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New York Times, Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Author:
Nancy Kavanaugh
Editor:
Will Shortz
68-Across : Sticky stuff
TotalDebutLatest
265/3/19996/25/2012
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.588713%
Nancy Kavanaugh

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {HJZ} This is puzzle # 12 for Ms. Kavanaugh. Tuesday freshness: 3%
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G
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© 2003, The New York Times12/30/3 ( No. 19,775 )
Across
1
Louganis who did gainers : GREG
5
Gelled garnish : ASPIC
10
Greenish-blue : AQUA
14
Back : REAR
15
Animal life : FAUNA
16
Vice president under Jefferson : BURR
17
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
18
Place to say "I do" : ALTAR
19
Lacking spring or curl, as hair : LANK
20
Eloquent : SILVERTONGUED
23
He's no bull : STEER
24
Kind of sign : NEON
25
Uncooked : RAW
28
Reason to call a plumber : LEAK
31
Jeweled headdress : TIARA
33
"60 Minutes" network : CBS
36
Like a fast driver : LEADFOOTED
40
Way to learn, after "by" : ROTE
42
Concur : AGREE
43
Prime-time time : NINE
44
Tyrannical : IRONFISTED
46
Real heel : CAD
47
___ Gras : MARDI
48
Invitation notation : RSVP
51
Computer program suffix : EXE
52
Wicked : EVIL
56
Wipe out : ERASE
60
Possible title for this puzzle : REFINEDPEOPLE
64
Famous cookie guy : AMOS
66
Mischievous one : ROGUE
67
Stopgap measure for a 28-Across : PAIL
68
Sticky stuff : GOOP
69
Tourist's aid : GUIDE
70
"___ homo" (Pilate's words) : ECCE
71
Television award : EMMY
72
Playful animal : OTTER
73
Suggestive look : LEER
Down
1
"Ewww!" : GROSS
2
Like twice-smoked cigars : RELIT
3
American symbol : EAGLE
4
Driveway surface : GRAVEL
5
Off in the distance : AFAR
6
Sodium chloride : SALT
7
Pretense : PUTON
8
Foolish : INANE
9
Freight : CARGO
10
Competent : ABLE
11
Algebraic equation : QUADRATIC
12
Large coffee holder : URN
13
Biblical boat : ARK
21
Before, once : ERE
22
Golden rule word : UNTO
26
Sports venue : ARENA
27
Went in ankle-deep : WADED
29
___ Mountains, near the Tian Shan range : ALAI
30
They're found under the counter at bars : KEGS
32
Charged particle : ION
33
Arson, e.g. : CRIME
34
Cleansing agent : BORAX
35
Pantry : STOREROOM
37
"If the ___ is concealed, it succeeds": Ovid : ART
38
Bambi, for one : DEER
39
D.E.A. employees, e.g. : FEDS
41
Butt : END
45
Feudal land : FIEF
49
Neckline type : VEE
50
Urge onward : PROPEL
53
Sign of summer : VIRGO
54
Going either direction : INOUT
55
Kosher : LEGIT
57
Swiftly : APACE
58
Pie portion : SLICE
59
Sniggler : EELER
61
Spot : ESPY
62
Dapper fellow : DUDE
63
Equal : PEER
64
Get older : AGE
65
May honoree : MOM

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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