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New York Times, Wednesday, September 5, 2001

Author:
Lyell Rodieck
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Down : I, to Claudius
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Lyell Rodieck

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BJQXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Rodieck. Wednesday freshness: 20%
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© 2001, The New York Times9/5/1 ( No. 18,929 )
Across
1
Catbird seat? : ROOST
6
Grunters : PIGS
10
View disrupter : SMOG
14
Big trunk : AORTA
15
Just : ONLY
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Tennis star Mandlikova : HANA
17
Start of a cat haiku : THERULEFORTODAY
20
To be, in ancient Rome : ESSE
21
Nebraska natives : OTOS
22
Paul Gallico's "Mrs. ___ Goes to Paris" : ARRIS
23
Boris Godunov, for one : TSAR
25
One who's shaking? : SALTER
27
Cat haiku, part 2 : TOUCHMYTAILI
31
Kind of male : ALPHA
32
Bobble : ERR
33
Like pie? : EASY
37
Ring around the collar? : LEI
38
Sweet : HONEYED
42
Tasman ___ : SEA
43
Alcatraz population, once : CONS
45
Holder for 6- or 43-Across : PEN
46
Less friendly : ICIER
48
Cat haiku, part 3 : CLAWYOURHAND
52
Is of use to : AVAILS
54
Old knife : SNEE
55
Treasure : ADORE
56
Prego competitor : RAGU
58
Sicilian spouter : ETNA
62
End of the haiku : NEWRULETOMORROW
65
Whimsical Swiss artist : KLEE
66
Wine: Prefix : OENO
67
Stay stationary with bow to windward : LIETO
68
Maintained : HELD
69
Slog : PLOD
70
Hardly Mr. Sophisticated : YOKEL
Down
1
Be judgmental : RATE
2
Expressions of joy : OOHS
3
These can be found in pockets : ORES
4
Part of a pitch : STRETCH
5
___ cross : TAU
6
Works with meters : POETRY
7
Poop : INFO
8
Book addendum : GLOSSARY
9
Leb. neighbor : SYR
10
Shrimp : SHORTIE
11
Bebé holder : MADRE
12
Studio sign : ONAIR
13
Some Armistead Maupin characters : GAYS
18
Rich soil : LOAM
19
Fanciful : TALL
24
Peacock Throne occupant : SHAH
26
Frigid add-on : AIRE
27
Bath powder : TALC
28
Dairy case item : OLEO
29
Go ___ flames : UPIN
30
Itsy-bitsy : TEENY
34
___ Minor : ASIA
35
Viewed : SEEN
36
Place to play : YARD
39
Shade of blue : OPAL
40
Movie preceder, once : NEWSREEL
41
Dreadful : DIRE
44
Damaged, as a psyche : SCARRED
47
"Ta-ta" : CHEERIO
49
Place : LIEU
50
Newsman Charles : OSGOOD
51
I, to Claudius : UNUM
52
Jane Eyre's pupil : ADELE
53
I, e.g. : VOWEL
55
Egyptian symbol of life : ANKH
57
Au's is 79 : ATNO
59
Voyage : TREK
60
Scribbling : NOTE
61
Base criminal? : AWOL
63
Cut off : LOP
64
Popular beer, for short : OLY

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