogan) : INTEL
63
Sculpting medium : ICE
64
Desolate : STARK
65
Plow man : DEERE
66
In accordance with : PER
67
Fillers of library shelves : TOMES
Down
1
Duds : GARB
2
Banned apple spray : ALAR
3
Dress not for the self-conscious : MINI
4
Butcher's stock : MEAT
5
Non-pro? : ANTI
6
Bathes : WASHES
7
Standard of perfection : IDEAL
8
Passion : ZEAL
9
Became engaged : MESHED
10
Blow the whistle on : EXPOSE
11
Thickset : STOUT
12
Trunk : TORSO
13
Shorten the sleeves on, e.g. : ALTER
21
Get an eyeful : SEE
22
Univac's predecessor : ENIAC
25
Massachusetts getaway, with "the" : CAPE
26
Piece of music : OPUS
27
Scepter toppers : ORBS
28
"My mama done ___ me" : TOL
29
Italian diminutive ending : INI
30
Tue. plus two : THU
32
Wood-smoothing tool : ADZ
33
Founder and first queen of Carthage : DIDO
34
Reply to the Little Red Hen : NOTI
35
In a bit : ANON
37
Arrestable offense : CRIME
38
Endless years : EON
39
What summers do : ADD
40
Nervous mannerism : TIC
44
Sarah Jessica of "Sex and the City" : PARKER
45
Tartan pattern : ARGYLE
46
Wild ass : ONAGER
47
Paper size: Abbr. : LTR
48
Biting : ACRID
49
Perform very well : SHINE
50
Coffee grounds and orange peels, typically : WASTE
51
On the double : APACE
53
Tap trouble : DRIP
54
Dry run : TEST
55
Sondheim's "___ the Woods" : INTO
56
Fill by force : CRAM
57
Washington chopping down the cherry tree, e.g. : LORE
58
Part of B.P.O.E. : ELKS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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