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New York Times, Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Causes of some traffic slowdowns
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQW} This is puzzle # 52 for Mr. Collins. Wednesday freshness: 53%
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© 2011, The New York Times9/21/11 ( No. 22,597 )
Across
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Humped ox : ZEBU
5
Indo-European language speakers : ARYANS
11
Longtime Elton John label : MCA
14
"___ (So Far Away)" (1982 hit by A Flock of Seagulls) : IRAN
15
Cut some more, maybe : REEDIT
16
"Atonement" author McEwan : IAN
17
California home of the Crystal Cathedral : GARDENGROVE
19
Something that's burned : DVD
20
Morlock's counterpart in science fiction : ELOI
21
It may be felt by a blackboard : ERASER
23
Hums : PURRS
26
California locale just south of Camp Pendleton : OCEANSIDE
29
Flightless flock : EMUS
30
Home ___ : INON
31
Israeli arms : UZIS
32
Positive : UPBEAT
34
Backside : RUMP
37
Two out of nine? : ENS
38
California State University campus site : BAKERSFIELD
41
"Ere Heaven shall ___ her portals ...": Byron : OPE
43
Guy's girl : AMIE
44
Bordelaise and others : SAUCES
47
Traditional Christmas purchases : FIRS
49
They play in front of QBs : CTRS
51
Part of rock's CSNY : NASH
52
California's Sonoma County seat : SANTAROSA
55
Concise : TERSE
56
Wound up : ONEDGE
57
Shopping site : MART
59
Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
60
Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) : INNERCITIES
66
"Naughty!" : TSK
67
Rests atop : LIESON
68
"At Last" singer James : ETTA
69
Urban grid: Abbr. : STS
70
Obfuscate, in a way : ENCODE
71
Pringles alternative : STAX
Down
1
Turn one way before turning the other : ZIG
2
Prohibition ___ : ERA
3
Rare site during Prohibition : BAR
4
Like scuba diving : UNDERSEA
5
View from the Leaning Tower : ARNO
6
Neighborhood : REGION
7
"___ out!" (shout by a 24-Down) : YER
8
Hubbub : ADO
9
Skin care product name : NIVEA
10
Severe : STERN
11
Toyota Camry, e.g. : MIDSIZEDCAR
12
Collapsed : CAVEDIN
13
Ursula of "The Blue Max" : ANDRESS
18
Trains to Wrigley : ELS
22
Sch. in Jonesboro : ASU
23
Little, in Lyon : PEU
24
See 7-Down : UMP
25
Causes of some traffic slowdowns : RUBBERNECKS
27
Cousins of girdles : CORSETS
28
Sufficient, informally : ENUF
30
Thing : ITEM
33
Alias : AKA
35
The Rolling Stones' "___ You" : MISS
36
___-green : PEA
39
Puerto ___ : RICO
40
Ornamental crescents : LUNETTES
41
After a fashion : OFSORTS
42
One who deals in rags? : PIANIST
45
Last of the Mohicans? : ESS
46
Sow or cow : SHE
48
Part of S.O.P.: Abbr. : STD
50
Flintlock accessory : RAMROD
53
Nimble : AGILE
54
Kidney secretion : RENIN
55
Start of some cycles? : TRI
58
Trouble spots? : ACNE
61
Japanese supercomputer maker : NEC
62
That, in Tabasco : ESO
63
Cousin ___ of 1960s TV : ITT
64
H : ETA
65
Coltrane blew it : SAX

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