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New York Times, Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : ___-Rooter
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111.51116%
Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JVXZ} This is puzzle # 29 for Ms. Keller. Tuesday freshness: 83%
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© 2005, The New York Times4/26/5 ( No. 20,258 )
Across
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Replaceable shoe part : HEEL
5
Construction girder : IBEAM
10
$ dispensers : ATMS
14
Morales of "La Bamba" : ESAI
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Paul of "Hollywood Squares" : LYNDE
16
Hatchery sound : PEEP
17
Two, to four : SQUAREROOT
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Yes-___ question : ORNO
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___-Rooter : ROTO
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George Meany's org. : AFLCIO
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Like some risers : EARLY
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Holiday dinner insert, perhaps : TABLELEAF
29
"... ___ saw Elba" : EREI
30
Next in line? : HEIR
31
Guys' partners : DOLLS
32
Easy-to-prepare, as cheesecake : NOBAKE
34
Gambling mecca : RENO
36
Troupe member's "closet" : WARDROBETRUNK
41
"Livin' la Vida ___" : LOCA
42
On the decline : WANING
44
Country singer Tucker : TANYA
48
One taking tel. messages : ASST
50
Honoree's spot : DAIS
51
Medulla's place : BRAINSTEM
53
Hostess Perle : MESTA
54
Daniel of Nicaragua : ORTEGA
55
Sharif of film : OMAR
57
Amer. counterpart : NATL
58
Where 10-Across may be found : BANKBRANCH
64
Changed locks? : DYED
65
Nine: Prefix : ENNEA
66
Reason for an R rating : GORE
67
Independence achievers of 1991: Abbr. : SSRS
68
Orchestra group : REEDS
69
Old Harper's Bazaar illustrator : ERTE
Down
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Cock and bull : HES
2
Atty.'s title : ESQ
3
___ de vie : EAU
4
1997 Jim Carrey film : LIARLIAR
5
"___ a song go out ..." : ILET
6
How times tables are learned : BYROTE
7
Brian of ambient music : ENO
8
Commotion : ADO
9
Rock genre, informally : METAL
10
Classic Harlem theater : APOLLO
11
Bygone Toyota model : TERCEL
12
Like a McJob : MENIAL
13
"S.N.L." skits, e.g. : SPOOFS
18
Cowboy Rogers : ROY
22
Felt topper : FEDORA
23
Velvet finish? : EEN
24
Get one's ducks in ___ : AROW
25
Country's McEntire : REBA
27
Flyboy's place : AIRBASE
28
Jane's role in "Klute" : BREE
30
Deli product : HERO
33
Frequent duettist with Tony Bennett : KDLANG
35
Food package amt. : NTWT
37
One-___ (old ball game) : OCAT
38
Bounceable? : UNDERAGE
39
Vardalos and Peeples : NIAS
40
Make a sweater : KNIT
43
Fed. property manager : GSA
44
Some gov't issues : TBONDS
45
Lines up neatly : ARRAYS
46
Yak, yak, yak : NATTER
47
Rates of return : YIELDS
49
Utterly defeated, in slang : SMOKED
52
Rattled weapon? : SABER
53
Scratch : MAR
56
New corp. hires : MBAS
59
Suffix with meth- or eth- : ANE
60
Vane dir. : NNE
61
Fish/fowl connector : NOR
62
PC hookup : CRT
63
Bray starter : HEE

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