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New York Times, Thursday, November 28, 2002

Author:
Patrick Merrell
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Patrick Merrell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Merrell. Thursday freshness: 50%
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© 2002, The New York Times11/28/2 ( No. 19,378 )
Across
1
Norway's patron saint : OLAF
5
Racket : CLAMOR
11
Prehistoric : OLD
14
It obtains oxygen from water : GILL
15
Product of ewe's milk : ROMANO
16
___ mater : PIA
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Some federal government income [left only] : ESTATETAXES
19
Golfer Woosnam : IAN
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"Louis the Fat" and others : EPITHETS
21
Pea or bean : LEGUME
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Candle holders? : CAKES
24
Poor : BUM
25
Star in astronomy : SAGAN
28
Beefed : GRUMPED
32
Tank top : TURRET
34
Poke : GOAD
35
"One-horse open sleigh" follower : OER
36
Castor's slayer : IDAS
37
Two of these are needed to type every answer here except 17- & 59-Across and 11- & 27-Down : HANDS
39
Active : SPRY
40
"Cantar de Mio ___" (Spanish epic poem) : CID
41
Water pit : SUMP
42
Crusty entree : POTPIE
44
Most eager : KEENEST
46
Arrange in tiers : LAYER
47
Prehistoric: Abbr. : ANC
48
Miss Brooks player : ARDEN
51
Closet supply : SHEETS
54
The Bahamas' ___ Island : PARADISE
58
"Thimble Theatre" sea-dweller : HAG
59
Survey [right only] : OPINIONPOLL
61
U.R.L. ending : ORG
62
Webster's shelfmate : ROGETS
63
Brig prisoner, perhaps : AWOL
64
Match accumulation: Abbr. : PTS
65
Brown ermines : STOATS
66
Last call? : TAPS
Down
1
Double curve : OGEE
2
Topic in speech therapy : LISP
3
Some choir members : ALTI
4
Vagabonds' transportation, maybe : FLATCARS
5
It's wadable : CREEK
6
Lenya of "Cabaret" : LOTTE
7
Stockpile : AMASS
8
Credit card concern : MAX
9
Scott Turow's first book : ONEL
10
Future rambler, say : ROSEBUD
11
Drug source [right only] : OPIUMPOPPY
12
He played Oskar in "Schindler's List" : LIAM
13
Öre spender : DANE
18
Lord's worker : THANE
22
Unpleasant thing to step on : GUM
25
22-Down unit : STICK
26
War hero Murphy : AUDIE
27
Supermarket stock [left only] : GRADEAEGGS
28
Soul searcher? : GOD
29
Filer : RASP
30
Chill-inducing : EERIE
31
Kenmore product : DRYER
33
Conclusion starter : THUS
34
Econ. figure : GNP
38
Qt. or pt. : AMT
39
Keep one's hand : STANDPAT
41
Zones : SECTORS
43
Fake fat : OLEAN
45
Las Cruces-to-Santa Fe dir. : NNE
48
Snorer's problem, maybe : APNEA
49
1989 Grammy winner for "Nick of Time" : RAITT
50
Waste matter : DROSS
51
Industrial arts class : SHOP
52
1988 presidential hopeful : HART
53
Detect : SPOT
55
Waterloo's place : IOWA
56
Hogwash : SLOP
57
Corner pieces : ELLS
60
Neil Sedaka's "___ Ape" : IGO

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