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New York Times, Monday, December 26, 2005

Author:
Allan E. Parrish
Editor:
Will Shortz
24-Down : Tournament favorite
TotalDebutLatest
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Allan E. Parrish

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KX} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Parrish. Monday freshness: 48%
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B
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A
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© 2005, The New York Times12/26/5 ( No. 20,502 )
Across
1
"A guy walks into a ___ ..." : BAR
4
State Farm competitor : AETNA
9
French artist Edgar : DEGAS
14
From ___ Z : ATO
15
Start of a weightlifting maneuver : SQUAT
16
___ Gay (W.W. II plane) : ENOLA
17
Wail : SOB
18
1994 John Travolta film : PULPFICTION
20
Unordinary : SPECIAL
22
Mended, as socks : DARNED
23
Litter's littlest : RUNT
24
Boob tube, in Britain : TELLY
26
Damon of "Good Will Hunting" : MATT
28
O3 : OZONE
30
Suffix with Oktober : FEST
34
Swiss peak : ALP
35
Mouse catchers : TRAPS
36
Defense grp., 1954-77 : SEATO
37
Dentists' focus : TEETH
39
Tire pressure measure: Abbr. : PSI
40
Varnish ingredient : RESIN
41
The "E" of EGBDF : EVERY
42
Sponsorship : AEGIS
44
"We Know Drama" cable channel : TNT
45
Actress Ward : SELA
46
British guns : STENS
47
McDonald's arches, e.g. : LOGO
48
Place : STEAD
50
Bridge guru Sharif : OMAR
52
Friend of Betty and Veronica, in the comics : ARCHIE
55
Wine server : STEWARD
58
"Queen of Hearts" vocalist, 1981 : JUICENEWTON
61
Neither's partner : NOR
62
Place to exchange rings : ALTAR
63
Boutiques : SHOPS
64
"Little" car in a 1964 top 10 hit : GTO
65
Bridle straps : REINS
66
Competitive, as a personality : TYPEA
67
Mind-reading ability, for short : ESP
Down
1
Low voice : BASS
2
Sitting on : ATOP
3
British leader from whom the "bobbies" got their name : ROBERTPEEL
4
Former defense secretary Les : ASPIN
5
Line that extends for 24,902 miles : EQUATOR
6
1960's-80's rock group Jethro ___ : TULL
7
Short snooze : NAP
8
Fed. law enforcement org. : ATF
9
Toy race car adornment : DECAL
10
Price to participate : ENTRYFEE
11
Enter : GOIN
12
Skin cream additive : ALOE
13
Hourglass fill : SAND
19
Doing nothing : IDLE
21
Last word from a director : CUT
24
Tournament favorite : TOPSEED
25
Coast Guard rank : ENSIGN
26
Pub buddies : MATES
27
Tylenol rival : ALEVE
29
Mexican revolutionary Emiliano : ZAPATA
31
City neighboring Newark, N.J. : EASTORANGE
32
Bee injury : STING
33
Kemo Sabe's sidekick : TONTO
35
"___ kingdom come ..." : THY
36
Some S.A.T. takers : SRS
38
Refuse holder : TRASHCAN
43
Heavy hydrogen, e.g. : ISOTOPE
46
Witnessed : SEEN
47
Perry Mason's profession : LAW
49
Stadium levels : TIERS
51
High-I.Q. set : MENSA
52
Open slightly : AJAR
53
Govern : RULE
54
Commercial prefix with bank : CITI
55
"Halt!" : STOP
56
Goes bad : ROTS
57
Plunge : DROP
59
Guinness Book suffix : EST
60
"How come?" : WHY

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