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New York Times, Saturday, February 23, 2013

Author:
Todd Gross
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
14-Down : Mess makers
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
179/13/20097/23/20185
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4211513
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131.548665%
Todd Gross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 60, Blocks: 42 Missing: {BGJQVZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Gross. Saturday freshness: 86%
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© 2013, The New York Times2/23/13 ( No. 23,118 )
Across
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Dragging vehicles : ROADSTERS
10
Massachusetts governor after John Hancock : SAMUELADAMS
12
One who was very successful with numbered balls : MINNESOTAFATS
14
Advance man? : LENDER
15
Some clouds : STRATI
17
Cerebral canals : ITERS
18
Crook's mark : SAP
21
Apostle of Ire. : STPAT
22
Plate setting : TRAY
23
Board game found in Egyptian tombs : SENET
25
Group led by a Grand Exalted Ruler : ELKS
26
"The Chronicles of Vladimir ___" (hit young adult book series about a vampire) : TOD
27
Feature of some televised debates : SPLITSCREEN
29
Spanish demonstrative : ESO
30
Long and twisty : EELLIKE
31
"The L Word" network, in listings : SHO
32
Survey militarily : RECONNOITER
34
Canvas in a wooden frame, of sorts : COT
35
Yeomen of the Guard officer : EXON
36
Ready to play : TUNED
37
Number one, to some : SELF
38
Old letters : RUNES
40
"Combats avec ___ défenseurs!" (line from "La Marseillaise") : TES
41
In a way, informally : KINDA
42
Some Japanese-Americans : SANSEI
44
Period of slow growth : WINTER
45
One who is very successful with numbered balls : LOTTERYWINNER
49
One getting laughs at others' expense : ROASTMASTER
50
Exercise leader : PETEACHER
Down
1
Stopped flowing : RANDRY
2
Exeunt ___ (stage direction) : OMNES
3
Violin virtuoso Leopold : AUER
4
French preposition : DES
5
Street caution : SLO
6
Part of an equitable trade, figuratively speaking : TAT
7
Writer LeShan and others : EDAS
8
Bundles of logs, maybe : RAFTS
9
Not so dim : SMARTER
10
Dublin-born singer with a 1990 #1 hit : SINEADOCONNOR
11
Kings' home : STAPLESCENTER
12
GQ sort of guy : METROSEXUAL
13
Part-owner, say : STAKEHOLDER
14
Mess makers : LITTERERS
16
"Just a few more miles" : ITSNOTFAR
18
Hit show : SELLOUT
19
Chemical used in dyes : ANILINE
20
Dress store section : PETITES
23
Weary : SPENT
24
Reproved, in a way : TSKED
27
Sessions in D.C., say : SEN
28
Battle of ___ (first Allied victory of W.W. I) : CER
33
Like some shopping : ONESTOP
37
Luster, e.g. : SINNER
39
Gripping parts of gecko footpads : SETAE
41
"Roots" family surname : KINTE
43
Superlative suffix : IEST
44
___ list : WISH
46
Map abbr. : RTE
47
Soprano Sumac : YMA
48
Mil. branch disbanded in 1978 : WAC

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