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New York Times, Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Author:
Peter A. Collins
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Across : Charlotte hoopsters
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6331.56449%
Peter A. Collins

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Collins. Wednesday freshness: 99%
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© 2008, The New York Times1/30/8 ( No. 21,267 )
Across
1
Choice of colors : PALETTE
8
Charlotte hoopsters : BOBCATS
15
Extreme pains : AGONIES
16
Native New Yorkers : ONEIDAS
17
Fraternity parties : KEGGERS
18
Ankle-to-waist wear : LEGGING
19
Harpist's progression : ARPEGGIO
21
F.B.I. worker: Abbr. : AGT
22
Pancho and the Cisco Kid, e.g. : AMIGOS
25
Prepare, in a way, as beans : REFRY
27
Like some treated lawns : LIMED
28
Launch of 2/20/86 : MIR
29
Some deer : ROES
32
Sugar suffix : OSE
33
1960s-'80s Red Sox great, informally : YAZ
34
Locale of seven C. S. Lewis novels : NARNIA
36
With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle : HALF
38
See 36-Across : DOZEN
40
See 36-Across : EGGS
41
Milk snakes : ADDERS
43
Moo : LOW
44
Global financial org. : IMF
45
Facts : DATA
46
No. before or after a colon : MIN
47
Yemen's capital : SANAA
49
"You're ___ One, Mr. Grinch" : AMEAN
51
Coolest, in rap slang : ILLEST
52
Kwik-E-Mart owner on "The Simpsons" : APU
55
1957 Buddy Holly hit : PEGGYSUE
57
Extreme poverty : BEGGARY
59
"Eat your ___!" (mom's order) : VEGGIES
63
Tropical woe : MALARIA
64
Fighting words : ENGARDE
65
Move quickly (over) : SKITTER
66
Save : STOREUP
Down
1
Nuclear power since 1998: Abbr. : PAK
2
Turn gray, say : AGE
3
Captain's charge : LOG
4
Captivate : ENGAGE
5
Steering system component : TIEROD
6
Univ. of Maryland athletes : TERPS
7
Latin infinitive : ESSE
8
"The Wizard of Oz" scarecrow portrayer : BOLGER
9
"___ by land ..." : ONEIF
10
Irish exclamation : BEGORRA
11
It might be bummed, for short : CIG
12
"___, I do believe I failed you" (opening of a 1998 hit) : ADIA
13
Aftertaste, e.g. : TANG
14
Army NCO : SSGT
20
Turning gray : GRIZZLING
22
You might get it coming and going : ALOHA
23
Say 2 + 3 = 6, e.g. : MISADD
24
Marcos of the Philippines : IMELDA
26
Days of ___ : YORE
28
Red leader : MAO
30
Driver : ENGINE
31
Summation signs : SIGMAS
33
Gridiron stats: Abbr. : YDS
34
Point just past 11 on a clock: Abbr. : NNW
35
Comparable to a pig : ASFAT
37
Greek salad ingredient : FETA
39
Long time : EON
42
Castle fortification : RAMPART
46
Hungarian : MAGYAR
47
Nancy's pal, in the comics : SLUGGO
48
Sour brew : ALEGAR
50
Spooky : EERIE
51
"___ a Letter to My Love" (Simone Signoret film) : ISENT
52
Some mil. defenses : ABMS
53
Like some airline travel periods : PEAK
54
Wrinkly fruit : UGLI
56
Actor Montand : YVES
58
Gangbanger's gun : GAT
60
Dander : IRE
61
Follower of "harvard." : EDU
62
Back-to-school mo. : SEP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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