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NY Times, Wed, May 19, 2004

Author: Alan Arbesfeld / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.71)
Open squares: 72, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 59.7, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 54 of 77 for Mr. Arbesfeld — solos: 77, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 10

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© 2004, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Reunion group : CLAN
5. Cheese from Europe : EDAM
9. Capital of Bolivia : LAPAZ
14. Altar happening : RITE
15. Investigatory aid : NOSE
16. Rare eye color : OLIVE
17. Controversial apple spray : ALAR
18. "Whatcha ___?" : DOIN
19. Increased : WAXED
20. Dealer in ointments? : SALVETRADER
23. Model information: Abbr. : YRS
24. Eye cover : SCLERA
25. "Star Wars" creature : EWOK
27. None-too-bright Broadway backer? : OBTUSEANGEL
33. Wrestling throw : BODYSLAM
37. Don ___ de la Vega, a k a Zorro : DIEGO
38. Zhivago's love : LARA
39. Swelling : EDEMA
42. British weapon : STEN
43. Time and ___ : AHALF
45. African desert : KALAHARI
47. Some dairy records? : BUTTERFILES
50. Aleutian island : ATKA
51. Pageboy, for one : HAIRDO
56. Modifying wd. : ADJ
59. Kangaroos at the South Pole? : COLDHOPPERS
62. "___ the Raven, 'Nevermore'" : QUOTH
64. Place : LIEU
65. One way to run : AMOK
66. Loosen : UNTIE
67. Currier's partner : IVES
68. Zola novel : NANA
69. Syrian leader : ASSAD
70. Shoulder adjoiner : NAPE
71. Impressionist : APER
 1. Uncouth : CRASS
2. Purple shade : LILAC
3. In any way : ATALL
4. Chutzpah : NERVE
5. Lamp support, perhaps : ENDTABLE
6. Word with chain or prize : DOOR
7. ___ Minor : ASIA
8. Director Sam of "American Beauty" : MENDES
9. Mean way to go : LOWROAD
10. Like : ALA
11. Sprite : PIXY
12. State confidently : AVER
13. Last section of a London telephone directory : ZEDS
21. Cupid's counterpart : EROS
22. Milk source : EWE
26. Purchase at a Jewish deli : KNISH
28. Small amount : TAD
29. 1957 Best Supporting Actress Miyoshi ___ : UMEKI
30. "___ life!" : GETA
31. City ENE of Budapest : EGER
32. Actress Anderson : LONI
33. Spill the beans : BLAB
34. Island with Kaala Peak : OAHU
35. "Shoot!" : DRAT
36. 1945 conference site : YALTA
40. ___ de tête (French headache) : MAL
41. Draft locale : ALEHOUSE
44. Sold for : FETCHED
46. "Pronto!" : ASAP
48. "Citizen Kane" studio : RKO
49. Sergeant's order : FALLIN
52. Toothpaste once advertised by Bucky Beaver : IPANA
53. Chart anew : REMAP
54. Dull speaker : DRONE
55. Schindler of "Schindler's List" : OSKAR
56. Shade by the beach? : AQUA
57. Demands for payment : DUNS
58. Scribbles (down) : JOTS
60. Egoistical, demanding sort : DIVA
61. Dickens's villainous clerk : HEEP
63. Aunt, in Aragón : TIA
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