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New York Times, Monday, February 24, 2003

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Bartender's query
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
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ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 104 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 15%
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© 2003, The New York Times2/24/3 ( No. 19,466 )
Across
1
Office station : DESK
5
Arthur ___ Stadium : ASHE
9
"Hurrah!," e.g. : SHOUT
14
School for princes William and Harry : ETON
15
Swing at a fly : SWAT
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Fool (around) : HORSE
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Bounce back : ECHO
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"Stop right there!" : HALT
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Ringmaster : EMCEE
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Judge's query : HOWDOYOUPLEAD
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Foal's father : SIRE
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___ League (56-Down's group) : IVY
25
Krazy ___ : KAT
28
Bureaucratic stuff : REDTAPE
31
"___, humbug!" : BAH
34
Cake topper : ICING
36
Little devil : IMP
37
Voice below soprano : ALTO
38
Doctor's query : WHEREDOESITHURT
42
Sliver : IOTA
43
18-wheeler : RIG
44
Desert spring : OASIS
45
___ Canals (Great Lakes connectors) : SOO
46
Light lager : PILSNER
49
Farm bale : HAY
50
Sidekick : PAL
51
See 40-Down : OLAY
53
Bartender's query : WHATLLYOUHAVE
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See 8-Down : BRUTE
60
Beach composition : SAND
61
Shade of blue : NAVY
63
Raise the curtain : BEGIN
64
Wings: Lat. : ALAE
65
Deep ___ bend : KNEE
66
Nose, slangily : SNOOT
67
Baby-sit : TEND
68
E-mailed : SENT
Down
1
Lousy grade : DEE
2
Carve in stone : ETCH
3
Old warehouse district in New York : SOHO
4
"Who ___ what evil ..." (intro to "The Shadow") : KNOWS
5
On dry land : ASHORE
6
Moved to the music : SWAYED
7
Crown of light : HALO
8
With 59-Across, words before "Then fall, Caesar!" : ETTU
9
Make ready for use, as library books : SHELVE
10
Warm and comfortable : HOMEY
11
SeaWorld whale : ORCA
12
Not new : USED
13
Titleist supporter : TEE
21
Sad song : DIRGE
22
Longstocking lass : PIPPI
25
Fuzzy fruits : KIWIS
26
Sneeze sound : ACHOO
27
Link with : TIETO
29
Supermodel Cheryl : TIEGS
30
Morning hrs. : AMS
31
Turn red from embarrassment : BLUSH
32
Heart chambers : ATRIA
33
___-totsy : HOTSY
35
Gun lobby, briefly : NRA
37
"Eureka!" : AHA
39
Dentist's tool : DRILL
40
With "of" and 51-Across, a facial moisturizer : OIL
41
Religious scroll : TORAH
46
___ leather : PATENT
47
Former White House speechwriter Peggy : NOONAN
48
Sidestepped : ELUDED
50
Outdoor party site : PATIO
52
Foes of Rebs : YANKS
53
Chirpy bird : WREN
54
Justice Black : HUGO
55
Future atty.'s exam : LSAT
56
New Haven institution : YALE
57
Barn topper : VANE
58
Neck and neck : EVEN
59
Air rifle ammo : BBS
62
However : YET

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

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