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New York Times, Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Author:
Alan Arbesfeld
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Cousin of a conch
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Alan Arbesfeld

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JKQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 44 for Mr. Arbesfeld. Tuesday freshness: 71%
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© 2002, The New York Times11/26/2 ( No. 19,376 )
Across
1
Owl's home, maybe : BARN
5
Partner of ham : SWISS
10
Increase : GOUP
14
"... ___ saw Elba" : EREI
15
Jeweler's unit : CARAT
16
Uncouth : RUDE
17
Trip to Germany? : BONNVOYAGE
19
Rat-___ : ATAT
20
Makes beloved : ENDEARS
21
Fudge ___ ice cream : RIPPLE
23
Martinique, par exemple : ILE
24
Ivy League buddies? : PENNPALS
26
Informed : AWARE
29
Innsbruck locale: Abbr. : AUS
30
Absorb, as a cost : EAT
31
Where people arrive to split : RENO
32
Long overcoat : ULSTER
34
Driver's lic. and others : IDS
37
Homeless German writer? : MANNINTHESTREET
40
Hindu honorific : SRI
41
Cousin of a conch : LIMPET
42
Suffix with persist : ENCE
43
Bray starter : HEE
45
Archer's asset : AIM
46
One in a cast : ACTOR
47
Scandinavian surveillance? : TAILFINN
50
___ standstill : ATA
51
Metes out : ALLOTS
52
Frontier settlement : OUTPOST
56
Response to an insult, maybe : SLAP
57
Clean B & B? : SWEPTUPINN
60
London gallery : TATE
61
Raring to go : EAGER
62
Son of Isaac : ESAU
63
Gave the once-over : EYED
64
O. Henry device : IRONY
65
Cabinet div. : DEPT
Down
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Emmy winner Neuwirth : BEBE
2
Elvis's middle name : ARON
3
Tear apart : REND
4
Pitch-and-putt club : NINEIRON
5
Musical arranger's work : SCORE
6
Partner of means : WAYS
7
Belfast grp. : IRA
8
Droop : SAG
9
Rowboat's rear : STERN
10
Italian brandy : GRAPPA
11
One getting same-day medical service, maybe : OUTPATIENT
12
1960's Interior Secretary Stewart : UDALL
13
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
18
Low-lying land : VALE
22
Like krypton or xenon : INERT
24
Bulletin board fastener : PUSHPIN
25
Regard highly : ESTEEM
26
Weaponry : ARMS
27
Become threadbare : WEAR
28
Wipe out : ANNIHILATE
29
Director Robert : ALTMAN
32
Prefix with cycle : UNI
33
Ballpark fig. : EST
35
Art ___ : DECO
36
Suffix with hip or quip : STER
38
"___ My Heart in San Francisco" : ILEFT
39
Summarized, as a ball game : RECAPPED
44
Fled and wed : ELOPED
46
Westernmost Aleutian : ATTU
47
Take a nibble at : TASTE
48
Set to rest : ALLAY
49
Japanese immigrant : ISSEI
50
Singing cowboy : AUTRY
52
Ready for business : OPEN
53
Seine tributary : OISE
54
Lose it : SNAP
55
Bolt holder : TNUT
58
Kids' card game : WAR
59
Tripper's problem? : EGO

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

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