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New York Times, Thursday, December 30, 2004

Author:
Kyle Mahowald
Editor:
Will Shortz
Hold aside, as a college athlete, to extend his eligibility
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Kyle Mahowald

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Mahowald. Grid flow: 19.5 Thursday freshness: 16%
Notepad: The three circled letters will spell a word that is missing from 14 answers in this puzzle.
Jim Horne notes:

The word RED is needed to complete LETTER DAYS, LOBSTER, SKELTON, HOT CHILI PEPPERS, HERRING, BLOODED, EYE SPECIAL, ANT, HEAD, ALERTS, SHIRT, BREAST, CENT and INK.

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© 2004, The New York Times12/30/04 ( No. 20,141 )
Across
1
Some student needs : LOANS
6
___ law : OHMS
10
Weed eradicator : NARC
14
Admit wrongdoing : OWNUP
15
Tip : LEAD
16
On the safe side : ALEE
17
Memorable times : LETTERDAYS
19
Geese formations : VEES
20
Title grp. in an ABC drama : NYPD
21
Some Balkans : SERBS
22
Popular seafood chain : LOBSTER
26
1950's-60's TV star : SKELTON
28
Cockeyed : ALOP
29
"The Odd Couple" role : OSCAR
31
Reggae relative : SKA
32
Pick : SELECT
35
Luau doings : HULAS
37
Popular rock/rap/funk group : HOTCHILIPEPPERS
42
Deep sleep : SOPOR
43
Action star Steven : SEAGAL
44
Gambling site: Abbr. : OTB
47
In 1492 it sailed the ocean blue : PINTA
49
Area next to the narthex : NAVE
50
False clue : HERRING
52
Full of life : BLOODED
55
Draft holder : STEIN
56
Player of one of the Corleones : CAAN
57
Russian river : URAL
58
Discount coast-to-coast plane ticket : EYESPECIAL
64
Shine's partner : RISE
65
Good name for a DNA expert : GENE
66
Danny of the N.B.A. : AINGE
67
Ballpark amts. : ESTS
68
Quaker ___ : OATS
69
Mercury and Saturn : MAKES
Down
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Equivalent of "ur 2 funny" : LOL
2
Need dough : OWE
3
Household pest with a fiery appearance : ANT
4
Kook : NUT
5
Passed the buck? : SPENT
6
Veteran : OLDPRO
7
Lucille Ball, notably : HEAD
8
___ Day : MAY
9
60's protest org. : SDS
10
Pierced body part, sometimes : NAVEL
11
Critical warnings : ALERTS
12
Nike rival : REEBOK
13
Corporate jet maker : CESSNA
18
Alternative to white : RYE
21
Wool wrap : SERAPE
22
Respond angrily, with "out" : LASH
23
Promise, for one : OLEO
24
Take off quickly : BOLT
25
Builder's guide : SPECS
26
Atlantic fish : SCUP
27
Certain greens : KALES
30
Hold aside, as a college athlete, to extend his eligibility : SHIRT
33
Composer who had a long relationship with George Sand : CHOPIN
34
Easy two-pointer : TIPIN
36
Joe of "Apollo 13" : SPANO
38
Like "Lawrence of Arabia" : LONG
39
"Yikes!" : EGAD
40
Talk crazily : RAVE
41
Go downhill : SLED
44
"And I'm the queen of England" : OHSURE
45
Popular game import from Russia : TETRIS
46
Robin feature : BREAST
48
Puts down : ABASES
51
Stirs up : RILES
53
Drink from a dish : LAP
54
A wee hour : ONEAM
56
Trifling amount, in a phrase : CENT
58
Teamwork disrupter : EGO
59
Pro vote : YEA
60
Secretive org. : CIA
61
Business loss : INK
62
Geologic period : AGE
63
Article that may go with berets : LES

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