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New York Times, Monday, October 8, 2007

Author:
Steve Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Germ-free
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
77/22/200312/16/20072
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2310100
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.533627%
Steve Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Kahn. Monday freshness: 36%
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W
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A
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G
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S
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A
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D
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D
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U
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P
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E
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L
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S
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E
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I
D
E
A
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L
O
O
S
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N
O
U
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G
O
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D
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F
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N
G
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R
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O
W
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D
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D
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S
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R
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L
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A
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M
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N
T
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S
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H
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R
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G
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E
R
A
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S
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L
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E
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A
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D
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T
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R
T
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E
T
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R
N
E
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R
H
O
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H
U
T
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C
L
A
R
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T
S
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R
O
W
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A
S
H
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A
D
L
I
B
S
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B
A
R
N
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L
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A
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D
B
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L
L
Y
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S
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N
S
E
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V
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R
S
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G
O
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D
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D
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A
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C
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T
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N
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R
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S
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I
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L
V
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B
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A
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C
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K
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A
L
G
A
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P
R
E
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N
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A
L
O
E
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B
A
S
K
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Y
E
A
R
N
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G
A
N
G
© 2007, The New York Times10/8/7 ( No. 21,153 )
Across
1
Witty sorts : WAGS
5
Make sense : ADDUP
10
Choice word : ELSE
14
Think tank nugget : IDEA
15
On the lam : LOOSE
16
Gerund, e.g. : NOUN
17
Bond villain : GOLDFINGER
19
Saw red? : OWED
20
Ph.D. thesis: Abbr. : DISS
21
Gets corroded : RUSTS
22
Bemoan : LAMENT
25
"Beats me" gesture : SHRUG
28
Rub out : ERASE
29
Certain trout : STEELHEAD
33
Basis of a suit : TORT
34
Endless, poetically : ETERNE
35
Fraternity P : RHO
36
"Survivor" shelter : HUT
37
Some red wines : CLARETS
38
Obey the coxswain : ROW
39
Cheroot residue : ASH
40
Wings it : ADLIBS
41
Place for a hoedown : BARN
42
Classic blues musician : LEADBELLY
44
Intuit : SENSE
45
The "35" in John 11:35 : VERSE
46
Prodded : GOADED
47
Woods or Irons : ACTOR
50
Flair : ELAN
51
Laugh heartily : ROAR
52
Patriarchal gorilla : SILVERBACK
58
Pond organism : ALGA
59
Primp : PREEN
60
Natural soother : ALOE
61
Lounge in the sun : BASK
62
Feel nostalgia, e.g. : YEARN
63
Crips or Bloods : GANG
Down
1
Faux 'fro? : WIG
2
Brouhaha : ADO
3
Goo in a do : GEL
4
Most mournful : SADDEST
5
Most-wanted group for a party : ALIST
6
Puts on : DONS
7
Follow everywhere : DOG
8
Put to work : USE
9
Part of r.p.m. : PER
10
"Stop!" : ENOUGH
11
Wall Street minimums : LOWS
12
Fatty treat for birds : SUET
13
Pulls the plug on : ENDS
18
Ticket cost? : FINE
21
Game sheet : RULES
22
Deadly : LETHAL
23
Work up : AROUSE
24
First first lady : MARTHA
25
Germ-free : STERILE
26
As a result of this : HEREBY
27
Patronizes U-Haul, e.g. : RENTS
29
Plays for time : STALLS
30
Gofer's job : ERRAND
31
When repeated, cry by Shakespeare's Richard III : AHORSE
32
Consumed heartily : DOWNED
34
Octogenarian, for one : ELDER
37
Pole tossed by Scots : CABER
41
Nontraditional chair style : BEANBAG
43
Czech composer Antonín : DVORAK
44
Go up, up, up : SOAR
46
Filmdom's Close : GLENN
47
Omani, e.g. : ARAB
48
Fast-food drink : COLA
49
Makes "it" : TAGS
50
"... ___ after" : EVER
52
U-2 pilot, e.g. : SPY
53
Ill temper : IRE
54
Grazing ground : LEA
55
Carte start : ALA
56
Bamboozle : CON
57
Fraternity party setup : KEG

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

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