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New York Times, Monday, May 11, 2009

Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
8-Down : Mescaline-yielding cactus
TotalDebutLatest
15411/22/19939/1/2024
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
11.5550233%
Fred Piscop

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FQWX} This is puzzle # 115 for Mr. Piscop. Monday freshness: 37%
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© 2009, The New York Times5/11/9 ( No. 21,734 )
Across
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Africa's ___ Victoria : LAKE
5
Rope material : HEMP
9
Letter after beta : GAMMA
14
___ of March : IDES
15
Theater award : OBIE
16
Bird-related : AVIAN
17
1971 Tom Jones hit : SHESALADY
19
Appealingly piquant : ZESTY
20
Photocopier cartridge contents : TONER
21
Weeper of Greek myth : NIOBE
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Perfumery emanations : SCENTS
25
Hot sauce brand : TABASCO
30
1972 Carly Simon hit : YOURESOVAIN
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Items on which baseball insignia appear : CAPS
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Opposite of post- : PRE
38
Seasons or deices : SALTS
39
Have ___ (be connected) : ANIN
40
Bergen dummy Mortimer : SNERD
43
Words of understanding : ISEE
44
Windshield flip-down : VISOR
46
Geese formation shape : VEE
47
Finishing 11th out of 11, e.g. : LAST
48
1966 Monkees hit : IMABELIEVER
52
Photographers, informally : LENSMEN
53
Parish leader : RECTOR
58
___ chip, which might be topped with 19-Across 27-Down dip : NACHO
61
Still kicking : ALIVE
62
___ the Hutt of "Star Wars" : JABBA
66
1962 Crystals hit : HESAREBEL
68
Martian or Venusian : ALIEN
69
___ May Clampett of "The Beverly Hillbillies" : ELLY
70
Suffix with concession : AIRE
71
Poet Stephen Vincent ___ : BENET
72
Gin flavoring : SLOE
73
London art gallery : TATE
Down
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Rosters : LISTS
2
Kind of committee : ADHOC
3
New Hampshire college town : KEENE
4
Krupp Works city : ESSEN
5
Christmas or Thanksgiving: Abbr. : HOL
6
Abba of Israel : EBAN
7
Longish skirt : MIDI
8
Mescaline-yielding cactus : PEYOTE
9
Garden pavilions : GAZEBOS
10
N.Y.C.'s Park or Lex : AVE
11
Prefix with place or print : MIS
12
Yoga class surface : MAT
13
"___ takers?" : ANY
18
Pseudo-stylish : ARTY
22
English majors' degs. : BAS
24
Absorbs, with "up" : SOPS
26
Be of use : AVAIL
27
Tex-Mex preparation : SALSA
28
Uses as a reference : CITES
29
Beginning stage : ONSET
31
Makeshift vote receptacle : URN
32
Superman portrayer Christopher : REEVE
33
Be nitpicky : CAVIL
34
Japanese cartoon art : ANIME
35
Native of the Leaning Tower city : PISAN
36
Nose-in-the-air sorts : SNOBS
41
Minister's nickname : REV
42
Animal that may be caught in the headlights : DEER
45
Carpet leftover : REMNANT
49
Meadow : LEA
50
Rainfall units : INCHES
51
Derrière : REAR
54
Golf shoe gripper : CLEAT
55
Fibula's neighbor : TIBIA
56
Plain to see : OVERT
57
C.S.A. general : RELEE
59
Satan's domain : HELL
60
Norway's capital : OSLO
62
Sharp left or right, in the ring : JAB
63
Ginger ___ : ALE
64
Bargain basement container : BIN
65
Quilting party : BEE
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Sailor's assent : AYE

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