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New York Times, Friday, March 10, 2006

Author:
Kevin McCann
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Down : Negotiated
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
72/27/19989/24/20061
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1020220
ScrabDebutFresh
1.653656%
Kevin McCann

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 27 Missing: {FQZ} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. McCann. Friday freshness: 80%
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J
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O
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B
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L
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E
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S
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S
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H
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O
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L
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Y
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W
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A
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R
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C
R
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T
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O
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S
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W
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M
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S
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A
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N
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K
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W
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V
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E
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L
O
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E
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K
I
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M
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L
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G
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B
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J
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M
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B
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L
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W
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N
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O
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N
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S
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C
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M
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S
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N
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X
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T
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I
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K
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H
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G
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A
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C
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H
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K
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S
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© 2006, The New York Times3/10/6 ( No. 20,576 )
Across
1
Idle : JOBLESS
8
Crusade : HOLYWAR
15
One who might be in for a fall : ACROBAT
16
Away : ONLEAVE
17
Err : STUMBLE
18
Lacking the usual oomph : WEARIED
19
Shelley's fairy queen : MAB
20
Common alarm clock setting : SEVENAM
22
Montemezzi's "L'Amore dei ___ Re" : TRE
23
Noted Americana lithographer : IVES
25
Storage site : SILO
26
Analyze : ASSAY
28
Strings run along one : NECK
29
Bob's partner : WEAVE
31
Good place to sit : LOGE
32
Many a sled driver : ESKIMO
34
Fibulae : LEGBONES
36
Entrance part : JAMB
38
MGM co-founder : LOEW
39
Teetotalers : NONUSERS
43
Environments : CLIMES
47
Official required to have a beard : IMAM
48
Jefferson's portrayer in "Jefferson in Paris" : NOLTE
50
Old German duchy name : SAXE
51
Actress Hedren : TIPPI
53
Gus who wrote "Dream a Little Dream of Me" : KAHN
54
Broadcasting option : HDTV
55
An agt.'s take : PCT
56
Awful, and then some : THEPITS
59
It may be raised by a rabblerouser : IRE
60
Belfast bloke : IRISHER
62
The Fonz, for one : GREASER
64
Set against : COMPARE
65
Resonated : HITHOME
66
Worked : KNEADED
67
Speed-read : SCANNED
Down
1
Light yellow : JASMINE
2
Staff sizes? : OCTAVES
3
Classic quartet leader : BRUBECK
4
Sellers co-star in "A Shot in the Dark," 1964 : LOM
5
Goes out : EBBS
6
Avon peddlers, traditionally : SALESWOMEN
7
1978 Glenda Jackson title role : STEVIE
8
"Isn't that unusual!" : HOWNOVEL
9
Most fit to serve : ONEA
10
Member of the Camelidae family : LLAMA
11
The Beatles' "___ Blues" : YER
12
Serves : WAITSON
13
Ho-hum : AVERAGE
14
Result of lack of sleep, maybe : REDEYES
21
Company famous for its safety record : ELAL
24
Winter Olympics sight : SKIJUMP
27
A bit dense : SLOWISH
30
Having I-strain? : EGOCENTRIC
33
They're often asked to look : MAS
35
___ air : BEL
37
Negotiated : BROKERED
39
Not be satisfied, perhaps : NITPICK
40
A fraternity chapter : OMICRON
41
Afternoon, often, for a toddler : NAPTIME
42
High-five, e.g. : SLAP
44
Peak in New Hampshire's Presidential Range : MADISON
45
Nth : EXTREME
46
Cut off : SEVERED
49
Exercise targets : THIGHS
52
"___ to Be You" : ITHAD
57
Hither : HERE
58
___ place for : SETA
61
Masseur's workplace, maybe : SPA
63
"Kung Fu" actor Philip : AHN

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