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New York Times, Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Author:
Ethan Friedman
Editor:
Will Shortz
31-Across : Phantasm
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32/11/20047/27/20061
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1.64949%
Ethan Friedman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {KQZ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Friedman. Wednesday freshness: 8%
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© 2004, The New York Times2/11/4 ( No. 19,818 )
Across
1
Lagoon locale : ATOLL
6
Triumphed : WON
9
Montreal N.L.'er : EXPO
13
Amos of "Amos 'n' Andy" : JONES
14
Cow chow : HAY
15
Terrify : UNMAN
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Start of a quote by Anton Chekhov : ANYIDIOTCANFACE
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Friend of Fido : REX
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"Go, team!" : RAH
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Stopped : CEASED
22
Idle fancy : WHIM
24
Slugger Gonzalez : JUAN
25
Quote, part 2 : ACRISISITSTHIS
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Phantasm : WRAITH
32
Hypnotist's imperative : OBEY
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___-friendly : ECO
34
Boot : OUST
35
Windows preceder : DOS
36
Smile : GRIN
37
It's an honour: Abbr. : OBE
38
Horse's motion : GAIT
40
South Seas attire : SARONG
42
Quote, part 3 : DAYTODAYLIVING
45
6:1 or 3:2, say : ODDS
46
Canned : AXED
47
Educate : SCHOOL
50
Appropriate : APT
51
Blowtorch fuel : GAS
54
End of the quote : THATWEARSYOUOUT
58
Composer Copland : AARON
59
Like Burns's "tim'rous beastie" : WEE
60
Penned : WROTE
61
Verve : BRIO
62
Young 'un : LAD
63
Furnish with a fund : ENDOW
Down
1
Open a bit : AJAR
2
Strengthen, with "up" : TONE
3
Cameo stone : ONYX
4
Flower wreath : LEI
5
Something that's illegal to drop : LSD
6
End of many a riddle : WHOAMI
7
Courtroom affirmation : OATH
8
Home of the IRT and BMT : NYC
9
___ terrible : ENFANT
10
Yule : XMAS
11
Horse's motion : PACE
12
Flat : ONED
15
Restless : UNEASY
17
Kind of whiskey : IRISH
18
Obtuse's opposite : ACUTE
22
Habeas corpus or mandamus : WRIT
23
Event on "The Sopranos" : HIT
24
Some sails : JIBS
25
Island in a Beach Boys lyric : ARUBA
26
"___ at the Bat" : CASEY
27
Like a chimney sweep : SOOTY
28
Graceful bird : HERON
29
Medium for writing "Happy Anniversary" : ICING
30
Dance partner? : SONG
31
Grove : WOOD
35
Los ___ de los Muertos (Mexican holiday) : DIAS
36
Electrical network : GRID
38
Descend : GODOWN
39
Discombobulate : ADDLE
40
A mile a minute : SIXTY
41
"Hail!," to Horace : AVE
43
Overly : TOOTOO
44
Ended, as a subscription : LAPSED
47
Attempt : STAB
48
Scorch : CHAR
49
Spy Mata ___ : HARI
50
Zone : AREA
51
Saintly : GOOD
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A factory worker might make a dash for it : AUTO
53
Dish cooked in a pot : STEW
55
Hole maker : AWL
56
Be in the hole : OWE
57
Ashes holder : URN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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