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New York Times, Monday, July 26, 2004

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Next-to-last Greek letter
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Bernice Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 138 for Ms. Gordon. Monday freshness: 60%
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© 2004, The New York Times7/26/4 ( No. 19,984 )
Across
1
Musical genre pioneered by Bill Haley and His Comets : ROCK
5
Cove : INLET
10
Partner of ready and willing : ABLE
14
Unattractive tropical fruit : UGLI
15
Voting site : BOOTH
16
Hit with the fist : SLUG
17
Sunbather's award? : BRONZESTAR
19
Sandwich fish : TUNA
20
Still : YET
21
Before, in poetry : ERE
22
Interpret without hearing : LIPREAD
24
1051 on monuments : MLI
25
Edward who wrote "The Owl and the Pussycat" : LEAR
26
Temples in the Far East : PAGODAS
30
Assassinating : SLAYING
33
Oldtime actress Massey : ILONA
34
Join, in woodworking : MITER
36
La Paz is its cap. : BOL
37
President after Tyler : POLK
38
Sun-bleached : FADED
39
"___ Ben Adhem," Leigh Hunt poem : ABOU
40
Finish : END
41
Duelist Burr : AARON
42
Was bright, as the sun : SHONE
43
Mark for misconduct : DEMERIT
45
Gas ratings : OCTANES
47
Kuwaiti leader : EMIR
48
Sun or planet : ORB
49
Depot baggage handlers : REDCAPS
52
Actress Joanne : DRU
53
Next-to-last Greek letter : PSI
56
Wings: Lat. : ALAE
57
Romantics' awards? : LOVINGCUPS
60
1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 : MILE
61
Have a mad crush on : ADORE
62
Colorful gem : OPAL
63
[No bid] : PASS
64
Changed direction, as a ship : YAWED
65
Actor Billy of "Titanic" : ZANE
Down
1
Slippers' color in "The Wizard of Oz" : RUBY
2
Shrek, for one : OGRE
3
Blood problem : CLOT
4
One of the same bloodline : KIN
5
Portugal and Spain together : IBERIA
6
Snout : NOSE
7
Auction unit : LOT
8
List-ending abbr. : ETAL
9
Tickled pink : THRILLED
10
Off course : ASTRAY
11
Sad person's award? : BLUERIBBON
12
Moon goddess : LUNA
13
Old-time exclamation : EGAD
18
Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald : ZELDA
23
Nectar source : PEAR
24
Neurotic TV detective played by Tony Shalhoub : MONK
26
Spoke (up) : PIPED
27
On one's own : ALONE
28
Big recording artists' awards? : GOLDMEDALS
29
Brainy : SMART
30
Dictation taker : STENO
31
Nary a soul : NOONE
32
Affixes (to) : GLUES
35
Wedding 58-Down : IDO
38
Good sportsmanship : FAIRPLAY
39
"Moby-Dick" captain : AHAB
41
Song for a diva : ARIA
42
Olympic gymnast Kerri : STRUG
44
Roasts' hosts : EMCEES
46
___ beef : CORNED
49
Entrance to an expressway : RAMP
50
Director Kazan : ELIA
51
Scotch's partner : SODA
52
Dreadful : DIRE
53
Insect stage : PUPA
54
Go across : SPAN
55
___ of Man : ISLE
58
See 35-Down : VOW
59
Family relation, for short : COZ

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