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New York Times, Saturday, December 8, 2012

Author:
Barry C. Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Down : Hit below the belt
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Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 27 Missing: {Z} This is puzzle # 72 for Mr. Silk. Saturday freshness: 66%
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G
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K
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M
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© 2012, The New York Times12/8/12 ( No. 23,041 )
Across
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A flat alternative : GSHARP
7
Like some alibis and stomachs : CASTIRON
15
Green wheels : ECOCAR
16
Oscar-nominated player of Sonny Wortzik : ALPACINO
17
Salsa brand : ORTEGA
18
Telephone connectors : TIELINES
19
One for the team? : RAH
20
Better : ENHANCE
22
Fig. on some applications : GPA
23
1935 Cagney crime film : GMEN
25
Rich sources of vitamin K : KALES
26
Diamond with many cuts : NEIL
27
"Use ta Be My Girl" group, with "the" : OJAYS
29
They're crunchable: Abbr. : NOS
30
Seminal name in science fiction : VERNE
31
Mr. Pricklepants in "Toy Story 3," e.g. : HEDGEHOG
33
How many are chosen? : FEW
34
Pentateuch peak : MTSINAI
35
Least legitimate : FALSEST
39
Rich or poor: Abbr. : ADJ
40
Its members are in order : SEQUENCE
41
Toolbar lineup : ICONS
44
Going rate?: Abbr. : VEL
45
Deadening device : MUTER
46
Experience ecdysis : MOLT
47
One of the Jonas brothers : KEVIN
49
"Dracula" heroine Harker : MINA
50
Series after the opener? : BCD
51
Wings : ANNEXES
53
Unpleasant sound in nature : CAW
54
Woman who's hard to reach : ICEQUEEN
56
Seat of New York's Chemung County : ELMIRA
58
Part of many a detour : BYSTREET
59
"Fudge!" : DARNIT
60
Like some martinis : EXTRADRY
61
Beer hall turn-on? : SPIGOT
Down
1
German resistance leader? : GEORGOHM
2
Boeing X-51 engine, e.g. : SCRAMJET
3
They snap easily : HOTHEADS
4
One in play? : ACE
5
Frequent feeling for 3-Down : RAGE
6
Shoe-lacing, e.g. : PRANK
7
Made-to-order item? : CATALOG
8
Wear with flares : ALINES
9
Processor speed, hard disk space, etc. : SPECS
10
It's often handed down : TALE
11
Where you may be in France : ICI
12
Player who's way too good, say : RINGER
13
Part of a lane arrangement : ONEPIN
14
Deal-killing declaration : NOSALE
21
Bank of ___ (institution the A-Team was jailed for robbing) : HANOI
24
Big Blue member, for short : NYGIANT
26
Washington attraction with a punny name : NEWSEUM
28
Radios, e.g. : SENDS
30
Soft palate : VELUM
32
Fifth pillar of Islam : HAJ
33
Newbie's resource : FAQ
35
Cartoon character that was one of the first images transmitted on TV : FELIX
36
Like sirens : ENTICING
37
Novel creation : SCENARIO
38
A whole lot of juice? : TERAWATT
40
Ytterbium's atomic number : SEVENTY
41
Tipple : IMBIBE
42
Sacrum neighbor : COCCYX
43
Senior : OLDEST
44
Front : VENEER
47
Hit below the belt : KNEED
48
Calls for : NEEDS
51
Mystique : AURA
52
"How dare you!" accompanier : SLAP
55
One ends on Sept. 30 : QTR
57
Anatomy test, briefly? : MRI

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