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New York Times, Saturday, November 23, 2002

Author:
Dana Motley
Editor:
Will Shortz
39-Across : Kind of hour
TotalDebutLatest
311/30/19978/16/2013
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
20001721
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5314867%
Dana Motley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 17 for Ms. Motley. Saturday freshness: 6%
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© 2002, The New York Times11/23/2 ( No. 19,373 )
Across
1
House of worship : SHUL
5
Durable dos : PERMS
10
60-Across role : CHE
13
Flex one's muscles, maybe : POSE
14
Really enjoy : EATUP
15
Vegas attraction : SHOW
16
Additional thought preceder : ALSO
17
Bank extension? : CREDITLINE
19
Race from a faraway place : MARTIANS
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"Judgment at Nuremberg" director : KRAMER
22
Charlotte and Emily's sister : ANNE
23
Chemistry lab sights : BEAKERS
24
Daunting : SCARY
27
Poor custodian of time : DALLIER
29
___ Calrissian of "Star Wars" films : LANDO
30
Financial security : LIEN
31
Financial page announcement, briefly : IPO
34
Electric ___ : ARC
35
Like a trombone slide : USHAPED
38
Henri's shout : CRI
39
Kind of hour : WEE
40
Lack direction : ROAM
41
Virus carrier, sometimes : EMAIL
43
Bouillabaisse ingredient : SAFFRON
46
Prosperous : PALMY
47
Bargain-basement : CUTRATE
49
Austrian Expressionist Schiele : EGON
51
How many Asian entrees are served : ONRICE
52
Narcissists take them : EGOTRIPS
56
Current : PRESENTDAY
58
Ice cream flavor : OREO
59
Machination : RUSE
60
Popular musical : EVITA
61
Gen. Torrijos : OMAR
62
Physical sounds : AHS
63
Chewy fruit : DATES
64
With 25-Down, be prudent : TAKE
Down
1
Unwanted 41-Across : SPAM
2
Juan's greeting : HOLA
3
Former empire : USSR
4
Dance piece : LEOTARD
5
Ice cream flavor : PECAN
6
Not free : EARNED
7
Carriers' paths: Abbr. : RTES
8
Disgraced person's name? : MUD
9
"Girl 6" director : SPIKELEE
10
Imaginary : CHIMERICAL
11
One perfecting : HONER
12
Ones with wide spouts : EWERS
15
Satisfy : SLAKE
18
Embarkation location : TRAINDEPOT
20
Aggressive : INYOURFACE
23
It's monitored by an air traffic controller : BLIP
24
Potluck dish : SLAW
25
See 64-Across : CARE
26
Eve, ultimately : ANCESTRESS
28
Its garrison was wiped out in 1836 : ALAMO
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Inhibited : PRIM
33
Suave to a fault : OILY
36
Not so harsh : SOFTENED
37
Constellation south of the Hunter, with "the" : HARE
42
American morning glory : MANROOT
44
Commence : ARISE
45
Undo : NEGATE
47
Dried coconut meat : COPRA
48
Jesse of California politics : UNRUH
50
Some Prado works : GOYAS
52
Cut down, maybe : EDIT
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Advice columnist Kurtz : IRMA
54
Busiest : PEAK
55
Stung : SORE
57
Depression Era agcy. : TVA

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

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