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NY Times, Thu, Feb 16, 2006

Author: Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 14, Words: 73, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q V X Z }
Open squares: 64, Cheater squares: 2, Freshness Factor™: 53.0, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 7 of 10 for Mr. Denham — solos: 8, collaborations: 2, Sundays: 0
This is puzzle 155 of 182 for Ms. Salomon — solos: 67, collaborations: 115, Sundays: 36

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© 2006, The New York Times
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1. Tosses in : ADDS
5. Petrol provider : ESSO
9. Small dogs, in brief : POMS
13. Spanish peso : DURO
14. Fleece : SCAM
15. Merle Haggard, in song : OKIE
16. When the cows come home? : FEEDINGTIME
18. Drop off : WANE
19. Floral leaf : SEPAL
20. Full of eager excitement : FIERYEYED
22. "Blast!" : DRAT
24. A tee covers it : TORSO
25. Self starter? : HER
27. Idle : DORMANT
30. Mystery writer Ambler : ERIC
32. Whimsical : FEY
33. "C.S.I.," e.g. : DRAMA
37. Place : LIEU
38. Ominous cry : FEEFIFOFUM
40. Point : ITEM
41. It may cover shells : PESTO
43. "There's ___ in 'team'" : NOI
44. Sheet of stamps : PANE
45. Noted gateman : STPETER
48. Sister or mother : NUN
49. Bank robber's secret : CACHE
51. ___-poly : ROLY
53. Fairy tales and urban legends : FOLKLORES
56. Shade of brown : MOCHA
59. Mrs. Dithers of "Blondie" : CORA
60. Grope : FUMBLEABOUT
62. Years in Isabella's reign : ANOS
63. Ages : ERAS
64. Cold capital : OSLO
65. Put on film, in Variety-speak : LENS
66. A few : SOME
67. Satirist Freberg : STAN
 1. Commercial charges : ADFEES
2. Bro : DUDE
3. Leaves hanging : DRIPDRIES
4. Salvager's equipment : SONAR
5. Ultimate ending : EST
6. Video store section : SCIFI
7. Changeless : SAME
8. Sequel to Puzo's "The Last Don" : OMERTA
9. Show of control, slangily : POWERTRIP
10. Green-lights : OKAYS
11. Sal of "Giant" : MINEO
12. Germ : SEED
17. Tickled : GLAD
21. Over there, poetically : YOND
23. Chewy treat : TOFFEE
25. Fab Four flick : HELP
26. Great Lakes city : ERIE
28. Purify : REFINE
29. "Hogwash!" : MYFOOT
31. Plays hooky : CUTSCLASS
34. Regardless of the consequences : ATANYCOST
35. File ___ : MENU
36. "You got that right!" : AMEN
39. Releasing more exhaust : FUMIER
42. Emperor before Vitellius : OTHO
46. Makes good cense? : PERFUMES
47. Home of Aeropuerto de Fiumicino : ROMA
49. Spitting image : CLONE
50. Canton neighbor : AKRON
52. Western wolves : LOBOS
53. ___ point : FOCAL
54. Spanish river to the Mediterranean : EBRO
55. Major dis : SLAM
57. Wahine's dance : HULA
58. Heaps : ATON
61. Wind dir. : ESE
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