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 Paula Gamache
NY Times, Sun, Dec 07, 2014 DIAGRAMLESS
        57-Across : Wine from northern Spain
        
            Author:
Paula Gamache
            Editor:
Will Shortz
         
        Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 76, Blocks: 80
     
    
	
        
            
		
			Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the third square in the first row.
		
	 
            
            
		
			|  |  | 1 M | 2 I | 3 S | 4 T | 5 U | 6 P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
			|  |  | 7 O | C | E | A | N | U | 8 S |  |  |  | 9 A | 10 B | 11 C | 12 D | 13 F | 
			| 14 F | 15 E | V | E | R | P | I | T | C | 16 H |  |  | 17 H | A | Z | E | R | 
			| 18 A | X | E | L |  | 19 A | S | T | R | A | 20 L |  | 21 A | S | A | M | I | 
			| 22 I | T | S | A |  |  |  |  | 23 I | M | E | 24 D |  | 25 I | R | O | N | 
			| 26 T | R | I | N | 27 A |  | 28 S | 29 U | M | M | E | R | 30 F | L | I | N | G | 
			| 31 H | A | N | D | M | 32 A | I | D |  |  |  | 33 S | U | I | S | S | E | 
			|  |  |  |  | 34 O | N | T | O | 35 P |  |  | 36 E | R | S | T |  |  | 
			|  |  |  | 37 G | R | O | U | N | D | 38 C | 39 H | U | C | K |  |  |  | 
			|  |  | 40 A | L | I | T |  |  | 41 Q | U | E | S | O |  |  |  |  | 
			| 42 S | 43 P | L | A | S | H |  |  |  | 44 P | A | S | A | 45 D | 46 E | 47 N | 48 A | 
			| 49 P | L | A | S | T | E | 50 R | 51 C | 52 A | S | T |  | 53 T | O | N | O | W | 
			| 54 I | A | M | S |  | 55 R | O | A | M |  |  |  |  | 56 A | L | T | O | 
			| 57 R | I | O | J | 58 A |  | 59 T | R | A | 60 C | 61 T | 62 S |  | 63 G | A | O | L | 
			| 64 E | N | D | A | T |  |  | 65 T | H | R | O | W | 66 B | A | C | K | S | 
			| 67 S | T | E | R | E |  |  |  | 68 L | A | R | A | M | I | E |  |  | 
			|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 B | E | K | I | N | D |  |  | 
	
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            Across
            1
7
Titan associated with water : 
OCEANUS9
Standard grading range : 
ABCDF14
17
One humiliating a fraternity pledge, say : 
HAZER18
19
21
22
23
Chatted online, for short : 
IMED25
Choice on the fairway : 
IRON26
Fashion designer Turk : 
TRINA28
31
33
Credit ___ (Zurich-based banking giant) : 
SUISSE34
36
37
40
41
42
44
49
53
54
55
56
57
Wine from northern Spain : 
RIOJA59
Some political writings : 
TRACTS63
64
65
Retro things ... or what 14-, 28-, 37- and 49-Across have? : 
THROWBACKS67
68
69
 
        
		
            Down
            1
2
3
4
Snack at a Spanish bar : 
TAPA5
6
Stroke on the green : 
PUTT8
9
"I see what you did!" : 
AHA10
Mythical serpent with a killer gaze : 
BASILISK11
Dictatorial, Russian-style : 
CZARIST12
13
Decorative lampshade feature : 
FRINGE14
15
Stormtrooper in "Star Wars," e.g. : 
EXTRA16
20
24
Author of "The Butter Battle Book" : 
DRSEUSS27
28
In ___ (undisturbed) : 
SITU29
30
What a mink has, naturally : 
FURCOAT32
35
37
38
39
40
42
Religious high points? : 
SPIRES43
45
46
47
48
Objects of M.P. hunts : 
AWOLS50
51
52
Menotti title role : 
AMAHL58
60
61
62
Love letter letters : 
SWAK66
Org. representing songwriters : 
BMI 
    
 
    
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