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New York Times, Friday, May 1, 2009

Author:
Joon Pahk
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : Government marked by rampant greed and corruption
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joon pahk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. pahk. Friday freshness: 68%
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© 2009, The New York Times5/1/9 ( No. 21,724 )
Across
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Take the wheels out from under? : CARJACK
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Arms on shoulders : MUSKETS
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Opposite of depression : AROUSAL
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Object of many an appraisal : ANTIQUE
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Like wingdings : FESTIVE
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Win : PROCURE
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Add (up) : TOT
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Nombre after six : SEPT
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Way to repay : INKIND
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They may create a buzz : ALES
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Hidebound : STODGY
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Stumper? : POL
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They're not exactly user-friendly : NARCS
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Completely dominate : OWN
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50-Across sight : WAVE
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Venezuela is in it : OPEC
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Claims : ALLEGES
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Block : BARRIER
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Polar bears, e.g. : SEALERS
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Subject of plays by Sophocles, Sartre and O'Neill : ELECTRA
42
Turnoff : EXIT
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Indication of longing : SIGH
44
Poule's partner : COQ
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The appendix extends from it : CECUM
50
Hydrospace : SEA
51
Arrangement : LAYOUT
54
Mounted : ROSE
55
Catch : ENTRAP
57
Donald of the Major League Baseball Players Association : FEHR
59
"___ in Love" ("Kismet" song) : HES
60
Guy making passes : MATADOR
62
Picks up : NEATENS
64
Stand against a wall, perhaps : ETAGERE
65
One who's registered for work? : CASHIER
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Doesn't take well : RESENTS
67
Presses : EXHORTS
Down
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Unisex wear : CAFTAN
2
Small hollow in a surface, in biology : AREOLA
3
Diamond information : ROSTER
4
Protuberate : JUT
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Just like that : ASIS
6
Relents : CAVES
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Government marked by rampant greed and corruption : KLEPTOCRACY
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It may contain the whole world : MAP
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Strip of gear : UNRIG
10
Expressionless : STONY
11
What a spiked drink has : KICK
12
Army outfit : EQUIPAGE
13
Gridiron boo-boo : TURNOVER
14
Like ferns : SEEDLESS
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Request after breaking down : TOW
24
Assail scathingly : SCORCH
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Biochemical arrangement : DNASEQUENCE
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Stick in the fire : SPIT
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Tumble and toss about : WELTER
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"Most miserable hour that ___ time saw": Lady Capulet : EER
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Imperator's law : LEX
36
Flock member : LAIC
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Big name in steelmaking : BESSEMER
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Put off : ALIENATE
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Meets near the shore? : REGATTAS
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Reaction to a slug : OOF
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Sibling, often : COHEIR
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Predecessor of Web forums : USENET
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Quaint letter opener: Abbr. : MESSRS
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Afflicted (with) : LADEN
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Left on board : APORT
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Bad thing to get from your boss : THEAX
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Be uncontrolled : RAGE
58
Precipitate : RASH
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Image specification, for short : RES
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However briefly? : THO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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