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New York Times, Thursday, February 28, 2002

Author:
Greg Staples
Editor:
Will Shortz
Loudspeaker sound (and a letter bank for 60-Across)
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Greg Staples

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 37 Missing: {GJQVXZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Staples. Thursday freshness: 1%
Notepad: Note: In a letter bank, the letters of one word are used (and repeated as necessary) to spell a longer word or phrase. For example, IMPS is a letter bank of MISSISSIPPI.
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B
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O
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C
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© 2002, The New York Times2/28/2 ( No. 19,105 )
Across
1
Loudspeaker sound (and a letter bank for 60-Across) : BLARE
6
Planets and such : ORBS
10
Steamy : DAMP
14
Howled : BAYED
15
Raise a stink : REEK
16
Isaac's firstborn : ESAU
17
See 71-Across : CINCINNATI
19
Hoosegow : STIR
20
Freshwater duck : TEAL
21
Sporty Fords : TBIRDS
23
What's more : ALSO
27
Going strong : ATIT
29
Became an issue : AROSE
30
See 13-Down : PEERPRESSURE
33
Neigh-sayer : HORSE
34
Educator Horace : MANN
35
Company with a dog in its logo : RCA
38
Applicable : INFORCE
41
Do away with : ROOTOUT
43
___ Moines : DES
44
Harmony : SYNC
46
They have long tails : NEWTS
47
See 50-Down : FIDDLEDEEDEE
50
Many states have them : FAIRS
53
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
54
"___ Breckinridge" : MYRA
55
Present from birth : INNATE
57
Knock for a loop : STUN
59
Dutch cheese : EDAM
60
See 1-Across : BEERBARREL
66
Queue : LINE
67
French cheese : BRIE
68
Singer Abdul : PAULA
69
Monopoly card : DEED
70
Sound : SANE
71
Ludicrous (and a letter bank for 17-Across) : ANTIC
Down
1
London's ___ 1 or ___ 2 : BBC
2
"Love Story" composer Francis : LAI
3
"The Fountainhead" author Rand : AYN
4
VCR button : REC
5
Touch up : EDIT
6
More than fancy : ORNATE
7
Seeing things as they are : REALISM
8
"Wanna ___?" : BET
9
"Saturday Night Live" staple : SKIT
10
It's often burning : DESIRE
11
Jeff Bagwell, notably : ASTRO
12
Hotel staff : MAIDS
13
Derby prize (and a letter bank for 30-Across) : PURSE
18
Getting warm : NEAR
22
Without exception : BARNONE
23
Orchard pest : APHID
24
Sierra ___ : LEONE
25
Lord's workers : SERFS
26
Approximately : ORSO
28
Ruler until 1917 : TSAR
31
Hang tough : PERSIST
32
Popular card game : UNO
35
Rootin'-tootin' : ROWDY
36
More adorable : CUTER
37
Out of it : ATSEA
39
Dancer Charisse : CYD
40
Opposite of ecto- : ENDO
42
Abound : TEEM
45
Pen up : CLOSEIN
47
Made to take the fall : FRAMED
48
Main course : ENTREE
49
Spread (on) : DAUB
50
Football locale (and a letter bank for 47-Across) : FIELD
51
Actress MacDowell : ANDIE
52
Mindless : INANE
56
Goes back out : EBBS
58
Vintners' valley : NAPA
61
Pitcher's stat. : ERA
62
Skedaddled : RAN
63
Track feature : RUT
64
Ivy Leaguer : ELI
65
___ Leman : LAC

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