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NY Times, Sun, Mar 02, 2008 FORWARD THINKING

Author: Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach / Will Shortz
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Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 80, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 587 (avg 1.63)
Open squares: 132, Cheater squares: 8, Freshness Factor™: 74.6, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 14 of 28 for Mr. Blindauer — solos: 20, collaborations: 8, Sundays: 7
This is puzzle 5 of 11 for Mr. Orbach — solos: 5, collaborations: 6, Sundays: 6

JimH notes: I have added circles that did not appear in the published puzzle to show the theme answers. The Forward Thinking letter substitutions go through the alphabet in order. In 1 Across, A becomes B. In 29 Across, C becomes D, through to 126 Across where Y becomes Z.
1
K
2
O
3
O
4
L
5
B
6
I
7
D
8
R
9
E
10
G
11
S
12
C
13
E
14
C
15
I
16
L
17
I
18
A
19
O
N
L
E
A
V
E
20
A
R
O
O
21
M
22
U
N
I
T
I
N
G
23
I
C
E
T
R
A
Y
24
I
N
T
R
A
25
P
R
U
S
S
I
A
26
E
S
S
E
N
27
E
L
E
C
T
S
28
S
I
D
E
A
29
D
A
30
D
D
Y
S
H
A
C
31
K
32
C
A
L
M
33
S
34
I
35
O
36
C
37
M
I
A
T
A
38
G
39
O
O
D
F
A
T
40
S
41
S
T
A
42
R
43
H
44
A
Z
E
R
45
W
46
E
B
B
47
R
I
A
48
O
H
D
E
A
R
49
D
50
E
51
N
I
M
52
J
53
V
54
D
55
R
I
P
S
56
L
E
G
P
A
R
57
T
58
Y
59
S
E
G
E
60
R
61
E
S
T
E
E
S
62
D
R
E
S
S
63
H
A
64
S
T
E
65
R
E
66
S
E
T
S
67
E
S
S
68
N
I
X
E
D
D
69
R
I
N
K
S
70
A
71
D
72
O
73
S
74
E
E
S
I
N
75
S
O
L
T
I
76
A
77
S
L
A
N
78
S
79
N
80
A
T
C
H
81
S
A
82
U
T
E
83
S
P
84
Y
B
E
A
N
S
85
P
O
P
R
U
I
86
Z
87
T
H
O
S
88
E
89
O
M
E
N
I
I
90
A
L
P
91
E
92
Y
E
S
93
S
94
W
95
I
S
S
M
I
S
T
96
M
I
L
97
K
98
D
99
V
D
S
100
O
101
P
T
I
C
102
S
H
E
103
E
E
N
I
E
104
L
105
O
106
X
P
R
O
F
I
107
L
108
E
109
G
O
N
N
110
A
111
S
H
R
I
N
E
112
A
S
113
W
114
A
115
N
116
G
117
O
A
T
E
E
S
118
S
O
A
M
I
119
P
U
T
I
T
O
120
N
121
N
U
T
T
R
E
E
122
O
S
H
E
A
123
I
R
O
N
A
G
E
124
P
R
E
S
O
R
T
125
A
S
S
N
126
C
O
P
Y
B
O
Z
© 2008, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Offer for an R. J. Reynolds brand? : KOOLBID
8. Rules, for short : REGS
12. 1970 Simon & Garfunkel hit : CECILIA
19. Away from a teaching post : ONLEAVE
20. Forster's "___ With a View" : AROOM
22. Joining : UNITING
23. Cube holder : ICETRAY
24. IUD part : INTRA
25. Realm of Otto von Bismarck : PRUSSIA
26. 1802 acquisition of 25-Across : ESSEN
27. Settles on, in a way : ELECTS
28. Top of a platter : SIDEA
29. Papa pad? : DADDYSHACK
32. Composes : CALMS
34. Org. that oversees quadrennial games : IOC
37. Sporty Mazda : MIATA
38. Canola and sunflower oil? : GOODFATS
41. Best fraternity pledge tormentor? : STARHAZER
45. Jack who said "Just the facts, ma'am" : WEBB
47. Rugged coastline feature : RIA
48. "My!" : OHDEAR
49. Casual attire : DENIM
52. Not the most exciting school athletes? : JVDRIPS
56. Social gathering with the Rockettes? : LEGPARTY
59. "Like a Rock" singer Bob : SEGER
61. Cosmetician Lauder and others : ESTEES
62. Get decked out : DRESS
63. Waste maker : HASTE
65. Puts up again, as bowling pins : RESETS
67. Squiggly letter : ESS
68. Got sober? : NIXEDDRINKS
70. Flutter : ADO
73. Shows past the doorstep : SEESIN
75. Student of Bartók : SOLTI
76. The lion in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" : ASLAN
78. Clap hands on : SNATCH
81. Pan-fry : SAUTE
