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New York Times, Tuesday, October 9, 2001

Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
44-Across : Annoying insect
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Peter Gordon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQXZ} This is puzzle # 69 for Mr. Gordon. Tuesday freshness: 2%
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© 2001, The New York Times10/9/1 ( No. 18,963 )
Across
1
H&R Block employees : CPAS
5
Start : ONSET
10
Yard sale caution : ASIS
14
Present : HERE
15
With 26-Across, a Sri Lankan export : PEKOE
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Actress Rowlands : GENA
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Determines : ASCERTAINS
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When Hamlet dies in "Hamlet" : ACTV
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F.B.I. file : DOSSIER
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Walk softly : TIPTOE
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Familiar saying : OLDSAW
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See 15-Across : TEA
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Not early or late : ONCUE
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California wine valley : NAPA
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Pep rally shout : RAH
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Spam, ham or lamb : MEAT
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"Under Siege" star Steven : SEAGAL
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George Gershwin's brother : IRA
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When D.S.T. begins : APR
40
Face-lift, e.g. : SURGERY
41
Balloon filler : AIR
42
It might go over your head : HAT
43
Last car? : HEARSE
44
Annoying insect : GNAT
45
Pub pint : ALE
46
"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
47
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
48
Elton John, since 1998 : SIR
50
Frittata : OMELET
53
Carpentry tool : CHISEL
56
Percussion instrument : MARIMBA
60
Get better : HEAL
61
Late, great violinist : ISAACSTERN
64
Author Rice : ANNE
65
Flick : MOVIE
66
Leave off : OMIT
67
"Hey!" : PSST
68
Milky gems : OPALS
69
"Name That Tune" clue : NOTE
Down
1
Punch card fallout : CHAD
2
Cuban currency : PESO
3
Parabolic paths : ARCS
4
Escorts to the door : SEESOUT
5
Chose : OPTED
6
Approaches : NEARS
7
Go downhill, maybe : SKI
8
Time in a waiting room, seemingly : EON
9
Step in getting a license : TEST
10
Visibly shocked : AGAPE
11
Members of religious factions : SECTARIANS
12
Enthusiastic about : INTO
13
Goalie's goal : SAVE
18
Irritate : RILE
22
It surrounds San Marino : ITALY
24
17-Across or 11- or 29-Down, to 61-Across : ANAGRAM
25
Carries on : WAGES
27
D-Day beach : OMAHA
28
Country with a five-sided flag : NEPAL
29
Followers of philosopher René : CARTESIANS
31
Scale down : PARE
33
Divas' offerings : ARIAS
34
Writer Bret : HARTE
36
Litigates : SUES
37
Sister of Urania : ERATO
40
Sex researcher Hite : SHERE
44
Begin, slangily : GETITON
47
Vanity plate in a two-car household : HERS
49
___ of Langerhans : ISLET
51
It might arrive with a beep : EMAIL
52
Parts of boxing gloves : LACES
53
Bloke : CHAP
54
Nest egg protectors? : HENS
55
Bride and groom's vehicle : LIMO
57
Office communiqué : MEMO
58
Liverpudlian, e.g. : BRIT
59
Pay for a hand : ANTE
62
Drench : SOP
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Gardner of film : AVA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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