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New York Times, Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Author:
Lee Glickstein
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Director Craven
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2611/24/20024/1/201022
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
60685001
RebusScrabbleFresh
11.6039%
Lee Glickstein

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Glickstein. Wednesday freshness: 9%
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© 2005, The New York Times2/23/5 ( No. 20,196 )
Across
1
Chest adornment : MEDAL
6
Candidate for rehab : USER
10
Somewhat, in music : POCO
14
Really go for : ADORE
15
Boffo review : RAVE
16
Apricot-shaped : OVAL
17
Valentine's Day pastries? : CUPIDCAKES
19
Make rhapsodic : SEND
20
Top of a suit? : ACE
21
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
22
Hardly suited for Mensa : DENSE
23
Director Craven : WES
24
Rainy months? : FLUIDSEASON
27
Sword handles : HAFTS
29
Pickled delicacies : EELS
30
A lot of binary code : ONES
32
Asian nurse : AMAH
33
___ mater (brain covering) : PIA
36
Subtly added mistakes? ... or a title for this puzzle : FREUDIANSLIPINS
41
Part of marbling : FAT
42
Wild revelry : ORGY
43
Rainfall measure : INCH
44
Suffix with buck : AROO
45
Areas usually decorated with stained glass : APSES
48
Attempt to score in hockey? : SLIDINGSHOT
52
New Deal inits. : TVA
55
Viking attire : TUNIC
56
Teen spots? : ACNE
57
Sibling, e.g.: Abbr. : REL
58
"Yikes!" : EGAD
59
Fork in a mountain pass? : HIGHDIVIDE
62
Zola heroine : NANA
63
"... ___ sum" : ERGO
64
Try to bite : NIPAT
65
They lack refinement : ORES
66
It's held at eateries : MAYO
67
"Later, dude!" : SEEYA
Down
1
Colorful parrot : MACAW
2
Draw forth : EDUCE
3
Horse player's buy : DOPESHEET
4
"Exodus" hero : ARI
5
Went first : LEDOFF
6
Father of the Titans : URANUS
7
Port south of Osaka : SAKAI
8
Time to revel, perhaps : EVE
9
Hi-___ graphics : RES
10
Pretend to be : POSEAS
11
Pizza places : OVENS
12
Playground retort : CANSO
13
Bygone : OLDEN
18
Stallion, once : COLT
22
Indian metropolis : DELHI
25
2004 Boston conventioneers, informally : DEMS
26
One of a Navy elite : SEAL
28
Sun Devils' sch. : ASU
30
Clocked out : OFF
31
Anti-Brady Bill org. : NRA
32
In the least : ANY
33
Line of suits? : PINSTRIPE
34
"Monsters, ___" (2001 animated film) : INC
35
Bone china component : ASH
37
Column style : DORIC
38
Will or fist preceder : IRON
39
Really eager : AGOG
40
Pizza : PIE
44
Nike rival : ADIDAS
45
Blessing evoker : AHCHOO
46
Swimming site : POND
47
Suds holders : STEINS
48
Minutes taker, maybe : STENO
49
Indiana senator Richard : LUGAR
50
Really dumb : INANE
51
Needing a lift : SAGGY
53
5/8/45 : VEDAY
54
Prince Valiant's lady : ALETA
59
Hesitation sound : HEM
60
Public radio host Glass : IRA
61
Compete : VIE

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