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New York Times, Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Author:
Alex Fay
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
31-Down : Clears (of)
TotalDebut
12/2/2010
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0010000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55219%
Alex Fay

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQX} Spans: 1 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Fay. Tuesday freshness: 34%
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© 2010, The New York Times2/2/10 ( No. 22,001 )
Across
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Brainy Simpson : LISA
5
Try, as a case : HEAR
9
In pieces : APART
14
A Grimm beginning? : ONCE
15
Lui: him :: ___ : her : ELLE
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First unelected president : TYLER
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Suffix with dino- : SAUR
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Fabrications : LIES
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Faintest residue : TRACE
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Outcome of many a boxing match ... or 38- and 36-Down : SPLITDECISION
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Sniggler : EELER
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St. Louis Blues org. : NHL
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One in the hand? : ACE
28
Pig's home : STY
29
Corn units : EARS
33
Venerate : HALLOW
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It's sometimes good to get back to them : BASICS
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Wood-shaping tool : ADZE
38
Interstates ... or 60-Down and 65-Across : DIVIDEDHIGHWAYS
43
"Yikes!" : EGAD
44
Three-ingredient treats : SMORES
45
Well-thought-out : COGENT
48
"___, you noblest English ...!": "Henry V" : ONON
49
___ favor : POR
52
Something to roll over, briefly : IRA
53
Brit. reference : OED
55
Weeper of mythology : NIOBE
57
Crushed by sorrow ... or 5-Across and 63-Down : BROKENHEARTED
62
Greek porticos : STOAS
64
Skateboard trickster's track : RAIL
65
Partner of means : WAYS
66
Nail-biting : TENSE
67
Modern storage units, briefly : MEGS
68
"Aha!" : ISEE
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Early Icelandic literary works : EDDAS
70
U.S. Open's ___ Stadium : ASHE
71
Drag racing org. : NHRA
Down
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The second number in a record : LOSSES
2
Peevish : INAPET
3
Mulder's "X-Files" partner : SCULLY
4
Cliffside nest : AERIE
5
Didn't give away : HELD
6
Author Wiesel : ELIE
7
A Baldwin brother : ALEC
8
Sticky stuff : RESIN
9
Fifth-century emperor remembered as the epitome of cruelty : ATTILA
10
Expert in match play, for short? : PYRO
11
"The West Wing" actor who played Arnold Vinick : ALANALDA
12
Camcorder button abbr. : REC
13
Uno + due : TRE
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Tire pattern : TREAD
22
Theater admonition : SHH
26
Snug as a bug in a rug : COZY
27
Flock females : EWES
30
Enzyme suffix : ASE
31
Clears (of) : RIDS
32
Ordinary schlub : SCHMO
34
Statutes : LAWS
35
Wait : BIDE
36
Priory of ___ (group in "The Da Vinci Code") : SION
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Tenth: Prefix : DECI
39
Noted lab assistant : IGOR
40
Tramp : VAGABOND
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Miracle-___ : GRO
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Temporary tattoo dye : HENNA
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Hangmen's tools : NOOSES
47
Shatner's "___War" : TEK
49
Soapmaking stuff : POTASH
50
One following directions : OBEYER
51
Exodus locale : REDSEA
54
Skin: Suffix : DERMA
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Golfer Hale ___ : IRWIN
58
Tabula ___ : RASA
59
Scottish rejections : NAES
60
Daily temperature stat : HIGH
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Fr. holy woman : STE
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Slugger Williams : TED

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