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New York Times, Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Author:
Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Nothing-but-net sound
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 150 for Ms. Salomon. Tuesday freshness: 68%
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© 2005, The New York Times11/22/5 ( No. 20,468 )
Across
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Stamp or coin collecting, e.g. : HOBBY
6
Artist Chagall : MARC
10
Men-only : STAG
14
"Fidelio," for one : OPERA
15
Margarine : OLEO
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Frau's partner : HERR
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Shouts of triumph : TADAS
18
Rivers of comedy : JOAN
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"Green Gables" girl : ANNE
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Clueless reply : HOWSHOULDIKNOW
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Hightail it : FLEE
24
Statistics calculation : MODE
25
Camera type, briefly : SLR
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Highway access : RAMP
30
Squelch : STIFLE
34
Romances : WOOS
36
Bump off : DOIN
38
Skylit lobbies : ATRIA
39
Clueless reply : ITSANYONESGUESS
42
McQueen of "Bullitt" : STEVE
43
52 cards : DECK
44
Brazilian soccer great : PELE
45
Con artists, slangily : HOSERS
47
Lose control on the highway : SKID
49
G-man or T-man : FED
50
Pipe part : STEM
52
Continental currency : EURO
54
Clueless reply : CANTSAYFORSURE
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Autobahn auto : AUDI
61
Bound : LEAP
62
Game for peewee batters : TBALL
64
Brit's baby buggy : PRAM
65
Brontë governess : EYRE
66
New York Harbor's ___ Island : ELLIS
67
Rice wine : SAKE
68
Monopoly acquisition : DEED
69
Edited out : DELED
Down
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Supertrendy : HOT
2
Brightly colored fish : OPAH
3
Pleasant place, metaphorically : BEDOFROSES
4
Slugfest : BRAWL
5
Arafat of the P.L.O. : YASSER
6
Voodoo spell : MOJO
7
Outfielder Moises : ALOU
8
Royal domain : REALM
9
Purchased apartments : CONDOS
10
Beatles command, baby, in "Twist and Shout" : SHAKEITUP
11
Dollywood's state: Abbr. : TENN
12
Florence's river : ARNO
13
Got bigger : GREW
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Intoxicating : HEADY
22
G.I.'s neckwear : IDTAG
25
Nothing-but-net sound : SWISH
26
Numbers game : LOTTO
28
State of mind : MOOD
29
Evergreens : PINES
31
Slugfest : FREEFORALL
32
Fine cotton fabric : LISLE
33
Lightened (up) : EASED
35
Uses a shortcut : SAVESTIME
37
Head/shoulders connector : NECK
40
"Doggone!" : NERTS
41
Powder lover : SKIER
46
Ready for mailing, as an envelope : SEALED
48
Checked for prints : DUSTED
51
"That's hogwash!" : MYEYE
53
Moscow money : RUBLE
54
Mushroom toppers : CAPS
55
Ambience : AURA
56
Bismarck's home: Abbr. : NDAK
57
Cabby's client : FARE
58
Newspaper's ___ page : OPED
59
Writer Wiesel : ELIE
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Psychedelic of the 60's : LSD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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