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New York Times, Thursday, June 16, 2005

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Slumber party sounds
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 135 for Ms. Gorski. Thursday freshness: 63%
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© 2005, The New York Times6/16/5 ( No. 20,309 )
Across
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Bailed out : LEAPT
6
Designer von Furstenberg : DIANE
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World view : MAP
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His word is Kalam : ALLAH
15
Supports : ISFOR
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Family member: Abbr. : REL
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"I lost my train of thought ..." : WHEREWEREWE
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A/C stat : BTU
20
Range in Eldorado National Forest : SIERRAS
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Hardly frugal with : WASTING
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Wows : AWES
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Loose-fitting attire : TOGAS
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Morning time, in a Sinatra song : WEESMALLHOURS
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Places for runners : HALLS
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___ Union: Abbr. : EUR
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Union member: Fr. : ETAT
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Locale for two Summer Olympics to date : ASIA
38
Splices : JOINS
40
Dominate : RULE
41
Tight ends? : TEES
42
Web address ender : ORG
43
Like : GOFOR
44
Thrill-seeker's cry : WHEETHISISFUN
48
Perjurer's admission : ILIED
50
View blocker : SMOG
51
Library receipt info : DUEDATE
54
Cavalry sound : BUGLING
59
Winding curve : ESS
60
Teenage golf phenom of 2004 : MICHELLEWIE
62
Berlioz's "Nuit d'___" : ETE
63
Charlton Heston title role : ELCID
64
Oust : EVICT
65
Word div. : SYL
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Things put in rows : SEEDS
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Places to put home plates? : SINKS
Down
1
Delivery of Moses : LAWS
2
K-12 grades, collectively : ELHI
3
Direction at sea : ALEE
4
Henry VIII's last wife : PARR
5
St. Louis squad : THERAMS
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Oil burner : DIESEL
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Mideast land: Abbr. : ISR
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Three or four, say : AFEW
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"And ___ word from our sponsor" : NOWA
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1974 top 10 hit with Spanish lyrics : ERESTU
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#1 R & B hit for Jean Knight, 1971 : MRBIGSTUFF
12
Insurance giant : AETNA
13
Promotes : PLUGS
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Trumpet sound : WAWA
22
Bulls' opponents : TOREROS
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Toy holders, maybe : SLEIGHS
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"Are you serious?!" : WHAT
27
Lighten : EASE
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Peace Prize-winning author : ELIEWIESEL
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Discounted : SLASHED
30
Marauder : HUN
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Places for R.N.'s : ORS
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Baseball's Matty : ALOU
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Sea swallow : TERN
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Steaming cupful : JOE
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Tiny morsel : ORT
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Slumber party sounds : GIGGLES
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"Daniel Boone" actor : EDAMES
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Plants : IMBEDS
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Heart's partner : SOUL
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Products of la tête : IDEES
49
Very passionate : LUSTY
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One with a glazed look? : TILE
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___ signum (here is the proof) : ECCE
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"The Periodic Table" author Primo ___ : LEVI
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"Heads ___ ..." : IWIN
57
Make the cut? : NICK
58
Comprehends : GETS
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Crawled under the bed, say : HID

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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