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Paula Gamache
Paula Gamache

NY Times, Sun, May 24, 2015 DIAGRAMLESS

8-Down : Teeter-totters

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 80, Blocks: 88
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the first square of the first row.
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© 2015, The New York Times
Across
1
Former Iranian leader : SHAH
5
"Pippin" choreographer : FOSSE
10
Land divided at 38 degrees N : KOREA
12
Le Mans Prototype, e.g. : RACER
13
Particle accelerator : ATOMSMASHER
15
Used to be : WERE
19
Lines on a transit map : BUSROUTES
20
"That is mind-boggling!" : OHWOW
21
Wickerwork willow : OSIER
22
Goat's call : MAA
24
Snare loop : NOOSE
25
Ministers to : TENDS
26
Hard candy : JAWBREAKER
28
Big 12 Conference sch. : ISU
30
Former Asian kingdom : SIAM
31
N.Y.P.D. alert : APB
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Recipe instruction : ADD
36
2008 musical revival starring Patti LuPone : GYPSY
39
Boom box : GHETTOBLASTER
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Go off script : ADLIB
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Island symbol of affection : LEI
44
"Without question" : YES
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Santa ___ (desert winds) : ANAS
47
Shade provider : ELM
49
Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The" : NUTCRACKER
54
Number one : CHAMP
59
Japanese truck manufacturer : ISUZU
60
General Mills cereal : KIX
61
Part of ancient Palestine : JUDEA
62
Grannies : NANAS
63
When it all becomes clear : AHAMOMENT
66
Way off : AFAR
67
Teddy Roosevelt, notably : TRUSTBUSTER
69
Rum, to prohibitionists : DEMON
70
Unfeeling : STONY
71
Composer Saint-___ : SAENS
72
Art Deco artist : ERTE
Down
1
Reggae relative : SKA
2
Early search engine : HOTBOT
3
Excite : AROUSE
4
Confines : HEMSIN
5
Bavarian Mrs. : FRAU
6
Hops kiln : OAST
7
Conceptual framework : SCHEMA
8
Teeter-totters : SEESAWS
9
Blow it : ERR
11
Comparable to a beet : ASRED
14
Former Egyptian president Mohamed : MORSI
15
"Take it easy, little buddy!" : WHOA
16
Endor inhabitant : EWOK
17
Patti LuPone's role in 36-Across : ROSE
18
Washstand pitcher : EWER
20
Almost out of gas : ONEMPTY
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Mrs. John Adams : ABIGAIL
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Fighting sport : JUDO
27
Beams : RAYS
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Took it easy : SATBACK
31
Turkish title : AGA
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M.A. follow-up, maybe : PHD
33
Minsk is its capital : BELARUS
35
Two-bagger: Abbr. : DBL
37
Date : SEE
38
'14 and '15 : YRS
40
Rocker Turner : TINA
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Randy look : LEER
46
Where moguls may be found : SKIAREA
48
Menial work : MCJOB
49
15th-century caravel : NINA
50
Bomber letters : USAF
51
Sashimi choice : TUNA
52
Mogul : CZAR
53
Dig up : EXHUME
55
Compost from a forest : HUMUS
56
Carol opener : ADESTE
57
Guide : MENTOR
58
Obvious : PATENT
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"I love him like ___" : ASON
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Range components: Abbr. : MTNS
67
N.F.L. scores : TDS
68
Deli loaf : RYE
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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