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NY Times, Fri, Sep 07, 2007

Author: Barry C. Silk / Will Shortz
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Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26, Avg Word Len: 5.69, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 347 (avg 1.74)
Open squares: 102, Cheater squares: 0, Freshness Factor™: 77.5, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 15 of 44 for Mr. Silk — solos: 42, collaborations: 2, Sundays: 3

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© 2007, The New York Times
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1. Visits : STOPSIN
8. French sentry's cry : QUIVIVE
15. Enter quickly : HOPINTO
16. Ethically indifferent : UNMORAL
17. "Again ..." : IREPEAT
18. With intensity : ACUTELY
19. Four quarters, in France : ANNEE
20. Atlas sect. : AFR
22. Yugoslavian-born court star : SELES
23. Chuck : TOSS
24. Purely physical : BRUTE
26. Show some spunk : DARE
27. Court : SUE
28. Curl tightly : FRIZZLE
30. When Hölle freezes over? : NIE
31. Pro sports team that moved from New Orleans in 1979 : UTAHJAZZ
33. Shakes : ELUDES
35. Fat cat : MONEYBAGS
37. Make tracks : RECORD
40. Concavo-convex lens : MENISCUS
44. UV index monitor : EPA
45. If it's regular, each of its angles is 144 degrees : DECAGON
47. "Notorious" film studio : RKO
48. Memphis's locale : NILE
50. Grandparent, frequently : DOTER
51. One raised on a farm : BARN
52. Some jackets : ETONS
54. Philip of "Kung Fu" : AHN
55. Schwarzenegger title role : CONAN
56. Outerwear fabric : GORETEX
58. Ding Dong alternative : TWINKIE
60. Umm al-Quwain, for one : EMIRATE
61. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer-turned-congressman Steve : LARGENT
62. Lured : DECOYED
63. Hides from the enemy, say : ENCODES
 1. Type of massage : SHIATSU
2. Not removed delicately : TORNOUT
3. Porthole view : OPENSEA
4. The singing voice, informally : PIPES
5. Old sticker : SNEE
6. Overseas "-ess" : ITA
7. Authenticate, in a way : NOTARIZE
8. Tiger's-eye, essentially : QUARTZ
9. Short family member? : UNC
10. "___ in the Morning" : IMUS
11. Helped someone get a seat : VOTED
12. Mayo's place : IRELAND
13. 1974 Best Actress nominee Perrine : VALERIE
14. Champs ___ : ELYSEES
21. Approach to arithmetic that emphasizes underlying ideas rather than exact calculations : FUZZYMATH
24. Not generic : BRANDED
25. Daughter of Ferdinand III : ELEANOR
28. Greenland's Scoresby Sound is the world's longest : FJORD
29. Classic American watchmaker : ELGIN
32. Insurance letters : HMO
34. Abbr. before many state names : USS
36. "Go easy, please" : BEGENTLE
37. Had a problem with one's suits? : RENEGED
38. Model : EPITOME
39. Kind of intake : CALORIC
41. Got started, with "up" : CRANKED
42. Locale of the Carpathian Mountains, in part : UKRAINE
43. "The New Colossus" and the like : SONNETS
46. Blarneyed : COAXED
49. When most Capricornios are born : ENERO
51. One beaten by a beatnik : BONGO
53. Not split : STAY
55. No. of People? : CIRC
57. A season abroad : ETE
59. Showing fatigue : WAN
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