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New York Times, Friday, October 1, 2004

Author:
Bob Peoples
Editor:
Will Shortz
55-Across : Much late-night TV fare
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
392/11/20012/26/20116
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RebusScrabDebutFresh
21.5529785%
Bob Peoples

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FQZ} This is puzzle # 28 for Mr. Peoples. Friday freshness: 92%
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K
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A
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T
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Y
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R
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M
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J
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M
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D
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W
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L
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B
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S
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D
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T
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O
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B
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G
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A
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B
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L
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T
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H
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X
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B
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P
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D
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R
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© 2004, The New York Times10/1/4 ( No. 20,051 )
Across
1
1918 hit song about "a maid with hair of gold" : KKKKATY
8
Instrument whose name is of Bantu origin : MARIMBA
15
"Ta-ta" : CHEERIO
16
Big name in frozen foods : MRSPAUL
17
Make an illegal crossing : JAYWALK
18
Example or attribute of something used to represent the whole, as "sword" for "military power" : METONYM
19
Native: Suffix : OTE
20
Namesake of a renowned Naples castle : STELMO
22
Lamebrain : DODO
23
Big zero : NADA
25
Move slowly : SLOG
26
Korean currency : WON
27
Shoots off : EMITS
29
Adaptable aircraft, for short : STOL
31
House runner : BAWD
32
Strayed : SINNED
34
Freeway prohibitions : NOUTURNS
36
With limited funds : ONABUDGET
38
Basically : ATBOTTOM
41
Take the king's shilling, as Brits once said : ENLIST
45
Northern constellation, with "the" : LION
46
Drops : EBBS
48
Mahler's unfinished symphony : TENTH
49
Cowhand's moniker : TEX
50
Starts (out) : SETS
52
Reddish pink : RARE
53
Rubs the wrong way : IRKS
55
Much late-night TV fare : RERUNS
57
Thanksgiving serving : PIE
58
Letter container : MAILBAG
60
Madonna or Britney Spears : POPDIVA
62
Start, as a process : ACTUATE
63
Answer sources : ORACLES
64
Little biter : SKEETER
65
Paltry amount : REDCENT
Down
1
Hall-of-Fame Boston Celtic from the 1950's-60's : KCJONES
2
Iranian president Mohammed ___ : KHATAMI
3
Entered : KEYEDIN
4
___ Gardens : KEW
5
Principal river of Armenia : ARAS
6
Tips : TILTS
7
Country cousins : YOKELS
8
"Yum!" : MMMMGOOD
9
Mars: Prefix : AREO
10
Alphabetic trio : RST
11
Apple product : IPOD
12
Racing legend : MANOWAR
13
Mortgage subsidy : BUYDOWN
14
Some candy bar ingredients : ALMONDS
21
Auction info : LOTNUMBER
24
When some meet for lunch : ATNOON
28
Enthralled : SENT
30
Olympic racer : LUGE
31
Poet Samuel who wrote "Hudibras" : BUTLER
33
Take out : DATE
35
Mountain climber's equipment : TENT
37
Singer with the 1980 #1 album "Against the Wind" : BOBSEGER
38
Some Nissans : ALTIMAS
39
Closet appurtenance : TIERACK
40
Toy of paper, sticks and string : BOXKITE
42
Stacked : INAPILE
43
Exerted oneself : STRIVEN
44
China, Japan, etc. : THEEAST
47
Daze : STUPOR
51
Looooong, boring speech : SNORE
54
Turn on an axis : SLUE
55
Clip : RATE
56
W.W. I plane : SPAD
59
Hit maker? : BAT
61
Century year : DCC

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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