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NY Times, Fri, May 29, 2009

Author: Randolph Ross / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 6.00, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.43)
Open squares: 106, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 79.5, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 92 of 94 for Mr. Ross — solos: 94, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 40

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© 2009, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Place holder? : DIGIT
6. "Lost" category : PASTTENSE
15. Online message : ENOTE
16. Equal, essentially : ASPARTAME
17. G neighbor : AFLAT
18. Introducer of 45's in '49 : RCAVICTOR
19. Memorable : REDLETTER
21. What busy people are on : THEGO
22. Ice cream mix-in : OREO
23. Like some opinions : HONEST
25. "In the Heights" Tony winner ___-Manuel Miranda : LIN
26. Middle of the British Isles? : CENTRE
27. Congregational : LAIC
31. Long while : DOGSAGE
33. Allied landing site of September 1943 : SALERNO
35. Derby dry-goods dealer : DRAPER
36. "Everybody Loves Raymond" Emmy winner Patricia : HEATON
37. Gets in sync : ATTUNES
39. Kennel clamor : WOOFING
40. Action figure? : DOER
41. Charcoal wood sources : ALDERS
43. Backwoods pro? : FER
44. Some are blank : STARES
45. Oracular : WISE
46. Jet : SPOUT
50. Producers of some bold words : TYPEFACES
52. Charlton Heston's "The Prince and the Pauper" role : HENRYVIII
54. Columnist Molly : IVINS
55. Homeostatic : INBALANCE
56. Flat piece of paper? : LEASE
57. From this moment on : ANYLONGER
58. Where some sunflowers were painted : ARLES
 1. Pops : DEAROLDDAD
2. Beneath : INFERIORTO
3. Sir Francis Drake discovery of 1579 : GOLDENGATE
4. Ethnic prefix : ITALO
5. Head of Notre Dame : TETE
6. Series kickoff : PARTONE
7. Way up : ASCENT
8. They let people off : SPARERS
9. Torah's beginning? : TAV
10. Singer of the #1 country hit "Foolish Pride" : TRITT
11. Prepare a plate, perhaps : ETCH
12. With 20-Down, kiddie-lit counterpart of Sherlock Holmes : NATE
13. Cause of a bad air day? : SMOG
14. Finnish pentathlete Lehtonen : EERO
20. See 12-Down : THEGREAT
24. Cousin of a stickleback : SEAHORSE
26. Columnist who wrote "Don't Call It Frisco," 1953 : CAEN
27. One that's stalked : LEAF
28. Like 16-Across : ARTIFICIAL
29. From a particular perspective : INONESENSE
30. Meetings of delegates : CONGRESSES
32. Poker variety? : SPUR
34. Some July arrivals : LEOS
38. Roof work : SLATING
39. Comparatively maudlin : WEEPIER
42. Picnic cooler : DRYICE
44. Parisian pen : STYLO
45. Not stick to one's guns : WAVER
46. Ayatollah, e.g. : SHIA
47. State-founding Friend : PENN
48. "Walk ___" (1964 hit) : ONBY
49. The Ilek is one of its tributaries : URAL
51. Adidas alternative : FILA
53. It'll help you make your move : VAN
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