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New York Times, Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Author:
Patrick Blindauer
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : Aaron and Raymond
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Patrick Blindauer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 1 Featured in Will Shortz's favorite puzzles. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Blindauer. Grid flow: 26.7 Wednesday freshness: 80%
Jim Horne notes:

The 10 hidden body parts (see 38 Across) are ARM, EAR, EYE, GUM, HIP, JAW, LEG, LIP, RIB and TOE.

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© 2006, The New York Times6/7/06 ( No. 20,665 )
Across
1
In : AMID
5
Fling : SPREE
10
Places to cool one's jets?: Abbr. : AFBS
14
Runner's assignment : LANE
15
Requiring extra postage, say : HEAVY
16
River to the Colorado : GILA
17
"I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. : DISCLAIMER
19
Landing pad for Santa : ROOF
20
More copious : AMPLER
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Charisma : PRESENCE
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Kaufman or Rooney : ANDY
25
Furniture woods : TEAKS
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Aaron and Raymond : BURRS
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Foreign dignitaries : EMEERS
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End in ___ : ATIE
34
Tristan's love : ISOLDE
35
Jr.'s junior : III
38
This completed puzzle has 10 of them, each three letters long, reading diagonally : HIDDENBODYPARTS
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Adult beverage : ALE
42
Puts out : DOUSES
43
Algonquian Indian : CREE
44
Money maker : MINTER
45
"Who's there?" response : ITSME
46
Not achieved : UNWON
49
___-masochist : SADO
51
Relates : NARRATES
55
Social crusader's wish : REFORM
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___ de vivre : JOIE
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Kids' art class staple : ELMERSGLUE
62
Nos. on checks : AMTS
63
"Maria ___," Jimmy Dorsey #1 hit : ELENA
64
Curved molding : OGEE
65
Japanese soup : MISO
66
Homeys : DAWGS
67
Not currently in use, as a theater : DARK
Down
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"The West Wing" actor : ALDA
2
Cripple : MAIM
3
Police dept. title : INSP
4
Professed : DECLARED
5
Result of a breakup? : SHARD
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Architect I. M. ___ : PEI
7
Stair alternative : RAMP
8
At any time : EVER
9
Jane who was courted at Thornfield Hall : EYRE
10
Suits, with "with" : AGREES
11
Pop singer Apple : FIONA
12
Veto : BLOCK
13
They may be found behind paintings : SAFES
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Lorgnette part : LENS
22
Sore throat cause : STREP
24
Conditional agreement starter : YESBUT
26
___ Men with the 2000 hit "Who Let the Dogs Out" : BAHA
27
Govt.-regulated business : UTIL
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Tease mercilessly : RIDE
30
Masquerade costume for two : MOOSE
31
Grayheads : ELDERS
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Popular ice cream : EDYS
34
Wise to : INON
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Some bargain bin contents: Abbr. : IRRS
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News clipping : ITEM
37
"Gotcha!" : ISEE
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Pal of Patsy on "Absolutely Fabulous" : EDINA
40
Tornado or earthquake : ACTOFGOD
44
To a greater extent : MORESO
45
13th or 15th : IDES
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Clear, in a way : UNJAM
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Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
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Formal orders : WRITS
50
Rich tapestry : ARRAS
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Angry, with "off" : TEED
53
"Enchanted" girl in a 2004 film : ELLA
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Old World duck : SMEW
56
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
57
One who's sadder and maybe wiser : RUER
58
Hardly warlike : MEEK
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School subj. : ENG

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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