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New York Times, Thursday, May 8, 2008

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : Take over
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
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RebusScrabbleFresh
71.5246%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JVX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 114 for Mr. Estes. Thursday freshness: 6%
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C
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A
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P
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O
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T
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K
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M
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© 2008, The New York Times5/8/8 ( No. 21,366 )
Across
1
Neck attachments : CAPOS
6
Nuts and bolts : ABCS
10
Per : APOP
14
Take over : USURP
15
School house : FRAT
16
Longtime NBC host : LENO
17
Free, in France : LIBRE
18
Meter reading : FARE
19
Cultural interests : ARTS
20
Michael of "Monty Python" : PALIN
21
They really get steamed : ESPRESSOS
23
Red River area : INDOCHINA
25
Reveal, in verse : OPE
26
Film buff's channel : AMC
28
Plopped down : SAT
29
Spider-Man creator Lee : STAN
31
Change : REDO
33
Morning show co-host : RIPA
36
Red Sea's Gulf of ___ : AQABA
39
"Later" : ADIOS
41
Some hosp. cases : ODS
42
Dutch beauty : TULIP
43
"Hungaria" composer : LISZT
44
Graham of rock : NASH
46
Pitchers may hold them : ADES
47
Round end : PEEN
49
Put out : IRK
51
W. Eur. country that does not belong to NATO : IRE
52
Wheaton of "Stand By Me" : WIL
54
What a solid yellow line may indicate : NOPASSING
58
"Be right there!" : INAMOMENT
60
Light shade : BEIGE
63
"Paint the Sky With Stars: The Best of ___" (1997 album) : ENYA
64
Met highlight : ARIA
65
Western : OATER
66
Zodiac symbol : LION
67
Part of AARP: Abbr. : ASSN
68
"It Don't Come Easy" was his first solo hit : STARR
69
Thumb one's nose at : DEFY
70
Bump into : MEET
71
Logical flaws : HOLES
Down
1
"I Spy" co-star : CULP
2
Spanner of 11 time zones : ASIA
3
With 6-Down, 34-Down : PUBLICDISPLAYOF
4
Hatch, in politics : ORRIN
5
Lays out : SPENDS
6
See 3-Down : AFFECTION
7
Lacking restraint : BRASH
8
Parts of arms : CARPI
9
Junk ends : STERNS
10
"Sad to say ..." : ALAS
11
With 35-Down, 34-Down : PERSONALDIGITAL
12
Leading : ONTOP
13
Chasers in a saloon, perhaps : POSSE
22
Trouble no end : EATAT
24
Galley mover : OAR
26
Uzbek sea name : ARAL
27
Lead-in to care : MEDI
30
Pastel hue : AQUA
32
Move like ketchup : OOZE
34
Handheld computer, or holding hands : PDA
35
See 11-Down : ASSISTANT
37
Place for a body to repose : BIER
38
Place for some icons : APSE
40
Transcript preparer : STENO
45
Four-baggers: Abbr. : HRS
48
Polite turndown : NOMAAM
50
Unwelcome end, with "the" : KIBOSH
52
Bring to bear : WIELD
53
Concave lint trap? : INNIE
55
By itself : PERSE
56
Cordial flavoring : ANISE
57
"Peachy!" : NEATO
59
Lots of : MANY
61
"Shall We Dance?" star, 2004 : GERE
62
Slips : ERRS

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