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New York Times, Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Author:
Michael Black
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
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Michael Black

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Black. Wednesday freshness: 82%
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© 2011, The New York Times8/17/11 ( No. 22,562 )
Across
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"Big Brother" host Julie : CHEN
5
Milky Way maker : MARS
9
"Oh, get off it!" : PSHAW
14
"The Godfather" score composer Nino : ROTA
15
Riding on : ATOP
16
Toothpaste brand once advertised with Bucky Beaver : IPANA
17
"___ framed!" : IWAS
18
Org. with Spartans and Trojans : NCAA
19
Drug that treats panic attacks : XANAX
20
M/C Hammer? : MALLETORCLAW
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Verdi's "___ tu" : ERI
24
___ in queen : QAS
25
Raking in : EARNING
29
Closing bid? : ADIEU
31
Suspense novelist Hoag : TAMI
33
___ de guerre : NOM
34
Literally, "reign" in Hindi : RAJ
36
Like Mendeleev's table : PERIODIC
39
W/C Fields? : WRIGLEYANDCOORS
43
Former Ford minivan : AEROSTAR
44
Risk damnation : SIN
45
___ tough spot : INA
46
Mlle., across the Pyrenees : SRTA
48
Summer camp shelter : CABIN
52
Have the blahs : FEELBAD
55
Emergency contact, often: Abbr. : REL
57
Whichever : ANY
58
L/L Bean? : LIMAORLENTIL
61
"Oops!" : MYBAD
64
Sac flies produce them : RBIS
65
"___ be in England": Browning : OHTO
66
Big Apple mayor before Koch : BEAME
67
"Outta my way!" : MOVE
68
Jockey's handful : REIN
69
"You're killin' me!" : AWMAN
70
Goes with : SEES
71
Brouhahas : ADOS
Down
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Yalta's locale : CRIMEA
2
Stooge surname : HOWARD
3
List ender : ETALII
4
Pelé's org. : NASL
5
Powerful ray : MANTA
6
For neither profit nor loss : ATCOST
7
Have a hearty laugh : ROAR
8
Sci-fi travelers : SPACEMEN
9
Studio behind "Up" and "Wall-E" : PIXAR
10
Engender : SPAWN
11
Chinese dynasty name : HAN
12
Santa ___ winds : ANA
13
You might put your stamp on it : WAX
21
Comes to : EQUALS
22
Scottish landowners : LAIRDS
26
Intro to Chinese? : INDO
27
Film ___ : NOIR
28
Yukons, e.g. : GMCS
30
Hence : ERGO
32
Not connected : APART
35
Tea in Boston Harbor, once : JETSAM
37
Yule decoration : ICICLE
38
A Chaplin : OONA
39
Ragamuffin : WAIF
40
Russo of film : RENE
41
"Of wrath," in a hymn title : IRAE
42
Sail supports : YARDARMS
47
Hit it big : ARRIVE
49
Took a dip : BATHED
50
Ab ___ (from the start) : INITIO
51
L'eggs wares : NYLONS
53
Andean wool source : LLAMA
54
First Catholic vice president of the U.S. : BIDEN
56
Someone ___ (another's) : ELSES
59
"An ill wind ..." instrument : OBOE
60
Director Ephron : NORA
61
Deg. held by George W. Bush : MBA
62
Tree with cones : YEW
63
Kapow! : BAM

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