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New York Times, Monday, October 31, 2005

Author:
Jim Hyres
Editor:
Will Shortz
15-Across : Mamma's mate
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2312/16/20021/29/20171
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
16632122
CircleScrabDebutFresh
31.588052%
Jim Hyres

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Hyres. Monday freshness: 83%
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© 2005, The New York Times10/31/5 ( No. 20,446 )
Across
1
Put up, as a picture : HANG
5
___ salts : EPSOM
10
Restaurant acronym : IHOP
14
Fit for drafting : ONEA
15
Mamma's mate : POPPA
16
Shore bird : GULL
17
Headliner : STAR
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Strand, as during a blizzard : ICEIN
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Give a nudge, so to speak : URGE
20
"Take a chill pill" : SITBACKANDRELAX
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CD predecessors : LPS
24
Conservative pundit Alan : KEYES
25
Old copy machine, briefly : MIMEO
28
Pea's place : POD
29
Exams for future attys. : LSATS
33
Female in a flock : EWE
34
Whistle-blower on a court : REF
35
Error : MISCUE
36
Out of it, as a boxer : DOWNFORTHECOUNT
40
Embedded : INLAID
41
Witch : HAG
42
Stephen of "The Crying Game" : REA
43
When some news airs : ATSIX
44
Like hearts and diamonds : RED
45
Great time : BLAST
47
Treated a lawn, perhaps : LIMED
49
Winning tic-tac-toe row : OOO
50
Finally accept : COMETOTERMSWITH
57
Gave the boot : AXED
58
Pep up : LIVEN
59
Wax-coated cheese : EDAM
60
Big rig : SEMI
61
Singer Lopez : TRINI
62
El ___ (Pacific Ocean phenomenon) : NINO
63
Ship's speed unit : KNOT
64
Tennis champ Monica : SELES
65
Recipients of the cries seen at the starts of 20-, 36- and 50-Across and 7-Down : DOGS
Down
1
"Bonanza" son : HOSS
2
Opposed to : ANTI
3
In order : NEAT
4
Scramble, as a signal : GARBLE
5
Grand stories : EPICS
6
Small indentation : POCK
7
"We were just talking about you" : SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL
8
Voiced a view : OPINED
9
1975 Barry Manilow #1 hit : MANDY
10
"Sure, why not" : IGUESSSO
11
Toss : HURL
12
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
13
Common movie house name ending : PLEX
21
G.I.'s address : APO
22
Excavation find : RELIC
25
TV, radio, etc. : MEDIA
26
Words of refusal : IWONT
27
Whimpers : MEWLS
28
Word before capita or annum : PER
30
Integra maker : ACURA
31
Adjusts, as a piano : TUNES
32
Went after : SETAT
34
Reel's partner : ROD
35
Ryan of "When Harry Met Sally" : MEG
37
Performed a routine perfectly : NAILEDIT
38
Mr. ___ : FIXIT
39
Ate : HAD
44
Stop working at 65, say : RETIRE
45
Baseball's Jackson and others : BOS
46
Bargain-basement : LOWEND
48
Drops feathers : MOLTS
49
Old Dodges : OMNIS
50
Wine holder : CASK
51
Field team : OXEN
52
Quick note : MEMO
53
Philosopher Descartes : RENE
54
Peculiar: Prefix : IDIO
55
Powdered drink mix : TANG
56
Med. care choices : HMOS

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

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