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New York Times, Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Author:
Anne Garellick
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Cold feet, so to speak
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Anne Garellick

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Garellick. Wednesday freshness: 21%
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© 2005, The New York Times9/21/5 ( No. 20,406 )
Across
1
Ump's call : SAFE
5
Like some committees : ADHOC
10
White-bearded type : SAGE
14
Rectangular cereal : CHEX
15
Papal topper : TIARA
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Run perfectly : PURR
17
Eastern nurse : AMAH
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Overthrow, say : ERROR
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Prelude to a solution : IDEA
20
Marinated dish : TERIYAKI
22
Gainsays : DENIES
24
Eleanor's follower as first lady : BESS
25
Sing-along, of sorts : KARAOKE
26
Group in power : REGIME
29
Alpaca's relative : CAMEL
30
Banded stone : AGATE
31
"Yikes!" : OHNO
32
TV's Arthur : BEA
35
20-, 25-, 45- and 50-Across, in a way : JAPANESEIMPORTS
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Suffix with cannon : ADE
40
Bowling green, e.g. : LAWN
41
"Maria ___" (1940's hit) : ELENA
42
They form bonds : ATOMS
44
Unjust accusation : BADRAP
45
Flower-arranging art : IKEBANA
48
Shia, e.g. : SECT
49
Some back-and-forth, briefly : DIALOG
50
Variety of pinball : PACHINKO
54
Stadium section : LOGE
55
Baker of song : ANITA
57
___ Cooper (popular car) : MINI
58
Flock members : EWES
59
Clan symbol : TOTEM
60
Compound with a hydroxyl group : ENOL
61
It's typically thrown eight feet : DART
62
Dodge : EVADE
63
Like a Playboy Playmate : SEXY
Down
1
"Scram!" : SCAT
2
Sighed words : AHME
3
Cold feet, so to speak : FEAR
4
Prime bit of trial evidence : EXHIBITA
5
Drill directive : ATEASE
6
Daggers : DIRKS
7
Mata ___ (spy) : HARI
8
___ y Plata (Montana's motto) : ORO
9
Spice in Indian cuisine : CARDAMOM
10
___ column : SPINAL
11
Part of a TV transmission : AUDIO
12
Rosetta Stone language : GREEK
13
Demagnetize, maybe : ERASE
21
Aden's land : YEMEN
23
Palindromic preposition : ERE
25
"Funny Girl" director Garson ___ : KANIN
26
Big Indian : RAJA
27
"Omigosh!" : EGAD
28
Be slack-jawed : GAPE
29
Tobacco units : CHEWS
31
2003 Afghani film that won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film : OSAMA
32
Uncle Remus title : BRER
33
European erupter : ETNA
34
P.D.Q. : ASAP
36
Stretch out : ELONGATE
37
Source of some brandy : PEACH
38
Yesteryear : OLDTIMES
42
Best qualified : ABLEST
43
Eastern "way" : TAO
44
Turned into : BECAME
45
Putzed around : IDLED
46
Plains Indian : KIOWA
47
All fired up : EAGER
48
Too full : SATED
50
Gyro holder : PITA
51
Shortest iron, in golf : NINE
52
James ___ Polk : KNOX
53
Like olives or peanuts : OILY
56
Natl. Adoption Mo. : NOV

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