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New York Times, Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Author:
Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Put out, as a flame
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ScrabDebutFresh
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Barry Franklin
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411/2/20117/4/20134
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1.671551%
Sara Kaplan

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Franklin. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Kaplan. Tuesday freshness: 96%
Jim Horne notes:

Sound out the first syllable of each of the six(!) long theme answers.

1
P
2
O
3
L
4
K
5
A
6
B
7
A
8
R
9
B
10
T
11
V
12
P
13
G
14
A
B
E
N
D
15
A
C
H
E
16
E
E
L
Y
17
P
A
T
E
S
18
H
O
O
V
19
E
R
D
A
M
20
A
M
I
E
21
A
I
R
22
E
R
I
N
S
23
W
A
T
S
24
O
N
A
N
25
D
26
C
R
I
C
K
27
S
O
W
N
28
O
V
O
29
W
30
E
N
C
E
S
31
L
32
A
U
S
33
K
34
R
35
I
36
S
37
E
W
O
K
S
38
I
R
S
39
F
I
E
R
Y
40
D
E
W
S
41
W
E
R
E
42
W
O
L
V
E
S
43
I
W
O
44
A
T
O
I
45
H
46
O
47
U
S
I
N
48
G
49
P
R
O
J
E
50
C
51
T
52
S
O
R
T
A
53
Y
U
M
54
O
W
A
R
55
W
Y
A
T
T
56
E
57
A
R
P
58
B
U
E
N
A
59
A
L
T
E
60
A
P
O
P
61
E
L
R
O
Y
62
B
E
E
R
63
U
P
S
Y
64
Y
E
S
E
S
© 2013, The New York Times2/19/13 ( No. 23,114 )
Across
1
Some Lawrence Welk music : POLKA
6
Fishhook part : BARB
10
Rating for many a sitcom : TVPG
14
V. S. Naipaul's "___ in the River" : ABEND
15
Broken-heart symptom : ACHE
16
Slippery like a fish : EELY
17
Cracker spreads : PATES
18
Construction on the Colorado River : HOOVERDAM
20
French girlfriend : AMIE
21
Put on the radio : AIR
22
Brockovich and others : ERINS
23
DNA modelers : WATSONANDCRICK
27
Planted : SOWN
28
Lacto-___ vegetarian : OVO
29
Sainted king who inspired a carol : WENCESLAUS
33
"American Idol" winner ___ Allen : KRIS
37
Furry allies of Luke Skywalker : EWOKS
38
Org. with a staff of auditors : IRS
39
Blazing : FIERY
40
Morning moistures : DEWS
41
Lycanthropes : WEREWOLVES
43
___ Jima : IWO
44
Yours, in Tours : ATOI
45
Publicly funded residential complex : HOUSINGPROJECT
52
Somewhat, informally : SORTA
53
"Tasty!" : YUM
54
Man ___ (racehorse) : OWAR
55
Lawman at the O.K. Corral : WYATTEARP
58
___ Vista (part of Disney) : BUENA
59
Old one, in Austria : ALTE
60
Each, pricewise : APOP
61
The Jetsons' boy : ELROY
62
Molson or Michelob : BEER
63
"___-daisy!" : UPSY
64
Thumbs-up responses : YESES
Down
1
Elongated fruit from a tree : PAPAW
2
44th president : OBAMA
3
Phrase sung three times in a row in a holiday song : LETITSNOW
4
Shin coverers : KNEESOCKS
5
Commercials : ADS
6
Coastal Brazilian state : BAHIA
7
Oak nut : ACORN
8
Letter after pi : RHO
9
Pepsi or O.J. : BEV
10
Country singer Gibbs : TERRI
11
Pertaining to Hindu scriptures : VEDIC
12
Pirate ship feature : PLANK
13
School areas with high ceilings : GYMS
19
Architect Saarinen : EERO
21
St. ___ (London neighborhood) : ANNS
24
Has a negative net worth : OWES
25
Put out, as a flame : DOUSE
26
Rite Aid competitor : CVS
29
Tie the knot : WED
30
Lamb raiser : EWE
31
Rest atop : LIEON
32
Flight board abbr. : ARR
33
1,000 watt-seconds : KILOJOULE
34
Ones quoted on Rotten Tomatoes : REVIEWERS
35
Anger : IRE
36
Method: Abbr. : SYS
39
Pic : FOTO
41
Conflict for which "Over There" was written: Abbr. : WWI
42
Toasty : WARM
43
"The hour ___ hand" : ISAT
45
Card game rules expert : HOYLE
46
Speechify : ORATE
47
Out-and-out : UTTER
48
Greek sandwiches : GYROS
49
Litter member : PUPPY
50
Birchbark, e.g. : CANOE
51
Places for dental tools : TRAYS
52
Deck washer : SWAB
56
Mer contents : EAU
57
iPad user's purchase : APP
58
Ottoman nabob : BEY

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

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