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New York Times, Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Author:
James R. Leeds
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Not o'er
TotalDebutLatest
810/3/19962/15/2009
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1021400
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.554460%
James R. Leeds

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {DJQW} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Leeds. Tuesday freshness: 66%
1
M
2
E
3
N
4
U
5
U
6
S
7
A
8
I
9
R
10
P
11
L
12
O
13
T
14
U
S
E
R
15
R
A
B
B
I
16
T
E
A
R
S
17
S
T
A
N
18
T
I
B
E
T
A
N
Y
A
K
19
T
O
T
20
O
E
N
O
21
S
T
A
22
S
P
H
23
I
N
X
24
T
25
H
26
E
T
A
N
27
G
28
O
29
R
E
T
30
E
31
A
L
E
32
C
R
T
33
G
34
U
35
A
V
A
36
N
37
A
Z
I
38
S
H
I
H
39
I
T
S
A
L
40
L
G
R
E
E
41
K
T
O
M
E
42
R
E
I
N
43
A
R
A
L
44
R
A
R
E
R
45
T
R
A
46
A
V
A
47
S
48
A
A
R
49
H
O
M
50
E
G
A
M
51
E
52
B
A
R
53
H
54
O
55
P
56
I
T
I
57
T
58
I
L
L
59
A
M
A
60
F
61
I
N
A
L
62
P
63
H
A
S
E
64
B
R
A
S
65
C
O
O
P
E
R
A
T
E
S
66
I
S
N
T
67
C
U
R
E
68
O
N
S
E
T
69
C
H
I
A
© 2006, The New York Times9/12/6 ( No. 20,762 )
Across
1
Maître d's offering : MENU
5
Name on planes, once : USAIR
10
Storyline : PLOT
14
Drug dealer's customer : USER
15
TV antenna of old : RABBITEARS
17
Lee of Marvel Comics : STAN
18
Hirsute Himalayan beast : TIBETANYAK
19
Rug rat : TOT
20
Vintner's prefix : OENO
21
RR stop : STA
22
Tourist attraction near Giza : SPHINX
24
Pacino danced it in "Scent of a Woman" : THETANGO
29
Neural network : RETE
31
Stein contents : ALE
32
PC monitor part : CRT
33
Exotic jelly flavor : GUAVA
36
"The Soup ___" (classic "Seinfeld" episode) : NAZI
38
___ Tzu (toy dog) : SHIH
39
Appropriate comment for this puzzle : ITSALLGREEKTOME
42
Jockey strap : REIN
43
Asia's ___ Sea : ARAL
44
Pinker in the middle : RARER
45
La-la lead-in : TRA
46
An ex of Frank : AVA
47
Coal-rich German region : SAAR
49
Mets contest at Shea, e.g. : HOMEGAME
52
Go from pub to pub : BARHOP
56
"Lord, is ___?" : ITI
57
Cash holder : TILL
59
G.P. grp. : AMA
60
Project's conclusion : FINALPHASE
64
Bikini parts : BRAS
65
Is compliant : COOPERATES
66
"___ it a pity?" : ISNT
67
Smoke or salt, maybe : CURE
68
Day one : ONSET
69
___ Pet : CHIA
Down
1
They're required : MUSTS
2
Bar, legally : ESTOP
3
Not o'er : NEATH
4
Large coffee container : URN
5
Composition's original form : URTEXT
6
Spahn teammate Johnny : SAIN
7
Monk's superior : ABBOT
8
"Can ___ dreaming?" : IBE
9
Slower, in mus. : RIT
10
Tetra- plus one : PENTA
11
Secure oneself in port : LAYANCHOR
12
"... man ___ mouse?" : ORA
13
Sound of rebuke : TSK
16
Have a sample of : TASTE
20
Tatum of "Paper Moon" : ONEAL
23
Former Nascar driver Ernie : IRVAN
25
Filberts : HAZELS
26
Wiesel who wrote "Night" : ELIE
27
Dirt : GRIME
28
Catchall category : OTHER
30
Memory trace : ENGRAM
33
Waist size : GIRTH
34
In ___ (not yet born) : UTERO
35
Turkey's locale : ASIAMINOR
37
Celestial altar : ARA
38
Reporter Brenda of the comics : STARR
40
Magma, after surfacing : LAVA
41
Rural village in South Africa : KRAAL
46
Nimble : AGILE
48
Most up to the task : ABLEST
50
Marchers' camp : ETAPE
51
Les ___-Unis : ETATS
53
Hard on the ears : HARSH
54
Muscat native : OMANI
55
Fusilli or rotini : PASTA
58
"Ah so!" : ISEE
60
TV regulatory grp. : FCC
61
Marker letters : IOU
62
Old hand : PRO
63
___ Solo of "Star Wars" : HAN
64
Inexpensive pen : BIC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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