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New York Times, Monday, June 28, 2004

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Down : Chews the fat
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Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JKQWZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 23 for Ms. Keller. Monday freshness: 37%
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© 2004, The New York Times6/28/4 ( No. 19,956 )
Across
1
Crossword pattern : GRID
5
Dinner and a movie, perhaps : DATE
9
No longer fresh : STALE
14
Prefix with space : AERO
15
Sharif of "Funny Girl" : OMAR
16
Swatch competitor : TIMEX
17
Convention group : BLOC
18
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
19
Christopher of "Superman" : REEVE
20
Polyester, e.g. : SYNTHETICFABRIC
23
Battering device : RAM
24
Words before tear or roll : ONA
25
Astroturf, e.g. : ARTIFICIALGRASS
34
Everest or Ararat : MOUNT
35
Comic strip orphan : ANNIE
36
Country singer Brenda : LEE
37
Johnson of "Laugh-In" : ARTE
38
Vision-related : OPTIC
39
Darn, as socks : MEND
40
Lunar New Year : TET
41
Grand Canyon transport : BURRO
42
Contemptible person : LOUSE
43
Oleomargarine, e.g. : IMITATIONBUTTER
46
Airport monitor abbr. : ARR
47
Blonde shade : ASH
48
Fake 50, e.g. : COUNTERFEITBILL
57
Throng : HORDE
58
Banjo-plucking Scruggs : EARL
59
Hand lotion ingredient : ALOE
60
Indy-winning Al, Jr. or Sr. : UNSER
61
Canal of song : ERIE
62
It's trapped on laundry day : LINT
63
Sirs' counterparts : MAAMS
64
Give temporarily : LEND
65
Falls behind : LAGS
Down
1
Chews the fat : GABS
2
Depend (on) : RELY
3
"Pumping ___" : IRON
4
Marxism, for one : DOCTRINE
5
Starting notes in music : DOREMI
6
Amo, amas, ___ ... : AMAT
7
Rikki-Tikki-___ : TAVI
8
Guitarist Clapton : ERIC
9
Eerie : STRANGE
10
Item of men's jewelry : TIEBAR
11
From the United States: Abbr. : AMER
12
Jeans purveyor Strauss : LEVI
13
Business V.I.P. : EXEC
21
Sword handle : HAFT
22
___ acid (B vitamin) : FOLIC
25
Maker of precious violins : AMATI
26
Composer/author Ned : ROREM
27
___-frutti : TUTTI
28
Isle in the Bay of Naples : CAPRI
29
Emcee's spiel : INTRO
30
Negatively charged particle : ANION
31
Alaskan native : ALEUT
32
"Common" thing that's not always common : SENSE
33
Passover feast : SEDER
38
Bizarre : OUTRE
39
Closet larvae repellent : MOTHBALL
41
Does deals without money : BARTERS
42
Earthy desire : LUST
44
Bicycle for two : TANDEM
45
Tried to save a sinking boat : BAILED
48
Buddy : CHUM
49
One of the O'Neills : OONA
50
___ Major : URSA
51
Rod's partner : REEL
52
Price of a ride : FARE
53
"___ go bragh" : ERIN
54
Pelvic bones : ILIA
55
Beyond the end line : LONG
56
Answer to "Shall we?" : LETS

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