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NY Times, Tue, Jul 26, 2005

Author: Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 323 (avg 1.73)
Open squares: 64, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 62.6, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 11 of 24 for Mr. Glickstein — solos: 2, collaborations: 22, Sundays: 6
This is puzzle 144 of 182 for Ms. Salomon — solos: 67, collaborations: 115, Sundays: 36

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© 2005, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Electronic journals : BLOGS
6. Stretchy candy : TAFFY
11. The elder Geo. Bush once headed it : CIA
14. Lover boy : ROMEO
15. Trixie's best friend, on TV : ALICE
16. Some rush-hour periods: Abbr. : AMS
17. Pair of socks? : ONETWOPUNCH
19. Sch. in Troy, N.Y. : RPI
20. Comes out on top : WINS
21. Funny Conway : TIM
22. Called strikes and balls : UMPED
24. It turns the tide : MOON
26. Frog-to-be : TADPOLE
28. Spears : IMPALES
31. Architect Jones : INIGO
32. Stiller's comedy partner : MEARA
33. Stat for Ali : TKO
34. Science class feature : LAB
37. Pair of sneakers? : PARTNERSINCRIME
42. Lorne Michaels show, for short : SNL
43. Neckline shape : VEE
44. Took to the station house : RANIN
45. Confessed, with "up" : OWNED
48. Caught, as with a tree limb : SNAGGED
50. "March!" opener : FORWARD
52. Time's partner, in brief : TEMP
53. Means to solving a sudoku puzzle : LOGIC
54. I love, in Mexico : AMO
55. "Tosca" number : ARIA
59. Britney Spears's "___ Slave 4 U" : IMA
60. Pair of pants? : HUFFANDPUFF
64. Engine speed, for short : RPM
65. Lustful looker : OGLER
66. Dutch pottery : DELFT
67. It's definite : THE
68. Ostentatious : SHOWY
69. Low cards : TREYS
 1. Knitted body part : BROW
2. Actress Anderson : LONI
3. Divine sign : OMEN
4. Wise up : GETSMART
5. Piglet's mother : SOW
6. Gimme putts : TAPINS
7. Homecoming guest : ALUM
8. Swimming aid : FIN
9. Obscenity watcher: Abbr. : FCC
10. Violinist Menuhin : YEHUDI
11. Fuel-saving strategy : CARPOOLING
12. Motivate : IMPEL
13. Stage mutter : ASIDE
18. Plains tribe : OTOE
23. Driver's stat. : MPG
25. Pearl Buck heroine : OLAN
26. Polynesian pendant : TIKI
27. See 38-Down : ANON
28. Bratty types : IMPS
29. Nasty : MEAN
30. Charades, e.g. : PARLORGAME
33. Philosopher Lao-___ : TSE
35. French gal pal : AMIE
36. Give a bit : BEND
38. ___ and 27-Down (for all time) : EVER
39. Comic Foxx : REDD
40. Burn the midnight oil, student-style : CRAM
41. Linen pulp product : RAGPAPER
46. It ended at 11:00 on 11/11 : WWI
47. Crispy snacks : NACHOS
48. Beatified mother : STMARY
49. Dodge model : NEON
50. Coquette : FLIRT
51. Get-up-and-go : OOMPH
54. Not many : AFEW
56. Be a monarch : RULE
57. In doubt : IFFY
58. Backs of boats : AFTS
61. "Ick!" : UGH
62. Andy Capp's wife : FLO
63. Banned insecticide : DDT
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