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New York Times, Thursday, October 14, 2004

Author:
Mike Sikowitz
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : "___ Rock"
TotalDebut
110/14/2004
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.40636%
Mike Sikowitz

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {HJQVZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Sikowitz. Thursday freshness: 27%
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© 2004, The New York Times10/14/4 ( No. 20,064 )
Across
1
Dam across a creek : WEIR
5
Ones with stands : CABS
9
Like Tommy, of the Who's 1969 rock opera : DEAF
13
Irish river to Donegal Bay : ERNE
14
Breakfast item : DONUT
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"___ Rock" : IAMA
16
Motto of a 58-Across : LESSISMORE
18
Flabbergast : STUN
19
1930-31 Best Actor Oscar winner, to a 58-Across? : LIONELBARRYLESS
21
Roman household god : LAR
22
Early game score : ONEONE
23
Increase : GOUP
25
Sailing hazard : FOG
28
The least bit : ANY
29
Decrease : EBB
30
One doing commercial endorsements, maybe : IDOL
32
Return to base : TAGUP
36
President nicknamed His Accidency, to a 58-Across? : MILLARDFILLLESS
40
Diamond datum : STEAL
41
Benefit : SAKE
42
French possessive : TES
43
Family nickname : SIS
45
Romulus or Servius Tullius : REX
46
3:00 : EAST
47
Bachelor pad amenity : WETBAR
50
Roadie's load : AMP
51
1966 World Series-winning team member, to a 58-Across? : BALTILESSORIOLE
57
Others, in old Rome : ALII
58
Member of a modern school of music or art : MINIMALIST
59
Dutch export : EDAM
60
Dye-yielding shrubs : ANILS
61
___ instant : INAN
62
Certain cabernet : ROSE
63
Alliance acronym : NATO
64
Lead-in to boy : ATTA
Down
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When said three times, "Lookee here!" : WELL
2
"... ___ saw Elba" : EREI
3
Like chalk in water : INSOLUBLE
4
Fasten anew : RESNAP
5
Hive production : COMB
6
Wild Indonesian bovine : ANOA
7
Pack carrier : BURRO
8
Chest protectors? : STERNA
9
Untrue : DISLOYAL
10
Consumed : EATEN
11
Divert : AMUSE
12
Season ticket holders, notably : FANS
14
High-speed Internet inits. : DSL
17
Suffix with cash : IER
20
1983 Streisand role : YENTL
23
Small beauties : GEMS
24
Item of passing interest? : OBIT
25
Wreath material : FIR
26
Chances : ODDS
27
Be a big success : GOFAR
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Parallel to : LIKE
33
Score : GETAPOINT
34
Handles : USES
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"Over here!" : PSST
37
"Previously ..." : LASTTIME
38
Out : ALIBI
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___ Luthor, of "Superman" : LEX
44
Writer Rushdie : SALMAN
46
Iago's wife : EMILIA
47
"The Great ___ Pepper," 1975 film : WALDO
48
Walt Disney's middle name : ELIAS
49
Spanish queen : REINA
50
Coach Parseghian : ARA
51
1930's boxing champ : BAER
52
Piqued state : SNIT
53
Round building : SILO
54
Meditation mantras : OMS
55
Future atty.'s hurdle : LSAT
56
11,000-foot Italian peak : ETNA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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