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Patrick Blindauer
NY Times, Sun, Mar 21, 2010 DIAGRAMLESS
34-Across : 19th-century gunsmith Samuel
Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 78, Blocks: 88
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the sixth box in the first row.
| | | | | 1 C | 2 H | 3 A | 4 I | 5 N | 6 U | 7 P | | | | | |
| | | | 8 D | I | A | G | N | O | S | I | 9 S | | | | |
| | | 10 A | M | T | R | A | K | D | E | P | O | 11 T | | | |
| | 12 C | I | V | I | L | | | | 13 D | E | N | O | 14 M | | |
| 15 S | L | R | | | 16 E | 17 S | 18 C | 19 S | | | 20 I | R | I | 21 S | |
22 C | R | Y | F | 23 R | 24 O | M | T | H | E | 25 T | 26 I | C | K | L | E | 27 D |
28 L | A | D | I | E | S | | 29 S | I | T | A | R | S | | 30 T | A | O |
31 I | S | E | E | N | O | 32 W | | 33 C | T | R | S | | 34 C | O | L | T |
| | 35 B | L | T | | 36 I | 37 C | K | E | S | | 38 J | A | N | | |
39 T | 40 O | A | D | | 41 F | L | A | P | | 42 I | 43 N | O | R | B | 44 I | 45 T |
46 A | P | R | | 47 R | E | L | I | E | 48 S | | 49 H | I | D | E | H | O |
50 P | E | R | 51 I | O | D | I | N | A | T | 52 E | L | E | G | R | A | M |
| 53 C | O | M | B | | | 54 E | S | A | I | | | 55 A | L | D | |
| | 56 W | H | E | 57 E | 58 L | | | | 59 S | 60 O | 61 M | M | E | | |
| | | 62 O | R | G | A | 63 N | 64 H | 65 A | N | D | L | E | | | |
| | | | 66 T | A | K | E | A | P | E | E | K | | | | |
| | | | | 67 D | E | A | L | E | R | S | | | | | |
© 2010, The New York Times
Across
1
8
10
12
The "C" in A.C.L.U. :
CIVIL13
15
16
Certain computer keys: Abbr. :
ESCS20
22
28
29
30
31
"It's clear to me at last" :
ISEENOW33
34
19th-century gunsmith Samuel :
COLT35
Lunch order, quickly :
BLT36
Clinton adviser Harold :
ICKES38
39
Creature that hibernates :
TOAD41
Try to get off the ground, say :
FLAP42
46
Fourth of 12: Abbr. :
APR47
49
Cab Calloway catchphrase :
HIDEHO50
53
54
55
Council member: Abbr. :
ALD56
Roulette centerpiece :
WHEEL59
French river to the English Channel :
SOMME62
66
67
Down
1
___ Field (Shea replacement) :
CITI2
Where to find the Apollo :
HARLEM3
4
5
6
Like garage sale items :
USED7
Prop for Frosty the Snowman :
PIPE8
Org. known for its long lines :
DMV9
Former Seattle team, for short :
SONICS10
11
Peter of the Monkees :
TORK12
14
15
Married mujeres: Abbr. :
SRAS17
Subway stop names, usually: Abbr. :
STS18
19
21
22
23
Best Musical of 1996 :
RENT24
25
26
27
32
23-Down song whose title asks a question :
WILLI34
37
Michael of Hollywood :
CAINE38
39
40
41
Inserted money in, as a parking meter :
FED43
Org. with six Canadian members :
NHL44
45
Becky's beau, in literature :
TOM47
Singer Plant of Led Zeppelin :
ROBERT48
51
"If you ask me," in chat room lingo :
IMHO52
57
58
Many a camp locale :
LAKE60
61
___ Day (natl. holiday since 1986) :
MLK63
64
65
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.
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