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New York Times, Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Author:
Billie Truitt
Editor:
Will Shortz
22-Down : Gain altitude
TotalDebutLatest
45/20/20085/18/2009
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Billie Truitt

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Truitt. Wednesday freshness: 34%
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© 2008, The New York Times6/4/8 ( No. 21,393 )
Across
1
Centrally located : FOCAL
6
Ambitious in scope : EPIC
10
Reaction to poison oak : RASH
14
Vacant, in a way : INANE
15
Black-tie affair : GALA
16
Red Muppet : ELMO
17
Tricky, unexpected questions : CURVEBALLS
19
Mid sixth-century year : DLII
20
It's a relief : ASPIRIN
21
Spies seek them : SECRETS
23
Experiment site : LAB
24
Vampire's undoing : DAYLIGHT
25
Pirate's storage : CHEST
28
Super deal : BUY
29
"Hurlyburly" Tony winner Judith : IVEY
30
Web address : URL
31
Summer Games org. : IOC
32
Letters on some churches : AME
33
What 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across are : THINGSTHATBREAK
40
Prefix with -asian : EUR
41
"Man's the ___, and Wealth the vine, / Stanch and strong the tendrils twine": Emerson : ELM
42
Place to refuel : PIT
43
Doctor of ___ (degree) : LAWS
45
Subj. for aliens : ESL
46
Winter Palace residents : TSARS
48
Stairway hazards, in some homes : KIDSTOYS
50
Meadow mother : EWE
51
Galena or anglesite : LEADORE
52
"Nice shot!" : GOODONE
56
Advantage : EDGE
57
View from the shore : OCEANWAVES
59
Reply to "That so?" : ITIS
60
Unfeeling : NUMB
61
Alamogordo trial : ATEST
62
Dinette spot : NOOK
63
Numbered work : OPUS
64
Meddlesome sort : YENTA
Down
1
Pay stub abbr. : FICA
2
Cross to bear : ONUS
3
Grouse : CARP
4
12-Down hardware : ANVILS
5
Ogle : LEERAT
6
New York cardinal : EGAN
7
Chum : PAL
8
"You bet!" : ILLSAY
9
"Mighty" one who struck out : CASEY
10
1948 John Wayne western : REDRIVER
11
Make as a claim : ALLEGE
12
Place with a forge : SMITHY
13
Use a block and tackle on : HOIST
18
Splatter catcher : BIB
22
Gain altitude : CLIMB
24
Title for Camilla : DUCHESS
25
Drop from the team : CUT
26
Initials for Camilla : HRH
27
One of football's Manning brothers : ELI
28
Science fair creation, briefly : BOT
31
Acre's locale: Abbr. : ISR
32
Source of bread, for short : ATM
34
Bulletin-creating department : NEWSDESK
35
Hearty enjoyment : GUSTO
36
Every one : ALL
37
Org. monitoring 38-Down quality : EPA
38
See 37-Down : AIR
39
Measures of gold purity: Abbr. : KTS
43
Purposely misinformed : LIEDTO
44
Slowly, on a score : ADAGIO
45
Glass in a medicine cabinet : EYECUP
46
Involving give-and-take : TWOWAY
47
Unruffled : SEDATE
48
Calvin of fashion : KLEIN
49
Maine college town : ORONO
50
Long, long time : EON
52
Chatters : GABS
53
Rack holder : OVEN
54
Fit snugly : NEST
55
"Dónde ___ ...?" : ESTA
58
Australian runner : EMU

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