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Paula Gamache
Paula Gamache

NY Times, Sun, Nov 24, 2013 DIAGRAMLESS

63-Across : Those described by the first words of the answers to the five starred clues

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 78, Blocks: 89
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the fourth square of the first row.
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© 2013, The New York Times
Across
1
Employed : USED
5
"___ almost taste it" : ICAN
9
Agile for one's age : SPRY
10
Grannies : NANAS
12
*Response from one who's torn : NOTSURE
15
Bush attorney general John : ASHCROFT
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Virtual message holders : ECARDS
19
Resulted in : LEDTO
21
This, to Picasso : ESTA
22
Place to board: Abbr. : STN
23
*Off-the-rack : READYTOWEAR
25
Candle holder : CAKE
27
Scullers : OARSMEN
28
Turkish lords : AGAS
29
+: Abbr. : POS
30
Suffix with project : ILE
31
*"Bad, bad, bad!" : FORSHAME
33
Webzine : EMAG
35
Make beloved : ENDEAR
36
House ___ : ARREST
40
Belt from a bottle : SWIG
42
*Steakhouse order : PRIMERIB
44
"The Simpsons" merchant : APU
45
Ref. for wordsmiths : OED
46
Proof word : ERAT
47
Knighted actor who played Bilbo Baggins in three films : IANHOLM
50
Lacking spice : TAME
51
*Remark suggesting "Don't dawdle" : TIMEISMONEY
55
Your: Fr. : TES
56
All-Father of the Marvel Universe : ODIN
57
Puts (away) : SALTS
58
Birthday suit wearer : NUDIST
61
Natural barrier of sorts : SANDDUNE
63
Those described by the first words of the answers to the five starred clues : NOVICES
64
Cover of night? : SHEET
65
Mimics : APES
66
Track quote : ODDS
67
Schnoz : BEAK
Down
1
Khrushchev's land, for short : USSR
2
Tater : SPUD
3
Misses a shot : ERRS
4
Salon solution : DYE
5
Company name ender : INC
6
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Rod : CAREW
7
Have ___ for news : ANOSE
8
1990s commerce pact : NAFTA
11
Piece of Orion's belt : STAR
12
Instant joe brand name : NESCAFE
13
Stop sign shape : OCTAGON
14
Drinking vessel with a handle : TANKARD
15
Annexes : ADDS
16
Thwart : STYMIE
17
Worker with a cart : HOTELMAID
19
Lend-___ program : LEASE
20
It catches waves : EAR
23
Salon, e.g. : ROOM
24
Kind of bandit : ONEARM
26
Possessed property? : ESSES
29
Side by side : PARIPASSU
32
Its clocks are set 10 hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time : HAWAII
34
Kiss hello, e.g. : GREET
37
Hit-or-miss : ERRATIC
38
Prized cat : SIAMESE
39
Diagnostics administered on the arm, informally : TBTESTS
41
Shooter : GUNMAN
42
The earth has two : POLES
43
"Ratatouille" rat : REMY
48
You can dig it : HOLE
49
N.Y. neighbor : ONT
51
Pitch : TOSS
52
Shoshone Falls's place : IDAHO
53
Dug up : MINED
54
Done : ENDED
58
"Uh-uh" : NOPE
59
Iris holder : UVEA
60
Herniated ___ : DISK
62
Short shakes? : DTS
63
Arrest : NAB
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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