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New York Times, Friday, January 12, 2001

Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Tom of "The Seven Year Itch"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7711/11/19841/22/20233
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3214720373
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
31.57592888%
Mark Diehl

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 8, (2 triple stacks) This is puzzle # 29 for Mr. Diehl. Friday freshness: 10%
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© 2001, The New York Times1/12/1 ( No. 18,693 )
Across
1
1996 best seller : ITTAKESAVILLAGE
16
Like some candies : CHOCOLATECOATED
17
Runners : BOARDOFTRUSTEES
18
Trombone attachment : MUTE
19
Geezers' replies : EHS
20
Flirt : TEASE
21
Key grip workplace : SET
24
Grp. formed by the Treaty of Rome, 1957 : EEC
26
Football Hall-of-Famer Hein : MEL
27
Vacation spot : SPA
30
One who prates : TWADDLER
34
Like most sitcoms : HALFHOUR
36
Even : ONAPAR
40
Noisy restaurant device : ESPRESSOMACHINE
42
Nod : ASSENT
43
Modern-day part of the old Mogul empire : PAKISTAN
44
Unwrap in a hurry : TEAROPEN
46
Put away : ATE
47
Smith who wrote "Natural Blonde" : LIZ
50
Make calls : REF
51
"___ ever!" : DOI
53
Tom of "The Seven Year Itch" : EWELL
56
Morse T : DAH
58
Convinced : SOLD
62
Opponent of Brutus : POPEYETHESAILOR
66
Contrary to the rules : UNPARLIAMENTARY
67
Force against lifting? : STOREDETECTIVES
Down
1
Titan II, perhaps : ICBM
2
Friend's address : THOU
3
Exactly : TOAT
4
Lots of land : ACRES
5
On the canvas for good : KOD
6
"Shine a Little Love" rock grp. : ELO
7
Call from home? : SAFE
8
Any old time : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
9
Proficient : VERSED
10
Post-op stop: Abbr. : ICU
11
Without hope : LOST
12
Word repeated before show : LATE
13
Not second stringers : ATEAM
14
Honkers : GEESE
15
Debut of 8/26/57 : EDSEL
22
C2H4 : ETHENE
23
General description? : TWOSTAR
25
Under wraps : CLOAKED
27
2000 World Series locale : SHEA
28
Site of a mountain route : PASS
29
Feature of 31-Down : ALPS
31
Neighbor of Switz. : AUS
32
"___ Man" (1992 comedy) : ENCINO
33
Supporting chorus : RAHS
35
Stew : FRET
37
Gyro need : PITA
38
Sci. course : ANAT
39
Artist Magritte : RENE
41
Car rental freebie : MAP
45
Part of Rodney Dangerfield's trademark attire : REDTIE
47
The Hare : LEPUS
48
Cry of defiance : IWONT
49
A Marx brother : ZEPPO
52
Query in Matthew 26 : ISITI
54
The Earl of Kent is his courtier : LEAR
55
Greek singer accompaniment : LYRE
57
Blood pigment : HEME
59
Many a Norwegian : OLAV
60
Oft-told tales : LORE
61
Temperance advocates : DRYS
63
Time long ago : ELD
64
Triple ___ : SEC
65
Honeydew eater : ANT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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