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New York Times, Thursday, May 10, 2007

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Predict
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6331.5658749%
Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 4 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Collins. Thursday freshness: 37%
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© 2007, The New York Times5/10/7 ( No. 21,002 )
Across
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Fix up, informally : REHAB
6
Where Beetle Bailey can often be found : ONKP
10
Not toss : KEEP
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Province west of Madrid : AVILA
15
Shape of a mandolin's body : PEAR
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Collar's locale : NAPE
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Prime rib cut : END
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Big ___ (V.I.P.'s) : GUNS
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New World flycatchers : PEWEES
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Infielder's cry : MINE
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"The Cosby Show" boy : THEO
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One in a chain, often : ATOLL
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Bonny girl : LASS
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Rapping "Dr." : DRE
35
Cousin of Bigfoot : YETI
36
Pops : DADDY
38
Early photojournalist Jacob : RIIS
39
"... ___ quit!" : ORI
40
"An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" author : HUME
41
Pound parts : PENCE
42
46
Scene stealers : HAMS
47
Longtime Georgia senator : NUNN
48
Wise guy : SMARTY
51
"Mighty Aphrodite" co-star Sorvino : MIRA
52
"The Loco-Motion" singer Little ___ : EVA
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Fund-raising letter, basically : PLEA
59
Scuttled mission : NOGO
60
University in Peterborough, Ont. : TRENT
61
"O mighty Caesar! ___ thou lie so low?": Shak. : DOST
62
Hood catcher : GMAN
63
Gridiron gain or loss : YARDS
Down
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Be held in esteem : RATE
2
___ so : EVEN
3
Rear : HIND
4
Home of the first capital of the Confederacy: Abbr. : ALA
5
Not just a tease : BADGIRL
6
Performed prior to the main act : OPENED
7
Neighbor of Homer, and others : NEDS
8
Kit ___ bar : KAT
9
Predict : PROPHESY
10
Was familiar with : KNEWOF
11
Ice dam site : EAVE
12
Foil alternative : EPEE
13
Stockyard divisions : PENS
18
Natural flood protection : DUNE
19
Palm readers, e.g. : SEERS
23
Year the National University of Mexico was founded : MDLI
24
Spot : TVAD
25
Make ___ (throw into confusion) : HAYOF
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Development sites : UTERI
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"___ I can help it!" : NOTIF
28
Ancient : OLDEN
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Taking too much : ODING
30
"Vega$" star : URICH
31
Odometer button : RESET
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Preparing, as a layout, with "up" : DUMMYING
37
People a Frenchman may address, after "mes" : AMIS
38
Cupid holder? : REIN
40
Sheraton rival : HYATT
41
Foul result : PENALTY
43
It might be idle : THREAT
44
Tandem : UNISON
45
Ban alternative : SURE
48
Bay Area blues: Abbr. : SFPD
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Actor O'Shea : MILO
50
Bird classification : AVES
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Start of something big? : MEGA
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At all : EVER
53
Market : VEND
54
Antenna holders : ANTS
56
Quaint tattoo : MOM
57
Century 21 competitor : ERA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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