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Nancy Salomon
Nancy Salomon 

NY Times, Tue, Apr 22, 2008

Author: Nancy Salomon
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open squares: 66, Cheater squares: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Freshness Factor™: 43.6 (14.2 Tue. %-ile), NYT Across Lite file
This is puzzle 179 of 184 for Ms. Salomon — solos: 69, collaborations: 115, Sundays: 36

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© 2008, The New York Times
Across Down
1. What a gal has that a gent doesn't? : HARDG
6. Elephant of children's literature : BABAR
11. Church perch : PEW
14. Correspondence sans stamp : EMAIL
15. Muscat resident : OMANI
16. Mystifying Mr. Geller : URI
17. Fishing trawler's haul? : NETEARNINGS
19. Opposite of max. : MIN
20. Board of directors hiree : CEO
21. ___ Plaines, Ill. : DES
22. Needed fixing, as a faucet : DRIPPED
24. Suffix with east or west : ERN
25. Lukas of "Witness" : HAAS
27. QB boo-boos: Abbr. : INTS
28. Seat of government's acquisitions? : CAPITALGAINS
32. Family cars : SEDANS
35. Whichever : ANY
36. 1910s-'20s car inits. : REO
37. Upturned, as a crate : ONEND
38. Gallery display : ART
39. Parade entry : FLOAT
41. Yeoman's agreement : AYE
42. Caesar of comedy : SID
43. Big Easy team : SAINTS
44. Publisher's windfall? : PAPERPROFITS
48. Terra firma : SOIL
49. Money maker : MINT
50. Celestial altar : ARA
53. Getting slick during winter : ICINGUP
56. Funny Charlotte : RAE
57. Business owner's dreaded ink color : RED
58. Jazz instrument : SAX
59. Salary for selling insects as food? : GROSSINCOME
62. Big galoot : APE
63. "Snowy" bird : EGRET
64. Ryder rival : UHAUL
65. "That's a go" : YES
66. Fakes out with fancy footwork : DEKES
67. By itself : PERSE
 1. Therefore : HENCE
2. Mideast pooh-bah : AMEER
3. Betray, in a way : RATON
4. Gambler's cube : DIE
5. Campaigner's greeting : GLADHAND
6. Dwarf tree : BONSAI
7. Parisian pal : AMI
8. Wedding reception staple : BAND
9. How curses are exchanged : ANGRILY
10. On the upswing : RISING
11. Works out with weights : PUMPSIRON
12. Lake next to Avon Lake : ERIE
13. Kiting necessity : WIND
18. Harvests : REAPS
23. Sch. monitor : PTA
26. "American Idol" quest : STARDOM
28. Pink-slip : CAN
29. Industrious insect : ANT
30. Spiffy : NEAT
31. Elbow-benders : SOTS
32. "General Hospital," for one : SOAP
33. New Age superstar : ENYA
34. Throws in the trash : DEEPSIXES
38. Run on TV : AIR
39. Add some meat to the bones : FATTENUP
40. Fleur-de-___ : LIS
42. Go off a diet big-time : SPLURGE
43. Mount of the Ten Commandments : SINAI
45. Forever and a day : EON
46. Manipulated, as an election : RIGGED
47. Many Guinness listings : FIRSTS
50. Loud, as a crowd : AROAR
51. Twin of Romulus : REMUS
52. Fred's dancing sister : ADELE
53. "Look here, old chap!" : ISAY
54. Part of Batman's ensemble : CAPE
55. "The other white meat" : PORK
60. "Didn't I tell you?" : SEE
61. ___ Guevara : CHE
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