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New York Times, Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Author:
Michael Black
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Down : Russo of film
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Michael Black

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {KZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Black. Wednesday freshness: 82%
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© 2011, The New York Times8/17/11 ( No. 22,562 )
Across
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"Big Brother" host Julie : CHEN
5
Milky Way maker : MARS
9
"Oh, get off it!" : PSHAW
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"The Godfather" score composer Nino : ROTA
15
Riding on : ATOP
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Toothpaste brand once advertised with Bucky Beaver : IPANA
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"___ framed!" : IWAS
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Org. with Spartans and Trojans : NCAA
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Drug that treats panic attacks : XANAX
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M/C Hammer? : MALLETORCLAW
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Verdi's "___ tu" : ERI
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___ in queen : QAS
25
Raking in : EARNING
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Closing bid? : ADIEU
31
Suspense novelist Hoag : TAMI
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___ de guerre : NOM
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Literally, "reign" in Hindi : RAJ
36
Like Mendeleev's table : PERIODIC
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W/C Fields? : WRIGLEYANDCOORS
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Former Ford minivan : AEROSTAR
44
Risk damnation : SIN
45
___ tough spot : INA
46
Mlle., across the Pyrenees : SRTA
48
Summer camp shelter : CABIN
52
Have the blahs : FEELBAD
55
Emergency contact, often: Abbr. : REL
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Whichever : ANY
58
L/L Bean? : LIMAORLENTIL
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"Oops!" : MYBAD
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Sac flies produce them : RBIS
65
"___ be in England": Browning : OHTO
66
Big Apple mayor before Koch : BEAME
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"Outta my way!" : MOVE
68
Jockey's handful : REIN
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"You're killin' me!" : AWMAN
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Goes with : SEES
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Brouhahas : ADOS
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Yalta's locale : CRIMEA
2
Stooge surname : HOWARD
3
List ender : ETALII
4
Pelé's org. : NASL
5
Powerful ray : MANTA
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For neither profit nor loss : ATCOST
7
Have a hearty laugh : ROAR
8
Sci-fi travelers : SPACEMEN
9
Studio behind "Up" and "Wall-E" : PIXAR
10
Engender : SPAWN
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Chinese dynasty name : HAN
12
Santa ___ winds : ANA
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You might put your stamp on it : WAX
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Comes to : EQUALS
22
Scottish landowners : LAIRDS
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Intro to Chinese? : INDO
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Film ___ : NOIR
28
Yukons, e.g. : GMCS
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Hence : ERGO
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Not connected : APART
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Tea in Boston Harbor, once : JETSAM
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Yule decoration : ICICLE
38
A Chaplin : OONA
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Ragamuffin : WAIF
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Russo of film : RENE
41
"Of wrath," in a hymn title : IRAE
42
Sail supports : YARDARMS
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Hit it big : ARRIVE
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Took a dip : BATHED
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Ab ___ (from the start) : INITIO
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L'eggs wares : NYLONS
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Andean wool source : LLAMA
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First Catholic vice president of the U.S. : BIDEN
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Someone ___ (another's) : ELSES
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"An ill wind ..." instrument : OBOE
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Director Ephron : NORA
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Deg. held by George W. Bush : MBA
62
Tree with cones : YEW
63
Kapow! : BAM

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3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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