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New York Times, Monday, December 8, 2003

Author:
Barry Silk
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Birthday party serving
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
929/1/20037/8/20166
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121.6540277%
Barry C. Silk

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Silk. Monday freshness: 57%
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© 2003, The New York Times12/8/3 ( No. 19,753 )
Across
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Pitcher : EWER
5
Fresh-mouthed : SASSY
10
Irish Spring alternative : ZEST
14
The Crimson Tide, familiarly : BAMA
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Perform better than : OUTDO
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Fashion magazine : ELLE
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Corrosive liquid : ACID
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Unwanted loss of intellectual workers : BRAINDRAIN
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Jellystone Park resident : YOGIBEAR
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Caught at a rodeo : ROPED
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Engine sounds : ROARS
24
1968 hit "Harper Valley ___" : PTA
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Chicago-to-Miami dir. : SSE
27
Grass units : BLADES
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Sir's partner : MAAM
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Announcement at J.F.K.: Abbr. : ETD
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Fragrant oil : ATTAR
32
Airport surface : TARMAC
34
Deuce topper : TREY
35
They can follow the starts of 18- and 56-Across and 4- and 33-Down : WAVES
36
Turnpike turnoff : RAMP
40
Molded : SHAPED
42
Scrooge : MISER
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Jar part : LID
46
Mideast's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
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Zoological classification : FAMILY
48
Ginger ___ : ALE
49
A's opposite, in England : ZED
50
Fathers : SIRES
51
Finish second : PLACE
53
Birthday party serving : ICECREAM
56
Jefferson Memorial site in Washington : TIDALBASIN
59
Prefix with dynamic : AERO
60
Wallet fillers : ONES
61
Church council : SYNOD
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Ike & ___ Turner (1960's-70's duo) : TINA
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Baby girls may be dressed in it : PINK
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Ages and ages : AEONS
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School on the Thames : ETON
Down
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Online auction site : EBAY
2
City on the Brazos : WACO
3
Move to a new land : EMIGRATE
4
1987 Woody Allen movie : RADIODAYS
5
Recovers from drinking, with "up" : SOBERS
6
Surrounding glows : AURAS
7
Christmas tree topper : STAR
8
Reagan-era mil. program : SDI
9
Hither and ___ : YON
10
Goose egg : ZERO
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Pass, as time : ELAPSE
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Most cunning : SLIEST
13
Kept an eye on : TENDED
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Pulitzer Prize category : DRAMA
21
1930's boxing champ Max : BAER
24
Trimmed : PARED
25
Skye caps : TAMS
27
Dracula transformation : BAT
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Env. contents : LTR
29
Expert : MAVEN
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Not live : TAPED
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F.B.I. statistic : CRIMERATE
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Walk in water : WADE
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Opinion opener : ASISEEIT
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Actor Gibson : MEL
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Meddle : PRY
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Eye color : HAZEL
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Painter Chagall : MARC
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Portable computer : LAPTOP
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The Big Ten's Fighting ___ : ILLINI
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Muffle : DEADEN
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Ogres : FIENDS
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Grafting shoot : SCION
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Wine holder : CASK
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"Money ___ object" : ISNO
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Florence's river : ARNO
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Express regret : MOAN
57
Jamboree grp. : BSA
58
Sailor's yes : AYE

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

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