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New York Times, Tuesday, November 27, 2001

Author:
Ed Early
Editor:
Will Shortz
71-Across : Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
557/7/19947/14/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1917117442
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5419532%
Ed Early

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXY} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Early. Tuesday freshness: 40%
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© 2001, The New York Times11/27/1 ( No. 19,012 )
Across
1
Go soft : MELT
5
Meter reading : FARE
9
Stogie : CIGAR
14
Home to billions : ASIA
15
"Think nothing ___" : OFIT
16
Eyes : OCULI
17
Done in desperation : LASTDITCH
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Dismissed : LETGO
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Walk quietly : TIPTOE
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Moray, for one : EEL
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Dele canceler : STET
24
Olympic sled : LUGE
26
Whippers : LASHERS
28
Unlike 1/2 : INTEGRAL
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Equal : PEER
33
Mal de ___ : MER
34
"Horrible" comics character : HAGAR
36
Painter Max : WEBER
39
Mars's Greek counterpart : ARES
41
Highway behemoths : SEMIS
43
Race's finish line : TAPE
44
Gin's go-with : TONIC
46
Odd-numbered page : RECTO
48
Preceded : LED
49
Bygone autocrat : CZAR
51
Sticks in the snow? : SKIPOLES
53
Domains of influence : SPHERES
56
Dance unit : STEP
57
"Your Show of Shows" regular : COCA
58
___ canto (singing style) : BEL
60
Come up with : CREATE
64
Arizona home : ADOBE
66
Surfer's stop? : TVCHANNEL
68
Iranian money : RIALS
69
Shredded : TORE
70
Gossip tidbit : ITEM
71
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos : FATES
72
"Ars amatoria" poet : OVID
73
Thomas Hardy heroine : TESS
Down
1
Brewery supply : MALT
2
Actor Morales : ESAI
3
Saying "th" for "s" : LISP
4
Spill the beans : TATTLE
5
Pâté meat : FOIEGRAS
6
Back at sea? : AFT
7
Houston university : RICE
8
Neighbor of Lucy : ETHEL
9
Rank above maj. : COL
10
Polar cover : ICESHEET
11
Not-so-super bowl? : GUTTERBALL
12
"Ragged Dick" author : ALGER
13
Major melees : RIOTS
18
Moolah : DOUGH
22
Drink like a dog : LAP
25
Rarin' to go : EAGER
27
Use a needle : SEW
28
"___ my wit's end!" : IMAT
29
Detective Wolfe : NERO
30
Attire popular with private eyes : TRENCHCOAT
31
Fabrics with metallic threads : LAMES
35
"Casablanca" cafe : RICKS
37
Sporting blade : EPEE
38
Cinergy Field athletes : REDS
40
Large : SIZEABLE
42
Like letters on shirts : STITCHED
45
Geo or Reo : CAR
47
Kiri Te Kanawa's milieu : OPERA
50
Gray-clad soldier : REB
52
Gift-giver's request : OPENIT
53
Winter accessory : SCARF
54
Lecterns : PODIA
55
Argument : SETTO
59
Ukrainian city near the Polish border : LVOV
61
Prefix with date : ANTE
62
Golfers' needs : TEES
63
Shade trees : ELMS
65
Coveted Scrabble tile : ESS
67
Dernier ___ : CRI

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

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