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New York Times, Monday, December 11, 2006

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
52-Down : Pre-Columbus Mexican
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David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FGJKQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 119 for Mr. Kahn. Monday freshness: 56%
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© 2006, The New York Times12/11/6 ( No. 20,852 )
Across
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Network to keep an "eye" on : CBS
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Singer's sound : VOICE
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Provide for free, informally : COMP
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Sedan or wagon : AUTO
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Ancient Peruvians : INCAS
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W.W. II general Bradley : OMAR
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"___, crackle, pop" : SNAP
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Birthplace of 59-Across : PUERTORICO
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59-Across, e.g. : ACTRESS
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Having a ghost : HAUNTED
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Cut, as sheep's wool : SHEAR
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Drunkards : SOTS
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TV program for which 59-Across won an Emmy, 1977 : THEMUPPETSHOW
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Debussy's "La ___" : MER
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Bullfighter's cloth : CAPE
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Melodic subject, in music : TEMA
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Album for which 59-Across won a Grammy, 1972, with "The" : ELECTRICCOMPANY
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It's a butter alternative : OLEO
42
"The Wizard of Oz" pooch : TOTO
43
French word before and after "à" : VIS
44
Movie for which 59-Across won an Oscar, 1961 : WESTSIDESTORY
49
The "E" in E.R.: Abbr. : EMER
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Spicy sauce ... or dance : SALSA
53
Milan opera house : LASCALA
57
Play for which 59-Across won a Tony, 1975 : THERITZ
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Star born on 12/11/1931 : RITAMORENO
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___ the kill : INAT
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Lyric poems : ODES
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Part of the head that may be congested : SINUS
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Campbell of the "Scream" movies : NEVE
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Snoozes : NAPS
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Exams : TESTS
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Jiffy : SEC
Down
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Spanish houses : CASAS
2
Cluster : BUNCH
3
Ohio's buckeye, California's redwood, etc. : STATETREES
4
Big shots, for short : VIPS
5
Burden : ONUS
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Freezer trayful : ICE
7
Server at a drive-in : CARHOP
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Aristocrat's home : ESTATE
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___ flakes : CORN
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Forget to mention : OMIT
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Protective spray : MACE
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Motivate : PROD
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TV host with a book club : OPRAH
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Get rid of : OUST
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Straight up : ERECT
24
Phantom : SPECTER
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Scratch : MAR
27
Reuters competitor : UPI
28
Engine additive brand : STP
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Map borders, usually : HEAVYLINES
30
Prefix with potent : OMNI
31
___ and Means Committee : WAYS
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Tabby's cry : MEOW
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French "she" : ELLE
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Foldaway bed : COT
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Comedian Bill, informally : COS
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Giant slugger Mel : OTT
40
Antlered animal : MOOSE
45
Tailor's line : SEAM
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"This is not making sense to me" : IMLOST
47
Little loved one : DEARIE
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___ to go (eager) : RARIN
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Ward (off) : STAVE
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Pre-Columbus Mexican : AZTEC
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Scientologist ___ Hubbard : LRON
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Opera set in the age of pharaohs : AIDA
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Stair part : STEP
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Mama ___ of the Mamas and the Papas : CASS
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Carpenter's metal piece : TNUT
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"Bonanza" brother : HOSS
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Lt.'s inferior, in the Navy : ENS

Answer summary:
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