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New York Times, Friday, June 22, 2012

Author:
Josh Knapp
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
39-Down : Simulate, in a way
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Josh Knapp

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Knapp. Friday freshness: 84%
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© 2012, The New York Times6/22/12 ( No. 22,872 )
Across
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Party pooper : BUZZKILL
9
Tree related to the ylang-ylang : PAPAW
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Local money? : UNIONDUES
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Zombie's craving : FLESH
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Gridded display : STREETMAP
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Tourist buy in Mexico : CARTA
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Foible : TIC
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Moolah : WAMPUM
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___ Act : RIOT
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Ancient rival of Judah : EDOM
25
"Growing Up ___" (2004-05 A&E reality show) : GOTTI
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"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Relatives of newtons : DYNES
29
Algebraic unknowns : XANDY
31
"Savvy?" : DIG
32
"Well, ___!" : DUH
34
Literally, "pick me up" : TIRAMISU
36
Beverage substitute : CREAMER
40
Too cute, say : KITSCHY
41
Johnnie Walker blend : REDLABEL
43
It's made every day : BED
44
Parliament's end? : ASH
45
Dogma : CREED
47
German leader? : SOFTG
51
One crossing a line : SCAB
53
Richard of NBC News : ENGEL
55
King who consulted the Witch of Endor : SAUL
56
Chuck : HURL
57
"The Pianist" setting : WARSAW
59
Knoxville-based org. : TVA
60
Breakers ahead : PERIL
62
Sweet spot : COOKIEJAR
64
Serotonin, e.g. : AMINE
65
Hierarchy : TOTEMPOLE
66
Classroom units : DESKS
67
Captain of the Nebuchadnezzar, in "The Matrix" : MORPHEUS
Down
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Cry when exposing something secret : BUSTED
2
Out of order : UNTIDY
3
December birthstone : ZIRCON
4
Actress Caldwell : ZOE
5
"I ___ it!" : KNEW
6
Accessory to a case : IDTAG
7
Foozler : LUMMOX
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Eagerly accepted : LEAPTAT
9
Forrest Gump's rank: Abbr. : PFC
10
Cell phone function : ALARM
11
Intermittent : PERIODIC
12
Stagger : ASTONISH
13
"Gotta love him!" : WHATAGUY
15
Traveler in 1957 news : SPUTNIK
21
Main vein : MIDRIB
24
There might be one on a hero : MEDAL
28
Tree whose leaves were once smoked by Indians : SUMAC
30
David who directed the final four Harry Potter films : YATES
33
55-Across, e.g. : HEBREW
35
Operations were once commonly performed in this : MSDOS
36
Resting place, informally : CRASHPAD
37
1991 Madonna hit : RESCUEME
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"Apollo 13" actor : EDHARRIS
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Simulate, in a way : REENACT
42
Subject of an air traveler's complaint : LEGROOM
46
Old Chrysler make : DESOTO
48
"All or Nothing" rapper, 2005 : FATJOE
49
Second-smallest member of the United Nations, by population : TUVALU
50
Bad looks : GLARES
52
Flip one's lid? : BLINK
54
Staples Center player : LAKER
58
Wuss : WIMP
61
Article in L'Express : LES
63
Book before Phil. : EPH

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