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New York Times, Thursday, October 10, 2002

Author:
Richard Silvestri
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Emollients
TotalDebutLatest
1821/12/197810/27/2024
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Richard Silvestri

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 113 for Mr. Silvestri. Thursday freshness: 12%
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© 2002, The New York Times10/10/2 ( No. 19,329 )
Across
1
Rigging support : SPAR
5
Rogue : SCAMP
10
Out of sync : OFF
13
No more than a drop : IOTA
14
Looker : CUTIE
15
Medical discovery : CURE
16
Grab (onto) : GLOM
17
Gussy up : ADORN
18
Forward and backward : ATOZ
19
Woman of the house playing potsy? : HOPPINGMADAM
22
Some chips, maybe : ANTE
23
They may be collared : PERPS
27
All in : SPENT
30
Advice to a lighthouse keeper? : LETITBEAM
34
Didn't come right out and say : HINTED
36
Possible church school purchase : VAN
37
Korea Bay feeder : YALU
38
Colony member : ANT
39
Emollients : LOTIONS
42
Modern-day Caesar : SID
43
"How the Other Half Lives" author : RIIS
45
Meal source : OAT
46
Packing a punch : STRONG
48
Jazz improv at an A.M.A. meeting? : DOCTORJAM
51
Firing place : RANGE
52
Stealthy sort : SNEAK
53
Reunion attendee : ALUM
55
Title of this puzzle : MAKINGAMENDS
62
Rick's place : CAFE
65
"Reversal of Fortune" star : IRONS
66
Circus barker? : SEAL
67
Babe and others : OXEN
68
Puts away : SAVES
69
Hosiery shade : ECRU
70
Like a bairn : WEE
71
Defunct alliance : SEATO
72
Keel extension : SKEG
Down
1
It might evoke pity : SIGH
2
Horse play? : POLO
3
On : ATOP
4
Unchecked : RAMPANT
5
Hardly adequate : SCANT
6
Club : CUDGEL
7
Basic building block : ATOM
8
Oscar-winner Sorvino : MIRA
9
Await judgment : PEND
10
Loophole : OUT
11
Back again : FRO
12
Shriner's topper : FEZ
15
Acquired : CAMEBY
20
Big name in chips : INTEL
21
Disposed : APT
24
Good sense : REASON
25
Picket fence : PALING
26
Printing goof : SMUDGE
27
Potters' debris : SHARDS
28
Small gear : PINION
29
Attract : ENTICE
31
1980 Tony winner : EVITA
32
Cosmic order : TAO
33
They're accommodating : INNS
35
It's shown to some : DOOR
40
___ Mahal : TAJ
41
Use a pick, maybe : STRUM
44
Pollen-bearing organ : STAMEN
47
Ancient Egyptian king : RAMESES
49
Russian river : OKA
50
Attractive thing : MAGNET
54
Rodeo need : LASSO
56
Barely touch, on a pool table : KISS
57
"Dies ___" : IRAE
58
Stellar spectacular : NOVA
59
Violin part : NECK
60
Colonial Virginia : DARE
61
Garden pest : SLUG
62
Lower in the field : COW
63
Guitar, slangily : AXE
64
Retainer : FEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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