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New York Times, Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Author:
Steven Ginzburg
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : "___ Was a Lady" (Ethel Merman tune)
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Steven Ginzburg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Ginzburg. Tuesday freshness: 54%
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© 2009, The New York Times9/1/9 ( No. 21,847 )
Across
1
Moody's rates them : BONDS
6
Oceanic in scope : VAST
10
Early software version : BETA
14
Musical work that's often not in English : OPERA
15
Gross, in kidspeak : ICKY
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Cart-pulling beasts : OXEN
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Pretentious and showy : ARTSY
18
See 37-Across : SHARPTURN
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Uncooked : RAW
21
Old woman's home, in a nursery rhyme : SHOE
23
"___ Was a Lady" (Ethel Merman tune) : EADIE
24
See 37-Across : SHEPHERDSCANE
28
"___ to please!" : IAIM
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"Careful, now!" : EASY
30
Woody Allen's trademark emotion : ANGST
32
It may be worse than a bite : BARK
34
Winter hrs. in New Orleans : CST
37
How 18-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across may be defined : BYHOOKORBYCROOK
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Director's "Stop!" : CUT
42
Tops of many Halloween getups : WIGS
43
"You ___ be there" : HADTO
44
Bell-ringing cosmetics company : AVON
46
Theater area : LOGE
47
See 37-Across : SWINGINGPUNCH
52
A pet collar repels them : FLEAS
54
Flip, as a coin : TOSS
55
Tuna at a sushi bar : AHI
56
See 37-Across : RACKETEER
59
Rambo type : HEMAN
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Start the pot : ANTE
62
Equips for war : ARMS
63
In-your-face : OVERT
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"Guarding ___" (1994 MacLaine movie) : TESS
65
First, second, third or home : BASE
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Noodges : PESTS
Down
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Sows' mates : BOARS
2
TV host with a book club : OPRAH
3
Food package datum : NETWEIGHT
4
"M*A*S*H" staffers: Abbr. : DRS
5
Greets informally : SAYSHITO
6
Baseball cap part : VISOR
7
Needed a massage, maybe : ACHED
8
Precursor of reggae : SKA
9
49-Down war god : TYR
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Plant expert's field : BOTANY
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Give off, as charm : EXUDE
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Garr or Polo : TERI
13
Rice who wrote of vampires : ANNE
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Accompaniers of carrots in a Birds Eye package : PEAS
22
Haw's partner : HEM
25
El ___, Tex. : PASO
26
Belgrade natives : SERBS
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Forming clumps, like drying mud : CAKY
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Epitome of simplicity : ABC
31
Big Apple sch. : NYU
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Spring sound : BOING
33
Land SW of Uru. : ARG
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Utah, Omaha and others, on D-Day : CODENAMES
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Pink elephant sighter : SOT
36
Fight ender, for short : TKO
38
Tae ___ do : KWON
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Hot car's destination : CHOPSHOP
40
Giant in pasta sauce : RAGU
44
Responds to a morning alarm : AWAKES
45
Workbench gripper : VISE
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Some football linemen: Abbr. : LGS
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Sunni and Shia, for two : SECTS
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"10 ___ or less" (checkout sign) : ITEMS
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Like Odin or 9-Down : NORSE
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Business presentation aid : CHART
51
Aids for the stumped : HINTS
52
Rush week venue, for short : FRAT
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Sprinter's assignment : LANE
57
Running account at a bar : TAB
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Geologic time : ERA
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Day before a big event : EVE

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