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New York Times, Friday, July 29, 2005

Author:
Kyle Mahowald
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Lit
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111.608545%
Kyle Mahowald

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 7 for Mr. Mahowald. Friday freshness: 10%
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© 2005, The New York Times7/29/5 ( No. 20,352 )
Across
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Receive excitedly : LAPUP
6
Some security aids : CAMS
10
Start of a Parisian protest : ABAS
14
2004 French Open finalist ___ Dementieva : ELENA
15
Blue material : SMUT
16
Something passed in courts : BALL
17
Up : ASTIR
18
Prepare to be shot : POSE
19
First name in mystery : ERLE
20
Spat-beginning words : DONTSTARTWITHME
23
Married mujer: Abbr. : SRA
24
Tho lead-in : EEN
25
To be, in Barcelona : SER
26
Meal source : OAT
27
Least exciting : TAMEST
29
Poisoned item in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" : REDAPPLE
31
"Annuit coeptis" appears on them : ONES
32
Asian leader who had a Ph.D. from Princeton : RHEE
34
Beat by a bit, with "out" : NOSED
35
Track event? : TRAINTRIP
38
Craps loser : THREE
41
Son of Leah : LEVI
42
1589-92 teaching venue for Galileo : PISA
46
Hunter of fish : SEAEAGLE
48
Some psalms : CHANTS
50
Laugh syllable : HAR
51
How-___ : TOS
52
Boot holder : SKI
53
Countdown presenters : DJS
54
Spat-ending words : IVEHADITWITHYOU
58
WB sitcom : REBA
59
Piece of mind? : IDEA
60
Yemeni port famous for its coffee : MOCHA
61
Lacking volume : THIN
62
Make or break : VERB
63
Get ___ out of : ABANG
64
They're often 9-Down : SOTS
65
Tag line? : ASIS
66
Kind of mythology that influenced Tolkien : NORSE
Down
1
Engenders : LEADSTO
2
#3 or #4, say : ALSORAN
3
Pumpkin, e.g. : PETNAME
4
Newton, for one : UNIT
5
States one's case? : PARSES
6
House shower : CSPAN
7
Marc Antony's love : AMOR
8
The Super Bowl, to a football fan : MUSTSEETV
9
Lit : STEWED
10
Look out for? : ABET
11
Paints the town red : BARHOPS
12
Stag : ALLMALE
13
Fell hard? : SLEETED
21
Tank swimmer : TETRA
22
Kharg Island resident : IRANI
28
Name on a compact : ESTEE
29
Bridget's portrayer in "Bridget Jones's Diary" : RENEE
30
Old man : POPPA
33
Sledding sites : HILLSIDES
36
Ranch in Ferber's "Giant" : REATA
37
Lake of "Hairspray" : RICKI
38
Some souvenirs : TSHIRTS
39
Boot : HEAVEHO
40
Dish served on toast : RAREBIT
43
Speedway racer : INDYCAR
44
Home to the Big East's Red Storm : STJOHNS
45
Take the edge off : ASSUAGE
47
Chocolate giant : GODIVA
49
Torpedo : HITMAN
52
Tars : SWABS
55
Geiger of Geiger counter fame : HANS
56
Actress Polo : TERI
57
Sundowner : HOBO

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