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New York Times, Thursday, November 1, 2001

Author:
Rich Norris
Editor:
Will Shortz
47-Across : Some yarn
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Rich Norris

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 149 for Mr. Norris. Thursday freshness: 86%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/1/1 ( No. 18,986 )
Across
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Ring leader? : REF
4
Postpone : TABLE
9
Curtain fabric : SCRIM
14
Bambi's aunt : ENA
15
Mystiques : AURAS
16
"___ Dream" (1967 hit) : IHADA
17
Dolt's attire? : CHUMPSUIT
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Some bugs : MIKES
20
Work with enthusiasm : HAVEATIT
21
Occupy : LIVEAT
22
Seat of Garfield County, Okla. : ENID
23
"___ crime?" : ISITA
25
Salinger girl : ESME
26
R.N. measures : CCS
27
Insinuative remarks : SNEERS
28
Bank : TIER
29
Two-master : KETCH
31
Family nickname : SIS
32
Harding and Wilson : ANNS
33
Ballyhoo : HYPE
36
Parlor game : POOL
38
Madison Avenue award : CLIO
41
Balloonist's figure: Abbr. : ALT
43
Vermont's ___ Mountain Resort : OKEMO
47
Some yarn : HANK
48
"Take your time" : NORUSH
51
Book after Ezra: Abbr. : NEH
52
North Carolina motto beginning : ESSE
53
Economy-size : GIANT
54
First person : ADAM
55
Gets in over one's head? : SCUBAS
57
Disciplines : CHASTENS
59
Claw : TALON
60
Bulky letters? : CHUNKMAIL
61
"Middlemarch" author : ELIOT
62
Word of thanks : MERCI
63
New Deal prog. : REA
64
They may be broken in the military : RANKS
65
Appointments : DATES
66
Flagstaff-to-Phoenix dir. : SSW
Down
1
Assure the accuracy of : RECHECK
2
Magnify : ENHANCE
3
Matisse, for one : FAUVIST
4
Snack with cerveza : TAPA
5
L.B.J. Library site : AUSTIN
6
Shiner, e.g. : BRUISE
7
Worship groups : LAITIES
8
Braggart's suffix : EST
9
California's ___ Valley : SIMI
10
Spicy chat? : CHIVETALK
11
Amasses : RAKESIN
12
Think tank types : IDEAMEN
13
Annual sporting event, with "the" : MASTERS
18
___ school : MED
21
Rope : LASSO
24
Fall preceder? : TRIP
27
Retiring : SHY
30
Wrestler's manual? : CHOKEBOOK
34
Throbs : PANGS
35
"The Time Machine" race : ELOI
37
Response to daredeviltry : OOH
38
"Gunsmoke" deputy : CHESTER
39
Milan attraction : LASCALA
40
Kind of shot : INSULIN
42
Airway : TRACHEA
44
Brings close : ENDEARS
45
Stinkers : MEANIES
46
i = v/r : OHMSLAW
49
Without a scratch : UNHURT
50
Hitting position : STANCE
54
PIN requester : ATM
56
Hill dwellers : ANTS
58
Items transported on car tops : SKIS
60
Mil. authority : CMD

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

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