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New York Times, Thursday, March 25, 2010

Author:
Dan Naddor
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
34-Down : Grade
TotalDebutLatest
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Dan Naddor

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 3 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Naddor. Thursday freshness: 98%
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© 2010, The New York Times3/25/10 ( No. 22,052 )
Across
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Kobe Bryant's team, on scoreboards : LAL
4
Boxing champ Hector : CAMACHO
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Earlier : AGO
14
Near East honorific : AGA
15
Like boot camp vis-à-vis day camp : HARSHER
16
Annihilate, with "down" : MOW
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Odd sign at a Michelin dealership? : BLOWOUTTIRESALE
20
Roast, e.g. : FETE
21
In agreement with the group : ONBOARD
22
Photography pioneer : EASTMAN
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Goes after : ASSAILS
28
Part of an academic title : EMERITUS
30
___ cheese : BLEU
31
The Black Stallion and others : ARABIANS
35
Choreographer Lubovitch : LAR
36
Odd sign at Victoria's Secret? : LINGERIEHALFOFF
40
Carrier to Tokyo : ANA
41
Shortcut, perhaps : DIAGONAL
42
Computer innards, for short : CPUS
44
Issues : EMANATES
48
Like slow students, sometimes : TUTORED
52
Summerlike : ESTIVAL
53
Kind of disorder : BIPOLAR
55
Alphabet string : RSTU
56
Odd sign at Men's Wearhouse? : ALLSUITSSLASHED
60
Sch. in Brooklyn, N.Y. : LIU
61
ABC daytime staple since 1997 : THEVIEW
62
U.R.L. ending : ORG
63
Program holders : PCS
64
Extra : SURPLUS
65
___ Accord (1998 Mideast peace agreement) : WYE
Down
1
Physical expense : LABFEE
2
Radiant : AGLEAM
3
Who wrote "He who does not trust enough will not be trusted" : LAOTSE
4
Comedian Margaret : CHO
5
Jr. Olympics sponsor : AAU
6
"The A-Team" muscleman : MRT
7
Concerning : ASTO
8
Popular wedding gift : CHINA
9
Tea flavorings : HERBS
10
Sandwiches for dessert : OREOS
11
Panhandle city : AMARILLO
12
Bookbinding decoration : GOLDLEAF
13
Get behind : OWE
18
Symbol of limpness : WETRAG
19
Car whose name is an acronym : SAAB
23
Stuck : MIRED
24
___ 2600 : ATARI
25
Nile Valley region : NUBIA
27
Roar producer : SURF
29
More than a raid : SIEGE
32
"Oh, give me ___ ..." : AHOME
33
Frequent spoilers : NANAS
34
Grade : SLANT
36
Milk: Prefix : LACT
37
For everyone to see : INPUBLIC
38
Spiral-shelled creature : NAUTILUS
39
Talents : FLAIRS
43
Soaks (up) : SOPS
45
61-Across, e.g. : TVSHOW
46
Bistro : EATERY
47
Gunk : SLUDGE
49
One-sided contests : ROUTS
50
Electrical pioneer Thomson : ELIHU
51
Antique dealer, at times : DATER
54
Answer : RSVP
56
Frequent Winter Olympics site : ALP
57
The "S" in 54-Down : SIL
58
Romanian currency : LEU
59
Jimmy Stewart syllables : AWS

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