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New York Times, Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Author:
Michael Black
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
4-Down : German port on the Weser
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Michael Black

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a pangram. This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Black. Tuesday freshness: 68%
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J
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A
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M
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B
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P
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O
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N
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T
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E
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M
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U
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S
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T
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O
M
A
R
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O
D
O
R
S
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S
T
E
W
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S
P
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E
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D
L
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M
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N
O
V
A
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M
A
K
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B
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T
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P
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N
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F
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A
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D
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R
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D
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R
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X
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G
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O
P
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N
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N
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D
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A
M
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R
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C
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D
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T
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S
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O
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E
X
I
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T
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K
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H
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S
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T
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O
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P
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E
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V
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L
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M
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B
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E
P
A
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S
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T
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A
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B
Y
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H
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H
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P
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T
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A
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L
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B
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K
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O
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L
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S
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T
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A
Q
U
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A
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M
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W
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K
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I
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N
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G
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L
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Z
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I
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D
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A
D
© 2011, The New York Times7/26/11 ( No. 22,540 )
Across
1
Doorframe part : JAMB
5
___ Vecchio (Florence landmark) : PONTE
10
Can't-miss event : MUST
14
Bridge maven Sharif : OMAR
15
What some sprays eliminate : ODORS
16
Bouillabaisse, e.g. : STEW
17
[White] : SPEEDLIMIT
19
PBS science series : NOVA
20
Put down some chips : MAKEABET
22
Tool for a confident solver : PEN
23
Sound engineer's control : FADER
26
[Yellow] : DEERXING
28
Without a time limit, as a contract : OPENEND
31
Bring together : AMASS
32
DVR button : REC
33
No-calorie drink : DIETSODA
37
[Green] : EXIT
39
Richards of the Stones : KEITH
40
[Red] : STOP
44
Jan Brady player on "The Brady Bunch" : EVEPLUMB
47
Emissions watchdog, for short : EPA
48
Long look : STARE
51
Just barely : BYAHAIR
53
[Blue] : HOSPITAL
57
Professional with an apron : BAKER
58
Table scrap : ORT
59
Texas flag feature : LONESTAR
62
Water : AQUA
64
[Orange] : MENWORKING
68
Troubadour's instrument : LUTE
69
Patronize, as a restaurant : EATAT
70
Rock's Better Than ___ : EZRA
71
Professor Marvel in "The Wizard of Oz," e.g. : SEER
72
Dungeon hardware : IRONS
73
In need of recharging : DEAD
Down
1
"___ Boys" (Louisa May Alcott book) : JOS
2
Hearing aid? : AMP
3
West of Hollywood : MAE
4
German port on the Weser : BREMEN
5
President after Tyler : POLK
6
Jim Davis cartoon dog : ODIE
7
One without a permanent address : NOMAD
8
Cleveland Indians nickname, with "the" : TRIBE
9
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
10
Yahoo! competitor : MSN
11
Perfect place : UTOPIA
12
Most common dice rolls : SEVENS
13
Jew's-harp sounds : TWANGS
18
Had the guts : DARED
21
Like much folk music: Abbr. : TRAD
23
Links alert : FORE
24
Very top : APEX
25
Tenth: Prefix : DECI
27
Present time, briefly : XMAS
29
"Swoosh" company : NIKE
30
How a quarterback may throw a ball : DEEP
34
Up to, in ads : TIL
35
Ballgame souvenir : STUB
36
"Good golly!" : OHMY
38
U. of Maryland player : TERP
41
Furniture hardwood : TEAK
42
Early Ron Howard role : OPIE
43
Henry VIII's sixth, Catherine ___ : PARR
45
Bit of bridal attire : VEIL
46
Kid-lit elephant : BABAR
48
Lighthouse locales : SHOALS
49
Rotational force : TORQUE
50
Sharp as a tack : ASTUTE
52
Listened, old-style : HARKED
54
Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny" : TOMEI
55
Close to, in poetry : ANEAR
56
Slowly, on a score : LENTO
60
Bird in a bevy : SWAN
61
Preschoolers : TOTS
63
___ Lingus : AER
65
Suffix with moral or popular : IZE
66
Gun lobby org. : NRA
67
Roam (about) : GAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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