NY Times, Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Author: Joe Krozel / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open squares: 62, Cheater squares: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Freshness Factor™: 63.8 (30.3 Fri. %-ile), NYT Across Lite file
This is puzzle 14 of 32 for Mr. Krozel — solos: 24, collaborations: 8, Sundays: 1

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Across Down
1. Spanish figure eights : OCHOS
6. It makes pot potent: Abbr. : THC
9. Fan favorite : IDOL
13. Strip : UNROBE
14. Judah's house, in a Lew Wallace title : HUR
15. Thirds, e.g. : MORE
16. Cry on a corsair : SHIVERMETIMBERS
19. Part of a grp. : MEM
20. Camcorder component : VCR
21. St. Anthony's crosses : TAUS
22. Something exercised by artists : CREATIVELICENSE
28. Tiny fraction of a min. : PSEC
29. Dept. head : SECY
30. Topper around a loch : TAM
31. Ryan of "Pippin" : IRENE
32. Actress Peeples : NIA
33. State whose capital is Panaji : GOA
34. It's high in Manhattan : THECOSTOFLIVING
38. Yom ___ : TOV
39. Laotian language group : TAI
40. Talk ender : ATIVE
41. Expos'd : OPE
42. Bollywood cover-up : SARI
43. Look over before holding up : CASE
44. Music theory subject : PENTATONICSCALE
49. ___ Twins (pair in old ads for home perm kits) : TONI
50. Rolodex abbr. : TEL
51. Gents : HES
52. Plans to nail suspects : STINGOPERATIONS
57. Potential lockdown preceder : RIOT
58. Classy org.? : NEA
59. "Later!" : IMGONE
60. 365 giorni : ANNO
61. Friend of Frodo : SAM
62. Like some toothpaste : MINTY
1. Part of O.H.M.S. : ONHER
2. Goal of a neighborhood watch : CRIMEPREVENTION
3. ___ lane : HOV
4. Honour for J. K. Rowling : OBE
5. Island locales : SERVICESTATIONS
6. Coaching cliché : THERESNOIINTEAM
7. Rough housing : HUT
8. Great all-around reviews : CRITICALACCLAIM
9. Fill (with) : IMBUE
10. Is totally apathetic : DOESNTGIVEAHOOT
11. His #4 was retired : ORR
12. "___ Sylphides" (ballet) : LES
13. Commandant's outfit: Abbr. : USMC
17. Year Emperor Henry IV was dethroned : MCV
18. Department store chain founder : MACY
23. "Be there in ___" : ASEC
24. ___'clock : TENO
25. First name in New World exploration : LEIF
26. River through Mâcon : SAONE
27. Hi-tech read : EMAG
31. Wishful thinking? : IHOPE
34. Sports car option : TTOP
35. Hawaiian staple : TARO
36. "But I must also feel ___ a man": Macduff : ITAS
37. Baron's superior: Abbr. : VISC
42. Ratted : SANG
45. Fictional faithful friend : TONTO
46. Occupational suffix : IER
47. Montana who played Luca Brasi in "The Godfather" : LENNY
48. Verb from which "sum" is derived : ESSE
52. Tabasco title: Abbr. : SRA
53. Plate material : TIN
54. Part of a shell game : PEA
55. 1979 nuclear accident site: Abbr. : TMI
56. Engine starter: Abbr. : IGN
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