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NY Times, Tue, Dec 10, 1996

Author: D. Niles / W. Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F W X Z }, Scrabble score: 345 (avg 1.81)
Open squares: 77, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 71.3, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 11 of 15 for Mr. Niles — solos: 15, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 8

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© 1996, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Charlie Chan portrayer Warner : OLAND
6. Letters after a proof : QED
9. 1908 Peace Nobelist Fredrik : BAJER
14. Auger or drill : BORER
15. ___ Today : USA
16. A McCoy, to a Hatfield : ENEMY
17. 747 and DC-10 : JUMBOJETS
19. "___ which will live in infamy": F.D.R. : ADATE
20. Greek earth goddess : GAEA
21. British submachine gun : STEN
22. Temporary stay : SOJOURN
26. Literally, face to face : VISAVIS
29. Accents in "resume" : ACUTES
30. Precooking solution : MARINADE
31. 18-wheelers : SEMIS
32. Founder of a French dynasty : CAPET
33. Meadow : LEA
34. Ninnies : SAPS
35. Seeker of the Golden Fleece : JASON
36. Take ___ at (criticize) : AJAB
37. Singer Kamoze : INI
38. Spanish gent : SENOR
39. "Zorba the Greek" setting : CRETE
40. Genius : EINSTEIN
42. Attired for a frat party : TOGAED
43. Convertibles : RAGTOPS
44. Additional helpings : SECONDS
45. Moonshine containers : JUGS
46. Phnom ___ : PENH
47. Old adders : ABACI
49. Nickname for DiMaggio : JOLTINJOE
54. Italian bowling game : BOCCE
55. Record speed: Abbr. : RPM
56. Role for Valentino : SHEIK
57. Some sharks : MAKOS
58. Caribbean, e.g. : SEA
59. Circumvent : ELUDE
 1. Goal: Abbr. : OBJ
2. Singer Rawls or Reed : LOU
3. Pitcher's pride : ARM
4. Lincoln's state: Abbr. : NEB
5. Small parachutes : DROGUES
6. Wicked "Snow White" figure : QUEEN
7. "Como ___ usted?" : ESTA
8. Prosecutors, for short : DAS
9. Skedaddles : BEATSIT
10. Like the Incas : ANDEAN
11. "Les Miserables" protagonist : JEANVALJEAN
12. C.P.R. administrant : EMT
13. Deli bread : RYE
18. See 30-Down : JARS
21. Theda Bara, e.g. : SIREN
22. With more attitude : SASSIER
23. Pacific islands, collectively : OCEANIA
24. Single calisthenic : JUMPINGJACK
25. Big name in elevators : OTIS
26. Gaseous mist : VAPOR
27. Conceptualized : IDEATED
28. Where oysters sleep? : SEABEDS
30. With 18-Down, home canning items : MASON
32. ___ Major (southern constellation) : CANIS
35. Army vehicles : JEEPS
36. 35-Across's vessel : ARGO
38. Cheap cigars : STOGIES
39. Apache chief : COCHISE
41. Plaster finish : STUCCO
42. Camp sight : TENT
44. Alabama city : SELMA
46. Pontiff : POPE
47. Defense syst. : ABM
48. Feathered stole : BOA
49. Some namesakes, for short : JRS
50. Gretzky's grp. : NHL
51. Game, in France : JEU
52. Ending with human or planet : OID
53. Supplement, with "out" : EKE
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