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NY Times, Fri, Apr 08, 2005

Author: Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.53)
Open squares: 103, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 70.8, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 205 of 245 for Mr. Nosowsky — solos: 243, collaborations: 2, Sundays: 29

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© 2005, The New York Times
Across Down
1. High circulation increaser : CEILINGFAN
11. Boat with square ends : SCOW
15. One of us : HUMANBEING
16. Club of song : COPA
17. Outlet for the Indus : ARABIANSEA
18. Wilson's "The ___ Baltimore" : HOTL
19. Some chamber groups : NONETS
20. Divining rod : TWIG
22. Like wee-uns : LIL
23. Wagons-___ (sleeping cars, abroad) : LITS
25. One way to field a ball : ONAHOP
27. Wind dir. : WSW
30. "Unholy Loves" author : OATES
33. Sphere : ARENA
34. Question after "You were snoring!" : IWAS
36. Walkaway : ROMP
37. "The Sound of Music" name : TRAPP
38. He was declared a public enemy by the Senate : NERO
39. "The Naked Gun," for one : SPOOF
41. Unused : IDLE
42. Be reluctant : DEMUR
44. Give ___ (berate) : ITTO
45. "My little chickadee" : DEAR
46. Bizet work : OPERA
47. Fore for four? : TETRA
49. Prefix with peptic : DYS
50. Crumples into a ball : WADSUP
52. Cover : VEIL
54. General on a Chinese menu : TSO
55. Airport pickup : LIMO
58. Target for a gum eraser : SMUDGE
62. Paris's ___ Gauche : RIVE
64. Epic : LARGESCALE
66. November 13, e.g. : IDES
67. One with a drawing room : ARTTEACHER
68. Ford product, informally : MERC
69. Decoration at public baths : FLOORTILES
 1. "The Shanghai Cobra" hero, 1945 : CHAN
2. Mark's replacement : EURO
3. One-named supermodel : IMAN
4. Brand name, e.g. : LABEL
5. Ab ___ (from the beginning) : INITIO
6. Shaq and Yao, for two : NBASTARS
7. ___-X : GEN
8. Duke : FIST
9. From square one : ANEW
10. Marsh of mystery : NGAIO
11. L.S.A.T. part: Abbr. : SCH
12. Calm : COOLHEADED
13. Quarterback's call : OPTIONPLAY
14. Does decorating on the side : WALLPAPERS
21. Cause for slapping oneself : GNAT
24. "Quit that!" : STOPIT
26. Right Guard rival : ARRID
27. Carpenter's decoration : WINDOWTRIM
28. Have done with : SWEEPASIDE
29. Ostensibly fresh, but not really : WARMEDOVER
31. Be theatrical : EMOTE
32. Broadcaster's ad offering : SPOTTV
35. Gets down (on) : SOURS
40. Chiromancer : FORESEER
43. Julia on screen : RAUL
48. Targets : AIMSAT
51. Kebab go-with : PILAF
53. Susan with an Emmy : LUCCI
56. Soil fertilizer : MARL
57. "___ take arms against a sea of troubles": Hamlet : ORTO
59. Willy Wonka's creator : DAHL
60. Hilarity : GLEE
61. Plural suffix with auction : EERS
63. PC key : ESC
65. It was "really lookin' fine" in a 1964 hit : GTO
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