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New York Times, Monday, April 6, 2009

Author:
Dustin Foley
Editor:
Will Shortz
Its cycle is indicated by the starts of 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across
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Dustin Foley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Foley.
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© 2009, The New York Times4/6/09 ( No. 21,699 )
Across
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Iditarod vehicle : SLED
5
Money for the poor : ALMS
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In a stupor : DAZED
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Skunk ___ Le Pew : PEPE
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Jacob's wife : LEAH
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President sworn in on Lincoln's Bible : OBAMA
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They can be stroked or bruised : EGOS
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"Othello" character who says "Who steals my purse steals trash" : IAGO
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Bearer of gold, frankincense or 66-Across : MAGUS
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Speaking with lofty language : WAXINGPOETIC
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Cunning : SLY
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"Do ___ others ..." : UNTO
25
Riddle : ENIGMA
29
Ginger ___ (Canada Dry product) : ALE
30
Droop : SAG
31
___ Luthor of "Superman" : LEX
32
Withholding nothing : FULLDISCLOSURE
37
Jazz's Fitzgerald : ELLA
38
October 31 shout : BOO
39
Luau garlands : LEIS
40
What a fresh ad campaign helps combat : WANINGINTEREST
45
History segment : ERA
46
Auditor's org. : IRS
47
Like carrots that crunch : RAW
48
Calm : SERENE
50
Campbell's product : SOUP
52
Damage : MAR
55
Holder of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary : NEWHAMPSHIRE
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"Dancing With the Stars" airer : ABCTV
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Help in crime : ABET
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Tolkien creatures : ENTS
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One getting one-on-one instruction : TUTEE
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Egg on : URGE
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Sainted fifth-century pope : LEOI
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Gift brought to Bethlehem : MYRRH
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Pb, in chemistry : LEAD
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Its cycle is indicated by the starts of 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across : MOON
Down
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Shoots, as lava : SPEWS
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Permissible : LEGAL
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Strong bond : EPOXY
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Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" : DESI
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Like celestial bodies exhibiting syzygy : ALIGNED
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Pounced (on) : LEAPT
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Nearsighted Mr. of cartoons : MAGOO
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What a cobbler works on : SHOE
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Santo ___, Caribbean capital : DOMINGO
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Beaded counters : ABACI
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Zig's partner : ZAG
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Cousin of an ostrich : EMU
13
Prosecutors, briefly : DAS
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___ and void : NULL
22
Blue-winged duck : TEAL
26
3-Down and others : GLUES
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Earn : MERIT
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x and y, on a graph : AXES
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Sean Connery, nationally speaking : SCOT
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Airborne signal : FLARE
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Like a bone from the elbow to the wrist : ULNAR
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Bird seen in hieroglyphics : IBIS
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Bush 43, to Bush 41 : SON
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Large amount : SLEW
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Rams' mates : EWES
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Ancient Assyrian capital : NINEVEH
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Sprouted : GREW
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Blew, as a volcano : ERUPTED
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Notorious B.I.G. releases : RAPS
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Key in : ENTER
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Buffalo hockey player : SABRE
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"Phi, chi, psi" follower : OMEGA
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Actor Sal of "Exodus" : MINEO
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"Star Wars" droid : ARTOO
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Plant exudation : RESIN
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Lug : HAUL
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Captain's place : HELM
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Dispenser of 20s : ATM
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Totally accept, as an idea : BUY
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Midpoint: Abbr. : CTR

Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle.

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