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NY Times, Fri, Aug 24, 2001

Author: Manny Nosowsky / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 25, Avg Word Len: 5.88, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.44)
Open squares: 104, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 76.5, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 129 of 245 for Mr. Nosowsky — solos: 243, collaborations: 2, Sundays: 29

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© 2001, The New York Times
Across Down
1. "___ seems" : SOIT
5. Tries to cover up : PAPERSOVER
15. About : INRE
16. Opening pair? : ADAMANDEVE
17. Seismologist's field: Abbr. : GEOL
18. Bristly : WIREHAIRED
19. Kind of thinking : NONLINEAR
21. Like "Miró, Miró on the wall" : PUNNY
22. Rainbow maker : PRISM
23. "___ Central Park" (1945 Broadway hit) : UPIN
25. One who can't bear family life? : MALE
26. Like some securities, for short : OTC
27. Bread in 43-Across : PESETAS
30. River past Armentières : LYS
31. Convincing debater : SWAYER
33. For the full orchestra : TUTTI
35. Swords made with finely tempered steel : TOLEDOS
37. Barely get the words out : STAMMER
41. Actor Green and others : SETHS
43. Place to use 27-Across : ESPANA
44. "___ magic!" : ITS
47. Ones drawn to scale? : DIETERS
49. Dude : CAT
50. Literally, "I am unwilling" : NOLO
52. Political suffix : CRAT
53. Lacquer ingredient : ELEMI
55. Sheriff Lobo portrayer Claude : AKINS
57. Commemorating : INHONOROF
59. Ratline : ROPELADDER
61. Adriatic port : BARI
62. State university locale : ORONOMAINE
63. To ___ : ATEE
64. No place for a draft dodger : WINDTUNNEL
65. Médoc and Chianti : REDS
 1. Pointer : SIGNPOST
2. Hardly any : ONEORTWO
3. Not straightforward : IRONICAL
4. Doesn't conceal : TELLS
5. Castle protector, maybe : PAWN
6. Words to go with : ADIEUS
7. Low wall : PARAPET
8. Professor ___ : EMERITUS
9. Word often heard in triplicate : RAH
10. Go bonkers : SNAP
11. Disrepute and then some : ODIUM
12. Springy? : VERNAL
13. In a monotone : EVENLY
14. Colors over : REDYES
20. Handicapped : IMPEDED
24. Yackety-yak : NATTER
28. Aphrodisiac : EROTIC
29. 1948 presidential contender : STASSEN
32. "O.K." : YES
34. Rascal : IMP
36. Victor at Five Forks, 1865 : SHERIDAN
38. Cause disintegration : MACERATE
39. Under the spell (of) : ENAMORED
40. Approves : RATIFIES
42. Sub : STANDIN
44. Aligned : INAROW
45. Site of film bridges : TOKORI
46. Sandal type : SLIPON
48. Flammable gas : ETHENE
51. Upright : ONEND
54. Kind of pneumonia : LOBAR
56. Token taker : SLOT
58. City south of Moscow : OREL
60. ___ Darya (river to the Aral Sea) : AMU
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