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New York Times, Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Author:
Mike Torch
Editor:
Will Shortz
14-Across : An element, to the ancients
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Michael Torch

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FQZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Torch. Wednesday freshness: 7%
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© 2004, The New York Times1/7/4 ( No. 19,783 )
Across
1
Eyes : OCULI
6
Marx brother's instrument : HARP
10
Says further : ADDS
14
An element, to the ancients : WATER
15
Turkish official : AGHA
16
Dinette spot : NOOK
17
The plain in Spain : LLANO
18
Turn : VEER
19
One of TV's Sopranos : TONY
20
Fixes a flat, like a supermodel? : CHANGESATTIRE
23
Outlaw : BAN
24
Bulletin board item : TACK
25
Sporty imports : MIATAS
29
Trim to fit, maybe : EDIT
31
D.C. setting : EST
34
Management course subject? : ANGER
35
Oral, e.g. : EXAM
36
Literally, "I forbid" : VETO
37
Cleans a windshield, like a snake? : TURNSONTHEVIPER
40
Baseball rarities : TIES
41
Betting group : POOL
42
Ward off : AVERT
43
Zeta follower : ETA
44
Whoop : YELL
45
Plays loudly : BLARES
46
Cel character : TOON
48
___ de vie : EAU
49
Eliminates a blind spot, like a cosmonaut? : ADJUSTSTHEMIR
55
'Hood : AREA
56
It may get plastered : LATH
57
Roberts of "Everybody Loves Raymond" : DORIS
59
Do in : SLAY
60
Double Stuf, for one : OREO
61
Poor Richard's Almanack item : ADAGE
62
Folks in smoke-filled rooms : POLS
63
Blouses and sweaters : TOPS
64
Lacking slack : TENSE
Down
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Wise one : OWL
2
Math class, for short : CALC
3
Jazz home : UTAH
4
"Beany & Cecil" boat Leakin' ___ : LENA
5
Jail fixtures : IRONBARS
6
Safe place : HAVEN
7
Census data : AGES
8
Mother of Zeus : RHEA
9
Ineligible for benefits, say : PARTTIME
10
Bit of slapstick : ANTIC
11
Guard : DOORKEEPER
12
Ready to serve : DONE
13
Blue shade : SKY
21
Driver's need : GAS
22
Tit for ___ : TAT
25
Photo finish : MATTE
26
Arctic native : INUIT
27
Lots and lots : AGREATDEAL
28
Super scores : TENS
29
Laud : EXTOL
30
Willie Wonka's creator : DAHL
32
Metric volume : STERE
33
Law school subject : TORTS
35
Organic compound : ENOL
36
Cheer starter : VIVA
38
Hirer's posting : OPENSLOT
39
Worth on the open market : VALUEDAT
44
Cry before "Over here!" : YOU
45
Dickensian outburst : BAH
47
"Love Train" singers, with "the" : OJAYS
48
Cultural values : ETHOS
49
Singer Guthrie : ARLO
50
Poi source : TARO
51
Going together, after "in" : STEP
52
Fashion : MODE
53
Shah's land, once : IRAN
54
Teamsters' vehicles : RIGS
55
Egyptian cobra : ASP
58
"Savvy?" : SEE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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