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New York Times, Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
What one at the head of a line likes to hear
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Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {Z} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 143 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 74%
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© 2006, The New York Times2/7/6 ( No. 20,545 )
Across
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Actor B. D. of "Law & Order: S.V.U." : WONG
5
Bridge maven Sharif : OMAR
9
S.U.V. alternative, informally : WAGON
14
Earth Day subj. : ECOL
15
Yellow-striped ball in pool : NINE
16
One of the Astaires : ADELE
17
Sewing case : ETUI
18
Cereal choice : BRAN
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Paint ingredient : LATEX
20
"We never had this conversation, O.K.?" : DONTQUOTEME
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Former flier to J.F.K. : SST
24
Abridges : CUTS
25
"Vidi" : ISAW
27
"Am I supposed to be impressed?" : SOWHAT
30
Avoidance of reality : ESCAPISM
34
Inventor's cry : AHA
35
Truth, old-style : SOOTH
37
Son of Isaac : ESAU
38
"Just mumbling" : TALKINGTOMYSELF
42
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
43
4:1, e.g. : RATIO
44
Holiday celebrated in Little Saigon : TET
45
Therapy session subjects : NEUROSES
48
Dracula player : LUGOSI
50
___ II (razor) : TRAC
51
___ Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone : JANN
52
Middle O of O-O-O : TAC
54
Musical with the song "Shall We Dance?" : THEKINGANDI
60
Bring down : ABASE
62
See 49-Down : BONE
63
Promise : WORD
64
Bluffer's game : POKER
65
Marshes : BOGS
66
Like the president's office : OVAL
67
Boardroom V.I.P.'s : EXECS
68
Tart plum : SLOE
69
Basketball great Archibald : NATE
Down
1
Garden intruder : WEED
2
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
3
Proper ___ : NOUN
4
Computer snag : GLITCH
5
Computer starter : ONBUTTON
6
Some Spanish Surrealist works : MIROS
7
Gray's subj. : ANAT
8
Philosopher Descartes : RENE
9
Solidarity leader Lech : WALESA
10
Oklahoma city : ADA
11
Figures out : GETSWISETO
12
Cheers for el toro : OLES
13
What one at the head of a line likes to hear : NEXT
21
Somewhat : QUASI
22
Boom box port : MIC
26
Monkey's uncles? : APES
27
Exorcist's target : SATAN
28
Chicago air hub : OHARE
29
Baked dessert with shelled ingredients : WALNUTCAKE
30
Singer James and others : ETTAS
31
Whiskey order : SHOT
32
After-Christmas events : SALES
33
Civilian clothes : MUFTI
36
Meanie : OGRE
39
Deborah of 54-Across : KERR
40
Pasta style : MILANESE
41
Children : YOUNG
46
Many John Wayne flicks : OATERS
47
P.T.A. meeting venue: Abbr. : SCH
49
Chew, as a 62-Across : GNAWON
51
Ultrapatriot : JINGO
52
Gift-wrapping need : TAPE
53
"Life is like ___ of chocolates" : ABOX
55
Flows back : EBBS
56
Marlboro competitor : KOOL
57
Astronomical sighting : NOVA
58
"Shoot!" : DRAT
59
Nothing doing? : IDLE
61
Wall St. regulator : SEC

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