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New York Times, Monday, November 15, 2010

Author:
Emily L. Lilly
Editor:
Will Shortz
63-Across : Easter roasts
TotalDebut
111/15/2010
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ScrabbleFresh
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Emily L. Lilly

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JQWXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Lilly. Monday freshness: 44%
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© 2010, The New York Times11/15/10 ( No. 22,287 )
Across
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Dog's bark : ARFARF
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Nincompoop : ASS
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Regarding, on a memo : INRE
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___ and 3-Down : BURGER
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"Xanadu" grp. : ELO
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Refrigerate : COOL
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Italian cheese that's often grated : ASIAGO
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Fishing pole : ROD
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Greek god with a bow and arrow : EROS
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Editors' marks meaning "put back in" : STETS
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Commercial lead-in for Rooter : ROTO
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___ and 10-Down : CAKE
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Latin "to be" : ESSE
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Disputed region between Pakistan and India : KASHMIR
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Office transcribers : STENOS
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Stylish again : RETRO
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Pooh's friend in "Winnie-the-Pooh" : ROO
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Staircase aid : RAIL
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Flew high : SOARED
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Bottoms of crankcases : OILPANS
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Not natural : MANMADE
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Smitten : INLOVE
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What may have the makings of a hero? : DELI
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Calls from Rocky : YOS
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Foot gear for an N.H.L.'er : SKATE
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Unfasten : DETACH
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Having a fright : ALARMED
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Competent : ABLE
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___ and 38-Down : MEAT
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Christian in fashion : DIOR
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Cloudless : CLEAR
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Chorister's voice : ALTO
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Frequent, in verse : OFT
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City north of San Francisco : NOVATO
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Gin flavoring : SLOE
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Hwy. : RTE
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___ and 49-Down : FRANKS
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Easter roasts : HAMS
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Road curve : ESS
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Tenant : LESSEE
Down
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Lower in rank : ABASE
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Becomes inoperable, maybe, as an old machine : RUSTS
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14-Across and ___ : FRIES
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Playing marbles : AGATES
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Govt. rules : REGS
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To's opposite : FRO
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Spray type : AEROSOL
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Lazy people : SLOTHS
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Gomorrah's sister city : SODOM
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22-Across and ___ : ICECREAM
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Romance writer Roberts : NORA
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Corner piece in chess : ROOK
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Besides : ELSE
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Indian princesses : RANIS
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"The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil : KEANE
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Funny in a twisted way : IRONIC
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Commit a basketball infraction : TRAVEL
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Buffet meal carrier : TRAY
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Edit menu command : REDO
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Tributes in verse : ODES
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Louis XIV et Louis XVI : ROIS
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Sty sound : OINK
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Earthen pot : OLLA
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Dieter's meal, maybe : SALAD
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52-Across and ___ : POTATOES
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Poetic rhythm : METER
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Lowers in rank : DEMOTES
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Snow buildups : DRIFTS
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Mideast confections : HALVAS
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Idolize : ADORE
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62-Across and ___ : BEANS
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Hanukkah treat : LATKE
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Irregularly edged : EROSE
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Hit TV show set in Korea : MASH
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Jazz great Fitzgerald : ELLA
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Elemental unit : ATOM
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Part of an apple : CORE
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Gridiron grp. : NFL

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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