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New York Times, Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Author:
David Liben-Nowell
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Down : Common Market inits.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
133/25/20046/19/20234
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1112341
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.596253%
David Liben-Nowell

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 33 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Liben-Nowell. Wednesday freshness: 72%
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© 2005, The New York Times6/29/5 ( No. 20,322 )
Across
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Defrosts : THAWS
6
Jazz player : CAT
9
Set as a price : ASKED
14
Leonardo da ___ : VINCI
15
Leave speechless : AWE
16
Amtrak's "bullet train" : ACELA
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Home for an 11-Down : ASDFGHJKL
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Castle dweller : ROYAL
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Following behind : INTOW
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Stunt man, perhaps : DOUBLE
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Need Bengay : ACHE
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Hit head-on : SLAMINTO
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Was able to : COULD
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Time line divisions : ERAS
30
Gullible sorts : SAPS
33
Andean flier : CONDOR
35
Dull as dishwater : DRAB
37
Actress ___ Dawn Chong : RAE
38
Withdraws : OPTSOUT
40
Potter's pedal : TREADLE
42
"The Crying Game" actor : REA
43
C.E.O.'s degs. : MBAS
45
Pokémon and pet rocks, e.g. : MANIAS
46
Early Bond foe : DRNO
48
Outback avians : EMUS
50
It's grand at the Grand Canyon : VISTA
51
Hive male : DRONEBEE
54
Dish served with a big spoon : STEW
55
Nationals living abroad, informally : EXPATS
57
Marathoner Waitz : GRETE
59
Bloodletter's need : LEECH
60
Emulate a veteran 11-Down : TOUCHTYPE
64
"I give!" : UNCLE
65
Overacting actor : HAM
66
One-eighty : UTURN
67
Magic Johnson was one : LAKER
68
Golfer Ernie : ELS
69
Mailings to record execs : DEMOS
Down
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Dam-building agcy. : TVA
2
___ Master's Voice : HIS
3
"Go on ..." : AND
4
"The Bank Dick" actor : WCFIELDS
5
Speak manually : SIGN
6
Sweet-talk : CAJOLE
7
Klutzy : AWKWARD
8
Rolodex no. : TEL
9
Baseball record-setter of 4/8/74 : AARON
10
Expert knot tiers : SCOUTS
11
Person of letters? : KEYBOARDIST
12
Flier to Ben-Gurion : ELAL
13
Chip's cartoon chum : DALE
18
Elevs. : HTS
21
Render harmless : DISARM
22
Honda model : ACCORD
23
Rock's Alice ___ : COOPER
24
Emulate a rookie 11-Down : HUNTANDPECK
26
Place to trade : MART
28
Banish to Hades : DOOM
31
Winetaster's asset : PALATE
32
Plaything for two : SEESAW
34
Flemish painter : RUBENS
36
Wally's sitcom bro : BEAV
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Easy to manage : TAME
41
Licorice-flavored cordial : ANISETTE
44
Intermediate target : SUBGOAL
47
Delphic prophet : ORACLE
49
Medical fluids : SERUMS
52
Catchall category : OTHER
53
Common Market inits. : EEC
55
End of the Jewish calendar : ELUL
56
Lucy Lawless role : XENA
58
Fall heavily : THUD
60
Everyday article : THE
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"Deee-lish!" : YUM
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What a star athlete may turn : PRO
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U.S.N.A. grad. : ENS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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