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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Puzzle by Larry Shearer, edited by Will Shortz

A dog, RIN TIN TIN; a lion, LEO; and an elephant, BABAR are the mascots.
Across: 1. Missing Jimmy; 6. Hit the slopes; 9. General feeling; 14. Paula of “American Idol”; 15. Chum; 16. Take forcibly; 19. “Mule Train” singer, 1949; 20. Bete NOIRE; 21. Gum Arabic-yielding tree; 22. Where to find the headings Books, Dolls & Bears, and Collectibles; 27. The Ewings soap; 30. Letter-shaped support; 31. Huge expanses; 33. Clinic name;
40. New York home of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; 41. Give the boot to; 43. Mark, as a ballot square; 51. Deck wood; 53. Quick Pick game; 55. Worse than bad; 60. Chain unit; 61. Reproductive cells; 62. Condor’s nest; 63. Tender spots; 64. Prickly husk; 65. Pasta sauce brand.
Down: 1. Witchy woman, 2. Sapporo sash; 3. Rx watchdog; 4. 1975 Barbra Streisand sequel; 5. Chorus voice; 6. Richard’s first vice president; 7. Superman’s birth name; 8. Under the weather; 9. Spock, on his father’s side; 10. Asimov of sci-fi; 11. LaCrosse carmaker; 12. Bert’s Muppet pal; 13. Pickle portion; 18. Some ballpoints; 21. Imitative in a silly way; 22. Papal bull, e.g.; 23. Kiddie lit elephant; 24. Olds discontinued in 2004; 26. Developer’s plot; 28. “AMI Blue?”; 31. Spa feature; 32. Overhead trains; 33. Reggie Jackson nickname; 34. Think alike; 35. Buttinsky; 36. Vacuum maker; 38. Library no-no; 39. Supermodel Carol; 43. “Trust No One” TV series with “The”; 44. Sermon ending? 45. Lacking couth; 46. Self-help category; 47. Due to get, as punishment; 48. Toughen; 49. Romantic message, in shorthand; 50. Without face value; 54. Pipe section; 56. Cry out loud; 57. Seam material; 58. Rug, of a sort; 59. Zodiac beast.
ETCETC (44A “Blah, blah, blah …”).
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