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New York Times, Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Author:
Kurt Mengel
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Down : Exactly right
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
101/12/20048/1/20167
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0541000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.48326%
Kurt Mengel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QWXZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Mengel. Tuesday freshness: 30%
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© 2004, The New York Times12/21/4 ( No. 20,132 )
Across
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Headquartered : BASED
6
"Zounds!" : EGAD
10
Links numbers : PARS
14
"Goodnight" girl of song : IRENE
15
Six Flags attraction : RIDE
16
Pull a sulky, perhaps : TROT
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She appeared in "Thelma & Louise" with 24-Across : GEENADAVIS
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Top of the heap : ACME
20
Say "cheese," say : SMILE
21
Cut and paste : EDIT
23
Bard's "always" : EER
24
She appeared in "The Witches of Eastwick" with 53-Across : SUSANSARANDON
27
Wide of the plate : OUTSIDE
29
Hospital fluids : SERA
30
G.I.'s mail drop : APO
31
Opposite of sud : NORD
33
Aggressive, personalitywise : TYPEA
37
Sticks up : ROBS
39
An absence of musical skill : NOEAR
42
Layered do : SHAG
43
Quarterback's ploy : SNEAK
45
Writer Harte : BRET
47
Iron or gold source : ORE
48
Bonny one : LASS
51
Unrestricted, as mutual funds : OPENEND
53
He appeared in "A Few Good Men" with 63-Across : JACKNICHOLSON
57
Big bird : EMU
58
Bounce back : ECHO
59
Storage spot : ATTIC
61
Ankara native : TURK
63
Actor famously connected to many other actors : KEVINBACON
66
Canadian gas brand : ESSO
67
Sign from above : OMEN
68
Not straight : ATILT
69
Marsh plant : REED
70
Woods plant : FERN
71
Not o'er : NEATH
Down
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Megaproportioned : BIG
2
Mars, to the Greeks : ARES
3
Appears : SEEMSTOBE
4
"Annales" poet Quintus ___ : ENNIUS
5
Buys and sells : DEALSIN
6
Mound stat : ERA
7
"What ___?!" : GIVES
8
Nike rival : ADIDAS
9
Hanker for : DESIRE
10
School org. : PTA
11
Rainbow-shaped : ARCED
12
Star-crossed lover of fiction : ROMEO
13
Violinist Isaac : STERN
18
Exactly right : DEADON
22
Lip-puckering : TART
25
"Quo Vadis?" emperor : NERO
26
Second half of a vote : NAYS
27
Propels a shell : OARS
28
Well-versed in : UPON
32
Society girl : DEB
34
Tyre's ancient land : PHOENICIA
35
Be worthy of : EARN
36
Got mellower : AGED
38
Polio vaccine developer : SALK
40
Suffix with buck : AROO
41
Map out again : REPLAN
44
Classic Welles role : KANE
46
Antinuclear treaty : TESTBAN
49
Fed up with : SICKOF
50
Hatch a plot : SCHEME
52
Represent with symbols : NOTATE
53
Shortstop Derek : JETER
54
Elicit a chuckle from : AMUSE
55
Say "@#$%!" : CURSE
56
Hang like a hummingbird : HOVER
60
Stallion-to-be : COLT
62
Down for the count : KOD
64
Overnight spot : INN
65
Ultimate degree : NTH

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