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New York Times, Monday, January 5, 2004

Author:
Allan E. Parrish
Editor:
Will Shortz
69-Across : Crown sparkler
TotalDebutLatest
397/1/20025/19/2015
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Allan E. Parrish

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Parrish. Monday freshness: 40%
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© 2004, The New York Times1/5/4 ( No. 19,781 )
Across
1
Unwanted e-mail : SPAM
5
Top spot : ACME
9
Stupid jerk : SCHMO
14
Attire for Caesar : TOGA
15
Get-out-of-jail money : BAIL
16
Toward the back : AREAR
17
Writer Waugh : ALEC
18
"Coffee, Tea ___?" (1960's best seller) : ORME
19
Light bulb holders : LAMPS
20
"Vanilla Sky" actress : PENELOPECRUZ
23
Young 'un : LAD
24
"I Like ___" : IKE
25
Carryall : TOTEBAG
29
Dead-on : EXACT
31
How often Santa checks his list : TWICE
33
Pie ___ mode : ALA
34
"I found it!" : AHA
36
Tic-tac-toe win : OOO
37
One who's close-mouthed : CLAM
38
Maiden voyage preceder : SHAKEDOWNCRUISE
43
City near Osaka : KOBE
44
Live : ARE
45
"___ the ramparts ..." : OER
46
Human's cousin : APE
47
Old-time oath : EGADS
49
1960's tripper Timothy : LEARY
53
Best Picture of 1997 : TITANIC
55
3 on a sundial : III
57
Grassy area : LEA
58
Ballpark maintenance groups : GROUNDSCREWS
61
Pulitzer winner ___ Jefferson : MARGO
64
Unaccompanied : LONE
65
Bush's ___ of Evil : AXIS
66
Be of use : AVAIL
67
Swear : AVER
68
Nothing more than : MERE
69
Crown sparkler : JEWEL
70
Zany Martha : RAYE
71
Waterfront walkway : PIER
Down
1
Paper clip alternative : STAPLE
2
Medieval weapon : POLEAX
3
Meeting plan : AGENDA
4
Nutmeg spice : MACE
5
"You can't judge ___ by its cover" : ABOOK
6
Wall-to-wall installation : CARPET
7
Charades player : MIME
8
November event : ELECTION
9
Military action? : SALUTE
10
Fad : CRAZE
11
Skirt stitching : HEM
12
Atlas page : MAP
13
Hosp. areas : ORS
21
Supple : LITHE
22
Highly ornate : ROCOCO
26
"___ Ha'i" : BALI
27
"Oh, woe!" : ALAS
28
Charades, e.g. : GAME
30
Wedding reception centerpiece : CAKE
32
Impressed, and how! : WOWED
35
Slowly, to a conductor : ADAGIO
37
Medical breakthrough : CURE
38
It's played with a deck of 32 cards : SKAT
39
Arizona Indian : HOPI
40
Aid in crime : ABET
41
Delphic : ORACULAR
42
Thing from the past : RELIC
47
Sign up : ENROLL
48
Actor Poitier : SIDNEY
50
Soviet leader ___ Kosygin : ALEXEI
51
Provide with new cable : REWIRE
52
Arafat of the P.L.O. : YASSER
54
Texas A & M athlete : AGGIE
56
Grenoble's river : ISERE
59
Popular PBS science series : NOVA
60
Interstate exit : RAMP
61
Rank below Lt. Col. : MAJ
62
"___ Maria" : AVE
63
Like crunchy carrots : RAW

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