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New York Times, Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Down : Part of PRNDL
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Paula Gamache

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 39 for Ms. Gamache. Wednesday freshness: 72%
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© 2009, The New York Times2/4/9 ( No. 21,638 )
Across
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Rubberneck : GAWK
5
Digital signal receiver : HDTV
9
Bailout button : EJECT
14
Down from the deck : ALOW
15
16-Across's "La donna è mobile," e.g. : ARIA
16
See 15-Across : VERDI
17
16th-century Florentine food? : RENAISSANCEFARE
20
Show compassion : BEKIND
21
Nereid sister of Galatea : IONE
22
Stopper of things : KIBOSH
25
Supermarket chain : IGA
28
Support staffer: Abbr. : ASST
32
Reason the tortoise won the race? : BADHAREDAY
35
A ring bearer may go down it : THEAISLE
37
Commonwealth country in Central America : BELIZE
38
Pennies : CENTS
39
Clairvoyant's claim : ESP
41
Half of a 45 with more airplay : SIDEA
42
Turn toward the east : ORIENT
44
"Alas" : SADTOSAY
46
Baseballs, footballs and basketballs? : SPORTSWARE
48
Shopping bag : TOTE
49
Blacken : TAR
50
Like some sausages and Web sites : LINKED
52
Air condition : SMOG
54
Entree from the frozen food department : POTPIE
59
Freedom from the requirement of having long sleeves? : RIGHTTOBAREARMS
64
Thai or Chinese : ASIAN
65
Craving : URGE
66
Spree : TOOT
67
Ice bucket accessory : TONGS
68
Disgusting one : TOAD
69
Queries : ASKS
Down
1
Shirts and skirts : GARB
2
Salt's direction : ALEE
3
Policy ___ : WONK
4
River in a Best Picture title : KWAI
5
Lays a claim (on) : HASDIBS
6
Patient observers: Abbr. : DRS
7
Padre's sister : TIA
8
Dematerialize : VANISH
9
Drawn : EVEN
10
Baja boss : JEFE
11
Time to remember : ERA
12
Mil. leader : CDR
13
Draw : TIE
18
Press coverage : INK
19
Housemate, informally : COHAB
23
Bundle in a barn : BALE
24
Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, by birth : ODESSAN
25
Emphatic confirmation of action : IDIDSO
26
Eye intently : GAZEAT
27
Naval affirmative : AYEAYE
28
Without profit : ATCOST
29
Guide for Hillary : SHERPA
30
___ moment : SENIOR
31
Spud : TATER
33
Put one's feet up : REST
34
Poet who wrote "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" : ELIOT
36
Ain't as it should be? : ISNT
40
Part of PRNDL : PARK
43
Groove for a letter-shaped bolt : TSLOT
45
Ruby : DEEPRED
47
Freak : WIGOUT
51
Anonymous John : DOE
52
Farrah Fawcett's signature do : SHAG
53
Rockies, e.g.: Abbr. : MTNS
55
"Ciao!" : TATA
56
Old hands : PROS
57
"Don't worry about me" : IMOK
58
Figs. like "a million or so" : ESTS
59
Fink : RAT
60
Equal: Prefix : ISO
61
___ and tonic : GIN
62
"Yo" man? : BRO
63
Ottoman V.I.P. : AGA

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