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IT'S IN THERE!

New York Times, Sunday, February 10, 2002

Author:
Harvey Estes & Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
85-Across : 23rd Hebrew letter
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 63 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 82 for Ms. Salomon. Sunday freshness: 47%
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© 2002, The New York Times2/10/2 ( No. 19,087 )
Across
1
One of the friends on "Friends" : ROSS
5
Fictional circumnavigator : FOGG
9
Does a Sylvester impression : LISPS
14
Mosque heads : IMAMS
19
"... for ___ care!" : ALLI
20
Superman's mother : LARA
21
Key : ISLET
22
Favorite babysitters, maybe : NANAS
23
For-display-only deli items? : FAUXPITAS
25
Protest that eventually dies out? : MORTALSITIN
27
Shooter's setting : FSTOP
28
Pitcher's delivery : SPIEL
30
Girded : STEELED
31
Potherb mint : HYSSOP
33
Joust verbally : SPAR
35
Eden was one : EARL
36
Gut reaction? : OOF
38
"Ed Wood" director Burton : TIM
39
Causes of rain in London? : BRITAINSTORMS
44
Touch upon : ABUT
46
Aeneas abandoned her : DIDO
48
Poets' dark periods : EENS
49
Prize : ESTEEM
50
Song that doesn't go on forever? : FINITETUNE
53
Small portions : DRAMS
55
Class-conscious org.? : NEA
56
Matzoh meal? : SEDER
57
At the front of the line : NEXT
59
Harry's successor : IKE
60
Ice cream purchases : PINTS
62
Museum piece : RELIC
65
Like some restaurant orders : TOGO
67
Where El Niño comes from : SPANISH
69
Decision for Dracula? : TOBITEORNOTTOBITE
72
Track meet lineup : HURDLES
74
Flies and such : BAIT
75
Come after : ENSUE
76
Do away with : ERASE
77
Dallas dribbler, briefly : MAV
79
See 80-Down : CUBS
81
Fiesta fare : TACOS
85
23rd Hebrew letter : TAV
86
Phantasmal : EERIE
88
Baby bloomer? : PETITEROSE
91
Anxious : UNEASY
94
Political columnist Charen : MONA
96
Star sci. : ASTR
97
Satirist Mort : SAHL
98
Well-mannered gymnast? : POLITEVAULTER
101
Danube locale: Abbr. : AUS
103
Mule of song : SAL
104
Rough breathing : RALE
105
Channel choker : SILT
106
Erred big-time : BLEWIT
108
Targets, collectively : HITLIST
111
"Star Wars" name : VADER
113
Mr. Television : BERLE
115
Kilted musician everyone feels sorry for? : PITIEDPIPER
117
Flippant attitude toward the I.R.S.? : TAXLEVITY
120
Frog removers? : AHEMS
121
Squeezing (out) : EKING
122
Censorship-fighting org. : ACLU
123
Watering holes : INNS
124
Rival of Ajax : COMET
125
Salon job : RINSE
126
Literally, "injured" : LESE
127
"Hud" Oscar winner : NEAL
Down
1
W.W. II bombers : RAF
2
Norwegian saint : OLAF
3
Money for who-knows-what : SLUSHFUND
4
A mile a minute : SIXTY
5
Half a platter : FLIPSIDE
6
Bit in a horse's mouth : OAT
7
Fathom : GRASP
8
Have a sudden inspiration? : GASP
9
Green dessert : LIMEPIE
10
Walled off : ISOLATED
11
Camera type, briefly : SLR
12
Bad moods : PETS
13
___ Island : STATEN
14
Magazine fallout? : INSERTS
15
One-piece swimsuit : MAILLOT
16
Pay to play : ANTE
17
Marian, for one : MAID
18
1040 info: Abbr. : SSN
24
Put up : POST
26
Flat contracts : LEASES
29
Med. country : ISR
32
Drop : OMIT
34
Went wild : RANRIOT
36
Bozos : OAFS
37
Stage award : OBIE
39
Exemplar of dryness : BONE
40
Author Dinesen : ISAK
41
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" star Michael : RENNIE
42
Boy-girl link : MEETS
43
Hard show to get tickets for : SMASH
45
Bars on cars : TIERODS
47
No Mensa member : DUNCE
51
Soprano : TREBLE
52
One of a Hollywood crowd? : EXTRA
54
Quantum physics particle : MESON
58
Mixer of a sort : TONIC
60
Nevada native : PAIUTE
61
Deeply touched, perhaps : INTEARS
63
Many an excuse : LIE
64
Knocker's announcement : ITSME
66
Stood : GOTUP
68
"Mystery!" shower : PBS
69
Go places : TRAVEL
70
Hardly subtle : OBVIOUS
71
Lab work : TESTS
72
In a lather : HETUP
73
Heavens: Prefix : URANO
78
First word of Virgil's "Aeneid" : ARMA
80
With 79-Across, babes in the woods? : BEAR
82
Place to patrol : COASTLINE
83
Dept. of Labor arm : OSHA
84
Convince : SELL
86
Lens cover? : EYELID
87
Adds pizazz to : ENLIVENS
89
Leaning letters: Abbr. : ITAL
90
Staunch : TRUEBLUE
92
Some advertisers buy it : AIRTIME
93
Most musty : STALEST
95
Not in custody : ATLARGE
99
Evening bell : VESPER
100
Announcement in a waiting area: Abbr. : ETD
102
___'Pea : SWEE
106
Support : BRACE
107
Monte ___ of Cooperstown : IRVIN
108
"Farmer in the Dell" syllables : HIHO
109
Tabloid twosome : ITEM
110
Polynesian pendant : TIKI
112
Bibliog. space saver : ETAL
114
European erupter : ETNA
115
D.C. donator : PAC
116
Olympics souvenir : PIN
118
Big sizes, briefly : XLS
119
Fashion letters : YSL

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

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