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New York Times, Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Down : Bothering badly
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 3 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Silk. Tuesday freshness: 18%
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© 2006, The New York Times6/6/6 ( No. 20,664 )
Across
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Move like a butterfly : FLIT
5
School group? : FISH
9
Stood absolutely still : FROZE
14
South American capital : LIMA
15
"___ la Douce" (1963 film) : IRMA
16
Baltimore athlete : RAVEN
17
Riyadh resident : ARAB
18
Boor : LOUT
19
Publicist's assignment : EVENT
20
Things with 73-Across : GAMBLINGCASINOS
23
Jabber : YAP
24
"Say what?" : HUH
25
What to do to hats and waiters : TIP
28
Kind of computer connection : WIFI
31
Tank top? : GASCAP
36
J, F or K, e.g., in J.F.K.: Abbr. : INIT
38
Stellar phenomenon : NOVA
40
Absurd : INANE
41
Things with 73-Across : AUTOMOBILERACES
44
TV host Lake : RICKI
45
Words before date and record : SETA
46
Terrific, in slang : PHAT
47
Parthenon site : ATHENS
49
Be stuck (on) : DOTE
51
Hosp. locales : ERS
52
Location identifier, for short : GPS
54
"___ treat!" : ILL
56
Things with 73-Across : EXCAVATIONSITES
65
Addis ___ : ABABA
66
Sounded, as a phone : RANG
67
Big fuss : TODO
68
Heels are attached to them : SOLES
69
Río contents : AGUA
70
___ of measure : UNIT
71
Banish : EXILE
72
Washington paper, with "the" : POST
73
What 20-, 41-, and 56-Across all have : PITS
Down
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Jolly Roger, for one : FLAG
2
Old Italian currency : LIRA
3
Muslim leader : IMAM
4
Striped cat : TABBY
5
Tagalog speaker : FILIPINO
6
Waffle maker : IRON
7
Very pleased with oneself : SMUG
8
Down the ___ : HATCH
9
What a window fan brings in : FRESHAIR
10
Sitar master Shankar : RAVI
11
Pizzeria fixture : OVEN
12
Greek philosopher known for a paradox : ZENO
13
Tolkien forest creatures : ENTS
21
Police, with "the," informally : LAW
22
Hot time: Abbr. : AUG
25
Princess' adornment : TIARA
26
Northwest Territories native : INUIT
27
Throw : PITCH
29
Watch chains : FOBS
30
Like some college buildings' walls : IVIED
32
Hypnosis ender : SNAP
33
Stash : CACHE
34
Lend ___ (be attentive) : ANEAR
35
Royal pains : PESTS
37
Drag on a cigarette : TOKE
39
Voice below soprano : ALTO
42
Prized Chinese collectible : MINGVASE
43
Bothering badly : EATINGAT
48
Vacation location : SPA
50
Golfer Ernie : ELS
53
Rein, e.g. : STRAP
55
Quickly brightened, as the face : LITUP
56
Comfort : EASE
57
Microsoft game system : XBOX
58
Colombian city : CALI
59
Genesis brother : ABEL
60
"Othello" villain : IAGO
61
Responsibility : ONUS
62
Author Morrison : TONI
63
Work on after filming : EDIT
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Ones likely to go "hic!" : SOTS

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

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