Andrea Carla Michaels
Andrea Carla Michaels 

NY Times, Mon, Jan 05, 2009

Author: Andrea Carla Michaels
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open squares: 66, Cheater squares: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Freshness Factor™: 45.2 (30.8 Mon. %-ile), NYT Across Lite file
This is puzzle 14 of 21 for Ms. Michaels — solos: 13, collaborations: 8, Sundays: 2

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Across Down
1. Flexible, electrically : ACDC
5. Desert plants : CACTI
10. For fear that : LEST
14. Prisoner's knife : SHIV
15. Be ___ in the neck : APAIN
16. "Even ___ speak ..." : ASWE
17. Cab : TAXI
18. Window features : PANES
19. One at the computer : USER
20. Agent Gold of HBO's "Entourage" : ARI
21. Japanese sleuth Mr. ___ : MOTO
22. Primp : PREEN
23. 2000 De Niro/Stiller comedy : MEETTHEPARENTS
27. "Mighty" man who struck out : CASEY
28. Not written, as a test : ORAL
29. Makes mistakes : ERRS
31. Pleased : GLAD
32. "___ Pinafore" : HMS
35. Basic, as issues : MEATANDPOTATOES
40. Toddler : TOT
41. Land west of Vietnam : LAOS
42. Chooses : OPTS
43. West Germany's capital : BONN
44. Alternative to singles, in figure skating : PAIRS
47. What judges do in court : METEOUTJUSTICE
52. First name in W.W. II infamy : ADOLF
53. Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
54. Gold, in Guadalajara : ORO
56. Color lightly : TINT
57. So yesterday : PASSE
59. Editing mark : STET
60. Suffix with kitchen : ETTE
61. Parisian love : AMOUR
62. No. on a bank statement : ACCT
63. Like show horses' feet : SHOD
64. Bedsheets, e.g. : LINEN
65. "___ be in England" : OHTO
1. "The Thin Man" dog : ASTA
2. The third time's said to be one : CHARM
3. Strom Thurmond follower of 1948 : DIXIECRAT
4. 106, to Trajan : CVI
5. Truman who wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's" : CAPOTE
6. Lack of interest : APATHY
7. Something to paddle : CANOE
8. Even score : TIE
9. Ones who are elected : INS
10. Winner's wreath : LAUREL
11. German steel city : ESSEN
12. Bonbon, e.g. : SWEET
13. Shorebirds : TERNS
21. The Appalachians, e.g.: Abbr. : MTS
22. "The Devil Wears ___" : PRADA
24. Sunrise direction : EAST
25. Explorer Marco : POLO
26. "I smell ___" : ARAT
29. Ambulance worker, for short : EMT
30. ___ Speed Wagon (old vehicle) : REO
31. Auto gizmo that talks, in brief : GPS
32. Sidewalk game with chalk : HOPSCOTCH
33. Big Apple museum, with "the" : MET
34. Sizzling sound : SSS
36. Standoffish : ALOOF
37. Half of Mork's goodbye : NANU
38. Advice regarding touching a hot stove : DONT
39. Actress Spelling : TORI
43. Sang loudly, with "out" : BELTED
44. Chase : PURSUE
45. To the rear, on a ship : ASTERN
46. Suffix with Israel or Manhattan : ITE
47. Spouses : MATES
48. Singer Piaf : EDITH
49. The Lone Ranger's faithful friend : TONTO
50. Bourne of "The Bourne Identity" : JASON
51. Build : ERECT
55. Sgt. Snorkel's four-legged friend : OTTO
57. Friend : PAL
58. French friend : AMI
59. ___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
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