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New York Times, Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Author:
Lynn Lempel
Editor:
Will Shortz
27-Across : Recruit's denial
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10212/9/19793/19/20242
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
673172130
CircleScrabblePGramPre‑WSFresh
91.611220%
Lynn Lempel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 16 for Ms. Lempel. Tuesday freshness: 44%
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© 2006, The New York Times3/14/6 ( No. 20,580 )
Across
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Wool eater : MOTH
5
Author/illustrator Silverstein : SHEL
9
"Casablanca" star, affectionately : BOGIE
14
Square footage : AREA
15
Andean territory : PERU
16
"Ready ___ ..." : ORNOT
17
Culmination of a truck race? : SEMIFINAL
19
Conductor Seiji : OZAWA
20
1986 Tom Cruise flick : TOPGUN
21
Result of a Navy inventory? : SUBTOTAL
23
Long-nosed flier, for short : SST
24
Band with the 1994 #1 album "Monster" : REM
26
Gal of song : SAL
27
Recruit's denial : NOSIR
29
Glowing : REDHOT
34
Out-and-out : UTTER
37
Car dealer's chart? : AUTOGRAPH
39
Heath : MOOR
40
Jordan's capital : AMMAN
41
Charles Lamb's nom de plume : ELIA
42
Big leaguer's dream? : PROVISION
44
Person to give your car keys to : VALET
45
Like the "p" in psychology : SILENT
46
Golf's ___ Cup : RYDER
48
"The Lord of the Rings" critter : ORC
50
Ventilate : AIR
51
Young coyote : PUP
54
Place for a poker game? : ANTEROOM
59
Fly the coop : ESCAPE
61
Out of one's ___ : GOURD
62
Prison guard? : CONTENDER
64
Blake of ragtime : EUBIE
65
"The Court Jester" star Danny : KAYE
66
Nonsense : BUNK
67
Derisive look : SNEER
68
Breeding horse : STUD
69
Rogues : CADS
Down
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Sail supports : MASTS
2
Chocolaty treats : OREOS
3
Entice : TEMPT
4
Reagan's first secretary of state : HAIG
5
Places for book titles : SPINES
6
One hoping to fly the coop? : HEN
7
Geological periods : ERAS
8
Humdingers : LULUS
9
For sale illegally : BOOTLEG
10
Ricelike pasta : ORZO
11
Pesky biter : GNAT
12
The Hawkeyes of the Big Ten : IOWA
13
List shortener : ETAL
18
Commotion : FUROR
22
W.W. I ace ___ von Richthofen : BARON
25
Orange Bowl site : MIAMI
27
Chutzpah : NERVE
28
Hearsay : RUMOR
30
Gloomy : DREAR
31
Symphony venue : HALL
32
Taylor boy on "The Andy Griffith Show" : OPIE
33
"Take ___!" : THAT
34
Ballpark figures? : UMPS
35
Pop singer Amos : TORI
36
Awl or axe : TOOL
38
Country crooner Tucker : TANYA
40
Houston ballplayer : ASTRO
43
Alphabetical, say : INORDER
44
Poet's production : VERSE
47
Lost some avoirdupois : DIETED
49
Rulers of the roost : COCKS
51
City where Galileo taught : PADUA
52
Tip over : UPEND
53
Employee benefits : PERKS
54
Mighty long time : AGES
55
Verb preceder, usually : NOUN
56
Toothpaste holder : TUBE
57
Ohio/Ontario separator : ERIE
58
Castle defense : MOAT
60
Business TV channel : CNBC
63
School at Washington Sq. : NYU

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