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New York Times, Saturday, November 26, 2005

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
12-Down : Sang
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JKQXZ} This is puzzle # 177 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 92%
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© 2005, The New York Times11/26/5 ( No. 20,472 )
Across
1
Intro interruption : WEVEMET
8
Title character who dies before the novel begins : REBECCA
15
Struggling : INAHOLE
16
Exceeded : OVERRAN
17
Words to a skeptic : TRUSTME
18
Ends, as a class : LETSOUT
19
Organization functionary : COG
20
"Hah!" : SOTHERE
22
Suffix with Capri : OTE
23
Bewildered utterances : HUHS
25
Champs Élysées features : SHOPS
26
Title professor in a 1957 novel : PNIN
27
Some commerce nowadays : ETAIL
29
Pipe fitting : ELL
30
Antigone's cruel uncle : CREON
31
Medicinal plants : SENNAS
33
Entertainer whose Broadway show was subtitled "The Royal Tour" : DAMEEDNA
35
Biological series : LIFECYCLE
37
Released : FREETOGO
40
Civic competitor : SENTRA
44
Having entanglements : MESSY
45
Cavern end : OUS
47
"Borstal Boy" author : BEHAN
48
Soaks : RETS
49
Sharpen, in a way : STROP
51
Jiang's predecessor as Chinese Communist leader : DENG
52
Flightboard abbr. : ARR
53
Two seater, perhaps? : MAITRED
55
G.I. chow in Desert Storm : MRE
56
Intensifies : DEEPENS
58
Yacht outing : DAYSAIL
60
Wind-driven vehicle with runners : ICEBOAT
61
Words of discovery : ISEEYOU
62
Pontiac's followers : OTTAWAS
63
Coup targets : DESPOTS
Down
1
Good spellers? : WITCHES
2
Neither here nor there : ENROUTE
3
1982 Grammy-winning singer for "Gershwin Live!" : VAUGHAN
4
Requests to speak up : EHS
5
Zingers : MOTS
6
"___ World," segment on "Sesame Street" : ELMOS
7
Need a ring, maybe : TEETHE
8
Not be oneself? : ROLEPLAY
9
Civil rights leader portrayed in "For Us, The Living" : EVERS
10
"La Belle et la ___" : BETE
11
Defibrillator locales: Abbr. : ERS
12
Sang : CROONED
13
It may be exercised : CAUTION
14
Wave catcher : ANTENNA
21
Be the center of attention : HOLDCOURT
24
Impeccable : SINLESS
26
Tried to look smart : PREENED
28
Flock : LAITY
30
Star : CELEB
32
It's about 375 miles NW of LAX : SFO
34
They may start affairs : MCS
36
Deflation targets? : EGOTISTS
37
Stereo sound source : FMRADIO
38
Raise anew : REERECT
39
Boss's address? : ESTREET
41
A waiter may be asked to hold it : THEMAYO
42
Cut loose : RANRIOT
43
Christian devotion : ANGELUS
46
Rotten : SORDID
49
Capital east of Asmara : SANAA
50
___ pudding : PEASE
53
Request for attention, maybe : MEOW
54
Colors : DYES
57
Keglers' grp. : PBA
59
Michaelmas mo. : SEP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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