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NY Times, Mon, Jun 25, 2001

Author: Stanley Newman / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 347 (avg 1.82)
Open squares: 75, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 58.0, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 8 of 12 for Mr. Newman — solos: 12, collaborations: 0, Sundays: 1

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© 2001, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Brass = copper + ___ : ZINC
5. Map out : PLAN
9. Long for : CRAVE
14. Jacob's twin : ESAU
15. Music of India : RAGA
16. Place for a boutonniere : LAPEL
17. Nerd identifier #1 : TAPEDEYEGLASSES
20. Sailor's assent : AYE
21. Expected, as payment : OWED
22. Bit of current : AMPERE
23. Drug ___ (government position) : CZAR
24. Air conditioner meas. : BTUS
25. Casino employee : DEALER
28. Hold : GRIP
29. "All the Things You ___" (Kern tune) : ARE
32. Poe bird : RAVEN
33. Goatee's location : CHIN
34. Gravity-powered vehicle : SLED
35. Nerd identifier #2 : OVERSIZEBOOKBAG
38. Enliven, with "up" : PERK
39. ___ splicing : GENE
40. Jigsaw puzzle unit : PIECE
41. Fast plane: Abbr. : SST
42. Religious offshoot : SECT
43. West Pointers : CADETS
44. Algebra and trig : MATH
45. Basic Web site info, for short : FAQS
46. Fashion designer Giorgio : ARMANI
49. Soybean product : TOFU
50. Sci-fi vehicle : UFO
53. Nerd identifier #3 : POCKETPROTECTOR
56. Jazz instruments : SAXES
57. Tiny bit : IOTA
58. ___ of Sandwich : EARL
59. Praiseful poem penner : ODIST
60. Genesis garden : EDEN
61. "Goodness!" : OHMY
 1. Actress Catherine ___-Jones : ZETA
2. Brit's exclamation : ISAY
3. Back of the neck : NAPE
4. Billiards stick : CUE
5. Antebellum : PREWAR
6. Paint coat : LAYER
7. Got older : AGED
8. Remind too often : NAG
9. Refuse to talk : CLAMUP
10. Talks hoarsely : RASPS
11. Church area : APSE
12. Zig or zag : VEER
13. "What ___ is new?" : ELSE
18. Egg quantities : DOZENS
19. Mexican-American, e.g. : LATINO
23. Office worker : CLERK
24. Illegal inducement : BRIBE
25. Lozenges : DROPS
26. Icicle supports : EAVES
27. Head off : AVERT
28. War of 1812 treaty site : GHENT
29. "Tiny Alice" playwright : ALBEE
30. Don't just stand there : REACT
31. Rims : EDGES
33. Prague native : CZECH
34. Loses control on ice, e.g. : SKIDS
36. Phrase of understanding : IGETIT
37. Opposite of transparent : OPAQUE
42. Most sensible : SANEST
43. Lounging robe : CAFTAN
44. Whips up : MAKES
45. Civil War historian Shelby : FOOTE
46. Lhasa ___ (dog) : APSO
47. Thoroughfare : ROAD
48. Roman 1,111 : MCXI
49. Walked (on) : TROD
50. Salt lake state : UTAH
51. Something to fill out : FORM
52. Paris airport : ORLY
54. Mincemeat dessert : PIE
55. Corporate V.I.P. : CEO
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