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NY Times, Tue, Nov 30, 2004

Author: Joan Yanofsky / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.75)
Open squares: 71, Cheater squares: 2, Freshness Factor™: 54.3, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 5 of 5 for Ms. Yanofsky — solos: 5, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 0

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© 2004, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Protrudes : JUTS
5. Stay to the finish : LAST
9. Harness racer : PACER
14. Straddling : ATOP
15. Whale of a movie? : ORCA
16. Be wild about : ADORE
17. Hourly pay : WAGE
18. Try to persuade : COAX
19. "The Thinker" sculptor : RODIN
20. Title of a certain astronomy lecture : HOWVASTISSPACE
23. ___ de France : ILE
24. Auction unit : LOT
25. Fraternal group : MASONS
29. Custard dessert : FLAN
31. Part-goat god : PAN
34. Funny Sherman : ALLAN
35. Call it a day : QUIT
36. Fill beyond full : SATE
37. With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lecture : BOOKYOURSEATNOW
40. Tolkien tree creatures : ENTS
41. Bagpiper's wear : KILT
42. Augusta's home : MAINE
43. Bandleader Brown : LES
44. Gullible sorts : SAPS
45. Astaire or Rogers : DANCER
46. Roadie's load : AMP
47. In great shape : FIT
48. See 37-Across : SPACEISLIMITED
56. Yule tune : CAROL
57. Orange component : PULP
58. On the road : AWAY
60. For all to see : OVERT
61. Leap for Lipinski : AXEL
62. Veg out : LAZE
63. Withdraws gradually : WEANS
64. Apportion, with "out" : METE
65. Had down cold : KNEW
 1. Paleontologist's discovery : JAW
2. Delta Center N.B.A. team : UTAH
3. Like some pizza orders : TOGO
4. Gush forth : SPEW
5. Townies : LOCALS
6. Lost a lap? : AROSE
7. "Vamoose!" : SCAT
8. Hailer's cry : TAXI
9. Person of the cloth : PARSON
10. Vote to accept : ADOPT
11. Musical finale : CODA
12. ___ the Red : ERIC
13. Director Clair : RENE
21. 1992 Joe Pesci title role : VINNY
22. Party offering : SLATE
25. Silents star Normand : MABEL
26. Unescorted : ALONE
27. Vegas coin-ops : SLOTS
28. Producers of 46-Downs : OAKS
29. Rolls up, as a flag : FURLS
30. Shopper's aid : LIST
31. Lose one's cool : PANIC
32. Make amends : ATONE
33. Fresher : NEWER
35. Groucho remark : QUIP
36. Mikita of hockey : STAN
38. Cousin of a giraffe : OKAPI
39. Valuable violin : AMATI
44. Refines, as ore : SMELTS
45. Endearing facial feature : DIMPLE
46. Squirrel's stash : ACORN
47. Boneless cut : FILET
48. Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
49. Do roadwork : PAVE
50. Neck of the woods : AREA
51. Many cyber-ads : SPAM
52. Richness : LUXE
53. Spill the beans : TALK
54. Actor McGregor : EWAN
55. Stun : DAZE
59. Bow wood : YEW
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