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New York Times, Wednesday, February 28, 2001

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Shortz
23-Across : Small pointer
TotalDebutLatest
2531/26/19565/22/2005
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RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.5234018556%
A. J. Santora

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FKQVWXZ} This is puzzle # 242 for Mr. Santora. Wednesday freshness: 92%
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© 2001, The New York Times2/28/1 ( No. 18,740 )
Across
1
White House nickname : CAL
4
Reaches a peak : CRESTS
10
Be a nag : CARP
14
Pother : ADO
15
Milk-related : LACTIC
16
Western Hemisphere abbr. : AMER
17
1984 Democratic keynoter : MARIOCUOMO
19
___ doble (Spanish dance) : PASO
20
Come forth : EMERGE
21
Commit to another hitch : REUP
23
Small pointer : PUP
24
Have status : RATE
25
"Catch a Falling Star" singer : PERRYCOMO
27
Queen, maybe : ANT
28
Throughway : ROAD
30
Walk-ons, e.g. : ROLES
31
Not averting one's eyes : STARING
33
Blatant deception : CHARADE
35
With 36-Across, a depiction of Jesus : ECCE
36
See 35-Across : HOMO
37
On a branch, maybe : PERCHED
40
Do Little? : IMITATE
44
"___ man with seven wives" : IMETA
45
Sailed through : ACED
46
Something to flip : LID
47
Chief steward : MAJORDOMO
50
Adriatic seaport : BARI
51
Rocker Brian : ENO
52
Break up with, and not nicely : DUMP
53
Numbskull, to a Brit : MAUMET
55
Nice evening : NUIT
57
Hypes a movie, perhaps : DOESAPROMO
59
Word in many college names : TECH
60
Concern of 43-Down : ERRATA
61
"___ Rosenkavalier" : DER
62
Margarine : OLEO
63
Farmer, at times : SEEDER
64
Nus, to us : ENS
Down
1
Shooters' needs : CAMERAS
2
Unyielding : ADAMANT
3
Hot Lips portrayer : LORETTA
4
Plunger's target : CLOG
5
Derby : RACE
6
Euro forerunner : ECU
7
On disk : STORED
8
Track official : TIMER
9
Use elbow grease on : SCOUR
10
Salary limit : CAP
11
#1 hit for Jimmy Dorsey, 1941 : AMAPOLA
12
Began again : RESUMED
13
Ask for a hand? : PROPOSE
18
Choler : IRE
22
Cheops construction : PYRAMID
25
Beeped : PAGED
26
Barbizon School painter : COROT
28
One of two Plantagenet kings : RICHARD
29
Back then : ONCE
32
Page 1, 3 or 5, e.g. : RECTO
33
Harpo's interpreter : CHICO
34
Directive to James : HOME
37
Olive stuffer : PIMENTO
38
Common temple name : EMANUEL
39
Exult : REJOICE
41
Apple-pie order? : ALAMODE
42
Radial makers : TIREMEN
43
Staff of Life : EDITORS
45
Fuse unit : AMPERE
48
Guys, slangily : DUDES
49
Samuel Lover's "Rory ___" : OMORE
50
Prickly seedcase : BUR
53
Game ending : MATE
54
On ___ with : APAR
56
Howe'er : THO
58
Bummed : SAD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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