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New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Author:
Alison Donald
Editor:
Will Shortz
45-Down : Life of ___ (ease)
TotalDebutLatest
73/24/200312/4/2007
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Alison Donald

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 7 for Ms. Donald. Tuesday freshness: 65%
Notepad: The answers at 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 24-Down can all be defined by the same missing three-letter word. What is it?
Jim Horne notes:

The missing three-letter word is BUD.

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S
2
H
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A
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R
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P
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C
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A
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V
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E
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D
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P
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A
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T
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E
A
G
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R
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A
L
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O
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O
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C
L
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S
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F
R
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D
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P
A
M
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N
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V
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R
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G
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R
U
M
P
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O
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B
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T
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S
E
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Z
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A
L
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T
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J
U
L
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P
S
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D
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H
A
R
M
A
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O
T
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S
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H
O
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P
S
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R
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B
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I
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K
I
S
S
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C
A
R
B
S
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T
B
A
R
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Y
E
S
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F
O
L
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O
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M
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R
L
A
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O
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L
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V
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S
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S
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T
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N
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E
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R
M
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M
A
C
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W
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M
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O
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H
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A
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E
L
O
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C
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M
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C
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B
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B
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O
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T
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T
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N
E
B
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K
N
A
C
K
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R
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T
R
O
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D
Y
E
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Y
A
N
K
S
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E
A
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© 2007, The New York Times12/4/7 ( No. 21,210 )
Across
1
Keen-edged : SHARP
6
Gave in : CAVED
11
___-a-cake : PAT
14
Chomping at the bit : EAGER
15
Last Olds made : ALERO
16
Corrida cheer : OLE
17
See blurb : CLOSEFRIEND
19
Cooking spray brand : PAM
20
"When hell freezes over" : NEVER
21
Grouch : GRUMP
23
Not exactly insightful : OBTUSE
26
Gung-ho sort : ZEALOT
27
Minty drinks : JULEPS
28
Greg's sitcom mate : DHARMA
30
Oklahoma Indians : OTOES
31
Some earrings : HOOPS
32
Slugger's stat : RBI
35
Hershey confection : KISS
36
Pasta is loaded with them : CARBS
37
Skier's transport : TBAR
38
"I do" : YES
39
Four-page sheet : FOLIO
40
An ex of the Donald : MARLA
41
Martini garnishes : OLIVES
43
Shiny fabric : SATEEN
44
Regal fur : ERMINE
46
Brilliantly colored parrots : MACAWS
47
Actress Gaynor : MITZI
48
Scarlett of Tara : OHARA
50
"Evil Woman" band, for short : ELO
51
See blurb : COMICABBOTT
57
Cornhusker State: Abbr. : NEB
58
Special talent : KNACK
59
Fashionably old-fashioned : RETRO
60
Batiking need : DYE
61
Doughboys : YANKS
62
Thoroughly enjoy : EATUP
Down
1
Trice, informally : SEC
2
"2001" computer : HAL
3
In the past : AGO
4
Counterpart of bus. : RES
5
Engagement contracts, briefly : PRENUPS
6
Cut up : CARVE
7
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
8
Zig or zag : VEER
9
Directional suffix : ERN
10
For whom Sandy Koufax pitched : DODGERS
11
See blurb : POPULARBREW
12
Texas shrine : ALAMO
13
Tantalize : TEMPT
18
Come clean, with "up" : FESS
22
Smash into : RAM
23
Belly button type : OUTIE
24
See blurb : BLOSSOMTOBE
25
Summer shirts : TEES
26
Nukes : ZAPS
27
Facetious : JOKY
28
Day of "Pillow Talk" : DORIS
29
Boxcar rider : HOBO
31
In the pink : HALE
33
Farm bundles : BALES
34
Neighbor of Turkey : IRAN
36
Place to moor : COVE
37
"Later" : TATA
39
Like a picky eater : FINICKY
40
Like much of Poe's work : MACABRE
42
Designer Claiborne : LIZ
43
___ Lee cakes : SARA
44
Make corrections to : EMEND
45
Life of ___ (ease) : RILEY
46
Some big trucks : MACKS
48
Mideast sultanate : OMAN
49
Bumpkin : HICK
52
___ lark : ONA
53
Arthur of "The Golden Girls" : BEA
54
Hall-of-Famer Mel : OTT
55
Play about Capote : TRU
56
Toy with a string : TOP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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