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New York Times, Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Author:
Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
23-Down : Old-time schoolteacher
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6331.5658749%
Peter A. Collins
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51.4849785%
Joe Krozel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVXZ} This is puzzle # 24 for Mr. Collins. This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Krozel. Wednesday freshness: 55%
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© 2009, The New York Times6/17/9 ( No. 21,771 )
Across
1
Sub for : ACTAS
6
Jungfrau or Eiger : ALP
9
Campaign against Troy, e.g. : SIEGE
14
Word after "thou" : SHALT
15
Lighter maker : BIC
16
Bow, the "It Girl" : CLARA
17
"Rikki-___-Tavi" : TIKKI
18
Mid 10th-century year : CML
19
Tiny bits : IOTAS
20
Feature of a Las Vegas "bandit" : ONEARM
22
April 1 cigar sound : BAM
24
George Harrison's "___ It a Pity" : ISNT
25
Do a Sherpa's work : CLIMB
27
24-line verse form : BALLADE
29
Toy on a layout : TRAINSET
32
Water cannon target : RIOTER
33
Patch up : DARN
34
Nutrition label units : GRAMS
36
Branded beast : STEER
38
Lard holder : TUB
39
Kiltie's instrument : PIPES
44
Huskies' sch. : UCONN
46
Thing depicted by this puzzle's circled letters : TREE
47
"Night" novelist : WIESEL
51
Jet fuel component : KEROSENE
54
Software buyer, usually : ENDUSER
56
Kidney-related : RENAL
57
"That was ___ ..." : THEN
58
Tool at Henley : OAR
60
It beats the alternative, in a saying : OLDAGE
63
Radio letter after sierra : TANGO
65
Here-there link : NOR
67
Like porridge : OATEN
68
Like SEALs : ELITE
69
"That's not fair!" : BOO
70
Blast from the past : ATEST
71
Architectural Digest topic : DECOR
72
Pay stub abbr. : YTD
73
Items in a 46-Across, often : NESTS
Down
1
Concerning : ASTO
2
Place for a Vandyke : CHIN
3
"Bye, now" : TAKECARE
4
High-pH : ALKALINE
5
Add while cooking : STIRIN
6
Multiple-choice choices : ABC
7
Life's partner : LIMB
8
Place for a programming class, perhaps : PCLAB
9
Poli ___ : SCI
10
Philippine seaport : ILOILO
11
Bothers no end : EATSAT
12
Starbucks size : GRANDE
13
Egg roll time : EASTER
21
Ruler divs. : MMS
23
Old-time schoolteacher : MARM
26
"I ___ differ" : BEGTO
28
Daffy Duck trademark : LISP
29
One might pass for these, briefly : TDS
30
One down in the dumps? : RAT
31
Magician's prop : TRUNK
35
Daisy Mae's guy : ABNER
37
Wishes undone : RUES
40
"Meet you then!" : ITSADATE
41
Church dignitaries : PRELATES
42
Dark time, to a bard : EEN
43
Drop in on : SEE
45
'63 Liz Taylor role : CLEO
47
Licked, e.g. : WETTED
48
Yoga instructor's direction : INHALE
49
Like paradise : EDENIC
50
Serenaded : SUNGTO
52
Flying Cloud automaker : REO
53
Like the art in some exhibits : ONLOAN
55
Told in order to get a quick opinion : RANBY
59
Cheer (for) : ROOT
61
Heroic deed : GEST
62
Docs who might treat sinusitis : ENTS
64
Key contraction : OER
66
Axle, e.g. : ROD

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