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Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley

NY Times, Sun, Aug 14, 2005  DIAGRAMLESS

14-Across : The chimes of Big Ben are set to it: Abbr.

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 78, Blocks: 98
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the sixth square in the first row.
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C
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H
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E
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B
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N
C
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K
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G
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M
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R
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K
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G
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H
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P
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E
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A
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J
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R
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L
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N
© 2005, The New York Times
Across
1
Frugal : CHEAP
6
Judges' benches : BANCS
7
"Look what ___!" : IDID
11
Goner : SITTINGDUCK
14
The chimes of Big Ben are set to it: Abbr. : GMT
17
Échecs piece : ROI
18
Up : ARISEN
19
Logician's work : TREE
20
Dolphins locale : MIAMI
22
Not give up : TRY
23
Tournament type : ROUNDROBIN
26
Bro and sis : SIBS
28
One-eighty : UEY
29
Floors : KOS
30
"I've___ Strings" ("Pinocchio" song) : GOTNO
32
Sault ___ Marie, city in 33-Across : STE
33
See 32-Across: Abbr. : ONT
34
Variety : ILK
35
McGregor of "Revenge of the Sith" : EWAN
38
Bitter news : HARDPILLTOSWALLOW
43
Criminal, in slang : PERP
44
Polish off : EAT
45
Bern's river : AAR
46
Place to go in London : LOO
47
Classic cartoon mouse : JERRY
49
"A Spy in the House of Love" author : NIN
50
Paid notice: Abbr. : ADV
51
Corner shop : DELI
52
Hotshot lawyer : LEGALEAGLE
56
Suffix with peace : NIK
57
Fashion editor Vreeland : DIANA
59
"Peter Pan" figure : SMEE
60
Cameo stones : ONYXES
62
Recipe amt. : TSP
64
Affected contraction : TIS
65
Speaks frankly : TALKSTURKEY
68
___ P. Halliburton, Halliburton's founder : ERLE
69
Singer Della : REESE
70
Reveal one's true feelings : LETON
Down
1
Network with an "eye" logo : CBS
2
"Aquarius" musical : HAIR
3
Bury : ENTOMB
4
When Banquo is murdered in "Macbeth" : ACTIII
5
Letter before omega : PSI
7
A mean Amin : IDI
8
"The Grapes of Wrath" setting : DUSTBOWL
9
Bakery workers : ICERS
10
Fashion inits. : DKNY
12
Where many vets served : NAM
13
Miller's stock : GRIST
14
Pale yellow cheese : GRUYERE
15
Fellows : MEN
16
Noted TV journalist embedded with U.S. forces in the Iraq war : TEDKOPPEL
19
Dancer's shoe appurtenance : TOETAP
21
Certain non-Latino : ANGLO
23
Fraternity event : RUSH
24
Rice-a-___ : RONI
25
Horse handler : OSTLER
27
Seriously : INEARNEST
31
Figure skater Baiul : OKSANA
34
___ Sheraton (hotel company) : ITT
36
"G" film audience : ALLAGES
37
Play an instrument idly : NOODLE
39
Literary character with a double life : DRJEKYLL
40
1972 Derek and the Dominos hit : LAYLA
41
Cry : WAIL
42
Made fabric : WOVE
48
Fair attractions : RIDES
51
Mideast moolah : DINAR
53
Big plate : ENTREE
54
Rubber ring : GASKET
55
"___ going crazy?" : AMI
56
Memo : NOTE
58
Believer: Suffix : IST
61
Popular Jaguar : XKE
63
Argentine buck : PESO
66
Google search result : URL
67
Urge : YEN
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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