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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

New York Times, Sunday, February 5, 2006

Author:
Eric Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
One rationale for the 2003 invasion of Iraq: Abbr.
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Eric Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 136, Blocks: 87 Missing: {JXZ} This is puzzle # 23 for Mr. Berlin. Sunday freshness: 40%
Notepad: The eight theme answers in this puzzle are clues to common words. When the grid has been filled, guess these missing words, whose letters correspond to the numbers shown. Every number from 1 to 25 is used exactly twice. When you’re done, arrange the letters in order from 1 to 25 to reveal a bit of advice about getting ahead.
Jim Horne notes:

This puzzle has an embedded grid. This PDF file shows how the crossword appeared in the NYT Magazine.

Jeff Chen notes:

The answers:

17-20-24-12-8-9-13 : NOSYORINQUISITIVE CURIOUS

17-9-19-10-2-12-22-7 : WINDOWCOVERINGS CURTAINS

1-15-6-11-5-22 : HEADOFTHEPRISON WARDEN

25-14-2-19-7 : DOTSINTHENIGHTSKY STARS

24-8-20-16-11 : SHAPEOFABALL ROUND

4-23-14-10-3-18-25 : TEAPOTS KETTLES

15-21-13-1-18-6 : RESPOND ANSWER

4-23-16-21-5-3 : HOTELFORDOGS KENNEL

Filling in the center:

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© 2006, The New York Times2/5/06 ( No. 20,543 )
Across
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Father of Magnus the Good : OLAF
5
"Uh-huh" : YUP
8
Pressure: Prefix : BARO
12
"There ___ goes ..." : SHE
15
Mrs., in Madrid : SRA
18
Auto with a trident logo : MASERATI
20
Far from home, perhaps : OVERSEAS
22
"If only ___ listened ..." : HED
23
17-20-24-12-8-9-13 : NOSYORINQUISITIVE
25
Latin 101 word : AMO
26
Suffix with violin : IST
27
Radio advice-giver : DRLAURA
28
"Outta here" : GONE
29
Quarrel : SPAR
30
Corp. bigwig : CEO
31
5% of a C-note : FIN
32
Like many adherents to 55-Down : MIDEASTERN
34
17-9-19-10-2-12-22-7 : WINDOWCOVERINGS
39
Loonies : KOOKS
40
Smells : ODORS
41
Charlemagne's realm: Abbr. : HRE
42
English exclamation : ISAY
43
Foot soldiers: Abbr. : INF
44
Classic gas brand : ESSO
45
Level : TIER
46
Baby kisser, maybe, in brief : POL
47
Hard times : ORDEALS
51
Fraction of a min. : MSEC
53
Parisian article : UNE
54
"___ Baby" ("Hair" song) : ABIE
55
Suffix of approximation : ISH
58
Seize : TAKE
60
Like many sports interviews : POSTGAME
62
Place for Us and Them : SCOREPAD
64
How bananas are bought : UNPEELED
65
Breaking news : LATEWORD
66
Mighty boss's opposite : PEON
67
River at Ghent : LYS
68
Actor Guinness : ALEC
69
"Brat Farrar" mystery writer : TEY
70
Turning point? : KNOB
72
Place on a TV? : MELROSE
74
Woman in a personal ad: Abbr. : SWF
77
Hang : PEND
79
Road ___ : RAGE
83
Good times : FUN
84
Code in which many Web pages are written: Abbr. : HTML
85
Suffix with Capri : OTE
86
Bit of Gothic architecture : GABLE
87
Bite-the-bullet type : STOIC
89
1-15-6-11-5-22 : HEADOFTHEPRISON
92
Followers of philosopher René : CARTESIANS
94
Make like : APE
95
Youngster : LAD
96
Common conjunctions : ANDS
97
Joker, e.g. : CARD
98
Roils : STIRSUP
100
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
103
Original "King Kong" studio : RKO
104
25-14-2-19-7 : DOTSINTHENIGHTSKY
107
Hosp. readout : EEG
108
Ethiopian river : BLUENILE
109
Discharge into the air : EMISSION
110
Crown maker: Abbr. : DDS
111
Mormons: Abbr. : LDS
112
Restaurateur Toots : SHOR
113
Like some ears : TIN
114
Leisure : EASE
Down
1
Popular hotel chain : OMNI
2
Vientiane's land : LAOS
3
Secy. : ASST
4
Whimsical : FEY
5
Peter who wrote "Puff the Magic Dragon" : YARROW
6
Elec., e.g. : UTIL
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Garment worn like an apron : PINAFORE
8
Ludlum protagonist : BOURNE
9
Reebok rival : AVIA
10
Lawyer's thing : RES
11
Something that gets copied : ORIGINAL
12
Fishing nets : SEINES
13
___ cow : HAVEA
14
Compass point : ESE
15
24-8-20-16-11 : SHAPEOFABALL
16
Observation : REMARK
17
Prettifies : ADORNS
19
Places for clowns : RODEOS
21
Hip's opposite : STODGY
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Arrow's place : QUIVER
29
It started about 2 1/2 million years ago : STONEAGE
30
Storage medium : CDROM
32
Japanese soup : MISO
33
It may leave its mark : SKID
34
The "vey" of "oy vey!" : WOE
35
They often have photos : IDS
36
Rebuffs : NOS
37
Red squirrel named for the sound it makes : CHICKAREE
38
Upholstery problem : RIP
45
4-23-14-10-3-18-25 : TEAPOTS
47
How many proposals are delivered : ONONEKNEE
48
15-21-13-1-18-6 : RESPOND
49
British tar : LIMEY
50
Burpee product : SEEDS
52
Slow-cooked meal : STEW
53
Start of Superman's catchphrase : UPUP
55
See 32-Across : ISLAM
56
Reach the top of : SCALE
57
4-23-16-21-5-3 : HOTELFORDOGS
59
Vortex : EDDY
61
"___'clock scholar" : TENO
63
New members : RECRUITS
71
Weave : BRAID
73
Some time ago : ONCE
74
Subs : STANDINS
75
One rationale for the 2003 invasion of Iraq: Abbr. : WMDS
76
"Alice" waitress : FLO
77
Baked entree : POTPIE
78
Kind of cable for a computer : ETHERNET
80
Stomach muscles, for short : ABS
81
Day-___ : GLO
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Poetic time of day : EEN
84
Car known for its storage space : HEARSE
86
Staples of annual reports : GRAPHS
87
One way to run : SCARED
88
Bloody drunk : TANKED
89
Break : HIATUS
90
"Our ___ ...." : FATHER
91
Connect, in a way : PLUGIN
93
Say "tsk" to : SCOLD
98
Historic Normandy town : STLO
99
California's ___ Valley : SIMI
100
Three oceans touch it : ASIA
101
Ring wins, briefly : TKOS
102
Actress Daly : TYNE
104
Two-bagger: Abbr. : DBL
105
Biomed. group : NIH
106
Lao-___ : TSE

Answer summary: 8 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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