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New York Times, Saturday, November 24, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Across : Lit
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 31 Missing: {JQVZ} This is puzzle # 150 for Mr. Norris. Saturday freshness: 35%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/24/1 ( No. 19,009 )
Across
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Slug : SLOWPOKE
9
Overwhelms : SWAMPS
15
Transpacific Race terminus : HONOLULU
16
It might show a Coke bottle, say : POPART
17
Restaurant offering : ICEWATER
18
1970's-80's Australian P.M. Malcolm : FRASER
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"Platoon" setting : NAM
20
Ashes, e.g. : TREES
22
Phoebe's portrayer on "Friends" : LISA
23
Bibliographical abbr. : ETAL
25
Lit : ENKINDLED
27
First-magnitude star in Cygnus : DENEB
29
Relish : EATUP
30
She played Cecile in "Dangerous Liaisons" : UMA
32
Bend : FLEX
34
Visits : STOPSIN
36
Igneous rock that solidifies deep in the earth : PLUTON
39
___ Pie : TWEETY
40
Crusade : HOLYWAR
42
Some votes : AYES
43
I.R.S. charge, perhaps: Abbr. : INT
44
Lower : SCOWL
46
Draws (in) : ROPES
50
Sight in the night sky : GREATBEAR
53
Strip : SLAT
54
Better ___ : HALF
55
Howdy Doody's name when he was on radio : ELMER
57
Long time : AGE
58
Newspaper room : MORGUE
60
Fight : DOBATTLE
62
Chicken serving : BREAST
63
Wise : EDUCATED
64
Amati who founded the Cremona school of violin-making : ANDREA
65
They may include calendars : DESKSETS
Down
1
Stood out : SHINED
2
Uncover : LOCATE
3
Done without assistance : ONEMAN
4
Blow away : WOW
5
Land map : PLAT
6
Unconventional : OUTRE
7
Request from the blessed? : KLEENEX
8
College of the Redwoods' home : EUREKA
9
Lotion letters : SPF
10
The United States, notably : WORLDPOWER
11
"... ___ of water" : APAIL
12
Rubber : MASSEUSE
13
Do advance work at a hospital : PREADMIT
14
Gibraltar, for one: Abbr. : STR
21
Meets : SITS
24
One of a much-discriminated against minority : LEFTY
26
Bats : NUTTY
28
Snaps : BLOWSAFUSE
31
Whatever : ANY
33
Pass : ENACT
35
Mexican bread : PESOS
36
Key letter? : PHI
37
Sooner rival : LONGHORN
38
Part of the invisible spectrum, old-style : ULTRARED
41
Dignified attire : ROBE
42
Fashionably : ALAMODE
45
Joined : WELDED
47
River where the Oto once settled : PLATTE
48
Young raptor : EAGLET
49
Mounts : STEEDS
51
Knighted composer : ELGAR
52
Picture problem : REBUS
56
Pool need : RACK
58
Second degree? : MBA
59
In-flight announcement, briefly : ETA
61
Coll. aides : TAS

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