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New York Times, Monday, January 13, 2003

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : Fall in scattered drops, as rain
TotalDebutLatest
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Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FJQVX} This is puzzle # 103 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 30%
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© 2003, The New York Times1/13/3 ( No. 19,424 )
Across
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Health resorts : SPAS
5
TV series with Hawkeye and Hot Lips : MASH
9
Aspirin maker : BAYER
14
N.Y.S.E. listing : CORP
15
Nabisco cookie : OREO
16
Miss Doolittle of "My Fair Lady" : ELIZA
17
Large section in an atlas : ASIA
18
Thumbtack, British-style : DRAWINGPIN
20
Error : MISCUE
22
Office message : MEMO
23
Drunkard : SOT
24
Church bell spot : STEEPLE
26
Fall in scattered drops, as rain : SPIT
28
Boot camp reply : NOSIR
30
Not on the road : ATHOME
34
Sheets and pillowcases : LINEN
37
Sandwich shop : DELI
39
Restaurant chain acronym : IHOP
40
Immediately, after "at" : ONCE
41
Job title (giving a hint to this puzzle's theme) : SEWER
42
Gooey ground : MIRE
43
Hearty drink made with honey : MEAD
44
Center of a Christmas display : TREE
45
Hearty steak : TBONE
46
Flowering shrub : AZALEA
48
Water at the mouth : DROOL
50
One-named Irish singer : ENYA
52
Avenues : STREETS
56
"What's the ___?" : USE
59
Reps.' foes : DEMS
61
Bluesman ___ Wolf : HOWLIN
62
Well-worn : THREADBARE
65
German "a" : EINE
66
Art stand : EASEL
67
Fiction teller : LIAR
68
R & B/jazz singer James : ETTA
69
Beach souvenir : SHELL
70
Stately trees : ELMS
71
Work station : DESK
Down
1
Rip-offs : SCAMS
2
Put : POSIT
3
Get up : ARISE
4
Seattle landmark : SPACENEEDLE
5
Catwalk walkers : MODELS
6
The "A" in E.T.A.: Abbr. : ARR
7
Line made by a 41-Across : SEAM
8
Inventor Elias and others : HOWES
9
Marathon runner Joan : BENOIT
10
High school math: Abbr. : ALG
11
Puppy sounds : YIPS
12
Operatic singer Pinza : EZIO
13
Long, angry complaint : RANT
19
Damage : IMPAIR
21
Atop : UPON
25
Duck down? : EIDER
27
White-flowered plant : THIMBLEWEED
29
Marry again : REWED
31
Cincinnati's home : OHIO
32
Time starting at dawn : MORN
33
Fencing rapier : EPEE
34
___ Linda, Calif. : LOMA
35
"Il Trovatore" soprano : INEZ
36
Interscholastic sports org. : NCAA
38
Lecherous looks : LEERS
41
Stuck around : STAYED
45
Bull in a bullring : TORO
47
Ultimate purpose : ENDALL
49
Additional ones : OTHERS
51
Walk : AMBLE
53
Best of the best : ELITE
54
Salon jobs : TINTS
55
___ preview : SNEAK
56
Tableland tribe : UTES
57
Iranian "king" : SHAH
58
Scots Gaelic : ERSE
60
Flying jib, e.g. : SAIL
63
Electric fish : EEL
64
Hit head-on : RAM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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