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New York Times, Thursday, February 11, 2010

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
16-Across : Shade at the beach?
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Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJKXZ} This is puzzle # 31 for Mr. Collins. Grid flow: 21.0 Thursday freshness: 30%
Jim Horne notes:

I have shaded squares along the main diagonal to make it easier to see the full name of 62 Down.

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© 2010, The New York Times2/11/10 ( No. 22,010 )
Across
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Spherical beginning? : ATMO
5
1960s trip taker : LEARY
10
Third-place presidential candidate of 1920 who ran his campaign from jail : DEBS
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Handle user : CBER
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Character in all six "Star Wars" films, informally : ARTOO
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Shade at the beach? : AQUA
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2009 Golden Globe winner for "Recount" : DERN
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See 62-Down : GETTYSBURG
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Tropical trees : CACAOS
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Hoot : RIOT
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Pub pour : ALE
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What unicorns live in : MYTH
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___ Hunter, leader of rock's Mott the Hoople : IAN
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Kind of project : PET
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See 62-Down : EMANCIPATION
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DH's often have many : HRS
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First responder, for short : EMT
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Moon of Jupiter : EUROPA
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Beat in a race : OUTVOTE
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Galore : APLENTY
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Lock : SHOOIN
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Classic Mercedes roadsters : SLS
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Song from "Mamma Mia!" : SOS
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See 62-Down : PROCLAMATION
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Article in the German constitution : DER
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He wrote lyrics, by George! : IRA
51
Ambassador of old autodom : NASH
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Pac-10 sch. : ASU
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H. Ross Perot's alma mater: Abbr. : USNA
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Yens : ITCHES
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See 62-Down : REPUBLICAN
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Course component : HOLE
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Small rugs : MATS
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One-celler : AMEBA
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Eye : OGLE
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___-eyed : SLOE
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Ebbs : WANES
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Capital of Valais : SION
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"___ Live," 1992 multiplatinum album : ACDC
2
Letter-shaped bridge support : TBEAM
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It's sometimes given to prisoners : MERCY
4
Florid : ORNATE
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Problems in synchronization : LAGS
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"Maid of Athens, ___ We Part" (Byron poem) : ERE
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Draw : ATTRACT
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Twists in a trattoria : ROTINI
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Fluctuate : YOYO
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Bit : DAB
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Some memorization for a physics test : EQUATIONS
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Knot : BURL
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Stuff in stuffing, often : SAGE
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Home for "A Prairie Home Companion" : STPAUL
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Measure of resistance : OHM
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"She Believes ___" (Kenny Rogers hit) : INME
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Sartre's "L'___ et le Néant" : ETRE
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Insurance giant : AETNA
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Brand whose ads once featured Michael Jackson : PEPSI
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Vision: Prefix : OPTO
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Bill blockers : NAYS
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I.C.U. locale : HOSP
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Essen's region : RUHR
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Challenged : STOODUPTO
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Mezza ___ : VOCE
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Masseuse's offering : OILRUB
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Utah ski resort : ALTA
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Crusader's foe : SARACEN
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Nadirs : MINIMA
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Mich. neighbor : ONT
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Bowl game bowlful, maybe : NACHOS
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Japanese chess : SHOGI
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Cry at a canyon : HELLO
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Venus de Milo knock-offs? : ARMS
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Caulk : SEAL
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Salad alternative : SLAW
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Much precedent? : INAS
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Eyed : SEEN
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Milk : USE
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Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18A, issued the 28A/45A, was the first elected president of the 60A Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle's main diagonal : ABE

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