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NY Times, Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Author: Joe Krozel / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.39)
Open squares: 82, Cheater squares: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Freshness Factor™: 63.7 (• 75.7 Thu. %-ile), NYT Across Lite file
This is puzzle 29 of 32 for Mr. Krozel — solos: 24, collaborations: 8, Sundays: 1

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© 2009, The New York Times
Across Down
1. They're akin to khans : AGAS
5. Punts, e.g. : SCOWS
10. Maintain : HAVE
14. Joining of opposite sides : PACT
15. First word of the Lord's Prayer in French : NOTRE
16. Drop : OMIT
17. ___ perpetuum (let it be everlasting) : ESTO
18. Sinclair Lewis novel : ARROWSMITH
20. Setting piece : SOUPSPOON
22. Exotic fish : TETRA
23. Venetian feature : LAGOON
24. Rankle : GRATEON
26. Series of sorties : AIROFFENSIVE
28. Half of bi- : UNI
29. Big do : AFRO
30. Tricolor pooch : BEAGLE
34. Wind element : REED
36. Title not acquired by Miss Spain?: Abbr. : SRA
38. ___ ring : MOOD
39. Set on the court : ASSIST
42. Utah ski resort : ALTA
45. Mass ender? : IVE
46. Gateway Arch designer : EEROSAARINEN
49. Made a switch in a game : CASTLED
52. Carriers of arms : SLINGS
53. Beethoven dedicatee : ELISE
54. Has been around since, with "to" : DATESBACK
57. Bomb : AEROSOLCAN
59. Funny Wilson : OWEN
60. Went after : SUED
61. Tag words : NOTIT
62. "Doctor Who" villainess, with "the" : RANI
63. Italian rumbler : ETNA
64. Big ados : STIRS
65. Putin input? : NYET
 1. Galoots : APES
2. Refinery products : GASOLINES
3. Insurance company employees : ACTUARIES
4. Like some traffic : STOPGO
5. Suddenly break, as a twig : SNAPOFF
6. Ones examining bodies of evidence? : CORONERS
7. Juan's other : OTRO
8. Betrays, say : WRONGS
9. Finish (up) : SEW
10. They're out standing in their field : HOMETEAM
11. Somewhat : AMITE
12. Not natural, in a way, after "in" : VITRO
13. ___ Allen furniture : ETHAN
19. Hold (off) : STAVE
21. Coin "swallower" : SOFA
25. Trunk part : RIB
26. Goddess of breezes : AURA
27. Charles and others : NORAS
31. Kind of party : GOINGAWAY
32. What's barely done in movies? : LOVESCENE
33. First couple's home : EDEN
35. Tab, for one : DIETSODA
37. Actor Sim who played Ebenezer Scrooge : ALASTAIR
40. 1991 and 1992 U.S. Open champ : SELES
41. III in modern Rome : TRE
43. Biblical money units : TALENTS
44. Fleischer and others : ARIS
47. It doesn't end in 00 : ODDLOT
48. Natural : INBORN
49. Quit : CEASE
50. Unalaska native, e.g. : ALEUT
51. It may precede a storm : SIREN
55. Play start : ACTI
56. Work on a muffler, say : KNIT
58. Walk-___ : ONS
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