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New York Times, Thursday, August 25, 2005

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
9-Down : Water beds
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611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 221 for Mr. Nosowsky. Thursday freshness: 24%
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© 2005, The New York Times8/25/5 ( No. 20,379 )
Across
1
Test sites : LABS
5
D.H.'s pride : RBIS
9
Without stinting : AMPLY
14
Paradise lost : EDEN
15
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
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Frequent ticket office sight : QUEUE
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Highflying industry : AEROSPACE
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___ manual : USERS
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Goal for a 112-pounder : FLYWEIGHTTITLE
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Lover of Endymion, in myth : SELENE
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Klutz : OAF
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"___ chic" : TRES
27
Like the Mau Maus : KENYAN
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"Ugh!" : ICK
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Top dog : NUMEROUNO
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Aces over eights, in poker, as illustrated by 17- & 20-Across and 54- & 60-Across : THEDEADMANSHAND
41
Carpenter's curve cutter : COPINGSAW
42
Born as : NEE
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Like 90, compared to 85 : HOTTER
44
San Juan de la ___ : CRUZ
47
Stephen of "Interview With the Vampire," 1994 : REA
49
Exotic vacation : SAFARI
54
25th anniversary gift : SILVERBRACELET
59
Presley's "Don't," not "I Beg of You" : SIDEA
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Intensifies : HEIGHTENS
61
Go-between : AGENT
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Indication of serious intent : ANTE
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Jam : CRAM
64
Terrible twos, e.g. : PHASE
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Souvenir shop stock : TEES
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Financial predicament : HOLE
Down
1
Flips (through) : LEAFS
2
Jane Eyre's charge : ADELE
3
Emerald or aquamarine : BERYL
4
Senator from Maine : SNOWE
5
Kind of wit : RAPIER
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Engage in fanfaronade : BRAG
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Mark of a ruler : INCH
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Take care of : SEETO
9
Water beds : AQUIFERS
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Have to : MUST
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Burn rubber, with "out" : PEEL
12
Hook : LURE
13
Ouija board answer : YES
18
On its way : SENT
21
Spoken for : TAKEN
25
Some sausage slices : ENDS
26
Poison plant : SUMAC
28
Dance-drama with measured chants : NOH
29
10 jiao : YUAN
30
Rice who wrote "Vittorio the Vampire" : ANNE
31
Meeting point : NODE
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Hankering : ITCH
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Half a train? : CHOO
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Had in stock : KEPT
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Bryn ___ : MAWR
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Morse bit : DIT
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Weaken : ENERVATE
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Come to terms : AGREE
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Lexicographers' researches : USAGES
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Director/actor Braff of "Garden State" : ZACH
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Nirvana attainer : ARHAT
50
Sell for : FETCH
51
Olds model : ALERO
52
Kidney-related : RENAL
53
"Don't you recognize this voice?!" : ITSME
54
One may be heaved : SIGH
55
Just think of it : IDEA
56
Contact, say : LENS
57
Old Roman well : BENE
58
Benefit of clergy? : RITE
59
Easy mark : SAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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