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New York Times, Friday, February 4, 2011

Author:
Ashton Anderson
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Beast to beware
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Ashton Anderson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JKW} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Anderson. Friday freshness: 9%
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© 2011, The New York Times2/4/11 ( No. 22,368 )
Across
1
Unbeatable mark : APLUS
6
Ne plus ultra : ACME
10
"Squawk Box" airer : CNBC
14
Ship out : HITTHEROAD
16
Ring event after exchanging rings : HORA
17
Affectionate utterance : ENDEARMENT
18
Sharing : INON
19
Sustenance for a fatigued person? : MESS
20
Name in old German duchies : SAXE
21
Like many Scandinavians : BLOND
22
Event at which reporters rub elbows? : MEDIAFRENZY
24
One in an affair : FLAME
28
Still no more : ASTIR
29
Parisian possessive : SES
30
Like "10," but not "9" : RATEDR
32
Puncher's nickname : TEX
33
Life ___ : VEST
34
Boss's address? : ESTREET
36
Chance to meet : RUNINTO
38
"Fusses" is a form of it : ETRE
39
It's not a very big story : FIB
41
Heavenly radio source : PULSAR
42
Like a Scottish young 'un : SMA
43
Asteroid belt orbiter : CERES
45
Harvester maker : DEERE
46
Potentially paintable : PICTURESQUE
49
Encrypt? : INTER
50
Stagger : STUN
51
Sister co. of Applebee's : IHOP
55
Impoverish : RUIN
56
E-tail detail : DOMAINNAME
58
Poem referencing "the darker brother" : ITOO
59
Modicum : SMATTERING
60
Volunteer's place: Abbr. : TENN
61
It may change your perspective : LENS
62
Backing : AEGIS
Down
1
Tap-on-the shoulder alternative : AHEM
2
Paneling material : PINE
3
Old Fords : LTDS
4
Mountain West team : UTES
5
Oldies syllable : SHA
6
It may include destroyers : ARMADA
7
Nice thing to do peacefully : COEXIST
8
Beast to beware : MANEATER
9
It starts in Mar. in D.C. : EDT
10
Its flag is red, white and blue : CHILE
11
Plain and simple : NONONSENSE
12
Award won by Henry Fonda : BRONZESTAR
13
Where suckers lure people? : CANDYSTORE
15
Relative of Manx : ERSE
21
Cold response? : BRR
22
Member of an extensive empire of the seventh century B.C. : MEDE
23
Play matchmaker for : FIXUP
24
Maker of one's own rules : FREESPIRIT
25
Under-the-wire : LASTMINUTE
26
Chemistry : ATTRACTION
27
Slight : MERE
31
Direct : REFER
33
Noxious : VILE
35
Like a nudnik : TIRESOME
37
As one entered the world : NUDE
40
Keeper of the rings : BESTMAN
43
Many a stray : CUR
44
Leg-building set : SQUATS
47
Joint part : TENON
48
Knot, say : UNIT
51
Dictator's start : INRE
52
Watergate-era White House chief of staff : HAIG
53
Westin alternative : OMNI
54
Ringtoss equipment : PEGS
56
Connection letters : DSL
57
Grant grp. : NEA

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