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New York Times, Monday, February 12, 2001

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : A 10-, 11- or 12-year old
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
086291000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} This is puzzle # 88 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 21%
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© 2001, The New York Times2/12/1 ( No. 18,724 )
Across
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Chooses, with "for" : OPTS
5
Soup scooper : LADLE
10
Follow orders : OBEY
14
Pronoun in a wedding pledge : THEE
15
Kayak paddler : ALEUT
16
Boorish : RUDE
17
Bees? : HONEYBUNCH
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Rake ___ (get rich) : ITIN
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___ nous (between us) : ENTRE
21
Podium feature : MIKE
22
Giant Mel and others : OTTS
23
Listen to again, as arguments : REHEAR
25
___ Beach, S.C. : MYRTLE
27
It's below the knee : SHIN
29
Any "Seinfeld" episode now : RERUN
32
Fly traps : WEBS
35
Bluto's rival : POPEYE
39
Blubber : CRY
40
Egg cells : OVA
41
Foot, informally : TOOTSIE
42
Bring into play : USE
43
Women's ___ : LIB
44
Hereditary : INNATE
45
Falling-out : SPAT
46
Small handbill : FLYER
48
Besides that : ELSE
50
They're rough on golf greens : CLEATS
54
"Oh, what am I to do?" : DEARME
58
Dressed : CLAD
60
Particles in particle accelerators : IONS
62
A 10-, 11- or 12-year old : TWEEN
63
Take to the trail : HIKE
64
Kind of contract : SWEETHEART
66
Continuously : EVER
67
Jungle vine : LIANA
68
Border : EDGE
69
Clutter : MESS
70
Put an ___ (halt) : ENDTO
71
Not a natural blonde : DYER
Down
1
"On the ___ hand ..." : OTHER
2
Call : PHONE
3
The last amendment in the Bill of Rights : TENTH
4
Woman with a future? : SEERESS
5
See 58-Down : LAB
6
Grad : ALUM
7
Casual Friday wear : DENIM
8
Like a four-leaf clover : LUCKY
9
Cousin of chloroform : ETHER
10
Baltimore bird : ORIOLE
11
Yellow flower : BUTTERCUP
12
Blue-pencil : EDIT
13
Hankerings : YENS
18
"You bet" : YEAH
24
Wisconsin college or its town : RIPON
26
Squirrel's home : TREE
28
Shootout time, maybe : NOON
30
___ Major : URSA
31
No, in Moscow : NYET
32
"Little Red Riding-Hood" villain : WOLF
33
"Who knows what ___ lurks ..." : EVIL
34
1989 Ricki Lake TV movie : BABYCAKES
36
School org. : PTA
37
Villa d'___ : ESTE
38
Give way : YIELD
41
Michelin product : TIRE
45
Iodine source : SEAWEED
47
Tribal V.I.P.'s : ELDERS
49
Actor Green of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" : SETH
51
Wedding walkway : AISLE
52
Bring to the auto repair : TOWIN
53
Golfer Sam : SNEAD
55
Prepared : READY
56
Join forces : MERGE
57
PC key : ENTER
58
With 5-Down, where reactions take place : CHEM
59
Walk the earth : LIVE
61
In the mail : SENT
65
Chinese ideal : TAO

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