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New York Times, Friday, October 24, 2003

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
60-Across : "Glory be!"
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Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 26 Missing: {JX} This is puzzle # 27 for Ms. Blackard. Friday freshness: 91%
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© 2003, The New York Times10/24/3 ( No. 19,708 )
Across
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In the shadows, perhaps : LURKING
8
Some buzzers : INSECTS
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It's beyond the three-mile limit : OPENSEA
16
Japanese dish : TEMPURA
17
Little sound : ESTUARY
18
Call names : SWEARAT
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Affix : STICKON
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Buttonhole, in a way : SEW
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1979 disaster area: Abbr. : TMI
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Dipped : SANK
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Rip Van Winkle's state : SOPOR
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___ Club : SAMS
26
Not différente : EGALE
28
Frontier justice Bean : ROY
29
Big wheel : CHIEF
30
Move, as diners in a restaurant : RESEAT
32
Paunch : POTBELLY
34
Gender bender : DRAGQUEEN
36
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial locale : HONOLULU
39
Dry goods dealer, in Dover : DRAPER
43
Asserts : AVOWS
44
Be laid up : AIL
46
Catcher : SNARE
47
"The Cosby Show" actor Richmond : DEON
48
Carpentry items : ADZES
50
Makes see red : IRES
51
They have strong ties: Abbr. : RRS
52
Source of some strange visions : LSD
53
Draw : TIEGAME
55
Work on an open-and-shut case? : OPERATE
57
Secure : STRAPIN
58
Crew members : OARSMEN
59
Wyoming's highest peak : GANNETT
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"Glory be!" : MYSTARS
61
Clytemnestra's slayer : ORESTES
Down
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"Baby, It's Cold Outside" songwriter : LOESSER
2
Draw attention away from : UPSTAGE
3
They contain cones : RETINAS
4
Get serious : KNUCKLEDOWN
5
Author Dinesen : ISAK
6
___ Circus (old Vatican area) : NEROS
7
Brazzi's "South Pacific" co-star : GAYNOR
8
Fitting room comment : ITSSOYOU
9
Later : NEWER
10
Eurasian diving duck : SMEW
11
Trash trackers: Abbr. : EPA
12
Dock : CURTAIL
13
Catch in a net : TRAMMEL
14
Hit the spot : SATISFY
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It's given without warning : POPQUIZ
25
Monkey business : SHENANIGANS
27
Disraeli and others : EARLS
29
Some breakers : CBERS
31
Cross-shaped character : TAU
33
"First Blood" director Kotcheff : TED
35
Opposite of depresses : GLADDENS
36
Was able to fit something in : HADROOM
37
Be due a refund, perhaps : OVERPAY
38
Some rodeo participants : NOOSERS
40
Balcony barrier : PARAPET
41
St. Anthony, notably : EREMITE
42
Takes exception to : RESENTS
45
"Get a move on!" : LETSGO
48
Late bloomer : ASTER
49
It may be used to play a raga : SITAR
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Tibetan for "superior one" : LAMA
54
River to Donegal Bay : ERNE
56
Letter run : RST

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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