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New York Times, Thursday, July 27, 2006

Author:
Ethan Friedman
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Down : French rocket
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
32/11/20047/27/20061
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.64949%
Ethan Friedman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 35 Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Friedman. Thursday freshness: 74%
Jim Horne notes:

In this schizophrenic puzzle about emperor penguins and daily newspapers, the answer for 46 Across can be either BLACK or WHITE. Each works for all the crossing clues.

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© 2006, The New York Times7/27/6 ( No. 20,715 )
Across
1
"No kidding!" : ITSAFACT
9
___ mama (rum drink) : BAHAMA
15
Enter full-force : LEAPINTO
16
One who skips church, maybe : ELOPER
17
Subjects of a hit 2005 documentary : EMPERORPENGUINS
19
Recess : APSE
20
Charge for using : LEASETO
21
Vegas V.I.P. : PITBOSS
26
High school class, informally : ECON
27
Part of an ear : COB
30
How 46-Across can be answered : TWICE
31
Setting for a check : CHESS
32
Most flamboyant : SHOWIEST
34
Con's opposite : PRO
35
Overstay one's welcome, e.g. : IMPOSE
36
"I can't he-e-ear you ...!" : LALALA
40
Currency exchange shop abbr. : USD
41
Architectural space above an arch : SPANDREL
43
Thomas of "That Girl" : MARLO
46
Shade of 17- and 57-Across : BLACK
47
Computer storage unit, informally : MEG
48
Plenty mad : IRED
49
Coquette's trait : COYNESS
51
Akin : SIMILAR
53
Double Stuf treat : OREO
57
Part of the press : DAILYNEWSPAPERS
62
Eventually : INTIME
63
Many a door feature : PEEPHOLE
64
Remove the pits from : DESEED
65
This answer and others : ACROSSES
Down
1
Intestinal parts : ILEA
2
Sub : TEMP
3
Hardly geniuses : SAPS
4
Without ___ (silently) : APEEP
5
Wreath material : FIR
6
Julio to julio : ANO
7
Mid. : CTR
8
#1 : TOP
9
Elaine ___ of "Seinfeld" : BENES
10
Bit of scum : ALGA
11
Census unit : HOUSEHOLD
12
Each : APIECE
13
"The Freshmaker" candy : MENTOS
14
Some insurance frauds : ARSONS
18
"Or ___!" : ELSE
22
"Yes, indeed!" : ITISSO
23
English professor's wear, stereotypically : TWEED
24
Again, in music : BIS
25
When the Sup. Court's new term begins : OCT
27
TV juggernaut started 10/6/2000 : CSI
28
Eponymous physicist : OHM
29
Dizzy Gillespie specialty : BOP
31
Construction site sights : CRANKS
33
"You don't believe me?" : WOULDILIE
34
Home, for one : PLACE
37
Coat part : ARM
38
Gen. Robert E. ___ : LEE
39
Math subj. : ALG
41
Not open : SLY
42
Skewer : PAN
43
Erred on : MISDID
44
French rocket : ARIANE
45
Sends, as payment : REMITS
46
Had on one's back : BORE
49
Punished with a stick : CANED
50
Second-year collegians, informally : SOPHS
52
Old ___, Conn. : LYME
54
Olds oldies : REOS
55
Writer ___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
56
Sweet suffixes? : OSES
58
New Deal org. : WPA
59
Instant, in slang : SEC
60
Each : PER
61
Mil. address : APO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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