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New York Times, Thursday, March 29, 2007

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
5-Down : Diminutive suffix
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1883/15/19945/4/20235
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4451426601326
RebusCircleScrabblePGramFresh
16241.55152%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 122 for Mr. Kahn. Thursday freshness: 81%
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O
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T
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H
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E
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L
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L
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O
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Y
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M
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V
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J
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D
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W
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T
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L
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P
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N
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K
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D
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E
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F
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E
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C
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S
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A
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P
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X
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R
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N
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© 2007, The New York Times3/29/7 ( No. 20,960 )
Across
1
Game with an annual world championship, first held in Tokyo in 1977 : OTHELLO
8
City on the Colorado : YUMA
12
Not exclude : LEAVEIN
13
Errol Flynn portrayer in "The Aviator" : JUDELAW
16
Mouseketeers name : ANNETTE
17
"The Good Girl" star, 2002 : ANISTON
18
U.S. attorneys, e.g. : FEDS
19
Emperor nicknamed "Little Greek" : HADRIAN
21
"Is ___, Lord?" : ITI
22
Sub station? : DELI
23
Big bills : CNOTES
27
Word with war or far : CRY
29
In the ___ luxury : LAPOF
31
Concert booster : AMP
32
Open courts : ATRIA
34
Great-grandson of Marc Antony : NERO
35
Trombonist Winding : KAI
36
Big city mayor-turned-U.S. senator : DIANNEFEINSTEIN
40
Little one : ELF
41
Harry ___, Gene Hackman role in "The Conversation" : CAUL
42
They may be trimmed : SAILS
43
Mass. summer hrs. : EDT
44
Set ___ : ATRAP
46
Office phone no. : EXT
47
Smooth over : RESAND
49
Curious : NOSY
51
Granola ingredient : OAT
54
Most derogatory : SNIDEST
56
Dance with rhythmic drumming : HULA
57
Signify : PURPORT
60
"God bless us every one!" speaker : TINYTIM
62
Typography settings : INDENTS
63
See 57-Down : INAPOKE
64
Stuff : GEAR
65
Change for a sawbuck : TENONES
Down
1
Norwegian king of A.D. 1000 : OLAFI
2
Conviction : TENET
3
Baskets, e.g. : HANDICRAFTS
4
Real estate ad abbr. : EVES
5
Diminutive suffix : LET
6
Like a ballerina : LITHE
7
Common soccer score : ONEALL
8
Kind of question : YESNO
9
Final: Abbr. : ULT
10
Andy Warhol subject : MAO
11
Bristle : AWN
13
Shake : JAR
14
Mythical symbol of purity : UNICORN
15
"Gorillas in the Mist" researcher : DIANFOSSEY
20
"My Dog Skip" actress : DIANELANE
22
Walter Matthau's love interest in "Out to Sea" : DYANCANNON
24
Feel better by being mean to : TAKEITOUTON
25
Modern phone capability : EMAIL
26
Music radio station data : SPINS
28
___ Tin Tin : RIN
30
Contemporary of Gehry and Meier : PEI
32
Swift as ___ : ADEER
33
Part of São Paulo : TILDE
37
Be humbled : EATDIRT
38
Pelt : FUR
39
Kind of shelter : TAX
45
3M trademark : POSTIT
48
In accordance with : ASPER
50
"Fear Street" series author : STINE
52
How some people think : ALIKE
53
Breaks, in a way : TAMES
55
Juicer's problem : DTS
56
Injection : HYPO
57
With 63-Across, unseen purchase : PIG
58
Article in Arles : UNE
59
Dietitian's advice: Abbr. : RDA
61
Photographer Goldin : NAN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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