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New York Times, Friday, May 13, 2005

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Will Shortz
10-Down : Reason to close off a city street
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Robert H. Wolfe

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 66 for Mr. Wolfe. Friday freshness: 13%
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© 2005, The New York Times5/13/5 ( No. 20,275 )
Across
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Met men : BASSI
6
Coordinate closely : MESH
10
Gulf of San ___, east of the Panama Canal : BLAS
14
Ingredient of Wow! potato chips : OLEAN
15
Contemporary of Rosewall : ASHE
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Something a computer user may click : LINK
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It may go through the mill : BLACKPEPPER
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Directional lead-in : OMNI
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College V.I.P. : BURSAR
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Bosox nickname : YAZ
22
Assets mgr.? : CPA
23
Boiling blood : IRE
24
Suffix with free : DOM
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Geological formation : ROCKPILE
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Jarrett of Nascar : NED
30
Carol contraction : TIS
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Clearings : GLADES
33
Decorative coat : PAINT
35
Van Gogh locale : ARLES
36
Base assignment ... or an apt title for this puzzle : KITCHENDUTY
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Bad stroke : SLICE
41
Verse composition : POESY
42
It may be felt on the head : PORKPIE
44
Was on the bottom? : SAT
45
Water holder : JUG
48
Lacking life : ABIOTIC
50
Tenors and altos : HES
52
Collector's suffix : ANA
53
Home of TV's "Doctor Who" : BBC
54
Try to get money from, maybe : SUE
56
Merchant with a scented shop : SPICER
58
Shipbuilding material : TEAK
59
Cook's convenience : NONSTICKPAN
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Designer for Lillian Gish and Anna Pavlova : ERTE
62
Let out : EMIT
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Potentially deadly loop : NOOSE
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___ stands : ASIT
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Used to get around : RODE
66
Big key : ENTER
Down
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Thread winds up on it : BOBBIN
2
"It" : ALLURE
3
Pan-___ : SEARED
4
Bursae : SACS
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Stamping need : INKPAD
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Captain's aid : MAP
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Behold : ESPY
8
Give a buzz : SHEAR
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Israeli president, 1983-93 : HERZOG
10
Reason to close off a city street : BLOCKPARTY
11
In a clear manner : LIMPIDLY
12
Late actress who was on "General Hospital" for 25 years : ANNALEE
13
Have a peak experience? : SKI
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Generating heat : EROTIC
25
Viet ___ : MINH
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Seasonal name : CLAUS
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Part of a car test course : ESS
31
Dance makeup : STEPS
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Twist, after training : PICKPOCKET
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Took the loss : ATEIT
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Republic on the Equator : KIRIBATI
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One issued a flood warning : NOAH
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Want absolutely nothing to do with : DETEST
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Pool site : SPA
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Smashers' opposites : LOBBERS
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Mitchell replaced him as Disney chief : EISNER
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Vegas visitor's vision : JACKPOT
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Malaise : UNEASE
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Earn : GARNER
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Clinton cabinet member : CUOMO
51
It can be tapped : SPINE
55
Markey of Tarzan films : ENID
57
Something a computer user may click : ICON
58
Picker-upper : TEA
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Lady with une auréole: Abbr. : STE

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

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