83. C.I.A. noggins? : SPYBEANS
85. Hit boxer John with a haymaker? : POPRUIZ
87. "___ Calloways" (Disney film) : THOSE
89. "Damien" subtitle : OMENII
90. Mount Rigi, e.g. : ALP
91. Head set : EYES
93. Fog in Zürich? : SWISSMIST
96. How-to films for a dairy farm? : MILKDVDS
100. ___ nerve : OPTIC
102. First song on "More of the Monkees" : SHE
103. ___, meenie, miney, mo : EENIE
104. Side view of salmon? : LOXPROFILE
109. "Soon It's ___ Rain" ("The Fantasticks" song) : GONNA
111. Reliquary : SHRINE
112. Temple of Isis locale : ASWAN
116. Facial growths : GOATEES
118. Phrase of agreement : SOAMI
119. Words heard after opening a gift, maybe : PUTITON
121. Hazel, e.g. : NUTTREE
122. Ice Cube né ___ Jackson : OSHEA
123. It started around 1100 B.C. : IRONAGE
124. Do a mailroom task : PRESORT
125. Professional org. : ASSN
126. Transcribe some Dickens? : COPYBOZ
 1. Colorful carp : KOI
2. Enough, for some : ONCE
3. Plaudits, of a sort : OLES
4. "Sure, I'm game" : LETS
5. Exposed : BARED
6. One of Donald's exes : IVANA
7. Susan of "Looker" : DEY
8. Train storage area : RAILYARD
9. ___ Tubb, the Texas Troubadour : ERNEST
10. Nabber's cry : GOTCHA
11. Rather, informally : SORTA
12. Silver prizes : CUPS
13. Physicist Fermi : ENRICO
14. ___ Real, Spain : CIUDAD
15. The "se" in per se : ITSELF
16. The King's "princess" : LISAMARIE
17. Common pasta suffix : INI
18. Eastern title : AGA
21. Like some Sp. nouns : MASC
27. "The Sopranos" Emmy winner Falco : EDIE
30. No man's land, in brief : DMZ
31. Vladimir Putin's onetime org. : KGB
33. Michael of R.E.M. : STIPE
34. Wagner heroine : ISOLDE
35. Extras : OTHERS
36. Mooches : CADGES
39. It commonly follows a verb: Abbr. : OBJ
40. Disrespect : SASS
42. Salespeople, informally : REPS
43. Lukas of "Witness" : HAAS
44. Sheet music abbr. : ARR
45. Locks on a dome : WIG
46. Chef Lagasse : EMERIL
50. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
51. Must : NEEDSTO
53. Winners' signs : VEES
54. August hrs. : DST
55. Some football blockers: Abbr. : RTS
57. "See ___?" : THIS
58. Plane part : YAXIS
60. Signs a lease : RENTS
64. "Julius Caesar" setting : SENATE
66. Deejay's bane : SKIP
68. Classic soft drink with orange, grape and peach flavors : NEHI
69. Shad delicacies : ROES
70. "So-Called Chaos" singer Morissette : ALANIS
71. Like Niels Bohr : DANISH
72. Kind of inspection : ONSITE
73. Orch. section : STR
74. Old French coin : ECU
76. Means of defense: Abbr. : ABMS
77. Come across as : SEEM
78. Canned meat brand : SPAM
79. "And that's ___" ("Believe you me") : NOLIE
80. Christina in the 2005 revival of "Sweet Charity" : APPLEGATE
82. Speech stumbles : UHS
84. Informal greetings : YOS
86. Zoo feature, in England : ZED
88. Finnic language : ESTONIAN
92. Fashion inits. : YSL
94. Ring bearer : WIFE
95. Here, on the Riviera : ICI
97. Fife player : KNOTTS
98. Bread for tacos? : DINERO
99. Plywood layer : VENEER
100. ___ Book Club : OPRAHS
101. 7, 11 and 13 : PRIMES
105. Bologna bone : OSSO
106. Mandela's native tongue : XHOSA
107. Hijacked cruise ship Achille ___ : LAURO
108. Bar at the bar : ESTOP
110. "I'd hate to break up ___" : ASET
113. Having a taste of the grape : WINY
114. Run up ___ : ATAB
115. NASA cancellation : NOGO
116. Econ. measure : GNP
117. Your and my : OUR
119. Snap : PIC
120. Cyrano's nose : NEZ
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