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NY Times, Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Author: Peter A. Collins / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open squares: 68, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 56.8, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 20 of 28 for Mr. Collins — solos: 21, collaborations: 7, Sundays: 1

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© 2008, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Stock classification : NOPAR
6. Shots for sots : NIPS
10. Adenauer nickname, with "Der" : ALTE
14. Lloyd Webber/Rice musical : EVITA
15. Prefix with industry : AGRO
16. Plows follow them : ROWS
17. Bakery order : DOZEN
18. Passion : ZEAL
19. Nursery sounds : GOOS
20. Presidential first name : ZACHARY
22. Game with sleight of hand : MONTE
23. Jacket material for a mixed-up North Carolina athlete? : LEATHER
25. Joy : ELATION
27. Carving tool : ADZ
28. Handel's "___ for St. Cecilia's Day" : ODE
29. Piano piece : RAG
30. Memphis-to-Nashville dir. : ENE
31. Not pay attention : DOZE
33. ___ high : ONA
35. Detects : SENSES
37. Oenophile, as a mixed-up Michigan athlete? : WINELOVER
40. Term of friendship in France : MONAMI
43. 1962 #1 country hit "___ Been Everywhere" : IVE
44. "Ma! He's Making Eyes ___" (1940 hit) : ATME
48. What makes God good? : ANO
49. Medicine, e.g.: Abbr. : SCI
51. Sartre's "The Transcendence of the ___" : EGO
53. King of the Roman Empire : REX
54. Sit on : REPRESS
56. Flew by, as a mixed-up Michigan State athlete? : RANPAST
58. "Cheers!" abroad : SALUT
59. Move beyond : OUTSTEP
61. Hail ___ : ACAB
62. Actress Raines on the Hollywood Walk of Fame : ELLA
63. According to : ASPER
66. Peterson of 2003 news : LACI
67. Home of Grand Forks: Abbr. : NDAK
68. Cubic meter : STERE
69. Egyptian sun god : ATEN
70. Chromosome carrier : GENE
71. Holy text : KORAN
 1. Flanders of Springfield : NED
2. Ab ___ (from the start) : OVO
3. Flash : PIZZAZZ
4. Really bugged : ATEAT
5. Where to find a vaquero : RANCHO
6. Jesus, notably : NAZARENE
7. Eisner successor at Disney : IGER
8. Grace, for one : PRAYER
9. Spain's Costa del ___ : SOL
10. Jargon from a mixed-up Florida athlete? : ARGOT
11. Nuts : LOONIES
12. Colored like some cars : TWOTONE
13. Ancient Dead Sea sect : ESSENES
21. Study of pleasure : HEDONICS
22. Tony winner Patrick : MAGEE
23. Boy : LAD
24. Shogun capital : EDO
26. Strip site : LASVEGAS
32. Actress Aulin of "Candy" : EWA
34. Clay, after a while : ALI
36. Gun enthusiasts' org. : NRA
38. "No more for me, thanks" : IMSET
39. Pass : OVERTAKE
40. Veal ___ : MARSALA
41. Classic batting game : ONEACAT
42. Not anywhere : NOPLACE
45. Hide seeker : TRAPPER
46. Mayo, for one : MES
47. Telephone no. add-on : EXT
50. Wagner heroine : ISOLDE
52. Focused at work : ONTASK
55. Apply to the skin, as on a mixed-up U.C.L.A. athlete? : RUBIN
57. Rotini topper : PESTO
60. ___ Bator, Mongolia : ULAN
62. H.S. course : ENG
64. Depression-___ : ERA
65. Stimpy's TV pal : REN
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