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New York Times, Monday, January 20, 2003

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Across : Sky color, in Paris
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 39 Missing: {QVXYZ} This is puzzle # 46 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Monday freshness: 94%
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© 2003, The New York Times1/20/3 ( No. 19,431 )
Across
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Put off, as a motion : TABLE
6
Life stories, for short : BIOS
10
Poison ivy symptom : RASH
14
Trojan War epic : ILIAD
15
As a twosome, musically : ADUE
16
Initial stake : ANTE
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"Norma Rae" director : MARTINRITT
19
London privies : LOOS
20
Extra wager : SIDEBET
21
Tennis champ Pete : SAMPRAS
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The "L" of L.C.D. : LEAST
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"___ to break it to you, but ..." : IHATE
26
Horticulturist who developed the Shasta daisy : LUTHERBURBANK
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Sky color, in Paris : BLEU
32
Terra ___ : FIRMA
33
Noted French Dadaist : JEANARP
37
Was remunerative : PAIDOFF
41
Princess topper : TIARA
43
Writer ___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
44
1965 Roger Miller hit : KINGOFTHEROAD
48
In the midst of : AMONG
50
Group of three : TRIAD
51
A truck may go uphill in it : LOWGEAR
53
"College" member who votes for president : ELECTOR
58
Frist's predecessor as Senate majority leader : LOTT
59
It may follow grade school : JUNIORHIGH
61
Ending for buck : AROO
62
Tennis score after deuce : ADIN
63
City in northern France : LILLE
64
Cut, as wood : HEWN
65
Dems.' foes : REPS
66
Cosmetician Lauder : ESTEE
Down
1
Actors Robbins and Allen : TIMS
2
Jai ___ : ALAI
3
Nest builder : BIRD
4
After midnight, say : LATE
5
Fit to be eaten : EDIBLE
6
Drinker's total : BARTAB
7
Dictator Amin : IDI
8
Surpass : OUTSTRIP
9
___ good example : SETA
10
2000 Green Party candidate : RALPHNADER
11
Polar jacket : ANORAK
12
Summer ermine : STOAT
13
Hermann who wrote "Steppenwolf" : HESSE
18
___-do-well : NEER
22
City near Fort Lauderdale : MIAMI
24
"-er" or "-ing," e.g.: Abbr. : SUF
26
J.F.K.'s successor : LBJ
27
Ending with sched- : ULE
28
Oolong, for one : TEA
29
Coal-mining city of West Virginia : HUNTINGTON
30
Hidden means of support? : BRA
34
Former N.B.A. star Danny : AINGE
35
Scott Joplin piece : RAG
36
Stick out : PROTRUDE
38
Spanish gold : ORO
39
22-Down's state: Abbr. : FLA
40
Nourished : FED
42
Mozambique's locale: Abbr. : AFR
44
Be obsequious (to) : KOWTOW
45
Connections : TIEINS
46
Ring up? : HALO
47
Channel swimmer Gertrude : EDERLE
48
To whom Muslims pray : ALLAH
49
007 player Roger : MOORE
52
Barely open : AJAR
54
X's, in Greece : CHIS
55
Lean slightly : TILT
56
Eye amorously : OGLE
57
Korean leader Syngman ___ : RHEE
60
Light bite : NIP

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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