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New York Times, Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Author:
Seth A. Abel
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : Drags through the mud
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Seth A. Abel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Abel. Wednesday freshness: 3%
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© 2005, The New York Times11/30/5 ( No. 20,476 )
Across
1
1980's Chrysler product : KCAR
5
Totally lost : ATSEA
10
No-goodniks : CADS
14
Coin tossed in the 15-Across fountain, nowadays : EURO
15
"Three coins ..." fountain : TREVI
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Genesis victim : ABEL
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Unwelcome visitor : GRIMREAPER
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"Friends" spinoff : JOEY
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"My Cousin Vinny" star : PESCI
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Wavy design : MOIRE
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Duplicates, for short : CCS
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Totally crush : STEAMROLLER
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They may be pulled off : HEISTS
30
Blue-ribbon : AONE
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Likewise : ALSO
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Good thing to be in : STYLE
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Some four-year degs. : BSS
37
Fellow in a 1944 Johnny Mercer song hinted at by 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across : MISTERINBETWEEN
41
Worker's check : PAY
42
Photo finish : MATTE
43
___ Domini : ANNO
44
Jumbo, for one : SIZE
45
Miscellaneous task : ODDJOB
47
Tenacity : FIRMRESOLVE
52
Treasury div. : IRS
53
Dodge 1-Across : ARIES
54
V formation members : GEESE
56
Rolling rock? : LAVA
57
Like a bad apple : WORMRIDDEN
62
Highlight? : STAR
63
Fragrant resin : ELEMI
64
Maven : GURU
65
Fish caught in pots : EELS
66
Hem in : BESET
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Fall locale : EDEN
Down
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Bud holder, maybe : KEG
2
Mangy mutt : CUR
3
___ Ben Canaan, Leon Uris hero : ARI
4
Nail-biter's opposite : ROMP
5
Bikini events : ATESTS
6
Tiny amount : TRACE
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Photo tone : SEPIA
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67-Across figure : EVE
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It's inspired : AIR
10
Wheedle : CAJOLE
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Bubbling : ABOIL
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Combine name : DEERE
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More artful : SLYER
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Not play : REST
21
Painter of haystacks : MONET
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Rocky, twice : CHAMP
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Salsa queen Cruz : CELIA
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Weenie : SISSY
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Weasel word : MAYBE
27
Reader's goal : ROLE
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Slurrer, perhaps : SOT
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See 57-Down : SITES
33
Report letters? : TNT
34
1970's cinematic canine : BENJI
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___ Wences : SENOR
36
Hoity-toity sorts : SNOBS
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Eastern V.I.P.'s : EMIRS
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Bring down : RAZE
40
Roll of dough : WAD
44
Drags through the mud : SMEARS
45
Moving on, say : OVERIT
46
1950's sitcom name : DESI
47
Like some starts : FALSE
48
Ticked off : IRATE
49
Ken-L Ration competitor : RIVAL
50
Cruel sorts : OGRES
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"C'mon, my turn!" : LEMME
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Rim ... or trim : EDGE
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With 32-Down, places to browse : WEB
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Cry of approval : OLE
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Broadway nightmare : DUD
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Before of yore : ERE
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Wimple wearer : NUN

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