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New York Times, Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Seasonal mall employees
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
436/23/200211/29/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1413521521
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
361.52168%
Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QVXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Berlin. Tuesday freshness: 91%
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© 2004, The New York Times5/4/4 ( No. 19,901 )
Across
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Spain and Portugal : IBERIA
7
___ alai : JAI
10
Amtrak stop: Abbr. : STA
13
Vietnamese port : DANANG
14
End abruptly : CUTSHORT
16
Tense : ONEDGE
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Source of a cry at night : ALLEYCAT
18
Wound : LESION
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___ Maria : TIA
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Tree-lined road: Abbr. : PKWY
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Contribute : ADD
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Uses the HOV lanes, perhaps : CARPOOLS
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Butt of jokes : GOAT
27
Blond shade : ASH
29
Krypton or radon : GAS
30
Security numbers : ACCESSCODES
33
Groovy : FAB
36
___ apso (dog) : LHASA
37
It's south of Eur. : AFR
38
Sylvester's co-star in "Rocky" : TALIA
40
Lay turf : SOD
41
"As luck would have it ..." : FORTUNATELY
44
Chemin de ___ (French railway) : FER
45
Med. care provider : HMO
46
With a discount of : LESS
47
Victoria's Secret item : CAMISOLE
51
Hush-hush D.C. org. : NSA
53
Lena of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" : OLIN
54
Guitarist Nugent : TED
55
Seasonal mall employees : SANTAS
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"Praise be to God!" : ALLELUIA
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After-class aides : TUTORS
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Inclination : TENDENCY
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Even (with) : ONAPAR
64
Seattle-to-Las Vegas dir. : SSE
65
Rhoda's TV mom : IDA
66
Talk show groups : PANELS
Down
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Person on a poster : IDOL
2
Undoing : BANE
3
Chemical endings : ENES
4
Gives off, as heat : RADIATES
5
___ We Trust : INGOD
6
Slates : AGENDAS
7
Louis-Dreyfus of "Seinfeld" : JULIA
8
Not yet apprehended : ATLARGE
9
Suffix with expert : ISE
10
Simply smashing : SOCKO
11
Shrimper's net : TRAWL
12
Courtroom figs. : ATTYS
14
Shore dinner special : CATCHOFTHEDAY
15
Some needles : HYPOS
23
Trattoria course : PASTA
24
Women, casually : GALS
25
Dos cubed : OCHO
26
Military sch. : ACAD
28
Leave a permanent mark on : SCAR
31
Bank features : SAFES
32
Large barrel : DRUM
33
Run away : FLEE
34
Is unwell : AILS
35
Howls like a dog : BAYS
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Brave, for instance : ATLANTAN
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Rich, as a voice : OROTUND
43
24-hour : NONSTOP
44
Penalized, as a speeder : FINED
47
Paint layers : COATS
48
"Deutschland über ___" : ALLES
49
Creator of Pooh and Piglet : MILNE
50
Nikon rival : LEICA
52
Place for sweaters? : SAUNA
56
Hit the bottle : TOPE
57
___ Sea, east of the Caspian : ARAL
58
Lith. and Lat., once : SSRS
60
Wreath : LEI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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