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New York Times, Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Wall-to-wall measure
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Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXY} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 68 for Mr. Hartman. Tuesday freshness: 5%
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© 2011, The New York Times1/25/11 ( No. 22,358 )
Across
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Command to a Doberman : SICEM
6
"American Idol" rating : TVPG
10
Crotchety sort : CRAB
14
Sunshine State city : OCALA
15
Place on the payroll : HIRE
16
"60 Minutes" correspondent Logan : LARA
17
Spanish moray still exists : SEVILLEEELLIVES
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Broke bread : ATE
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Art gallery site, possibly : LOFT
22
Biscotti flavoring : ANISE
23
Wall-to-wall measure : AREA
24
"Both Sides Now," for one : SONG
26
Polish sister showed her inexperience : WARSAWNUNWASRAW
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Watch for : AWAIT
34
Bar opening? : MINI
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___ carte : ALA
36
W.W. II pinup features : GAMS
37
Fleet members : SHIPS
39
Not much : ABIT
40
Barely manage, with "out" : EKE
41
"Pet" that's a plant : CHIA
42
Auto gear : DRIVE
43
Silver State boogie band autopsy expert : RENOROCKCORONER
47
Stink to high heaven : REEK
48
It's pumped : IRON
49
Tale of Achilles : ILIAD
52
Pic : SNAP
53
Parseghian of the Fighting Irish : ARA
56
Red Sox fans mourned tearlessly : BOSTONDIDNOTSOB
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On break, say : IDLE
61
Seep : OOZE
62
Deadly : FATAL
63
Gets the picture : SEES
64
White-tailed ___ : DEER
65
Picture holder : FRAME
Down
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Member of the 600 home run club : SOSA
2
"Rhyme Pays" rapper : ICET
3
Batmobile "garage" : CAVE
4
Super Bowl-winning Manning : ELI
5
Teen loiterer, possibly : MALLRAT
6
Creepy 1981 Lauren Bacall film : THEFAN
7
___ Cong : VIET
8
Start to fix? : PRE
9
Salon stuff : GEL
10
Holds tight : CLINGS
11
Jazz saxophonist Coltrane : RAVI
12
God in the 49-Across : ARES
13
Corner of a diamond : BASE
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MGM mogul Marcus : LOEW
19
Maui neighbor : LANAI
23
Antique shop tag : ASIS
24
Sassy sort : SNIP
25
Has control over : OWNS
26
"Friendly" action : WAGER
27
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed : AWAKE
28
Japanese noodle dish : RAMEN
29
Eskimo boat : UMIAK
30
Israeli P.M. after Shamir : RABIN
31
Having a pulse : ALIVE
32
Firefighting aid : WATER
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Wingtip or wedge : SHOE
38
Country bumpkin : HICK
39
Elvis ___ Presley : ARON
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Doctrine : CREDO
42
Leave, as kids at school : DROPOFF
44
Gives a speech : ORATES
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Fireplace remnant : CINDER
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Algerian port : ORAN
49
Sacred bird of ancient Egypt : IBIS
50
Gold streak : LODE
51
Manhattan, for one : ISLE
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Clothing tag information : SIZE
53
Terrier in "The Thin Man" : ASTA
54
Travel aimlessly : ROAM
55
Up to the task : ABLE
57
Go-ahead sign : NOD
58
Female 64-Across : DOE
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La Brea goop : TAR

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